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Championship Day 1A: More Friends

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  50

Rafael Reis

We put another ten players in the game over the first level after break, continuing a pace to cruise us past the $200,000 guarantee later this weekend.

Some additional friends in the field include Rafael Reis, Matthew Leecy, Drew Dodge, Igor Tretyakov, Shawn Barnett, and Jerome Leonardo.

Matthew Leecy
Drew Dodge
Igor Tretyakov

Championship Day 1A: George Hortelano Leads Early

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries:  40

George Hortelano

Players returned to action in Flight A of the PPO Championship with a few more entries added during the break.

George Hortelano is the early leader in the field and a pretty good start to his day. He is sitting behind a huge stack worth 142,500 and holding a healthy lead on the rest of them.

Championship Day 1A: Early Friends

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  25

Clyde Maliauka

Flight A of the PPO Championship is moving right along, with more players joining as we near the afternoon hours. A better time for a lot of players and they have plenty of time to join with late reg available until 6 pm.

Some early friends include Clyde Maliauka, Gabe Fuller, David Moses, Mark Zhang, Woodrow Pass, Wayne Leonard, and Tony March.

Gabe Fuller
David Moses
Mark Zhang

Championship Day 1A: Cards in the Air!

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries:  12

Cards are in the air for the 2025 Pinktober Poker Open Championship with 12 early adopters and many more expected with registration available until 6 pm.

They will play three 40-minute levels before their first break and there is a 30-minute dinner break schedule at 5:30 pm following Level 9.

Championship Day 1A: Big Game Ready

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

The preliminary events are in the books and today we roll out the headliner. Flight A of the Pinktober Poker Open Championship starts at 11 am with a $1,200 buy-in and $200,000 guaranteed prize pool. Flight B runs tomorrow at the same time, and the last one is on Saturday.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 40 minutes, until switching to 30 when heads-up. Late registration is available until the start of Level 10 at 6 pm and players may fire as often as needed during that time.

The opening flights will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors return on Sunday at noon for Day 2.

  • $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 9 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $1,200 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

6PM: $150 PPO Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $200K GTD PPO Championship Day 1B
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
  • Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
  • Structure Sheet

2025 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule and Results