$1,700 TPC Championship
Prize Pool: $450,000 | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 300
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 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
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
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
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
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
Championship: Cards in the Air
$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
Action is back underway for Day 2 of the TPC Championship with 39 players remaining and more than $100K up top.
They will play out the last 9:43 of Level 14 and all of Level 15 before the first break.
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:
- Thien Nguyen – 1,052,000 (210 bb)
- William Criego – 713,000 (143 bb)
- Heather Kimel – 711,000 (142 bb)
- Dan Murray – 610,000 (122 bb)
- Daniel Zucker – 595,000 (119 bb)
- Mike Hernandez – 532,000 (106 bb)
- Hassan El Hakim – 521,000 (104 bb)
- Nathaniel Palombo – 485,000 (97 bb)
- Lu Yu – 440,000 (88 bb)
- Rafael Reis – 435,000 (87 bb)
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
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
| Table | Seat | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | Cheri | Ivan | Oldsmar | FL | 299,000 |
| 9 | 3 | Jordan | Lowery | Sarasota | FL | 116,000 |
| 9 | 4 | David | Meagher | Mulberry | FL | 342,000 |
| 9 | 5 | Kevin | Blewitt | Tampa | FL | 59,000 |
| 9 | 6 | Tony | March | Tampa | FL | 172,000 |
| 9 | 7 | Wayne | Leonard | Tampa | FL | 226,000 |
| 9 | 8 | Ken | Grooms | Lakeland | FL | 250,000 |
| 9 | 9 | Edwards | Muniz | Tampa | FL | 295,000 |
| 10 | 1 | C.J. | Walker | Ormond Beach | FL | 112,000 |
| 10 | 3 | William | Criego | Nokomis | FL | 713,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Rafael | Reis | Winter Garden | FL | 435,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Lu | Yu | Wesley Chapel | FL | 440,000 |
| 10 | 7 | Daniel | Zucker | Tampa | FL | 595,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Tyler | Green | Richmond | VA | 51,000 |
| 10 | 9 | Mike | Hernandez | Clermont | FL | 532,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Fred | Paradis | Oldsmar | FL | 189,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Ricardo | Eyzaguirre | Miami | FL | 184,000 |
| 11 | 3 | Dion | Jagroo | Winter Garden | FL | 199,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Frank | Menendez | Land O Lakes | FL | 366,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Nathaniel | Palombo | Tampa | FL | 485,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Hassan | El Hakim | Sarasota | FL | 521,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Carl | Carlisle | Troy | AL | 279,000 |
| 11 | 9 | Bradley | Williams | Riverview | FL | 227,000 |
| 13 | 1 | Mark | Cahill | Chicago | IL | 140,000 |
| 13 | 2 | Mike | Ahmad | Lutz | FL | 233,000 |
| 13 | 3 | John | Two-Bears | Sebring | FL | 108,000 |
| 13 | 4 | Justin | Green | Clearwater | FL | 427,000 |
| 13 | 5 | Diego | Uez | Riverview | FL | 340,000 |
| 13 | 6 | Joshua | Morgan | Winter Haven | FL | 159,000 |
| 13 | 8 | Daniel | Kasper | Minneola | FL | 126,000 |
| 13 | 9 | Mitch | Garshofsky | Las Vegas | NV | 202,000 |
| 21 | 1 | Heather | Kimel | Lutz | FL | 711,000 |
| 21 | 2 | Roberto | Melo | Lakeland | FL | 381,000 |
| 21 | 3 | Kelley | Slay | Jacksonville | FL | 41,000 |
| 21 | 4 | Thien | Nguyen | Fort Myers | FL | 1,052,000 |
| 21 | 5 | Jeff | Trudeau Jr | Mount Dora | FL | 194,000 |
| 21 | 6 | Jeffrey | Hong | Las Vegas | NV | 145,000 |
| 21 | 8 | Dan | Murray | Tampa | FL | 610,000 |
| 21 | 9 | William | Davis | Orlando | FL | 108,000 |
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
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thien | Nguyen | Fort Myers | FL | 1,052,000 |
| 2 | William | Criego | Nokomis | FL | 713,000 |
| 3 | Heather | Kimel | Lutz | FL | 711,000 |
| 4 | Dan | Murray | Tampa | FL | 610,000 |
| 5 | Daniel | Zucker | Tampa | FL | 595,000 |
| 6 | Mike | Hernandez | Clermont | FL | 532,000 |
| 7 | Hassan | El Hakim | Sarasota | FL | 521,000 |
| 8 | Nathaniel | Palombo | Tampa | FL | 485,000 |
| 9 | Lu | Yu | Wesley Chapel | FL | 440,000 |
| 10 | Rafael | Reis | Winter Garden | FL | 435,000 |
| 11 | Justin | Green | Clearwater | FL | 427,000 |
| 12 | Roberto | Melo | Lakeland | FL | 381,000 |
| 13 | Frank | Menendez | Land O Lakes | FL | 366,000 |
| 14 | David | Meagher | Mulberry | FL | 342,000 |
| 15 | Diego | Uez | Riverview | FL | 340,000 |
| 16 | Cheri | Ivan | Oldsmar | FL | 299,000 |
| 17 | Edwards | Muniz | Tampa | FL | 295,000 |
| 18 | Carl | Carlisle | Troy | AL | 279,000 |
| 19 | Ken | Grooms | Lakeland | FL | 250,000 |
| 20 | Mike | Ahmad | Lutz | FL | 233,000 |
| 21 | Bradley | Williams | Riverview | FL | 227,000 |
| 22 | Wayne | Leonard | Tampa | FL | 226,000 |
| 23 | Mitch | Garshofsky | Las Vegas | NV | 202,000 |
| 24 | Dion | Jagroo | Winter Garden | FL | 199,000 |
| 25 | Jeff | Trudeau Jr | Mount Dora | FL | 194,000 |
| 26 | Fred | Paradis | Oldsmar | FL | 189,000 |
| 27 | Ricardo | Eyzaguirre | Miami | FL | 184,000 |
| 28 | Tony | March | Tampa | FL | 172,000 |
| 29 | Joshua | Morgan | Winter Haven | FL | 159,000 |
| 30 | Jeffrey | Hong | Las Vegas | NV | 145,000 |
| 31 | Mark | Cahill | Chicago | IL | 140,000 |
| 32 | Daniel | Kasper | Minneola | FL | 126,000 |
| 33 | Jordan | Lowery | Sarasota | FL | 116,000 |
| 34 | C.J. | Walker | Ormond Beach | FL | 112,000 |
| 35 | John | Two-Bears | Sebring | FL | 108,000 |
| 36 | William | Davis | Orlando | FL | 108,000 |
| 37 | Kevin | Blewitt | Tampa | FL | 59,000 |
| 38 | Tyler | Green | Richmond | VA | 51,000 |
| 39 | Kelley | Slay | Jacksonville | FL | 41,000 |
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