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Carlo Amenta Wins WPO Bankroll Builder Outright for $8,880!

2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  169
Prize Pool:  $33,800
January 25, 2026

Carlo Amenta, 2026 WPO Event 2 Champ

The $250 WPO Bankroll Builder tournament was a one-day tournament that ran beside the Day 2 restart of Event 1 and it drew a great crowd of 169 entries, turning the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $33,800. Carlo Amenta went deep in Event 1, then entered this one, and won it outright for $8,880.

Congrats Carlo!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1CarloAmentaTampaFL$8,880
2AaronSpeerClermontFL$5,490
3SunChoiSuwaneeGA$3,800
4HarryJohnson IvLargoFL$2,690
5KasparasJasenauskasLemontIL$1,960
6MichealKellyHapevilleGA$1,470
7EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$1,130
8StevenLowrimoreDunedinFL$900
9BradfordSmithSaint PetersburgFL$740
10RichardCatchmanPort RicheyFL$620
11JohnSpinksSavoyIL$620
12JeffreyPaulsonSioux FallsSD$620
13GaryBodleyPalm HarborFL$540
14ChadKitchenWimaumaFL$540
15IsaacAliTampaFL$540
16RoyDavisGreenwoodIN$490
17StuartPhillipsLakelandFL$490
18AustinPeckFort LauderdaleFL$490
19DeborahGreenwayAlapahaGA$450
20RobertFioreSeminoleFL$450
21LamontTownsendBradentonFL$450
22RichardPresslerBradentonFL$440

Event 2: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,880 to the Bankroll Builder Champ

2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2
$250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  169
Prize Pool:  $33,800
January 25, 2026

Registration closed for the $250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 169 entries, pushing the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $33,800. The last 22 spots will be paid with $440 for a min-cash and $8,880 up top for the Event 2 champ.

1st: $8,880 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $5,490
3rd: $3,800
4th: $2,690
5th: $1,960
6th: $1,470
7th: $1,130
8th: $900
9th: $740
10th-12th: $620
13th-15th: $540
16th-18th: $490
19th-21st: $450
22nd: $440

Event 2: Bankroll Building

$250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

If you missed out on Day 2 of WPO Event 1 or maybe you fell a little short today, we have something for you at noon. It is a $250 Bankroll Builder No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a $20,000 guarantee and the perfect Sunday afternoon with playoff football on the screens.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 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 play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

WPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 2 – $250 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 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 play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

2026 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results

Alex Ochoa Wins PPO Bankroll Builder Outright for $6,030

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 154

Prize Pool: $24,640
October 19, 2025

Alex Ochoa, 2025 PPO Bankroll Builder Champ

The first one-day PPO trophy event was a $200 Bankroll Builder on a Sunday afternoon. The tournament drew 154 entries to turn the $20,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $24,640 and Alex Ochoa took the top spot outright for $6,030.

Congrats!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1AlexanderOchoaClearwaterFL$6,030
2StephenDeesDaytonOH$4,000
3Seyed ArmanRanjbar NavaziClearwaterFL$2,850
4ShengliYaoTampaFL$2,080
5DanielCarltonPlant CityFL$1,540
6KeithLoftusBoca RatonFL$1,170
7RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$910
8AdamWeingardTampaFL$720
9Vincent JosephEllulClearwaterFL$590
10JohnCapitanoRaleighNC$590
11VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL$500
12TrevorPhelpsLeesburgFL$500
13LucasSadowskiWayneNJ$440
14GabrielFullerTampaFL$440
15VladStingaVineyard HavenMA$400
16EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$400
17ChristopherGaskinLakelandFL$370
18RobertKosydarWimaumaFL$370
19ChristopherPerryHudsonFL$370
20DonaldRoemerJolietIL$370

Event 2: Prize Pool and Payouts with $6K Up Top

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 154

Prize Pool: $24,640
October 19, 2025

Registration closed for the $200 PPO Bankroll Builder tournament, which drew 154 entries and surpassed the $20,000 guarantee, resulting in a prize pool worth $24,640. The last 20 spots will be paid with $370 for a min-cash and $6,030 plus the PPO trophy to the winner.

1st: $6,030 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $4,000
3rd: $2,850
4th: $2,080
5th: $1,540
6th: $1,170
7th: $910
8th: $720
9th-10th: $590
11th-12th: $600
13th-14th: $440
15th-16th: $400
17th-20th: $370

Event 2: Guarantee Long Gone

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  136

The PPO Bankroll Builder is cruising right along, split on the other side of the room from the Monster Stack, with one feeding the other.

Many players went deep in Event 1 and used their newfound payout to buy into Event 2. With 136 entries so far, they’ve already surpassed the $20,000 guarantee with late registration available until 4:40 pm.

Event 2: Bankroll Builder Sunday

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Sunday funday kicked off with the Monster Stack restart at 11 am but we also have a one-day trophy event getting underway at noon. It is a $200 buy-in Bankroll Builder with a $20,000 guaranteed prize pool, great for playing some poker and watching some football.

Players start with 25K stacks and all levels last 25 minutes. Late registration and unlimlited re-entries are available until the start of Level 11 at 4:40 pm.

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 25 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11 (4:40pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

PPO Day 5 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 2 – $200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 25 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11 (4:40pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and play to completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

2025 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule and Results

Laurence Cumiskey Wins $400 O8 Title Outright for $8,530!

2025 Tampa Signature Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 2

$400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 90

Prize Pool:  $29,700
July 20, 2025

Laurence Cumiskey, SPS Event 2 Champ

SPS Event 2 was a $400 Limit Omaha 8 tournament that drew a great crowd of 90 entries, resulting in a prize pool worth $29,700. After a long, tough battle at the final table, Laurence Comiskey walked away with the outright win for $8,530 plus the SPS trophy.

Congrats!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1LaurenceCumiskey, JrKey WestFL$8,530
2DanielCarterLakewood RanchFL$5,690
3LikangBerningerLargoFL$3,860
4AndrewClearyOceanNJ$2,710
5GrahamWellsWinter ParkFL$1,980
6RamsesRosaBrandonFL$1,510
7ZacharyJohnsenSatellite BeachFL$1,190
8JamesPylesFruitland ParkFL$990
9JordanJoeckelDavenportFL$850
10GaryVickPhoenixAZ$850
11BrianUlchWinter HavenFL$770
12WilliamDowdLake PlacidFL$770