$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  25

Flight A of the PPO Championship is moving right along, with more players joining as we near the afternoon hours. A better time for a lot of players and they have plenty of time to join with late reg available until 6 pm.

Some early friends include Clyde Maliauka, Gabe Fuller, David Moses, Mark Zhang, Woodrow Pass, Wayne Leonard, and Tony March.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  12

Cards are in the air for the 2025 Pinktober Poker Open Championship with 12 early adopters and many more expected with registration available until 6 pm.

They will play three 40-minute levels before their first break and there is a 30-minute dinner break schedule at 5:30 pm following Level 9.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The preliminary events are in the books and today we roll out the headliner. Flight A of the Pinktober Poker Open Championship starts at 11 am with a $1,200 buy-in and $200,000 guaranteed prize pool. Flight B runs tomorrow at the same time, and the last one is on Saturday.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes, until switching to 30 when heads-up. Late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 6 pm and players may fire as often as needed during that time.

The opening flights will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors return on Sunday at noon for Day 2.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (6:00pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (6:00pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $150 PPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $200K GTD PPO Championship Day 1B
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 126
Prize Pool: $25,200
October 22, 2025

Registration closed for the $250 PPO Seniors 50+ Event with 126 entries, blasting the $10,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $25,200. The last 16 players will make the money with $480 for a min-cash and $6,570 up top for the PPO Seniors champ.

1st: $6,570 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $4,390
3rd: $3,040
4th: $2,180
5th: $1,600
6th: $1,220
7th: $960
8th: $780
9th-10th: $660
11th-12th: $570
13th-14th: $520
15th-16th: $480

$400 Triple 40s NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $61,710  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 187

Seat 1: Stephen Diamantas – 735,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: Marcio Apolinario – 70,000 (2 bb)
Seat 3: Stuart Phillips – 560,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Joshua Nicholson – 1,065,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Matthew Leecy – 1,665,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Drew Dodge – 560,000 (19 bb)
Seat 7: Mohamed Essa – 900,000 (30 bb)
Seat 8: Dominic Brazier – 1,640,000 (55 bb)
Seat 9: Corey Zedo – 295,000 (10 bb)

1st: $14,350 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $9,520
3rd: $6,890
4th: $5,060
5th: $3,780
6th: $2,860
7th: $2,200
8th: $1,720
9th: $1,370

10th: Robert Winsler – $1,370
11th: Donald Manns – $1,140
12th: Gabe Fuller – $1,140
13th: Joseph Parrish – $980
14th: Jaeli Moron – $980
15th: Lawrence Dowling – $860
16th: Fred Paradis – $860
17th: Saif Keshwani – $770
18th: Max Levine – $770
19th: Jason Block – $770
20th: Chris Holland – $770
21st: Adam Weingard – $710
22nd: Barbara Cardin – $710
23rd: Samuel Bensinger – $710
24th: Stephen Dees – $710
25th: John Martino – $710

We will report the remaining results after the tournament is complete. We will focus our attention on tomorrow’s Pinktober Poker Open Championship. See you here!

$400 Triple 40s NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $61,710  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 21:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 187

After not losing a player for nearly two hours, Robert Winsler was eliminated in tenth place on the last hand before break.

Players redrew seats for the final table and went on their 15-minute break.

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 71
Prize Pool: $7,810
Bounty Prize Pool: $3,550
October 21, 2025

Shannon Steck is on a heater.

She won the Bankroll Builder Sunday evening and followed up with a dominant performance last night in the Quad Stack Bounty.

The $150 + $50 Quad Stack Bounty tournament drew 71 entries, and Steck found herself at another final table. When it was down to three players, an unusual deal was made.

“She had all the chips,” third-place finished Keith Schiller said. “We just gave her first place and split the other cash.”

Steck took the full $2,470 set aside for the winner, while Schiller and runner-up Ruben Lima chopped up second and third-place money right down the middle.

Congrats again, Shannon!

$400 Triple 40s NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $61,710  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 187

$400 Triple 40s NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $61,710  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 187

Table 32
Seat 1: Dominic Brazier – 1,440,000 (96 bb)
Seat 4: Robert Winsler – 465,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Joshua Nicholson – 670,000 (45 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Phillips – 515,000 (34 bb)
Seat 8: Stephen Diamantas – 905,000 (60 bb)

Table 33
Seat 1: Corey Zedo – 235,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Mohamed Essa – 930,000 (62 bb)
Seat 5: Drew Dodge – 770,000 (51 bb)
Seat 6: Donald Manns – 700,000 (47 bb)
Seat 7: Marcio Apolinario – 575,000 (38 bb)
Seat 8: Matthew Leecy – 275,000 (18 bb)

1st: $14,350 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $9,520
3rd: $6,890
4th: $5,060
5th: $3,780
6th: $2,860
7th: $2,200
8th: $1,720
9th-10th: $1,370
11th: $1,140
12th: Gabe Fuller – $1,140
13th: Joseph Parrish – $980
14th: Jaeli Moron – $980
15th: Lawrence Dowling – $860
16th: Fred Paradis – $860
17th: Saif Keshwani – $770
18th: Max Levine – $770
19th: Jason Block – $770
20th: Chris Holland – $770
21st: Adam Weingard – $710
22nd: Barbara Cardin – $710
23rd: Samuel Bensinger – $710
24th: Stephen Dees – $710
25th: John Martino – $710