$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 358

With about 500K already in the pot and the board reading , Matthew Leecy bet 425,000 and Debbie Lee raised to 925,000. Leecy called, the river was and both players checked after Leecy thought for a few minutes.

Lee turned over for a set of sixes and Leecy mucked the lead to Lee.

Debbie Lee – 4,475,000 (112 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 3,250,000 (81 bb)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 358

Richie Smith open-shoved for 785,000 and it folded to Debbie Lee in the big blind. She checked her cards and quickly quickly called.

Lee:
Smith:

More big hands at the final table and Smith needed a lot of help to double up. The dealer ran it out ; Smith did not improve and was eliminated in seventh place.

Debbie Lee – 2,625,000 (66 bb)
Richie Smith – Eliminated in 7th Place ($17,530)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 358

After a hectic half an hour, the seven remaining players took a quick break before blinds were increased to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante.

Seat 1: Yazdi Mehta – 1,935,000 (48 bb)
Seat 2: David DiBernardi – 2,335,000 (58 bb)
Seat 3: Richie Smith – 1,035,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: Sanjib Acharya – 1,655,000 (41 bb)
Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 945,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Leecy – 4,620,000 (116 bb)
Seat 8: Debbie Lee – 1,800,000 (45 bb)

1st: $111,240 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $73,950
3rd: $54,340
4th: $40,340
5th: $30,250
6th: $22,910
7th: $17,530
8th: Jamie Smith – $13,540
9th: Alain Medesan – $10,550

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 358

On the very next hand after Alain Medesan was eliminated, there was an open to 75,000 and Sanjib Acharya three-bet to 250,000. Jamie Smith ripped all in for 700,000 from the button to get folds from the blinds. The original raiser folded and Acharya quickly called.

Smith:
Acharya:

Back-to-back monster hands but Smith’s lead did not last long when Acharya made a set of kings on the flop. The table was shocked and Smith was eliminated after the turn and river.

Sanjib Acharya – 1,780,000 (59 bb)
Jamie Smith – Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,540)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 358

Yazdi Mehta opened to 75,000 from early position and Sanjib Acharya called from the hijack. Alain Medesan raised to 330,000 from the cutoff leaving 150K behind and the buttons and blinds folded. Mehta moved all in with his big stack and Acharya folded.

Mehta:
Medesan:

A big cooler at the final table for Medesan and he could not find a comeback as the board ran out to go out in ninth place.

Yazdi Mehta – 1,475,000 (49 bb)
Alain Medesan – Eliminated in 9th Place ($10,550)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 358

Cards are in the air for the 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Championship final table with nine remaining and one taking home the guitar trophy.

They have 32:32 remaining in Level 22 with blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a 30,000 ante.

Seat 1: Yazdi Mehta – 845,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: David DiBernardi – 2,325,000 (78 bb)
Seat 3: Richie Smith – 1,110,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Sanjib Acharya – 1,080,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Alain Medesan – 555,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 1,235,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Jamie Smith – 685,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Matthew Leecy – 4,820,000 (161 bb)
Seat 9: Debbie Lee – 1,660,000 (55 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $111,240 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $73,950
3rd: $54,340
4th: $40,340
5th: $30,250
6th: $22,910
7th: $17,530
8th: $13,540
9th: $10,550

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 358

The 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Championship is down to nine players and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to begin the process of finding our PPO Champion. Matthew Leecy leads the return but they all have a shot at the $111K top prize.

Seat 1: Yazdi Mehta – 845,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: David DiBernardi – 2,325,000 (78 bb)
Seat 3: Richie Smith – 1,110,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Sanjib Acharya – 1,080,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Alain Medesan – 555,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 1,235,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Jamie Smith – 685,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Matthew Leecy – 4,820,000 (161 bb)
Seat 9: Debbie Lee – 1,660,000 (55 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $111,240 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $73,950
3rd: $54,340
4th: $40,340
5th: $30,250
6th: $22,910
7th: $17,530
8th: $13,540
9th: $10,550

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 12 – $250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 3 – $1,700 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• Championship Day 3 Seats and Chip Counts
• Championship Payouts

2PM: Event 11 Day 2 – $2,500 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 11 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 11 Payouts

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 358

The 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Championship final table is set with nine players remaining and $111K awaiting the winner.

Matthew Leecy began Day 2 with the chip lead and ended the day with the chip lead, but it was not an easy path getting into the final nine. He had a rollercoaster ride after the dinner break but will come back with a chance for his second major Tampa title.

Cards go back in the air on Monday at 2 pm with 32:32 remaining in Level 22.

Seat 1: Yazdi Mehta – 845,000 (28 bb)
Seat 2: David DiBernardi – 2,325,000 (78 bb)
Seat 3: Richie Smith – 1,110,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Sanjib Acharya – 1,080,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Alain Medesan – 555,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 1,235,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Jamie Smith – 685,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Matthew Leecy – 4,820,000 (161 bb)
Seat 9: Debbie Lee – 1,660,000 (55 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $111,240 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $73,950
3rd: $54,340
4th: $40,340
5th: $30,250
6th: $22,910
7th: $17,530
8th: $13,540
9th: $10,550

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 358

While Igor Tretyakov was going out on Table 22 in 11th place, Justin McNeil was all in for 390,000 against Yazdi Mehta and his slightly bigger stack.

Mehta:
McNeil:

It was a final table race and McNeil needed to improve to double up. The dealer ran out the board, McNeil missed it all, and was eliminated in tenth place on the final table bubble.

Yazdi Mehta – 845,000 (28 bb)

Tournament staff paused the clock and player are redrawing seats for the final table on Monday at 9 pm.

10th: Justin McNeil – $10,550
11th: Igor Tretyakov – $8,510
12th: Fred Paradis – $8,510
13th: Ryan Luker – $6,970
14th: RJ Sullivan – $6,970
15th: Filipp Khavin – $5,810
16th: Ryan Thompson – $5,810