$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  20

Action is underway for Day 1A of the 2026 PPO Championship with 20 players at the start and many more expected today and through the weekend.

They will play three 40-minute levels before the first break and registration is available until 5:45 pm.

$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The preliminary trophy events wrapped up and now we roll out the 2026 Pinktober Poker Open Championship with Flight A at 11 am. The big game has a $1,200 buy-in with a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool and three starting flights.

Players sit down with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and they will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 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

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 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

2PM: $150 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $1,200 buy-in/$200K GTD PPO Championship
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:15pm)
• 1-in-10 wins a seat into Flight B of the PPO Championship
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $150 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $1,200 buy-in/$200K GTD PPO Championship
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
• 1-in-10 wins a seat into Flight B of the PPO Championship
• Structure Sheet

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,250
October 14, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 64 entries, besting the $20,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $33,260. The last eight players will make the money with $1,290 for a min-cash and $11,760 for the Event 10 winner.

1st: $11,760 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $7,270
3rd: $4,570
4th: $3,070
5th: $2,200
6th: $1,700
7th: $1,420
8th: $1,290

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 9
$400 Limit Omaha 8
Entries:  33
Prize Pool:  $10,890
October 14, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament with 33 entries, creating a prize pool worth $10,890. The last five places will be paid with $820 for a min-cash and $4,350 up top for the O8 winner.

1st: $4,350 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $2,690
3rd: $1,810
4th: $1,220
5th: $820

$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  54

If you want to be part of this fine field in the $600 Six-Max, you have right around an hour to get to The Draper Room and jump in. We have 54 entries, with registration closing at 3:30 pm.

A few friends in the field include Robert Melo (who won his second title of the series last night), Karl Manouchakian, Nathan Seifert, WSOP bracelet winner Justin Fawcett, Alexander Orlov, Aaron Thivyanathan, Mike Ahmad, Fred Paradis, Cheri Ivan, and John Kennedy.

$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries:  39

With time left before the first break, PPO Event 10 picked up its 39 entry of the day and the prize pool officially topped the $20,000 guarantee.

Registration is open until the start of Level 9 so there’s still time to get down here.

$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The Championship gets underway tomorrow and we have a very nice warm-up for it today at noon. Event 10 is a $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a $1,200 PPO Championship seat to 1st place.

They’ll start out with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $1,200 PPO Championship seat added to 1st place
• 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 10 Structure Sheet

$400 Limit Omaha 8
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

The third and final Omaha game on the PPO schedule gets underway at 11 am with Event 9. This one is a $400 buy-in Limit Omaha 8 tournament that will be chopping and scooping all day long.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  62
Prize Pool:  $20,460
October 13, 2026

The 2026 Pinktober Poker Open $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament drew 62 entries, creating a prize pool worth $20,460 and Roberto Melo took the top spot outright for $6,690.

He won the first tournament on the schedule, the one-day $50K last Tuesday, making this his second of the series after he won two titles during our Signature Poker Series in July.

Congrats Roberto!