Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 3 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Secondary and Satellite Schedule
6PM: $140 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)
2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 49
Prize Pool: $16,415
October 24, 2023
Tampa loves its Pot-Limit Omaha tournaments and the PPO $400 Mixed PLO tournament drew a great group of 49 entries. After a tough final table, Michael Bennett came out victorious with an outright win for $5,575.
Congrats Michael!
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | Bennett | Lakeland | FL | $5,575 |
| 2 | Keith | Austin | Lutz | FL | $3,720 |
| 3 | Ziya | Rahim | Leesburg | VA | $2,480 |
| 4 | Clinton | Wolcyn | Unit | MN | $1,720 |
| 5 | Scott | Kasliner | K Ss Iainiee | CA | $1,240 |
| 6 | Christian | Miller | Homosassa | FL | $940 |
| 7 | Lewis | Gallo Jr | Bradenton | FL | $740 |
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 226
Flight A: 57 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: 61 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight C: 108 Entries; 14 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at noon
| Table | Seat | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | Jacob | Ferro | Crystal River | FL | 114,000 |
| 10 | 2 | Amie | Martini | Zephyrhills | FL | 93,000 |
| 10 | 3 | Yan | Jiang | Tampa | FL | 539,000 |
| 10 | 4 | Daniel | Zappulla | Ruskin | FL | 36,000 |
| 10 | 5 | Jeevan | Nomula | Tampa | FL | 97,000 |
| 10 | 6 | Andre | Gaddis | Brandon | FL | 183,000 |
| 10 | 7 | Fred | Paradis | Oldsmar | FL | 285,000 |
| 10 | 8 | Thomas | Gustafson | Sarasota | FL | 216,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Sean | Boland | Treasure Island | FL | 250,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Chase | Besuden | Clearwater Beach | FL | 79,000 |
| 11 | 3 | Michael | Silva | San Antonio | FL | 155,000 |
| 11 | 4 | Alexander | Grassia | Palm Harbor | FL | 370,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Frank | Weigel | Odessa | FL | 238,000 |
| 11 | 7 | Nashaat | Antonious | Largo | FL | 287,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Branden | Rosario | New Hampton | NY | 59,000 |
| 21 | 2 | Toan | Pham | Seffner | FL | 204,000 |
| 21 | 3 | John | McGuinness | Brick | NJ | 225,000 |
| 21 | 4 | Jeffrey | Kohlmann | Bradenton | FL | 117,000 |
| 21 | 5 | Darren | Rose | Miami | FL | 37,000 |
| 21 | 6 | Sechael | Cohen | Gulfport | FL | 140,000 |
| 21 | 7 | Edgardo | Rosario Figueroa | Lakeland | FL | 271,000 |
| 21 | 8 | Gabriel | Fuller | Tampa | NC | 549,000 |
| 22 | 1 | Walter | Thornton | Riverview | FL | 131,000 |
| 22 | 2 | Maurice | Haynes | Dublin | GA | 438,000 |
| 22 | 3 | George | Decandio | Parrish | FL | 85,000 |
| 22 | 4 | Nicholas | Scholz | Tampa | FL | 377,000 |
| 22 | 5 | Jonathan | Albert | Clermont | FL | 198,000 |
| 22 | 6 | AJ | Perez | Valrico | FL | 663,000 |
| 22 | 7 | Jason | Block | Tampa | FL | 151,000 |
| 22 | 8 | Tony | March | Tampa | FL | 235,000 |
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 226
Flight A: 57 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: 61 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight C: 108 Entries; 14 Advanced
Day 2: Wednesday at noon
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | City | ST | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ | Perez | Valrico | FL | 663,000 |
| 2 | Gabriel | Fuller | Tampa | NC | 549,000 |
| 3 | Yan | Jiang | Tampa | FL | 539,000 |
| 4 | Maurice | Haynes | Dublin | GA | 438,000 |
| 5 | Nicholas | Scholz | Tampa | FL | 377,000 |
| 6 | Alexander | Grassia | Palm Harbor | FL | 370,000 |
| 7 | Nashaat | Antonious | Largo | FL | 287,000 |
| 8 | Fred | Paradis | Oldsmar | FL | 285,000 |
| 9 | Edgardo | Rosario Figueroa | Lakeland | FL | 271,000 |
