$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  75

Level 6 is nearing its end, which means it is just about time for the players to take another respite from the game. There are 75 entries in the game and that number will grow until registration closes at 5:45 pm.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  68

Peter Walsworth spent a few orbits picking up chips but is now sandwiched between two tough players. WSOP bracelet winner AJ Kelsall is on his left with WSOP/WPT champ James Calderaro on his right.

Not squishy opponents.

Calderaro wasted no time mixing it up and sent a player out when his held against .

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  65

After the first break, we found a special friend in today’s field; defending champ Matthew Leecy joined Flight A and looking to go back-to-back. He captured the Pinktober Poker Open Championship last year for $111,240.

Leecy holds a unique record for our room. That PPO Championship win made him our first player to own two Championship/Main Event titles, adding that one to his 2019 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event win.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries:  60

The first break ended and players returned to the action with 60 players in the game. That’s a great start and we’re looking forward to a busy weekend.

Peter Walsworth is the early frontrunner with 88,300 with Thomas Kornechuk second with 70,000 flat and Frank Weigel is doing just fine with 60,500.

They will play three more levels before the next break.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  55

Level 3 is wrapping up and players are about to take their first break with nearly 60 here already. Nice start for a Thursday.

They’ll enjoy their 15-minute break and play three more levels before they get another.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  48

The entry count is creeping up and they will be taking their first break at the end of this level, good time to jump in the game.

Some more friends in the field include Peter Walsworth, Tony March, Nashaat Antonious, and Kevin Blewitt.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  42

The Championship field is growing as we hit the afternoon hours; players are waking and joining with plenty of time to get in the game with late registration available until 5:45 pm.

Some early familiar faces including Frank Weigel (coming off a third-place finish in Event 3 last night), Mitch Mitchell, Shane Melert, Jason Block, and Jeff Morzella.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  25

Cards are in the air for the 2023 Pinktober Poker Open Championship with 25 entries at the start and many more expected for the $1,100 buy-in tournament. The first goal is the $200,000 guarantee and build from there.

They will play three 40-minute flights before taking their first break and registration will close at 5:45 pm before Level 10.

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 level last 40 minutes; Day 3 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $140 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into PPO Championship Day 1B
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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

Pinktober Poker Open Event 3 was the last warmup tournament on the schedule before kicking off the Championship. It drew 256 entries to beat its $50,000 guarantee and Nick Scholz took the top spot with an outright win for $16,860.

Scholz began the final table among the leaders but dropped to less than five big blinds when they were three-handed. Former Tampa champ went out in third and Scholz was down 7-to-1 versus Alexander Grassia but came all the way back to capture the title.

Congrats Nick and good luck in the Championship!