$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 298

After sending a double across the table to Ken O’Donnell, Daniel Zappulla was down to 132,000 and three-bet shipped after Maha Ahmad opened and Ahmad called with the bigger stack.

Zappulla:
Ahmad:

Zappulla was ahead for a double of his own and faded Ahmad’s live cards on the flop. The turn was safe for Zappulla but Ahmad paired his king on the river to send him out.

Maha Ahmad – 340,000 (43 bb)
Daniel Zappulla – Eliminated in 30th Place ($2,330)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 298

Wasim Assaf opened the action from the button and Marie Harrell moved all in for 120,000 from the big blind. Assaf called with a similar stack and had Harrell at risk.

Assaf:
Harrell:

Harrell woke up with a monster in the big blind and her kings held on the board to double up. Assaf was left with only 4,000 and eliminated by Harry Binda Jr on the next hand.

31st: Wasim Assaf – $2,330
32nd: Fred Paradis – $2,330

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 298

Anthony Bertuccio and Shane Melert began Day 2 with the top two stacks in the Championship and they are still there but reversed position. Melert leads now with a big stack of 956,000 and Bertuccio is second with 567,000.

To make things a little more fun for Table 21, they are seated right next to each other.

Blinds are up to 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante after the first break and the average stack is about 280,000 (35 bb).

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 298

The PPO Championship field dropped down to the last four tables when Event 1 winner Nick Scholz was eliminated in 33rd place. He lost a big flip against David Howard to get short and go out soon after.

Blinds are up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 280,000 (47 bb).

33rd: Nick Scholz – $2,160
34th: Chad Kitchen – $2,160
35th: Brenda Lane-Worley – $2,160
36th: Amelio Amato – $2,160
37th: Travis Hall – $2,160

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 298

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2023 PPO Championship with 37 players in contention for the title.

They will play the last 15 minutes of Level 14 and all of Level 15 before taking the first break. Blinds are 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is about 242,000 (48 bb).

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1C – $1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• Championship Day 2 Chip Counts
• Championship Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 7 – $200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 25 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:50pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 298

Flight A: 87 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 87 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight C: 124 Entries; 16 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 298

Flight A: 87 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 87 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight C: 124 Entries; 16 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 298
Prize Pool: $283,100
October 26 – 30, 2023

Registration closed for the 2023 Pinktober Poker Open Championship with 298 entries, creating a prize pool worth $283,100. The last 37 spots will be paid with $2,160 for a min-cash and $60,190 up top for the PPO Champion.

Thanks for the great turnout and good luck!

1st: $60,190 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $40,070
3rd: $29,190
4th: $21,550
5th: $16,130
6th: $12,240
7th: $9,410
8th: $7,340
9th-10th: $5,800
11th-12th: $4,740
13th-14th: $3,940
15th-16th: $3,350
17th-20th: $2,900
21st-24th: $2,570
25th-32nd: $2,330
33rd-37th: $2,160

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  16 of 124

Two big hands were playing on the bubble and both determined the outcome of the day. On Table 21, Karl Manouchakian was all in versus Brad Williams with his looking to win a flip against .

Williams flopped top two on the board but Manouchakina nailed the turn for a set of queens. The river was safe and he doubled on the bubble.

On the other table, our defending champion Matthew Leecy was the last player to exit in the tournament on the bubble.

The last 16 players are bagging their chips with Anthony Bertuccio the biggest with 547,000. We will post the complete Day 2 seat draw as soon as it is available.