$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $238,500  |  Structure
Level 17:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Flight G Entries:  340

The last flight always takes a little longer to burst the bubble; there are no other chances, so they are a little more conservative. After a long grind, Jake Ferro bagged 2,025,000 and will return with the second-biggest stack on Day 2.

His neighbor, Ken O’Donnell, also went big with 1,635,000 and might have had more if it weren’t for Nick Scholz.

“I’d be the chip leader if Nick didn’t keep bluffing me!” O’Donnell joked.

We will post the complete Day 2 seat draw and chip counts as soon as they are available.

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$300 Monster Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 954
Prize Pool: $238,500
October 15 – 19, 2025

Registration closed for the 2025 Pinktober Poker Open Monster Stack with 954 entries, crushing the $100,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $238,500. The 122 players returning for Day 2 are in the money with $450 for a min-cash and $40,070 plus the PPO trophy up top for the winner.

Thanks for the great turnout to start the series!

1st: $40,070 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $26,820
3rd: $19,790
4th: $14,770
5th: $11,130
6th: $8,490
7th: $6,550
8th: $5,100
9th-10th: $4,020
11th-12th: $3,210
13th-14th: $2,590
15th-16th: $2,120
17th-20th: $1,750
21st-24th: $1,460
25th-32nd: $1,240
33rd-40th: $1,060
41st-48th: $920
49th-56th: $810
57th-64th: $720
65th-72nd: $650
73rd-80th: $590
81st-88th: $550
89th-10th: $510
105th-120th: $480
121st-122nd: $450

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $238,500  |  Structure
Level 9:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight G Entries:  340

Registration closed for the final flight of the PPO Monster Stack with a huge field of 340 entries, putting the combined total at 954 and the prize pool hit $238,500—a great turnout to start the series. We will post the payout information after bagging tonight.

Action will continue in Flight G until 43 players remain and survivors return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2 in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Counts through Flight F

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $232,750  |  Structure
Level 8:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight G Entries:  317

Flight G of the PPO Monster Stack is down to the last level with open registration and we have a great turnout. With 317 entries so far, the prize pool topped $230K, which is not too shabby for a $300 buy-in tournament.

Registration closes at 3:30 pm so time is running out if you want a piece of it.

A few friends in the field include Tony March, Woodrow Pass, Vittario Iemolo, Nicole Diaz, Tom McDonald, Dan Clemente, Parm Mehmi, Mike Ahmad, and Kevin Blewitt.

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $153,500  |  Structure
Level 14:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  79 of 614

Flight A: 84 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C: 83 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 85 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight E: 123 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight F: 168 Entries; 21 Advanced
Flight G: Late reg till 3:30 pm

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $153,500  |  Structure
Level 1:  500/500 with a 500 ante

The final flight of the PPO Monster Stack gets underway at 11 am and the $300 buy-in tournament already smashed its $100K guarantee. With a busy day expected, we will double that guarantee and put together a huge prize pool.

They’ll start with huge 100K stacks and the first 24 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.

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

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ 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 1 Flight G – $300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ 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

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight F Entries:  168

Registration closed for Flight F of the PPO Monster Stack with 168 entries, putting the combined total up to 614 and the prize pool up to $153m500. You have one more flight to go with a huge final Saturday field expected to kick off at 11 am.

Action will continue in Flight F until 21 players remain and survivors return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2 in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Counts through Flight E

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $111,500  |  Structure
Level 14:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  58 of 446

Flight A: 84 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C: 83 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 85 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight E: 123 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight F: Late reg till 10:30 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  16 of 123

They took a long time to wrap up the money bubble in Flight E but they got there with 16 players advancing. Former PPO Champion Matthew Leecy bagged the day’s lead with 1,900,000 and will return among the leaders for Day 2.

We will post the complete, combined chip count list as soon as it is available.

Matthew Leecy – 1,900,000 (76 bb)
Jerome Leonardo – 1,310,000 (52 bb)
Alain Medesan – 1,090,000 (44 bb)
Todd Doane – 1,050,000 (42 bb)
Dimas Martinez – 855,000 (34 bb)
Roberto Melo – 855,000 (34 bb)
Gabriel Fuller – 775,000 (31 bb)
Micheal Fine – 760,000 (30 bb)
Jasmine Gittens – 645,000 (26 bb)
Karl Manouchakian – 630,000 (25 bb)
Joseph Parrish – 610,000 (24 bb)
Paul Stanechewski – 590,000 (24 bb)
Jeevan Nomula – 410,000 (16 bb)
Darin Thompson – 295,000 (12 bb)
Walter Thornton – 290,000 (12 bb)
Gregory Miller – 240,000 (10 bb)