Tag Archives: 2023 Pinktober

Event 1 Flight A: Ed Johnston Bags the Lead

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  13 of 129

Ed Johnson

After a very, very long money bubble, Flight A dropped down to 13 players and they bagged up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday in the money.

Ed Johnston had a healthy lead at the last break and then went bigger. He put 657,000 for a huge lead over the field with Phillip Krnyaich back in second place with 298,000.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available. Flight B is cruising along with 112 entries in the first hour and late registration is available until 10:30 pm.

Event 1 Flight B: Second Flight Ready

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

The second flight of PPO Event 1 starts at the top of the hour, and it will build on a great start in Flight A. The morning session drew 129 entries to put the $200 buy-in tournament on a path to topping the $100,000 guarantee. There are two more flights tomorrow, with one each on Friday and Saturday.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and the first 25 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes afterwards. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight B will end when 10% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Ed Johnston Leads Last Break

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  18 of 129

Ed Johnston

While not technically the last break on the structure, the 18 remaining players returned for Level 13 and it’s unlikely they will play another two hours before losing five players.

So at the third break of the day, Ed Johnston is the new leader and up top with 357,000 followed by Phillip Krnyaich with 224,000.

Phillip Krnyaich

Event 1 Flight A: Dropping Quickly

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  25 of 129

Jordan Joeckel (left) and Fred Paradis (right)

Flight A is moving right along, the field is down to four tables and only one knockout from three. They still have a little worth with 13 of them advancing but they can see the end of the day.

Jordan Joeckel and Fred Paradis are still cruising along on Table 11 and Mark Winchell knocked out two players on Table 22.

Event 1 Flight A: Registration Closed with 129 Entries

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  33 of 129

Registration closed for Flight A of PPO Event 1 with 129 official entries, putting more than $20,000 toward the $100,000 guarantee. There are five more big flights to go, including the next one at 6 pm, so the big money is coming up.

Flight A will continue until only 13 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at noon in the money. Players must bag their chips to move on.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 10a129TBD
BWeds 6p
CThurs 10a
DThurs 6p
EFriday 10a
FSaturday 10a
Total129TBD

Event 1 Flight A: Gabe Fuller Leads

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  129

Gabe Fuller

The second break ended and players returned to their seats to begin playing down the rest of the day. The clock shows and unofficial 129 entries for Flight A, a great start to the series.

Gabe Fuller leads the field coming back with 184,000 and sitting in a good spot heading into the latter parts of the day.

Event 1 Flight A: Last Level to Register

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Entries:  120

Jake Ferro

Flight A of the PPO opener reached Level 8 and time is running out if you want to get an early bag in the $100,000 guarantee tournament.

We have 120 entries in the game so far and a great turnout for a Wednesday afternoon. There is another flight tonight at 6 pm with late registration available until 10:30 pm and two more tomorrow, with one each on Friday and Saturday.

Jake Ferro is one of our early participants and the former WPT Player of the Year looks like the current leader with 141,600.

Event 1 Flight A: Kicking off the PPO

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

The wait is over and it’s time for the next big series in the Poker Room. The 2023 Pinktober Poker Open gets underway at 10 am with Flight A of Event 1. The $200 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament has a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and the first 25 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes afterward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight A will continue until only 10% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

PPO Day 1 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Flight A – $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Flight B – $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

2023 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule