$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 298

Action folded to Brett Apter in the small blind and he moved all in for 690,000. Frank Weigel thought for a moment and called to put Apter at risk.

Weigel:
Apter:

Apter was behind but had two live cards with a chance to double up. The board ran out and Apter was eliminated in fifth place.

Frank Weigel – 3,650,000 (61 bb)
Brett Apter – Eliminated in 5th Place ($16,130)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 298

Not a lot of action over the first half of Level 25, here’s a look at the updated counts with Brett Apter dipping a bit and Vince Cafone building up.

Seat 3: Shane Melert – 830,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Harry Binda Jr – 2,460,000 (41 bb)
Seat 5: Brett Apter – 790,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Frank Weigel – 2,900,000 (48 bb)
Seat 8: Vincent Cafone – 1,960,000 (33 bb)

1st: $60,190 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $40,070
3rd: $29,190
4th: $21,550
5th: $16,130

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 298

The five remaining players were sent on a 15-minute break and returned with Harry Binda Jr leading the way. Everyone is guaranteed at least $16,130 and $60,190 still awaits a winner.

Seat 3: Shane Melert – 830,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Harry Binda Jr – 2,790,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Brett Apter – 1,425,000 (24 bb)
Seat 7: Frank Weigel – 2,340,000 (39 bb)
Seat 8: Vincent Cafone – 1,565,000 (26 bb)

1st: $60,190 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $40,070
3rd: $29,190
4th: $21,550
5th: $16,130
6th: Doug Marro – $12,240
7th: Anthony Bertuccio – $9,410
8th: Bo Gray – $7,340
9th: Aaron Thivyanathan – $5,800

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 298

Doug Marro open-shipped for 560,000 from under the gun and it folded to Frank Weigel. He called in the small blind and Vincent Cafone quickly folded his big.

Weigel: [qh}
Marro:

Marro was dominated by the bigger ace and Weigel slammed the door on the flop. Marro was drawing dead after the turn and the river finished his day in sixth place.

Frank Weigel – 2,400,000 (48 bb)
Doug Marro – Eliminated in 6th Place ($12,240)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 298

Anthony Bertuccio three-bet ripped his last approximately 850,000 in the middle and Frank Weigel called to put him at risk.

Weigel:
Bertuccio:

“Keep in clean dealer!” Weigel asked the dealer.

Bertuccio ran into a tough hand and the bigger ace and couldn’t find a save on the board to go out in seventh place.

Frank Weigel – 2,550,000 (51 bb)
Anthony Bertuccio – Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,410)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 298

Bo Gray was down to 495,000 and three-bet shipped against Brett Apter and ran into some trouble.

Apter:
Gray:

Apter was dominated by Apter’s big slick, picked up a gutshot draw on the but blanked the turn and river to exit in eighth place.

Brett Apter – 1,450,000 (36 bb)
Bo Gray – Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,340)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 298

Harry Binda Jr opened to 100,000 from the button, Aaron Thivyanathan moved all in for about 500K and Binda Jr quickly called.

Thivyanathan:
Binda Jr:

Thivyanathan was in bad shape but paired his four on the flop to take the lead. He made two pair, sevens and fours, on the turn but was counterfeit on the river. Both players made aces up but kickers played so Thivyanathan was eliminated in ninth place.

Harry Binda Jr – 2,590,000 (65 bb)
Aaron Thivyanathan – Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,800)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 298

Action folded to Doug Marro in the hijack and he moved all in for 305,000. Anthony Bertuccio reshipped from the cutoff for 885,000 to get folds from the button and blinds.

Bertuccio:
Marro:

Marro was dominated and needed help to stay in the Championship. He missed the flop and turn but hit the river to double up early at the final table.

Doug Marro – 710,000 (18 bb)
Anthony Bertuccio – 580,000 (15 bb)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 298

Cards are in the air for the 2023 PPO Championship final table with nine remaining and one will take home the PPO Guitar trophy.

They have 15:03 remaining in Level 22 and levels increase to 60 minutes with the start of Level 23.

Seat 1: Doug Marro – 415,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Anthony Bertuccio – 775,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Melert – 1,295,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Harry Binda Jr – 1,205,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5: Brett Apter – 1,645,000 (55 bb)
Seat 6: Aaron Thivyanathan – 655,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Frank Weigel – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Seat 8: Vincent Cafone – 630,000 (21 bb)
Seat 9: Bo Gray – 730,000 (24 bb)

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: $5,800

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 298

The 2023 Pinktober Poker Open Championship began with 298 but it’s down to its last night and the final table returns to the Poker Room at noon to begin playing down to our Champion.

Brett Apter is a tough player at the top of the counts but there are no soft spots at this table. It’s a tough lineup that will make for a fun day of poker.

Cards go back in the air and people, friends, and fans are welcome to come down to the Poker Room to watch some great poker played out.

Seat 1: Doug Marro – 415,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Anthony Bertuccio – 775,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Shane Melert – 1,295,000 (43 bb)
Seat 4: Harry Binda Jr – 1,205,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5: Brett Apter – 1,645,000 (55 bb)
Seat 6: Aaron Thivyanathan – 655,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Frank Weigel – 1,600,000 (53 bb)
Seat 8: Vincent Cafone – 630,000 (21 bb)
Seat 9: Bo Gray – 730,000 (24 bb)

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: $5,800