Tampa Poker Classic

Championship: Three Tables Remain

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 300

Mitch Garshofsky

Mitch Garshofsky was eliminated in 28th place to drop the field to the last three tables. Since the field returned with five short-handed tables, the tournament manager’s decision was to redraw seats at two tables instead of three.

28th: Mitch Garshofsky – $3,450
29th: Yu Lu – $3,450

Lu Yu

Championship: First Break

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 300

Ricardo Eyzaguirre finished in 32nd place

They continued to drop at a quick pace but the first break put a halt to that. We have 29 players remaining and the stacks are really deep, coming back to an average stack at 52 bigs.

30th: Justin Green – $3,450
31st: Daniel Kasper – $3,290
32nd: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $3,290
33rd: Bradley Williams – $3,290
34th: Tyler Green – $3,220
35th: William Davis – $3,220
36th: Kelley Slay – $3,220

Tyler Green
William Davis
Kelley Slay
Justin Green

Championship: Quick to Four Tables

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 300

John Two-Bears

It only took a few minutes to break the first table of the day when John Two-Bears ran his big bling ace-queen in pocket kings followed by Kevin Blewitt and Jordan Lowery going out with big aces versus queens.

37th: Jordan Lowery – $3,220
38th: Kevin Blewitt – $3,220
39th: John Two-Bears – $3,220

Jordan Lowery
Kevin Blewitt

Championship: Day 2 Set to Go

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 300

The 2026 Tampa Poker Classic drew exactly 300 entries to the $1,700 buy-in tournament, yielding a $450,000 prize pool. We have 39 players returning at 11 am, each trying to earn the title along with the $100,900 top prize.

Thien Nguyen went big at the end of Flight C and returns with a huge chip to start the day.

The blinds roll back to 9:43 remaining in Level 14 with blinds at 3,000/5,000/5,000 and the average stack is about 308,000 (62 bb) so there’s plenty of play on Day 2.

Top ten returning stacks:

  1. Thien Nguyen – 1,052,000 (210 bb)
  2. William Criego – 713,000 (143 bb)
  3. Heather Kimel – 711,000 (142 bb)
  4. Dan Murray – 610,000 (122 bb)
  5. Daniel Zucker – 595,000 (119 bb)
  6. Mike Hernandez – 532,000 (106 bb)
  7. Hassan El Hakim – 521,000 (104 bb)
  8. Nathaniel Palombo – 485,000 (97 bb)
  9. Lu Yu – 440,000 (88 bb)
  10. Rafael Reis – 435,000 (87 bb)

Day 2 Seats  |  Day 2 Chips  |  Payouts

TPC Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 2 – $1,700 TPC Championship (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 9 – $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

2026 Tampa Poker Classic Schedule and Results

Championship: Day 2 Seat Draw

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 300

Flight A: 53 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight B: 86 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: 161 Entries; 21 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

TableSeatFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
92CheriIvanOldsmarFL299,000
93JordanLowerySarasotaFL116,000
94DavidMeagherMulberryFL342,000
95KevinBlewittTampaFL59,000
96TonyMarchTampaFL172,000
97WayneLeonardTampaFL226,000
98KenGroomsLakelandFL250,000
99EdwardsMunizTampaFL295,000
101C.J.WalkerOrmond BeachFL112,000
103WilliamCriegoNokomisFL713,000
105RafaelReisWinter GardenFL435,000
106LuYuWesley ChapelFL440,000
107DanielZuckerTampaFL595,000
108TylerGreenRichmondVA51,000
109MikeHernandezClermontFL532,000
111FredParadisOldsmarFL189,000
112RicardoEyzaguirreMiamiFL184,000
113DionJagrooWinter GardenFL199,000
114FrankMenendezLand O LakesFL366,000
115NathanielPalomboTampaFL485,000
116HassanEl HakimSarasotaFL521,000
118CarlCarlisleTroyAL279,000
119BradleyWilliamsRiverviewFL227,000
131MarkCahillChicagoIL140,000
132MikeAhmadLutzFL233,000
133JohnTwo-BearsSebringFL108,000
134JustinGreenClearwaterFL427,000
135DiegoUezRiverviewFL340,000
136JoshuaMorganWinter HavenFL159,000
138DanielKasperMinneolaFL126,000
139MitchGarshofskyLas VegasNV202,000
211HeatherKimelLutzFL711,000
212RobertoMeloLakelandFL381,000
213KelleySlayJacksonvilleFL41,000
214ThienNguyenFort MyersFL1,052,000
215JeffTrudeau JrMount DoraFL194,000
216JeffreyHongLas VegasNV145,000
218DanMurrayTampaFL610,000
219WilliamDavisOrlandoFL108,000

Championship: Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 300

Flight A: 53 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight B: 86 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: 161 Entries; 21 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1ThienNguyenFort MyersFL1,052,000
2WilliamCriegoNokomisFL713,000
3HeatherKimelLutzFL711,000
4DanMurrayTampaFL610,000
5DanielZuckerTampaFL595,000
6MikeHernandezClermontFL532,000
7HassanEl HakimSarasotaFL521,000
8NathanielPalomboTampaFL485,000
9LuYuWesley ChapelFL440,000
10RafaelReisWinter GardenFL435,000
11JustinGreenClearwaterFL427,000
12RobertoMeloLakelandFL381,000
13FrankMenendezLand O LakesFL366,000
14DavidMeagherMulberryFL342,000
15DiegoUezRiverviewFL340,000
16CheriIvanOldsmarFL299,000
17EdwardsMunizTampaFL295,000
18CarlCarlisleTroyAL279,000
19KenGroomsLakelandFL250,000
20MikeAhmadLutzFL233,000
21BradleyWilliamsRiverviewFL227,000
22WayneLeonardTampaFL226,000
23MitchGarshofskyLas VegasNV202,000
24DionJagrooWinter GardenFL199,000
25JeffTrudeau JrMount DoraFL194,000
26FredParadisOldsmarFL189,000
27RicardoEyzaguirreMiamiFL184,000
28TonyMarchTampaFL172,000
29JoshuaMorganWinter HavenFL159,000
30JeffreyHongLas VegasNV145,000
31MarkCahillChicagoIL140,000
32DanielKasperMinneolaFL126,000
33JordanLowerySarasotaFL116,000
34C.J.WalkerOrmond BeachFL112,000
35JohnTwo-BearsSebringFL108,000
36WilliamDavisOrlandoFL108,000
37KevinBlewittTampaFL59,000
38TylerGreenRichmondVA51,000
39KelleySlayJacksonvilleFL41,000

Championship: Prize Pool and Payouts with $100K Up Top

2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$1,700 TPC Championship
$250,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  300
Prize Pool:  $450,000
March 12 – 15, 2026

Registration closed for the 2026 Tampa Poker Classic Championship, with 300 entries across three starting flights, beating the $250,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool of $450,000.

The last 39 spots will be paid with $3,220 for a min-cash and $100,900 plus the TPC Trophy for the champion.

Thanks for coming out!

1st: $100,900 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $62,360
3rd: $44,700
4th: $32,620
5th: $24,250
6th: $18,360
7th: $14,170
8th: $11,150
9th: $8,950
10th-12th: $7,330
13th-15th: $6,120
16th-18th: $5,230
19th-21st: $4,560
22nd-24th: $4,060
25th-27th: $3,700
28th-30th: $3,450
31st-33rd: $3,290
34th-39th: $3,220