$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 18 of 129
While not technically the last break on the structure, the 18 remaining players returned for Level 13 and it’s unlikely they will play another two hours before losing five players.
So at the third break of the day, Ed Johnston is the new leader and up top with 357,000 followed by Phillip Krnyaich with 224,000.
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 25 of 129
Flight A is moving right along, the field is down to four tables and only one knockout from three. They still have a little worth with 13 of them advancing but they can see the end of the day.
Jordan Joeckel and Fred Paradis are still cruising along on Table 11 and Mark Winchell knocked out two players on Table 22.
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 33 of 129
Registration closed for Flight A of PPO Event 1 with 129 official entries, putting more than $20,000 toward the $100,000 guarantee. There are five more big flights to go, including the next one at 6 pm, so the big money is coming up.
Flight A will continue until only 13 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at noon in the money. Players must bag their chips to move on.
| Flight | Day | Entries | Advanced |
| A | Weds 10a | 129 | TBD |
| B | Weds 6p | — | — |
| C | Thurs 10a | — | — |
| D | Thurs 6p | — | — |
| E | Friday 10a | — | — |
| F | Saturday 10a | — | — |
| Total | 129 | TBD |
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries: 129
The second break ended and players returned to their seats to begin playing down the rest of the day. The clock shows and unofficial 129 entries for Flight A, a great start to the series.
Gabe Fuller leads the field coming back with 184,000 and sitting in a good spot heading into the latter parts of the day.
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Entries: 120
Flight A of the PPO opener reached Level 8 and time is running out if you want to get an early bag in the $100,000 guarantee tournament.
We have 120 entries in the game so far and a great turnout for a Wednesday afternoon. There is another flight tonight at 6 pm with late registration available until 10:30 pm and two more tomorrow, with one each on Friday and Saturday.
Jake Ferro is one of our early participants and the former WPT Player of the Year looks like the current leader with 141,600.
$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The wait is over and it’s time for the next big series in the Poker Room. The 2023 Pinktober Poker Open gets underway at 10 am with Flight A of Event 1. The $200 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights.
Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and the first 25 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes afterward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.
Flight A will continue until only 10% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.
Primary Event Schedule
10AM: Event 1 Flight A – $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 1 Flight B – $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
We are less than 24 hours away from launching the 2023 Pinktober Poker Open! Action gets underway tomorrow with two flights of the opening event, a $200 No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.
The series features eight trophy events, including a fair share of non-Hold’em games, and closes out with the headliner on October 26. The $1,100 buy-in PPO Championship has a $200,000 guarantee with three starting flights and plenty of action.
All told we have more than $400,000 in guaranteed prize pools over the two-week series and plenty of options throughout the series.
Check the schedule below and pick your game. We look forward to seeing some old friends and making some new ones!
The first-ever Tampa Signature Poker Series featured 25 trophy events over two weeks in the Event Center. The series drew players from around the country for some top shelf poker and a schedule that featured its fair share of non-Hold’em games.
Here’s a look at the numbers –
Events: 25
Guarantees: $2,640,000
Entries: 7,921
Prize Pool: $3,727,912
The series drew 7,921 for the fourth biggest turnout among any of our festivals and not far behind the 7,998 entries we drew for the huge WSOP Circuit series in 2020. We offered $2,640,000 in guaranteed prize pool and paid out $3,727,912.
A fantastic series by the numbers by any measure.
But it was more than those raw numbers; the players made it special including some big wins for big players. Willie Wiggins came storming out of the gates the first weekend with an outright win in the $1,000,000 guarantee opener for $163,290.
WSOP bracelet winner David Prociak won his second major Tampa title to go along with a WSOPC Tampa ring. Fellow WSOP champ AJ Kelsall won his second Tampa title in the $1,100 Six-Handed NLH event and had a big results from start to finish. Kelsall cashed seven times in the series including the win, two runners-up, and a third place finish.
The series was headlined by the SPS Championship which featured another $1,000,000 guarantee. It drew 778 entries and Mike Phillips defeated a tough final table to win the Championship title outright for $207,280.
Steve Trizis and Julio Delgado also won their second Tampa title and Joe Serock closed out the series with a nice day. He won a tough heads-up battle against Paul Snead to take the $3,500 Signature NLH title and finished second in the $600 Eight-Game Mix later in the day.
It’s always a great time in the Event Center when we can throw some huge tournaments. We would not be able to do it without our players; thank you for the tremendous turnout.
We hope to see you for the next big series with the 2023 Pinktober Poker Open only a few weeks away. Check the schedule below and pick some games.
2023 Pinktober Poker Open schedule
Full list of results and updates:
SPS Championship: Mike Phillips – $207,280
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Willie Wiggins – $163,290
Event 2 ($400 PLO): Doug Marro – $11,565
Event 3 ($400 PLO8): Nick Kost – $9,665
Event 4 ($400 Big O): William Clay – $8,000
Event 5 ($250 NLH): Ron Landy – $4,895
Event 6 ($400 NLH): Richard Saunders – $12,070
Event 7 ($1,100 NLH): Carl Coppola – $22,420
Event 8 ($400 Mixed PLO): David Prociak – $7,525
Event 9 ($200 NLH): James Tomblin – $28,850
Event 10 ($600 NLH): Shane Melert – $13,180
Event 11 ($1,100 Six-Handed): AJ Kelsall – $28,420
Event 12 ($2,200 NLH): Frank Brannan – $32,710
Event 13 ($400 O8): John Binns – $9,885
Event 15 ($400 T.O.E.): Charlie Wells – $6,460
Event 16 ($400 H.E.R.O.S.): Filippos Stavrakis – $6,245
Event 17 ($250 NLH): Julio Delgado – $6,955
Event 18 ($600 NLH): Tung Nguyen – $23,710
Event 19 ($1,100 NLH): Elliot Smith – $19,500
Event 20 ($400 Seniors): Steve Trizis – $16,930
Event 21 ($3,500 Signature): Joe Serock – $45,630
Event 22 ($250 NLH): Kevin Malick – $6,565
Event 23 ($200 NLH): Sam Mejad – $10,640
Event 24 ($600 8-Game): Tommy Hwang – $10,535
Event 25 ($180 NLH): Joel Deutsch – $1,910
$180 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante
The last trophy event of the series is something for our regulars. Starting at 6 pm, we have a $180 Triple Stack with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool and a lot of fun.
Players sit down to 30K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes for this final event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 8:15 pm and we will have our trophy winner later this evening.