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Roberto Melo Wins PPO Event 10 Outright for $11,760 and His Third of the Series

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,250
October 14, 2026

Roberto Melo, 2026 PPO Event 10 champion

The PPO $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament drew 64 entries for a prize pool worth $33,250 and Roberto Melo took the top spot outright for $11,760.

We’ve run ten tournaments so far this series, and this was his third trophy- crazy results. Congrats Roberto!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1RobertoMeloLakelandFL$11,760
2CheriIvanTampaFL$7,270
3JohnBaroneHilton Head IslandSC$4,570
4HarryJohnson IVLargoFL$3,070
5JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL$2,200
6JackNajjarOrlandoFL$1,770
7AaronVaughanNorth VancouverBC$1,420
8DrewDodgeSpring HillFL$1,290

Event 10: Prize Pool and Payouts; $11,760 to the Six-Max Champ

2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10
$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  64
Prize Pool:  $33,250
October 14, 2026

Registration closed for the $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 64 entries, besting the $20,000 guarantee and creating a prize pool worth $33,260. The last eight players will make the money with $1,290 for a min-cash and $11,760 for the Event 10 winner.

1st: $11,760 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $7,270
3rd: $4,570
4th: $3,070
5th: $2,200
6th: $1,700
7th: $1,420
8th: $1,290

Event 10: One Hour to Join

$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  54

Roberto Melo

If you want to be part of this fine field in the $600 Six-Max, you have right around an hour to get to The Draper Room and jump in. We have 54 entries, with registration closing at 3:30 pm.

A few friends in the field include Robert Melo (who won his second title of the series last night), Karl Manouchakian, Nathan Seifert, WSOP bracelet winner Justin Fawcett, Alexander Orlov, Aaron Thivyanathan, Mike Ahmad, Fred Paradis, Cheri Ivan, and John Kennedy.

Karl Manouchakian
Nathan Seifert
Justin Fawcett
Alexander Orlov
Aaron Thivyanathan
Mike Ahmad

Event 10: Short-Handed Action

$600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The Championship gets underway tomorrow and we have a very nice warm-up for it today at noon. Event 10 is a $600 Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a $1,200 PPO Championship seat to 1st place.

They’ll start out with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $1,200 PPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

PPO Day 9 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 9 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 9 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 10 – $600 Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $1,200 PPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 10 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

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

  • Two seats guaranteed into $1,200 buy-in/$200K GTD PPO Championship
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
  • 1-in-10 wins a seat into Flight A of the PPO Championship
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule and Results

Bill Camp Wins SPS Championship in Heads-Up Deal for $111,490

2026 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 10

$2,500 SPS Championship
$500,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 261

Prize Pool: $587,250
July 24 – 27, 2026

Bill Camp

The 2026 Signature Poker Series featured 15 trophy events, none bigger than the Championship with its $2,500 buy-in and $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament attracted 261 entries over two starting flights, and Bill Camp dominated late to take the top spot for $111,490 after a heads-up deal.

The turnout meant they surpassed the guarantee and created a prize pool worth $587,250. The last 32 spots were paid, and the money bubble burst late on Day 2. We had 12 players survive to come back for Day 3 and Camp was right in the middle of the field.

Once we formed our final table with nine remaining, Camp took command and built a huge lead as players started dropping out.

By the time Camp was heads-up with Brian Ray for the title, he was holding a 9-to-1 chip lead, and it looked inevitable. But Ray had something to say about that.

After two doubles and a few big hands, Ray was soon the one with the chip lead and momentum. The two settled into a long grind, Camp built his final lead, and the two decided to end the Championship.

They agreed to a deal which saw Ray walk away with $102,500 as the runner-up and Camp earned $111,490 plus the huge SPS Championship trophy as our winner.

Congrats to Bill and thank you to everyone for coming out.

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize AmountPoints
1BillCampLakewood RanchFL$111,490213.88
2BrianRayWesley ChapelFL$102,500203.18
3ThomasShepardGrantFL$62,330192.49
4RicardoRodriguezTampaFL$46,040181.79
5JeffreyTrudeauMount DoraFL$34,450171.1
6PeterWalsworthLakewood RanchFL$26,100160.41
7FarhadKamaliCape CoralFL$20,020149.71
8MichaelMedinaOaklandFL$15,560139.02
9ReeseCombsLutzFL$12,240128.33
10MiguelHernandezClermontFL$12,240117.63
11MikeAhmadLutzFL$10,030106.94
12JustinSwillingPort OrangeFL$10,30096.24
13MarkZhangBrandonFL$8,38085.55
14RustyWadsworth JrWeirsdaleFL$8,38074.86
15JasonSpryHoschtonGA$7,16064.16
16DouglasMarroTampaFL$7,16053.47
17WarrenGheenCharlotteNC$6,25042.78
18HyndiKhomutetskyOrlandoFL$6,25032.08
19AlexZiskinBonita SpringsFL$6,25021.39
20IgorDe Oliveira PinheiroBonita SpringsFL$6,25021.39
21WilliamBurdickBradentonFL$5,59021.39
22JohnO'NealJacksonvilleFL$5,59021.39
23DonaldMathewsOxfordFL$5,59021.39
24HuicunQiaoSaint CloudFL$5,59021.39
25StephenBriteBradentonFL$5,12021.39
26FranciscoGomezLakelandFL$5,12021.39
27AlanTaylorClearwaterFL$5,12021.39
28KennethO 'DonnellSaint PetersburgFL$5,12021.39
29FabioChavesOrlandoFL$5,12021.39
30RJSullivanRiverviewFL$5,12021.39
31OnderEkinciTampaFL$5,12021.39
32JohnDolanLithiaFL$5,12021.39
33BartO'ConnellOdessaFL$4,82021.39

Championship: We Have Deal!

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 261

Bill Camp

After a long back-and-forth battle, Bill Camp was back in the lead and the two players decided to look at some numbers based on their counts.

Bill Camp – 6,800,000 (54 bb)
Brian Ray – 3,650,000 (29 bb)

After some negotiations, Camp was declared the winner and earned $111,490 while Brian Ray earned $102,500 for the runner-up finish.

1st: Bill Camp  –  $111,490 + SPS Trophy
2nd: Brian Ray  –  $102,500

A great heads-up match as they played tough and swapped the lead several times. Congrats to both.

Brian Ray

Championship: Counts on Break

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 261

The two players are taking a quick break as the 5K chips are colored off the table.

Brian Ray leads but this heads-up match has been back and forth since it started.

Seat 5: Bill Camp – 3,650,000 (37 bb)
Seat 7: Brian Ray – 6,790,000 (68 bb)

1st: $128,540 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $85,450

3rd: Thomas Shepard – $62,330
4th: Ricardo Rodriguez – $46,040
5th: Jeff Trudeau – $34,450
6th: Peter Walsworth – $26,100
7th: Farhad Kamali – $20,020
8th: Michael Medina – $15,560
9th: Reese Combs – $12,240
10th: Miguel Hernandez – $12,240
11th: Mike Ahmad – $10,030
12th: Justin Swilling – $10,030

Championship: Brian Ray Doubles Right Back

$2,500 SPS Championship
Prize Pool: $587,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 26:  40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 261

With about 2.5 million in the pot and the board reading Jh9h4sAd7s, Bill Camp moved all in and Brian Ray quickly called.

Ray: 4h4d
Camp: Ah7c

Ray flopped a set of fours and Camp was second best with aces up.

Another double and another lead change.

Brian Ray – 7,050,000 (88 bb)
Bill Camp – 3,375,000 (42 bb)