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Championship Day 1C: David Nathaniel Leads

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,00 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  122

David Nathaniel

Players returned to action after the second break with a familiar face at the top. David Nathaniel won this tournament in 2019 and sitting nicely with 140,800 after six levels. Eli Kiwan isn’t far behind with 131,400 and there are several others with bigger stacks in the hunt.

Flight C will play these next three levels before the dinner break and reg will close at 6 pm.

Eli Kiwan

Championship Day 1C: Next Break

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1C Entries:  118

The second break is coming up and the entry count continues to click up. The prize pool is just south of $270K and they are building something nice.

They will return to play three move levels, take a 30-minute dinner break, and registration will close for the Championship when they return to start Level 10.

Championship Day 1C: Triple Digits

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  101

Phil Krnyaich (left) and Tarun Gulati (right)

The entry count climbed over 100 and the prize pool topped $250,000 as they hit Level 5 at pretty much the midpoint of the day. It’s a fun, tough crowd and they are having a great time.

Some more friends in the field include Phil Krynaich, Tarun Gulati, SPS Event 1 champ Kevin Carnevale, Mark Winchell, James Calderaro, Fabian Foster, and Steve Blackmon.

Kevin Carnevale

Championship Day 1C: Back from Break

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  90

Flight C players returned to action from their first break as they near triple digits today and the prize pool is climbing towards $250,000. This is a great turnout on a Saturday afternoon and we have plenty of time to add to it.

They will cruise through three more levels before the next break and another six before we close registration.

Championship Day 1C: Early Crowd

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1C Entries:  71

Josias Santos (left) and Marsha Wolak (right)

We have a great turnout in the Poker Room this afternoon, and with more than five hours of registration remaining, we are nearly matching the numbers we had in the first two flights.

Great time to be in the Poker Room.

A few early-action friends include Josias Santos, champion pickleballer Marsha Wolak, Karl Manouchakian, Tony March, David Nathaniel, Anthony Pellegrini, and Jerry Silva.

Karl Manouchakian
Tony March

Championship Day 1C: Guarantee Gone

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries:  46

Before the clock event ticked into the afternoon hours, we had enough players in today’s field to officially surpass the $200,000 guarantee. From this point until we close registration at 6 pm, the prize pool will continue to climb and we will be awarding some nice cash tomorrow on Day 2.

Championship Day 1C: Cards in the Air

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1C Entries:  29

Cards are in the air for the final flight of the 2024 PPO Championship and the $1,100 buy-in tournament will cruise past its $200,000 pretty early in the day. Only 46 entries are needed to surpass the mark; we had 29 at the start.

Big money in the future.

Players start with 30K starting stacks and all levels last 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 6 pm following the 30-minute dinner break.

Flight C will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return tomorrow at 11 am to play down to our champ.

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (6:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Championship Structure Sheet

PPO Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

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

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (6:00pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $140 PPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:10am)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Pinktober Poker Open Series Schedule

Championship: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 164

Flight A: 82 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 82 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1TomNguyenTampaFL561,000
2AllanHedinSarasotaFL455,000
3DrewDodgeSpring HillFL347,000
4SaifKeshwaniTampaFL302,000
5CarloAmentaTampaFL296,000
6JoshNicholsonWinter HavenFL296,000
7MatthewLeecyTampaFL262,000
8MattSundbergMinneolaFL258,000
9DiegoPaulo UezTampaFL247,000
10DanielLiValricoFL214,000
11WagnerWysotchanskiOrlandoFL213,000
12BillCriegoNokomisFL203,000
13TamasHartmanTampaFL197,000
14NickScholzTampaFL175,000
15JuanRodriguezSt PetersburgFL173,000
16AndersonPremdasOrange ParkFL171,000
17DanielMurrayTampaFL164,000
18JustinColtharpDelandFL135,000
19ShaneMelertBrandonFL112,000
20FredParadisOldsmarFL58,000
21EdwardsMunizTampaFL54,000
22ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL45,000