$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  18 of 59

Thanks to a double-up on the last hand before break, Khanh Truong came back with the chip lead instead of a new entry.

He leads the field late with 197,000 followed by Justin Fawcett (145,500), Jason Klapman (144,000), and Briany Ray (126,500).

They will need to cut the field in half before they can even think about the money bubble but it’s getting close.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  59

Registration closed for Flight A of the 2026 PPO Championship with 59 entries, putting $61,950 toward the $200,000 guarantee with two more flights to go.

Flight A will continue until eight players remain and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  59

Day 1A reached the ninth level of the day and time is running out if you want to join this flight. This will be the smallest of the three, so a good chance to build a bag.

Some late friends joining the field include Ken Fishman, Clyde Maliauka, Drew Dodge, and Brian Ray.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  55

Action is back underway in Flight A of the PPO Championship with 55 entries and Justin Fawcett. The recent WSOP bracelet winner is up to 135,600 and we have to think a lot of that came from former leader Joey Chalbaud since his seat is empty.

Khanh Truong and Rosert Aseter are the only other players over 100K with the former holding 101,300 and the latter with 100,200.

Players will work their way through three more levels before the third break and we close registration at 5:45 pm.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  55

The second break is coming up with 55 entries in the mix and a nice group on a Thursday afternoon. We also have a great turnout in the 2 pm satellite with the two-seat guarantee already beaten, and registration is available until 4:15 pm.

We have another satellite $150 satellite running at 6 pm with another two seats up for grabs.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  47

Our defending champ is in the house.

Last year, WSOP bracelet winner Rafael Reis bagged the chip lead in Flight A of the PPO Championship and rode that all the way to an outright win a few days later. He banked $70,810 for beating the 322-entry field and is back today to try to do it again.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  44

Players returned to action after the first break and we have 44 entries in the game so far. It’s a steady pace as they climb toward the $200,000 guarantee.

Joey Chalbaud leads early, up from his starting 30K to 97,300. Sitting next to him is David Piccolo, who has the second-biggest stack at 82,400 and both are off to a great start.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  33

We have 33 early friends in the Championship and a nice way to roll into a Thursday afternoon. They will get their first break at the top of the hour and continue the casual grind till bags later this evening.

Some early familiar faces include David Piccolo, Huicun “George” Qiao, Kevin Blewitt, Gabe Fuller, Luis Medina, and Jason Klapman.

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,250
October 14, 2026

The PPO $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 64 entries for a prize pool worth $33,250 and Roberto Melo took the top spot outright for $11,760.

We’ve run ten tournaments so far this series, and this was his third trophy- crazy results. Congrats Roberto!

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$400 Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  33
Prize Pool:  $10,890
October 14, 2026

The last four-card tournament on the PPO schedule was the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament and it drew 33 entries for a prize pool worth $10,890. After a three-way deal, Christopher Heeney took the top spot for $3,618 plus the PPO trophy.

Congrats Christopher!