| 10 | Sean | Boland | Treasure Island | FL | 250,000 |
| 11 | Frank | Weigel | Odessa | FL | 238,000 |
| 12 | Tony | March | Tampa | FL | 235,000 |
| 13 | John | McGuinness | Brick | NJ | 225,000 |
| 14 | Thomas | Gustafson | Sarasota | FL | 216,000 |
| 15 | Toan | Pham | Seffner | FL | 204,000 |
| 16 | Jonathan | Albert | Clermont | FL | 198,000 |
| 17 | Andre | Gaddis | Brandon | FL | 183,000 |
| 18 | Michael | Silva | San Antonio | FL | 155,000 |
| 19 | Jason | Block | Tampa | FL | 151,000 |
| 20 | Sechael | Cohen | Gulfport | FL | 140,000 |
| 21 | Walter | Thornton | Riverview | FL | 131,000 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | Kohlmann | Bradenton | FL | 117,000 |
| 23 | Jacob | Ferro | Crystal River | FL | 114,000 |
| 24 | Jeevan | Nomula | Tampa | FL | 97,000 |
| 25 | Amie | Martini | Zephyrhills | FL | 93,000 |
| 26 | George | Decandio | Parrish | FL | 85,000 |
| 27 | Chase | Besuden | Clearwater Beach | FL | 79,000 |
| 28 | Branden | Rosario | New Hampton | NY | 59,000 |
| 29 | Darren | Rose | Miami | FL | 37,000 |
| 30 | Daniel | Zappulla | Ruskin | FL | 36,000 |
2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 256
Prize Pool: $75,710
October 23 – 25, 2023
Registration closed for PPO Event 3 with 256 entries in the $400 Deep Stack turning the $50,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $75,710. The last 30 spots returning for Day 2 will be paid with $720 for a min-cash and $16,860 up top for the winner.
1st: $16,860 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $11,220
3rd: $8,140
4th: $5,990
5th: $4,480
6th: $3,390
7th: $2,610
8th: $2,040
9th-10th: $1,620
11th-12th: $1,330
13th-14th: $1,130
15th-16th: $970
17th-20th: $860
21st-24th: $780
25th-30th: $720
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 14 of 108
Flight C ended when it reached 14 players and they move on to Day 2 tomorrow at noon in the money.
AJ Perez went big and bagged the overall lead with 663,000, while Yan Jiang was second today with 539,000 and third overall coming back.
We will post the Day 2 seat draw and payout information as soon as it is available.
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 22 of 108
Flight C players returned from what should be the last break of the day. 22 players are remaining with 14 moving on to Day 2 and AJ Perez has a big lead. He sits with 380,000 while Jason Block is a distant second with 299,000.
2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 49
Prize Pool: $16,415
October 24, 2023
Registration closed for the $400 Mixed PLO tournament with 49 entires creating a prize pool worth $16,415. The last seven players will make the money with $740 for a min-cash and $5,575 awaiting the PPO Event 5 champ
1st: $5,575 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $3,720
3rd: $2,480
4th: $1,720
5th: $1,240
6th: $940
7th: $740
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 48 of 108
Registration closed for the final flight of PPO Event 3 with 108 entries. The combined total reached 226 and the prize pool topped off at $75,710.
Flight C will continue until 14 players remain and they will move on to Day 2 tomorrow at noon in the money. Players must bag chips to advance.
| Flight | Day | Entries | Advanced |
| A | Monday 11a | 57 | 8 |
| B | Monday 6p | 61 | 8 |
| C | Tuesday 11a | 108 | TBD |
| Total | 226 | 16 |
$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries: 90
Level 8 is here and that means time is running out if you want to take part in this big mid-week tournament. With 90 entries today, the prize pool is close to topping $70,000 and it would get there before registration closes at 3:30 pm.
Some familiar faces include Event 2 champ Karl Manouchakian, Shane Melert, Jake Ferro, Mark “Bud” Wiser, Mark Winchell, and Yan Jiang.
