The 2022 Pinktober Poker Open series with 13 tournaments over 13 days while raising money for the American Cancer Society. The schedule was headlined by the $1,700 buy-in Championship with a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool that was surpassed early in the second flight.

Matthew Leecy, in the process of moving back to central Florida with his family, took the Championship title for his second major Tampa win. He was also the last player standing in the 2019 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event. Leecy earned $111,240 for the win after a long, tough heads-up battle with Jebhar Patterson.

The $537,000 prize pool for the Championship represents the biggest we’ve had for this tournament, surpassing the $447K we had for the 2019 PPO Championship.

Series by the numbers –

Primary Events: 13
Entries: 2,134
Guarantees: $960,000
Prize Pools: $1,383,835

Of the 13 winners, we had three add to their already successful Tampa run. Wally Maddah captured his fourth major win followed by Ryan Hogan with his third and Jason Block with his second.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the series and make it another great success! You can find results from every tournament on the links below.

Be sure to check out the schedule for our next big series, the 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open kicks off on November 30.

2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open schedule

Pinktober Championship – Matthew Leecy – $111,240
Ladies Meet-Up ($250 NLH): Barbara Cardin – $3,149
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Ryan Hogan – $47,073
Event 2 ($1,100 NLH): Igor Tretyakov – $18,460
Event 3 ($400 O8): Thomas Mammana – $2,457
Event 4 ($250 NLH): Scott Spivak – $7,550
Event 5 ($400 H.O.R.S.E.): Charles Evans – $3,435
Event 6 ($600 NLH): Jason Block – $16,190
Event 7 ($400 Mixed PLO): Wally Maddah – $4,780
Event 8 ($1,100 NLH): Frank Weigel – $25,000
Event 9 ($2,200 NLH): James Calderaro – $35,350
Event 11 ($2,500 NLH): Jason Min – $28,455
Event 12 ($250 Seniors): Gisela Staton – $6,435