$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries: 49
We had 48 entries in the first flight of the $400 Mega Stack and we needed 49 entries today to surpass the $50,000 guarantee.
They got there before the first break and now the prize pool will continue to climb until we close registration at 5:30 pm.
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The last flight of the last Championship warmup gets underway with Flight B of TPC Event 1 at 1 pm. The $400 Mega Stack has a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool; we had 48 entries yesterday and need 49 today to reach the mark.
Players sit down to 40K in their stacks and the first 23 levels last 30 minutes before going up to 40. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm.
They will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and those with chips will bag them up for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 11 am.
2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$400 Limit Omaha 8
Entries: 52
Prize Pool: $17,160
March 8, 2026
The 2026 TPC $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament drew 52 tough entries to create a prize pool worth $17,160. Wayne Leonard outlasted a tough final table that included WSOP bracelet winner (and WPO O8 champ) A.J. Kelsall and 2024 TPC O8 champ Brian Ulch to take the top spot outright for $6,300.
Leonard told us he plans to play a lot of Omaha in Vegas this summer and use these events to hone his skills.
Good job and congrats Wayne!
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne | Leonard | Tampa | FL | $6,300 |
| 2 | Jaeli | Moron | Tampa | FL | $3,890 |
| 3 | A.J. | Kelsall | Tampa | FL | $2,460 |
| 4 | Dale | Schmitz | Wesley Chapel | FL | $1,650 |
| 5 | Larry | St Jean | Ormond Beach | FL | $1,190 |
| 6 | Brian | Ulch | Winter Haven | FL | $910 |
| 7 | Casey | Hayes | Las Vegas | NV | $760 |
$400 Big O
Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Next up on the Omaha portion of the TPC schedule is Event 5, which gets underway at 11 am. This time around, it is a $400 Big O trophy event, a little five-card Pot-Limit Omaha 8 action on a Tuesday morning and afternoon.
Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 5 – $400 Big O (Re-Entry)
1PM: Event 4 Flight B – $600 Mega Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 6 – $150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 48
Flight A of the $400 TPC Mega Stack drew 48 entries and six players bagged up chips for Day 2 on Wednesday.
They played down deep into Level 16, and Pratham Sharma had the biggest stack at the end, followed by Adam Weingard, Enrique Cabral, Fred Paradis, Lucas Tae, and Cornelius Walker.
Flight B starts on Tuesday at 1 pm with late registration available until 5:30 pm. We still need a healthy turnout to reach the $50,000 guarantee, so we might have some added value.
Pratham Sharma – 649,000 (81 bb)
Adam Weingard – 449,000 (56 bb)
Enrique Cabral – 367,000 (46 bb)
Fred Paradis – 201,000 (25 bb)
Lucas Tae – 185,000 (23 bb)
Cornelius Walker – 69,000 (9 bb)
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries: 48
Registration closed for Flight A of the $600 Mega Stack with 48 entries, putting $24,960 toward the $50,000 guarantee. We have the last flight tomorrow at 1 pm and they have a little work to do to hit that mark.
Action will continue until six players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Wednesday at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.
We will post the Flight A chip counts later this evening.
| Flight | Day | Entries | Advanced |
| A | Monday 1p | 48 | TBD |
| B | Tuesday 1p | — | — |
| Total | 48 | TBD |
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Entries: 44
We are wrapping up Level 8 for Flight A of the Mega Stack and players will soon take their second break. When they return at 5:30 pm, registration will close but there’s one more flight tomorrow if you missed this one.
We have 44 entries at the moment and should pick up a few more.
2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$400 Limit Omaha 8
Entries: 52
Prize Pool: $17,160
March 8, 2026
Registration closed for the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 52 entries, creating a prize pool worth $17,160. The last seven spots will be paid with $760 for a min-cash and $6,300 plus the TPC trophy up top for the winner.
1st: $6,300 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $3,890
3rd: $2,460
4th: $1,650
5th: $1,190
6th: $910
7th: $760
$600 Mega Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries: 41
Flight A of the $600 Mega Stack returned from its first break with 41 entries in the field and two more hours to get down here and join them. The field should easily top the $50,000 guarantee later tomorrow in the last flight, so they will be playing for some nice money on Wednesday.
A few familiar faces include Karl Manouchakian, Denis Cyr, Tony March, Tarun Gulati, Danny Kaminsky, Huy Nguyen, Eli Kiwan, Adam Weingard, Rodney Turvin, and Lucas Tae.
