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John Darby Wins TPC Seniors for $8,395 to Close the Series!

2024 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$250 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  171
Prize Pool:  $35,055
March 25, 2024

John Darby, TPC Seniors champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JohnDarbyRedmondOR$8,395
2JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA$5,570
3JohnClarkRiverviewFL$4,050
4JulioNovoTampaFL$2,980
5ThomasVoglewedeFleming IsleFL$2,220
6MarkMilburnGibsoniaPA$1,680
7RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$1,290
8AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL$1,010
9DanielLobatoClearwaterFL$790
10PhilipCooperGulfportFL$790
11MichaelCairoValricoFL$670
12RichardSerafinHomosassaFL$670
13RobertWinslerLakewood RanchFL$580
14GlynGriffisWindermereFL$580
15KennethGoldfarbRiverviewFL$510
16KristineGlassmanNew PaltzNY$510
17StacyClarkCorinthTX$470
18DonnaStuttsSt PetersburgFL$470
19ThomasButlerTreasure IslandFL$470
20FravyCollazoWinter GardenFL$450
21RobertFioreSeminoleFL$450
22JamesMorrisseyLand O LakesFL$450

Event 9: Seniors Closer

$250 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are closing out the 2024 Tampa Poker Classic with a fun one at 10 am. The $250 Seniors 50+ has a nice $10,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will be fun while they win some cash.

Players start with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. They have a dinner break at 6:45 pm and return to find out last champ of the series.

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one day tournament and please to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Glyn Griffis Wins WPO Seniors for $10K in Seven-Way Deal

2024 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$250 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  245
Prize Pool:  $50,225
February 5, 2024

Glyn Griffis, WPO Seniors champ

The last event on the 2024 WPO schedule was the popular $250 Seniors 50+ event with a $10,000 guarantee blasted times five for a prize pool over $50,000. It created a talented final table that ended up calling it a night with seven players remaining and Glyn Griffis holding a huge lead.

Griffis earned the title along with a cool $10,000 payout plus the last WPO trophy awarded for the series.

Congrats Glyn!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1GlynGriffisWindermereFL$10,000 *
2MarkMilburnGibsoniaPA$4,133 *
3RussellBroadwaySarasotaFL$4,133 *
4GuyWardZephyrhillsFL$4,133 *
5MarieHarrellTampaFL$4,132 *
6MarvinKarlinsRiverviewFL$4,132 *
7WilliamAlexanderLand O LakesFL$4,132 *
8EricVogtTampaFL$1,350
9GeraldSilvaTampaFL$1,060
10LisaChiodiniOviedoFL$1,060
11JosephSuggsSt PetersburgFL$880
12WilliamSmithPowder SpringsFL$880
13StephenAllenBradentonFL$740
14Anthony DanielCamaraDavenportFL$740
15ScottMcdonaldIndian ShoresFL$630
16JoanDelkerRiverviewFL$630
17ThomasLeonzioParrishFL$560
18MarkWinchellLargoFL$560
19RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$560
20SaifKhanOrlandoFL$560
21DanielHeimillerLas VegasNV$500
22FredrickHaddenSt PetersburgFL$500
23LeslieThomasRuskinFL$500
24AnthonyDagostinoSeminoleFL$500
25ScottNicholsWinter GardenFL$460
26AndrewMarksSarasotaFL$460
27JamesBumbulSaint PetersburgFL$460
28JosephCraigSt PetersburgFL$460
29DanielLehmannTampafl$460
30MarieFranceCurrituckNC$460
31BrianFinnisHudsonFL$460

* results of a seven-way deal

Event 9: Prize Pool and Payouts with $11,145 to Seniors Champ

2024 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$250 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  245
Prize Pool:  $50,225
February 5, 2024

Registration closed for the $250 Seniors 50+ tournament with 245 entries, quintupling the $10,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $50,225. The last 31 spots will be paid with $460 for a min-cash and $11,145 up top for the last champ of the series.

