2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  116
Prize Pool:  $60,900
October 11, 2022

The last week of the 2022 Pinktober Poker Open is rolling out games that are getting bigger as we near the Championship on October 14. Event 6 was a $600 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament and Jason Block came away with the outright win for $16,190 over a tough final table.

The tournament drew 116 entries to more than double the $30,000 into a prize pool worth $60,900. The last 15 players made the money and they got there after the late dinner break.

The final table featured a talented final table that included former Tampa champ Tom Nguyen, WPT/WSOP winner James Calderaro, Cheri Beatty, Jeremy Becker, and reigning WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro. Block outlasted them all and took home his second major Tampa title to go along with his 2022 Winter Poker Open series win.

Congrats Jason!

Results:

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 116

Event 6 players were sent on the 40-minute dinner break with 19 players remaining, 15 getting paid, and $16K up top.

They will return to play out the rest of the tournament, and we will post the winner information along with a report in the morning.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 116

Event 6 is down to three tables in the tournament with a 40-minute dinner break on the horizon. They will get 40 minutes to unwind after Level 16 and return to play it out. With the field only seven KOs from the money, they are racing to that mark.

Those still in contention include James Calderaro, Jake Ferro, Cheri Beatty, Jason Block, Eric Walling and David Tuthill going for his second cash of the day.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 116

Event 6 players are taking another 15-minute break from the action as they inch nearer the money bubble. There are still four tables in action but it should move along over the next four levels before the dinner break.

Chuck Beitelspacher has a narrow chip lead late in the day, sitting with 318,000 at a tough table that includes James Calderaro and Eric Walling.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  48 of 116

We had a handful of players max late reg the tournament this afternoon including current WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro. While taking some needling from nearby Jeremy Becker, Ferro put his 40,500 to work from the small blind after a series of raises with the button.

Ferro:
Button:

“Oh those will hold,” Becker joked. “King in the window.”

That part wasn’t true but Ferro’s hand held on the run out for a full double.

Jake Ferro – 84,200 (53 bb)

2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  116
Prize Pool:  $60,900
October 11, 2022

Registration closed for Pinktober Poker Open Event 6 with 116 entries in the $600 No Limit Hold’em tournament, doubling the $30,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $60,900. The last 15 players will make the money with $1,280 for a min-cash and $16,190 awaiting the winner along with a $1,700 PPO Championship seat added to first place.

1st: $16,190 + PPO Championship seat
2nd: $10,810
3rd: $7,460
4th: $5,320
5th: $3,910
6th: $2,980
7th: $2,350
8th: 41,920
9th-10th: $1,630
11th-12th: $1,430
13th-15th: $1,280

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Entries:  116

Registration closed for Event 6 with an unofficial 116 entries showing on the clock for a prize pool over $60,000. We will post the official numbers as soon as they are available.

Jason Block looks like the new leader in the room, sitting at the top with 150,400 with another handful over 100K.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  102

Level 8 is here for the $600 one-day tournament and the last chance for players to register for the Tuesday afternoon event. The prize pool is already over $50,000 and it will grow a bit more.

A few familiar faces in the crowd include Karl Manouchakian, Eric Walling, James Calderaro, Cheri Beatty, Jeremy Becker, and Tony March.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Entries:  82

The Event 6 field continues to fill in, and everybody is chasing David Meagher with the biggest stack. The PPO Event 1 third-place finisher has a few black chips over 100K for a great start to his day.

There’s still a long way to go and we expect a nice crowd before we lock down registration.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  70

Event 6 players are on their first break with 70 entries in the field and more than two hours to spin it up. The $30,000 guarantee is already in the rearview mirror and it will continue to grow until registration closes at 4:30 pm.