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Alex Ochoa Wins PPO Bankroll Builder Outright for $6,030

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 154

Prize Pool: $24,640
October 19, 2025

Alex Ochoa, 2025 PPO Bankroll Builder Champ

The first one-day PPO trophy event was a $200 Bankroll Builder on a Sunday afternoon. The tournament drew 154 entries to turn the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $24,640 and Alex Ochoa took the top spot outright for $6,030.

Congrats!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1AlexanderOchoaClearwaterFL$6,030
2StephenDeesDaytonOH$4,000
3Seyed ArmanRanjbar NavaziClearwaterFL$2,850
4ShengliYaoTampaFL$2,080
5DanielCarltonPlant CityFL$1,540
6KeithLoftusBoca RatonFL$1,170
7RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$910
8AdamWeingardTampaFL$720
9Vincent JosephEllulClearwaterFL$590
10JohnCapitanoRaleighNC$590
11VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL$500
12TrevorPhelpsLeesburgFL$500
13LucasSadowskiWayneNJ$440
14GabrielFullerTampaFL$440
15VladStingaVineyard HavenMA$400
16EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$400
17ChristopherGaskinLakelandFL$370
18RobertKosydarWimaumaFL$370
19ChristopherPerryHudsonFL$370
20DonaldRoemerJolietIL$370

Event 2: Prize Pool and Payouts with $6K Up Top

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 154

Prize Pool: $24,640
October 19, 2025

Registration closed for the $200 PPO Bankroll Builder tournament, which drew 154 entries and surpassed the $20,000 guarantee, resulting in a prize pool worth $24,640. The last 20 spots will be paid with $370 for a min-cash and $6,030 plus the PPO trophy to the winner.

1st: $6,030 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $4,000
3rd: $2,850
4th: $2,080
5th: $1,540
6th: $1,170
7th: $910
8th: $720
9th-10th: $590
11th-12th: $600
13th-14th: $440
15th-16th: $400
17th-20th: $370

Event 2: Guarantee Long Gone

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  136

The PPO Bankroll Builder is cruising right along, split on the other side of the room from the Monster Stack, with one feeding the other.

Many players went deep in Event 1 and used their newfound payout to buy into Event 2. With 136 entries so far, they’ve already surpassed the $20,000 guarantee with late registration available until 4:40 pm.

Event 2: Bankroll Builder Sunday

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Sunday funday kicked off with the Monster Stack restart at 11 am but we also have a one-day trophy event getting underway at noon. It is a $200 buy-in Bankroll Builder with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool, great for playing some poker and watching some football.

Players start with 25K stacks and all levels last 25 minutes. Late registration and unlimlited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 4:40 pm.

  • $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 11 (4:40pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

PPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 2 – $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 11 (4:40pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

2025 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule and Results