1st: $11,145 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $7,390
3rd: $5,370
4th: $3,960
5th: $2,960
6th: $2,240
7th: $1,730
8th: $1,350
9th-10th: $1,060
11th-12th: $880
13th-14th: $740
15th-16th: $630
17th-20th: $560
21st-24th: $500
25th-31st: $460

WPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 9 – $250 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one day tournament and please to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 3 – $1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)

  • Championship Day 3 Seats and Chip Counts
  • Championship Payouts

2024 Winter Poker Open Schedule

Jimmy Tomblin Rides his Dominant Chip Stack to Victory in Event 9

2023 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 973

Prize Pool: $164,437
September 11-13, 2023

Jimmy Tomblin

Jimmy Tomblin was the clear chip leader throughout the final table tonight, and he played his advantage well to take home the top prize of $28,850 along with the SPS guitar pick trophy. The Fort Lauderdale resident took his career earnings up above $400,000 thanks to what was the most dominant final-table performance we’ve seen during this tournament series.

We caught up with Tomblin shortly after the win, and here were his thoughts about winning his first trophy here at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa. “It feels amazing, it feels great. I’m going to put the trophy right in my kitchen [laughs],” said Tomblin.

“I mean I was just picking spots, a lot of three-betting, so I got a lot of folds because the ICM was so crucial. There’s guys with 10 to 15 bigs, and two other guys had 30 bigs, and I had 80. So it was pretty easy cruising. I had one big hand with a guy over here, and after that … I four-bet jammed him on the turn, and he found a fold. It was a pretty sick spot, and that got me to like 7 million,” said Tomblin when he was asked about his dominant journey at the final table.

“I opened under the gun, I was pretty active obviously, and a player jammed for 2.4 [million]. There was a re-jam, and I almost folded, but I couldn’t fold with queens. Ah5h and aces, and I make the queen on the flop. I was just thinking about the numbers, and of course I have to call,” was Tomblin’s insight when asked about the hand that saw him take out two players in third and fourth place before the start of heads-up play.

“It’s ran great, everybody from the floor, to the dealers, the friendly players, media, everyone has been great, everyone has been awesome. Here and Hollywood are the best two stops that I go to,” said Tomblin when he was asked about what he’s enjoyed for far during the SPS tournament series that has seen him make a couple other of deep runs as well. Tomblin will also be playing in the championship event, maybe tomorrow of Friday depending on how tired he is after tonight.

Final Table Results:

1st: Jimmy Tomblin – $28,850 + SPS Trophy
2nd: Ray Lambert – $17,830
3rd: Tommy Hwang – $13,160
4th: Travis Hall – $9,830
5th: Eric Buek – $7,430
6th: Josh Snodgrass  – $5,680
7th: Moytk Scott – $4,400
8th: Jose Passatino – $3,450
9th: Andrew Brannon – $2,740

Event 9: Jimmy Tomblin Wins ($28,850); Ray Lambert – 2nd ($17,830)

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 973

Jimmy Tomlin

Ray Lambert got all in with Ad3d in the hole from the button, and Jimmy Tomblin had him covered holding Ah2h.

The final board read KdKh8c2d7s, and Lambert was eliminated in second place, good for $17,830. That gave Tomblin the tournament title, SPS guitar pick trophy, and top prize of $28,850 in prize money.

Event 9: Travis Hall – 4th ($9,839); Tommy Hwang ($13,160)

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 973

James Tomblin took out two players when his pocket queens held up against pocket aces and Ah5h on a board that delivered a third queen.

That hand kocked out Travis Hall in fourth place and Tommy Hwang in third place to set up a heads-up final with Tomblin holding 14.7 million against the 4.76 million of Ray Lambert.

James Tomblin – 14,700,000 (98 bb)
Ray Lambert – 4,760,000 (31 bb)
3rd: Tommy Hwang – $13,160
4th: Travis Hall – $9,830

Event 9: Josh Snodgrass – 7th ($4,400)

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 973

Jimmy Tomlin

Josh Snodgrass and Jimmy Tomblin were in for 225,000 each before a flop fell 7-3-2, and the money eventually got all in with Snodgrass holding pocket fives against the 8-7 of Tomblin that held up to win the hand with the turn and river both bricks. Snodgrass was eliminated in seventh place, god for $4,400. Tomblin is now the far and away chip leader with a stack worth 10.8 million.

Jimmy Tomblin – 10,800,000 (135 bb)
Josh Snodgrass – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($4,400)