$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 Ante
Flight B Entries: 67 (Total Entries: 117)

Flight B continues a bullish trend with the clock now showing 67 entries in the game. With an early push and registration and re-entry available all the way until about 4:45pm, Friday’s opening flight will almost certainly crack triple digits.

Anthony Dianaty and Mark Wiser are among those back in the game after busting yesterday’s Flight A, while John Dolan headlines the first timers here in Flight B.

$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200
Flight B Entries: 55 (Total Entries: 105)

Stephen Alling is in the midst of a Flight B freeroll having won his $565 entry in today’s event via the property’s Win a Seat promotion. To enter the contest, Alling simply visited SHRTPoker.com where he provided his name, e-mail address and zip code. He was placed in the drawing and his name was chosen at random. As a result, he was presented with a ticket in the Pinktober headliner. He redeemed that ticket this morning and is part of a growing field in Flight B.

Don’t forget to check out SHRTPoker.com and follow @SHRTPoker on Twitter for announcement of future contests.

$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight B Entries: 38 (Total Entries: 88)

The clock struck 10am just a few moments ago and cards are in the air for Flight B of the Pinktober Poker Open $565. The Friday play is off to a strong start with 38 in the game at shuffle up and deal.

$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure

The 2018 Pinktober Poker Open continues today at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa with Flight B of the $565 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed headliner. Action begins at 10am and it goes on the heels of yesterday’s opening flight which drew 50 entries and advanced 12 following 15 levels of play. Herbert Woodbery bagged the lead while plenty of notables made up the rest of the advancers.

Complete chip counts from yesterday’s play are available one post below.

As Flight A did, Flight B players take their seats to 30,000 chips. They’ll log 15, 14-minute levels on Day 1 before play wraps around 9pm. Those fortunate enough to advance return for Day 2 Sunday at 2pm.

Details:

10am: Event 5 Flight B
$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) – $200,000 Guaranteed

• $565 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
• Top four places receive $1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event seat
• 30,000 chips and 40-/60-minute levels
• Registration/re-entry until the start of Level 10
• Play will conclude following Level 15 or at 10%
• Day 2 begins Sunday, October 14 at 2pm
• Structure sheet

Those unable to make it for the morning installment can play Flight C at 6pm, or Flight D or E tomorrow at 10am and 5pm.

Updates will begin today when cards go in the air. Good luck, players!

Pinktober Poker Open Event 5
$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Day 2 Blinds: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 50

Flight A: 50 Entries, 12 Advanced
Flight B/C: Friday at 11am/6pm
Flight D/E: Saturday at 11am/5pm
Day 2: Sunday at 2pm

Day 2 chip counts:

Primary Events

10am: Event 5 Flight B
$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) – $200,000 Guaranteed

• $565 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
• Top four places receive $1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event seat
• 30,000 chips and 40-/60-minute levels
• Registration/re-entry until the start of Level 10
• Play will conclude following Level 15 or at 10%
• Day 2 begins Sunday, October 14 at 2pm
• Structure sheet

6pm: Event 5 Flight C
$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) – $200,000 Guaranteed

• $565 buy-in, $200,000 guaranteed
• Top four places receive $1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event seat
• 30,000 chips and 40-/60-minute levels
• Registration/re-entry until the start of Level 10
• Play will conclude following Level 15 or at 10%
• Day 2 begins Sunday, October 14 at 2pm
• Structure sheet

Secondary Events

2pm: $135 Event 5 Satellite – 5 Seats Guaranteed

• $135 buy-in, 5 $565 seats guaranteed
• 15,000 chips and 20-minute levels
• Registration/re-entry until the start of Level 10
• Structure sheet

With Flight A of the $565, $200,000 guarantee down to 13 players and slated to log three more levels of play, media staff is heading home for the night. Full chip counts from the remaining players after play concludes will be posted in the morning along with the final results and a winner photo from the $250 which is playing out on the other side of the room.

In the meantime, here’s a look at Friday’s upcoming schedule:

• 10am: Event 5 Flight B
  $565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) – $200,000 Guaranteed
• 2pm: $135 Event 5 Satellite – 5 Seats Guaranteed
• 6pm: Event 5 Flight C
  $565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) – $200,000 Guaranteed

Link: Complete Pinktober Poker Open Schedule

$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 50

The late stages of Flight A are here and it’s Farzad Raji and Saj Illikal that are separating themselves from the field. Raji and Illikal lead the way, and — in a bit of bad luck — find themselves seated directly next to one another at Table 21.

Farzad Raji – 199,000
Saj Illikal – 177,000

$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 Ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 50

Flight A is down to two tables with Mark “Bud” Wiser going down as the most recent bustout. His elimination in 19th narrowed the field to 18 and tournament staff quickly consolidated the remaining players.

Per the structure sheet, Flight A is scheduled to conclude following Level 15 or at 10 percent of the starting field.

$565 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Flight A Entries: 49

The flop was and David DiBernardi was at risk with his last roughly 21,500 in the middle versus Justin Busiere.

Busiere: for top pair
DiBernard: for an open-ended straight draw

Runout:

DiBernardi missed and Busiere’s pair was best. Busiere took the pot while DiBernardi hit the rail.

Justin Busiere – 165,000
David DiBernrdi – Eliminated