$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 76

A walk among the tables during the second break found a couple of big stacks but one stood out. Tampa Poker regular Bill Isbell’s stack is always easy to find, one of the few in the room who stack in 10s instead of 20s. His was spread in front and counted out for a total of 293,000 for a clear lead.

Brenda Lyons looks like the second biggest with 179,200 with several others teasing 200K.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  76

The second break came to an end and tournament staff closed the books on Pinktober Poker Open Event 5. Flight B drew 76 entries to push the combined total up to 125 and create a prize pool worth $66,250.

Flight B will continue into the evening until only eight players remain to advance to Day 2 tomorrow at noon. We will post the official payout information later this evening once the Day 2 numbers are locked in.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  71

Level 8 is here and that means time is running out if you want a piece of this very nice prize pool. We have 71 entries today to put the combined total at 120 on the nose for the tournament.

Once they run through this level, tournament staff will send them on a 15-minute break and registration will close when they return.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  63

Event 5 employs a “best stack forward” rule which allows players to bag Flight A and try again in Flight B. If they manage to make it both days, they will receive a min-cash for the smallest bag and play their bigger stack tomorrow for Day 2.

We had five players advance yesterday and Tony March was one of them. Not satisfied with his 93,500 stack for Day 2, he is back this afternoon trying to spin it up and make some more money for his Pay It Backward Foundation.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  60

Flight B blasted Event 5 over the $50,000 guarantee early in the day and the entry count continues to climb. Registration will remain open until 3:30 pm so there’s still time to join the fun.

We have some friends back in the field for the first time including Ken O’Donnell, Jeff Trudeau, and Al Gomez.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are nearing the final weekend of the 2021 Pinktober Poker Open series and warming things up with Flight B of Event 5. It is a $600 buy-in tournament with a $50,000 guarantee that should get there this afternoon.

Players start with 30,000 deep stacks and run 30 minutes levels throughout the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. Flight B will continue into the evening until only 10% of the field remains and those players will join the 12 from Flight A on Day 2.

Cards go in the air at 11 am and we will pick the coverage later this afternoon.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of the field remains
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 Day 1B – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of the field remains
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $140 Event 7 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,100 seats in Pinktober Event 7 guaranteed
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Structure Sheet

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 49

With six players remaining and five advancing, it took a little time to get in the money. They made it most of the way through Level 15 with a few all-ins but no calls.

Then there was a three-way pot with the board reading . Jack Ranallo checked from the small blind, Joseph Parris bet 17,000 from the cutoff, the button called, and Jack Ranallo check/raised to 50,000. Parrish called, the button moved all in for 174,000 total and Ranallo called.

Ranallo:
Button:

Both flopped trip jacks but the button had kicker issues with his ten. The turn and river finished the board to put the last five players in the money and on to Day 2.

Flight A counts:

1. Jack Ranallo – 638,500
2. Karl Manouchakain – 395,500
3. Joseph Parrish – 226,500
4. Walt Rossi – 116,000
5. Tony March – 93,500

Flight B kicks off tomorrow at 11 am with late registration available until 3:30 pm.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 49

Cards are back in the air after (what should be) the last break of the day. We have eight players remaining, five advancing, and Jack Ranallo way out front.

He sits with 572,000 in his stack, good enough for 39% of the 1,470,000 chips in play today.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 49

Flight A made it down to the “final” table of the day, not the final final table of the tournament but the last nine players trying to advance to Day 2. Six of these players will be disappointed while five of them move on.

Jack Ranallo seems to be running over the competition. He has nearly a quarter of the chips in the play to leave a lot of short stacks.