2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 11
$1,200 PPO Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 272
Prize Pool: $285,600
October 15-18, 2026
The 2026 Pinktober Poker Open Championship drew 272 entries over three flights of the $1,200 buy-in tournament. After a long day and heads-up battle, Shane Dellus knocked out Gabe Fuller to take the top spot outright for $65,490.
The turnout cruised past the $200,000 guarantee and created a $285,600 prize pool. We had 36 players advance to Day 2 in the money and Dellus was second in chips coming back.
Fuller dominated the last two tables and held more than half the chips in play when they were four-handed. Dellus was able to battle back, and won the PPO Championship after an hour-long heads-up battle.
Congrats to Shane on his first major victory and the biggest cash of his career!
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane | Dellus | Wimauma | FL | $65,490 |
| 2 | Gabriel | Fuller | Brandon | FL | $40,470 |
| 3 | Dylan | Cann | Saugus | MA | $28,860 |
| 4 | Bob | Gallo | Green Cove Springs | FL | $20,970 |
| 5 | Wayne | Leonard | Tampa | FL | $15,540 |
| 6 | Mike | Ahmad | Lutz | FL | $11,740 |
| 7 | Julio | Delgado | Davenport | FL | $9,050 |
| 8 | Ken | Fishman | Tarpon Springs | FL | $7,120 |
| 9 | Aaron | Mederos | Tampa | FL | $5,720 |
| 10 | Josias | Santos | Tampa | FL | $4,700 |
| 11 | John | Kamis | Unit | IL | $4,700 |
| 12 | Pedro | Perez | Sun City Center | FL | $4,700 |
| 13 | Rafael | Reis | Winter Garden | FL | $3,940 |
| 14 | Huicun | Qiao | Saint Cloud | FL | $3,940 |
| 15 | Raymond | Brady | Tampa | FL | $3,940 |
| 16 | Caio | De Lucca | Davie | FL | $3,380 |
| 17 | Ahmad | Al Kamme | Gotha | FL | $3,380 |
| 18 | Ricardo | Eyzaguirre | Miami | FL | $3,380 |
| 19 | Anthony | LaValle | Englewood | FL | $2,970 |
| 20 | Dominick | Minaya | Tampa | FL | $2,970 |
| 21 | Robert | Laseter | Palm Harbor | FL | $2,970 |
| 22 | Todd | Wild | Kissimmee | IN | $2,670 |
| 23 | TK | Miles | Davie | FL | $2,670 |
| 24 | Ioannis | Patsourakis | Winter Haven | FL | $2,670 |
| 25 | Khanh | Truong | Tampa | FL | $2,450 |
| 26 | Hetashri | Shinde | Riverview | FL | $2,450 |
| 27 | Francisco | Gomez | Lakeland | FL | $2,450 |
| 28 | Luis | Medina | Wesley Chapel | FL | $2,310 |
| 29 | Juan | Rodriguez | Tampa | FL | $2,310 |
| 30 | Darleen | Rahn | Winter Garden | FL | $2,310 |
| 31 | Roberto | Melo | Lakeland | FL | $2,240 |
| 32 | Brian | Ray | Wesley Chapel | FL | $2,240 |
| 33 | Drew | Dodge | Spring Hill | FL | $2,240 |
| 34 | Edwards | Muniz | Tampa | FL | $2,220 |
| 35 | Curtis | King | Tampa | FL | $2,220 |
| 36 | Ananth | Ganesan | Tampa | FL | $2,220 |
