2023 Tampa Poker Classic Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event 12 $180 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $10,000 Guaranteed Entries: 98 Prize Pool: $14,112 March 20, 2023
2023 Tampa Poker Classic Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event 12 $180 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $10,000 Guaranteed Entries: 98 Prize Pool: $14,112 March 20, 2023
2022 Pinktober Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event 12 $250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $10,000 Guaranteed Entries: 121 Prize Pool: $24,805 October 17, 2022
Gisela Staton, 2022 PPO Seniors Champ
The last tournament on the 2022 Pinktober Poker Open schedule was the always popular Seniors 50+ Event. The tournament drew 121 entries and Gisela Staton, all the way from California, captured the last title of the series along with $6,435 for the outright win.
The great Monday afternoon crowd doubled the $10,000 before the first break and combined for a prize pool worth $24,805. The last 16 players were paid, and the field hit the money shortly before the dinner break after a long bubble.
Staton conquered a tough final table that included 2021 PPO champ Steve Trizis, and she took the title late in the evening.
2022 Pinktober Poker Open Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event 12 $250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $10,000 Guaranteed Entries: 121 Prize Pool: $24,805 October 17, 2022
Registration closed for the Pinktober Poker Open Seniors 50+ Event with 121 entries more than doubling the $10,000 guarantee into a $24,805 prize pool. The last 16 spots will be paid with $480 for a min-cash and $6,435 to the Seniors champ.
$250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $10,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Today is the last on the Pinktober Poker Open schedule but we wouldn’t close it down without running the popular Seniors 50+ Event. The PPO version runs at 11 am in the Poker Room with a $250 buy-in and $10,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Our seniors will sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They have a dinner break schedule at 7:45 pm and return to find out PPO Seniors Champion later this evening.
$10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 20,000 in chips
Levels last 30 minutes each
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
2022 WPT Tampa Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Florida Event 12 $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed Entries: 1,146 Prize Pool: $383,910 August 29-31, 2022
Carlos Rodriguez
Carlos Rodriguez won the top prize worth $55,085 and the WPT Trophy as the champion of Event 12 here in Tampa tonight as the results of a two-way chop against another Carlos with the last name Loving. Here is what Rodriguez had to say after the win.
“This my first WPT trophy, this is really a big thing for me. This is my second trophy overall, and my first one was at the Hard Rock in Hollywood. The field was tough, and this is a pretty complicated tournament because you have to grind and grind and grind,” said Rodriguez.
“At the final table when I could just play my game I’m known for chipping up very, very fast. I was very happy that the other Carlos and I ended heads-up. He’s a nice guy, he knows me, and I have respect for him, he’s a good player,” said Rodriguez when he was asked about his journey at the final table.
“Oh yes, I’m here for the rest of the series, the whole way through, I’m free running it (laughs). It’s very, very nice here, the food is good, and I always have a good time when I come here to Tampa. The Hard Rock in Hollywood is my home, my poker room, but whenever you go out you like to find something new,” said Rodriguez when he was asked about his plans for the tournament series.
Place
First Name
Last Name
Prize Payout
1
Carlos
Rodriguez
$55,085* + WPT Trophy
2
Carlos
Loving
$55,085*
3
Michael
Jagroo
$31,310
4
Sean
Lockwood
$23,540
5
Walt
Rossi
$17,900
6
Nicholas
Visconti
$13,760
7
Gus
Kalathakis
$10,700
8
Stephen
Johnson
$8,410
9
Jack
Rush
$6,690
*: Denotes the payouts decided by the two-way chop to end play.