$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  30 of 151

Frank Weigel opened to 10,000 from middle position and Barbara Cardin called on the button. Terri-Anne Crawford raised to 35,000 from the small blind and Weigel clicked all in for 50,000 total. Cardin folded and Crawford called.

Weigel:
Crawford:

“Don’t worry,” Weigel told her. “You’re going to win.”

“I’m a little worried,” Crawford responded.

Weigel was looking good but Crawford paired her ace on the flop. Weigel had some diamond outs with the last two kings but blanked the turn and river to go out late in the day.

Terri-Anne Crawford – 194,000 (49 bb)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  36 of 151

The last break is done, the purple chips are gone, and we have a new leader. Ken O’Donnell is the new big stack in the room and leads the shrinking field with 413,000. Ryan Luker sits in second with 391,000 followed by Ryan Hogan’s 374,000 and Mike Hernandez’s 358,000.

Players are scheduled to play two more levels and survivors will bag their chips for a return on Sunday at noon for Day 2.

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  42 of 151

Flight A of the Championship hit 40 players at five tables shortly before the last break of the day. They will return and play two more levels before bagging chips.

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  42 of 151

The dinner break was winding down, tournament staff were clearing the registration line, and we had one max late reg player to put the count at 151. Two-time Tampa champ David DiBernardi was that player, taking a seat at the start of Level 10 with a 40K stack.

While others are dropping, DiBernardi is up to 115,500 and cruising along.

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  63 of 151

Ryan Hogan came back from the dinner break with Ryan Luker not far behind. Both players picked up more chips over the first level back with Luker pulling into the lead. He sits with 392,000 but Hogan isn’t too shabby with 328,500.

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  151

Registration closed for Flight A of the 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Championship with 151 entries putting $226,500 towards the $400,000 guarantee. That mark will be reached tomorrow in Flight B and will continue to grow throughout the day.

Flight A will continue to play this evening through Level 14 when survivors bag up around 10 pm for Day 2.

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  149

Players returned to their seats following the dinner break with an unofficial 150 entries showing on the clock. Tournament staff will do their math and we’ll report those Flight A numbers as soon as they are locked in.

Ryan Hogan is locked in; our PPO Event 1 champ is leading another tournament and this is the big one. He is up to 280,000 and way out front.

Here are a few random counts from the tables during break:

Ryan Hogan – 280,000 (140 bb)
Ryan Luker – 193,000 (97 bb)
Michael Jagroo – 183,000 (92 bb)
Aime Martini – 161,000 (81 bb)
Turan Gulati – 146,500 (73 bb)
Jose Reyes – 143,500 (72 bb)
Frank Weigel – 137,000 (69 bb)
RJ Sullivan – 120,000 (60 bb)
David Tuthill – 108,500 (54 bb)
James Calderaro – 108,000 (54 bb)
Jerry Silva – 105,000 (53 bb)
Kevin Blewitt – 101,500 (51 bb)
Mike Dentale – 101,000 (51 bb)
Hal Rotholz – 96,500 (48 bb)
Ken O’Donnell – 92,500 (46 bb)
Doug Marro – 92,000 (46 bb)
TK Miles – 83,000 (42 bb)
Ken Fishman – 82,500 (41 bb)
Steve Brite – 72,000 (36 bb)
Justin Zaki – 71,500 (36 bb)
James Kerr – 65,000 (33 bb)
David Meagher – 63,500 (32 bb)
John Dolan – 55,000 (28 bb)
Barbara Cardin – 53,000 (27 bb)
Clyde Maliauka – 49,500 (25 bb)
John O’Neal – 38,500 (19 bb)
Bryce McVay – 37,500 (19 bb)
Mitch Mitchell – 33,000 (17 bb)
Fallon Weidner – 29,000 (15 bb)
Charles Kahrs – 25,500 (13 bb)
Peter Walsworth – 25,500 (13 bb)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  148

Tournament staff sent Championship players on their 60-minute dinner break while they color off the black chips.

They will return to action at 6:30 pm and registration will close for Flight A.

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  148

Tarun Gulati opened to 3,500 from middle position, Ken Fishman called on the button, and the small blind player moved all in for 25,500. Gulati reshipped to get a quick fold from Fishman.

Gulati:
Small Blind:

Gulati already had a nice stack and it would grow if his tens held. The board ran and Gulati made an overkill set of tens on the end to move his stack up to 175,000.

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  145

“Five-handed Table 21!”

Things are happening at that table; they are running players through and bringing new players in to the point tables are already breaking. Frank Weigel, Peter Walsworth, and Barbara Cardin are still grinding away but it looks like James Calderaro is staying hot.

The former WSOP bracelet winner/WPT champ won last night’s $2,200 title at that table and he’s up to 126,000 after coming in late.