$300 No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  8 of 64

Flight A: 64 Entries; 8 Advanced
Flight B: Underway
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$300 No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The first multi-day tournament on the PPO schedule got underway with Flight A of Event 3 this morning. The $300 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 64 entries and Flight B starts at 6 pm. The tournament has a $100,000 guarantee and they are on pace to crush it.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and the first 26 levels last 30 minutes before jumping up to 40. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-26 last 30 minutes; Levels 27+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$300 No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  31 of 64

Registration closed for Flight A of the $300 No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 64 entries, a great pace to crush the $100,000 guarantee.

Play will continue until eight players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$300 No Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Entries:  58

They are working their way through Level 8 and they will take another 15-minute break when it runs its course. When action gets back underway at 3:30 pm, registration will close for the first flight with the next one starting at 6 pm.

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$150+$50 Quad Stack Bounty No-Limit Hold’em
Entries:  75
Prize Pool:  $8,250
Bounty Prize Pool:  $3,750
October 6, 2026

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$300 One-Day $50K No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  204
Prize Pool:  $50,000
October 6, 2026

$300 No Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  42

Players returned from the first break with over 40 entries on a Wednesday afternoon, a nice start to the multi-flight tournament with a huge weekend expected.

A few regulars in the crowd include September Tournament leaderboard winner David Piccolo, Robert Fregosi, author Barbara Cardin, Justin Green, Karl Manouchakian, and Ken Fishman.

Registration will close at 3:30 pm and Flight B starts at 6 pm with late reg available until 10:30 pm. Plenty of chances to get in the game.

$300 No Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The first multi-day tournament in the 2026 Pinktober Poker Open schedule gets underway today with Flight A at 11 am. It is a $300 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $100,000 guarantee and seven starting flights.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and the first 26 levels last 30 minutes before going up to 40 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-26 last 30 minutes; Levels 27+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Flight A – $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-26 last 30 minutes; Levels 27+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 3 Flight B – $300 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-26 last 30 minutes; Levels 27+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$300 One-Day $50K No-Limit Hold’em
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  44 of 204

Event 1 players enjoyed another 15-minute break in the action and returned with 44 players remaining with only 26 of them making the money. They will play four more levels before getting a 30-minute dinner break.

Roberto Melo is the big chip leader heading toward the money bubble, holding 525,000, and no one else is close.

We will post complete results and the winner’s photo in the morning. See you tomorrow for the first big multi-day trophy event.