Championship: Debbie Lee – 3rd Place ($54,340)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 358

Debbie Lee

Debbie Lee was down to 1,100,000 after a tough run and put her chips to work against Matthew Leecy.

Leecy: AsTc
Lee: Kc5d

Lee had two live cards to double back into the game but Leecy moved further ahead when he paired his ten on the QdTs3d flop.  She needed to catch a king but blanked the Jc turn and 6c river to exit in third place.

Matthew Leecy – 7,175,000 (90 bb)
Debbie Lee – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($54,340)

Championship: Jebhard Patterson Doubles Through Debbie Lee Part III

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 358

Debbie Lee opened to 180,000 from the button and Jebhar Patterson three-bet to 650,000 from the small blind. Lee asked to see Patterson’s stack and called.

The flop was 7s7d4d, Patterson bet 475,000 and Lee announced all in. Patterson confirmed that was what she said and quickly called for 2,305,000.

Patterson: KhKc
Lee: Ac3c

Lee was caught making a move and Patterson made an overkill boat on the Ks turn to lock up another double.

“I really can’t beat you,” Lee said.

Jebhar Patterson – 6,070,000 (76 bb)
Debbie Lee – 1,800,000 (23 bb)

Championship: David DiBernardi – 4th Place ($40,340)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 358

David DiBernardi

It was heads-up with the flop reading Td8d2s, Matthew Leecy checked from the big blind, David DiBernardi bet 150,000 from the button, and Leecy called.

The turn was Ts, Leecy checked, and DiBernardi bet 425,000. Leecy asked to see DiBernardi’s stack (about 1.1 million) and called.

The river was 3s, Leecy checked again, DiBernardi moved all in, and Leecy quickly called with Tc8s for a full house tens full of eights to send DiBernardi out in fourth place.

Matthew Leecy – 6,500,000 (81 bb)
David DiBernardi – Eliminated in 4th Place ($40,340)

Championship: Jebhar Patterson Doubles Through Debbie Lee Part II

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 358

Jebhar Patterson

On the last hand before blinds were increased, Debbie Lee opened to 135,000 from the button and Jebhar Patterson moved all in for 1,360,000 from the big blind. Lee confirmed the count and called.

Patterson: QcJc
Lee: 3c3s

It was another race and Patterson nailed the KsTs9h flop for a king-high straight.

“I can’t beat you,” Lee told Patterson.

The 5h turn and 3d river finished the board and Patterson doubled once again through the leader.

Jebhar Patterson – 2,780,000 (35 bb)
Debbie Lee – 4,975,000 (62 bb)

Blinds were increased to 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante and the average stack is about 3,580,000 (45 bb).

Championship: Jebhar Patterson Doubles Through Debbie Lee

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 358

Jebhar Patterson

Debbie Lee opened to 135,000 and Jebhar Patterson moved all in for 975,000 from the small blind. Matthew Leecy folded his big and Lee called.

Patterson: Ac5s
Lee: AsQh

Patterson was in danger of going out in fourth place but paired his five on the 5h3h2s flop. The board finished with the 3d turn and 2h and Patterson doubled through the leader.

Jebhar Patterson – 2,070,000 (35 bb)
Debbie Lee – 6,280,000 (105 bb)

Championship: Matthew Leecy Versus Jebhar Patterson

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 358

Jebhar Patterson limped from the small blind, Matthew Leecy raised to 185,000 from the big, and Patterson called. The flop was Ad8c6h, and Patterson check/called 200,000 from Leecy.

The turn was Qc, Patterson checked, Leecy bet 450,000 and Patterson called. The river 7c finished the board, Patterson checked, and Leecy bet 575,000. Patterson thought for a minute, called the bet, then mucked when Leecy showed two pair eight and sixes with 8s6c to take the pot.

Matthew Leecy – 4,200,000 (70 bb)
Jebhar Patterson – 1,350,000 (23 bb)

Championship: Updated Counts on Break

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 358

Debbie Lee

The four remaining players grabbed a 15-minute breather from the tables and return with Debbie Lee holding a big lead. Blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante and the average stack is about 3,580,000 (60 bb).

Seat 2: David DiBernardi – 2,280,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 2,410,000 (40 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Leecy – 2,475,000 (41 bb)
Seat 8: Debbie Lee – 7,255,000 (121 bb)

1st: $111,240 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $73,950
3rd: $54,340
4th: $40,340
5th: Yazdi Mehta – $30,250
6th: Sanjib Acharya – $22,910
7th: Richie Smith – $17,530
8th: Jamie Smith – $13,540
9th: Alain Medesan – $10,550

Championship: Yazdi Mehta – 5th Place ($30,250)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 358

Yazdi Mehta

Debbie Lee opened to 110,000 from the cutoff and Yazdi Mehta three-bet to 370,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Lee asked to look at Mehta’s stack, and moved all in. Mehta thought for a minutes and called all in.

“You got me,” Lee told him.

Lee: Ah8s
Mehta: AdKs

Mehta was dominating but did not like the 9c7d6h flop that gave Lee an open-ended straight draw. But it was Lee pairing her eight on the 8d turn that put her in the lead and Mehta was eliminated after the 3c river while Lee collected more than half of the chips in play.

Debbie Lee – 7,850,000 (157 bb)
Yazdi Mehta – Eliminated in 5th Place ($30,250)

Championship: Sanjib Acharya – 6th Place ($22,910)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 358

Sanjib Acharya

Debbie Lee opened to 110,000 from the cutoff and picked up calls from Yazdi Mehta on the button and Sanjib Acharya in the big blind. The flop came 9s8s2h, Acharya checked, Lee bet 130,000 and both players called.

The turn was 9d, Acharya and Lee checked, and Mehta bet 180,000. Acharya check-raised to 475,000 and only Lee came along to the Td river. Acharya moved all in for 1,375,000 and Lee snapped off a call then flipped over 9c9h for quad nines. Acharya flashed his QxJx for a rivered straight before picking up his sixth place payout.

Debbie Lee – 4,400,000 (88 bb)
Sanjib Acharya – Eliminated in 6th Place ($22,910)

Seniors: Prize Pool and Payouts with $6,438 to the Seniors Champ

2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 12
$250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  121
Prize Pool:  $24,805
October 17, 2022

Registration closed for the Pinktober Poker Open Seniors 50+ Event with 121 entries more than doubling the $10,000 guarantee into a $24,805 prize pool. The last 16 spots will be paid with $480 for a min-cash and $6,435 to the Seniors champ.

1st: $6,435
2nd: $4,320
3rd: $3,000
4th: $2,140
5th: $1,580
6th: $1,200
7th: $940
8th: $770
9th-10th: $650
11th-12th: $570
13th-14th: $510
15th-16th: $480