2021 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  153
Prize Pool:  $66,250
October 21, 2021

Event 5 was the mid-series tournament on the Pinktober Poker Open schedule and it had a very nice turnout. It attracted 125 entries for the $600 buy-in and Ken O’Donnell won it outright for more than $20,000.

The tournament easily surpassed its $50,000 guarantee and put $66,250 in the prize pool. We had 13 players advance to Day 2, all in the money, and they quickly played down to the final table.

O’Donnell was in the middle of the pack but quickly took charge along with the chips. Players continued to drop until he had a big lead heads-up with Daniel Kasper. With barely a blip, O’Donnell picked up every chip in the tournament and won the title along with $20,059.

Results:

1st: Ken O’Donnell – $20,059
2nd: Daniel Kasper – $12,398
3rd: Yan Ting Jiang – $8,311
4th: Jeff Trudeau Jr – $5,778
5th: Joseph Parrish – $4,173
6th: Steve Zhang – $3,135
7th: Karl Manouchakian – $2,454
8th: Walter Rossi – $2,005
9th: Jack Ranallo – $1,713
10th: Yousef Nassr – $1,713
11th: David Tuthill – $1,534
12th: Cary Rosenthanl – $1,534
13th: Anthony March – $1,443

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante

Shortly after the break, Daniel Kasper put his 350,000 at risk and Ken O’Donnell had a chance to lock down the title.

O’Donnell:
Kasper:

Kasper was live but O’Donnell improved when he paired his ace on the flop. There was still hope for Kasper but the turn and river ended his tournament in second place. O’Donnell took the last chips of the tournament and picked up $20,059 for the win.

1st: Ken O’Donnell – $20,059
2nd: Daniel Kasper – $12,398

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 125

Ken O’Donnell and Daniel Kasper took a break at the end of Level 24 and return to blinds at 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

Seat 2: Daniel Kasper – 460,000 (9 bb)
Seat 6: Ken O’Donnell – 3,300,000 (66 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $20,059
2nd: $12,398

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 125

Most posts were going to Ken O’Donnell’s side of the table and Daniel Kasper made a move. He was all in for 370,000 and O’Donnell called with a chance to end the tournament.

Kasper:
O’Donnell:

Kasper had two live cards and paired his eight on the flop. The turn and river were safe for Kasper and he doubled up.

Daniel Kasper – 780,000 (20 bb)
Ken O’Donnell – 2,970,000 (74 bb)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 125

Seat 2: Daniel Kasper – 1,050,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6: Ken O’Donnell – 2,685,000 (67 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $20,059
2nd: $12,398

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 125

Yan Ting Jiang completed her small blind and Ken O’Donnell raised to 125,000 from the big. Jiang moved all in and O’Donnell called with both having similar stacks.

O’Donnell:
Jiang:

A more traditional race than we saw earlier

“This would be a good flip to win,” O’Donnell said.

The dealer spread an all-low board with board and the stacks were counted down. O’Donnell was the player at risk for 1,270,000 and doubled huge while Jiang was down to only 115,000.

She folded one hand then lost the rest of her stack to O’Donnell on the next to exit in third place.

Ken O’Donnell – 2,685,000 (90 bb)
Yan Ting Jiang – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($8,311)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 125

Two folds and Ken O’Donnell announced all in from the small blind. Jeff Trudeau Jr checked his cards and called at risk for about 340,000.

O’Donnell:
Trudeau Jr:

Not a traditional race but Trudeau Jr needed to fade two overs or an interesting board. Unfortunately for him, it was the second option that got there because O’Donnell made a ten-hight straight when the dealer spread .

Ken O’Donnell – 1,850,000 (62 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr – Eliminated in 4th Place ($5,778)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 125

Ken O’Donnell opened from the button, Joseph Parrish three-bet shoved for about 415,000 from the small blind, and O’Donnell called.

O’Donnell:
Parrish:

Parrish needed help to stay in the game, paired his eight on the flop but that was the best he could do after the turn and river.

Ken O’Donnell – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Joseph Parrish – Eliminated in 5th Place ($4,173)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 125

Jeff Trudeau Jr opened to 50,000 from the button, Daniel Kasper moved all in for 180,000 from the small blind and Trudeau Jr called.

Kasper:
Trudeau Jr:

Kasper needed to catch and found three spades on the board for a double.

Two hands later, he was heads-up with Yan Ting Jiang with the flop reading . Kasper bet 100,000 and Jiang raised to 200,000. Kasper moved all in for 315,000 total and Jiang called.

Jiang:
Kasper:

Kasper was ahead with top pair jacks versus second pair sevens and held after the turn and river.

Kasper went from short stack to second stack in two hands.

Daniel Kasper – 945,000 (38 bb)
Jeff Trudeau Jr – 460,000 (18 bb)
Yan Ting Jiang – 650,000 (26 bb)

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 125

Steve Zhang was down to 115,000 and put his stack in the middle from the button to get a shrug/call from Ken O’Donnell in the big blind.

O’Donnell:
Zhang:

Zhang found a big hand with his short stack but O’Donnell flopped trip sixes on the board and turned a boat turn. The river finished the board and Zhang was eliminated in sixth place.

Ken O’Donnell – 915,000 (46 bb)
Steve Zhang – Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,135)