$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 358

Debbie Lee opened to 110,000 from the cutoff and picked up calls from Yazdi Mehta on the button and Sanjib Acharya in the big blind. The flop came , Acharya checked, Lee bet 130,000 and both players called.

The turn was , Acharya and Lee checked, and Mehta bet 180,000. Acharya check-raised to 475,000 and only Lee came along to the river. Acharya moved all in for 1,375,000 and Lee snapped off a call then flipped over for quad nines. Acharya flashed his for a rivered straight before picking up his sixth place payout.

Debbie Lee – 4,400,000 (88 bb)
Sanjib Acharya – Eliminated in 6th Place ($22,910)

2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 12
$250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  121
Prize Pool:  $24,805
October 17, 2022

Registration closed for the Pinktober Poker Open Seniors 50+ Event with 121 entries more than doubling the $10,000 guarantee into a $24,805 prize pool. The last 16 spots will be paid with $480 for a min-cash and $6,435 to the Seniors champ.

1st: $6,435
2nd: $4,320
3rd: $3,000
4th: $2,140
5th: $1,580
6th: $1,200
7th: $940
8th: $770
9th-10th: $650
11th-12th: $570
13th-14th: $510
15th-16th: $480

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 358

Debbie Lee opened to 115,000 from the cutoff and Yazdi Mehta called from the button. Sanjib Acharya moved all in from the big blind for 1,150,000 and Lee moved all in over the top. Mehta went deep into the tank, thinking for several minutes before the table pointed out the action was on him. He quickly folded.

Lee:
Acharya:

It was a race and Acharya took the lead when he paired his ace on the flop. He needed his hand to hold to double and the turn and river sent him a double.

Sanjib Acharya – 2,490,000 (50 bb)
Debbie Lee – 2,200,000 (44 bb)

$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 358

Blinds are up, Debbie Lee leads, and things have settled down. After a crazy first 90 minutes and the stacks deepened, the pace slowed and they are grinding for the win.

Here’s a look at the approximate chip counts with the blinds at 25,000/50,000 and a 50,000 ante and the average stack is about 2,390,000 (48 bb).

Seat 1: Yazdi Mehta – 1,330,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: David DiBernardi – 3,200,000 (64 bb)
Seat 4: Sanjib Acharya – 1,215,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 1,800,000 (36 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Leecy – 2,500,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Debbie Lee – 3,800,000 (76 bb)

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

$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