$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  57

The second break ended and players returned to their seats with registration closed for Flight A. If you missed out with this one, Flight B starts at 6 pm and the final flight is tomorrow at 11 am.

Maurice Haynes sits with the big stack and leads the field with 145,500 while tablemate Julio Novo is second with 117,500.

2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,305
Prize Pool: $208,800
October 18 – 22, 2023

The 2023 Pinktober Poker Open kicked off the schedule with a big $200 buy-in tournament that crushed its $100,000 guarantee when it put 1,305 entries in the game. After six starting flights and a long Day 2, Glyn Griffis walked away with the series’ first trophy and $29,065 after a heads-up deal.

Our players combined to double up the guarantee and put $208,800 in the prize pool. Of those 1,305 starters, we had 133 advance to Day 2 on Sunday, all in the money and ready to go.

That made for quick work in the Poker Room, and they reached the final table in the early evening. Mahmoud Bidarian led the last nine players but Griffis took the lead as players dropped out. After former Tampa champ Edgardo Rosario was eliminated in third, Bidarian and Griffis decided to divide the remaining prize pool down the middle.

Griffis was the leader at the time and took the top spot, earning $29,065 and the first trophy of the series.

Congrats Glyn!

Final table results:

1st: Glyn Griffis – $29,065 + PPO Trophy *
2nd: Mahmoud Bidarian – $29,065 *
3rd: Edgardo Rosario – $17,200
4th: Simon Hamer – $12,840
5th: Dylan Piano – $9,690
6th: Brandon Schultz – $7,390
7th: Nick Rawls – $5,690
8th: Thomas Downing – $4,430
9th: Lamont Townsend – $3,490
* – denotes results of a heads-up deal

• Full PPO Event 1 results list (PDF)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  50

Flight A of PPO Event 1 is off to a great start with 50 entries in the game after the first break. That means the $50,000 guarantee should be easily met tomorrow afternoon and build it up some more.

A few friendly faces in the field include Jake Ferro, Steve Blackmon, Mark Winchell, Tony March, and Michael Silva.

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

The first Monday of the PPO series presents the first non-hold’em tournament on the schedule. Event 4 is a $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament that will mix things up and be a ton of fun.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.  They will take a 30-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm and return to find our Event 4 champ.

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 106
Prize Pool: $55,650
October 22, 2023

Pinktober Poker Open Event 2 was a one-day $600 buy-in Deep Stack tournament, perfect for a Sunday in the Poker Room. The game drew 106 entries and Tampa legend Karl Manouchakian added to his growing list of accomplishments after taking the title in a heads-up deal with Jerry Silva.

Manouchakian already owns the top spot for most cashes in our tournaments, now extending it to 107 all-time. This is his second major title, joining a 2016 WPTDeepStack trophy, but he has more wins in the room than we can count.

On top of that mark, this cash puts Manouchakian less than $10K away from hitting $1,000,000 earned all-time in his career. That’s a big number.

Congrats Karl!

* – denotes results of a heads-up deal

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The new week on the Pinktober Poker Open schedule starts out with another multi-flight event. It is a $400 Deep Stack with a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and three starting flights. The first gets underway at 11 am with another at 6 pm and the last one tomorrow at 11 am.

Players start with 30K deep stacks and the first 16 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes with Level 17. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

Flight A will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and they will move on to Day 2 on Wednesday at noon in the money.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-16 last 30 minutes; Levels 17+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Flight A – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-16 last 30 minutes; Levels 17+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 4 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 3 Flight B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-16 last 30 minutes; Levels 17+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante

Immediately after Edgardo Rosario was eliminated in third place, Glyn Griffis and Mahmoud Bidarian agreed to split the remaining prize pool right down the middle. Griffis had the chip lead at the time and he took the top spot along with the PPO trophy.

Congrats!

1st: Glyn Griffis – $29,065 + PPO Trophy
2nd: Mahmoud Bidarian – $29,065

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,305

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,305

Seat 2: Glyn Griffis – 12,900,000 (43 bb)
Seat 3: Mahmoud Bidarian – 7,850,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: Edgardo Rosario – 5,350,000 (18 bb)

1st: $34,840 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $23,290
3rd: $17,200
4th: Simon Hamer – $12,840
5th: Dylan Piano – $9,690
6th: Brandon Schultz – $7,390
7th: Nick Rawls – $5,690
8th: Thomas Downing – $4,430
9th: Lamont Townsend – $3,490