2025 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 45
Prize Pool: $14,850
April 29, 2025
Registration closed for the $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 game with 45 entries, creating a prize pool worth $14,850. The last six spots will be paid with $890 for a min-cash and $5,280 up top for the OE champ.
1st: $5,280 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $3,520
3rd: $2,350
4th: $1,630
5th: $1,180
6th: $890
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 7: 1,200/2,400 Limits
Entries: 39
You have about one hour to jump into this fun $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament, scooping pots to a trophy. We have 39 in the field at the moment with a few more expected to join.
A few friends in the field include Likang Berninger (last night’s Omaha 8 champ), Cary Rosenthal, Nicholas Zivolich, Wayne Leonard, and Hoyt Verner (fourth place in Event 3).
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 300/600 Limits
Mixing it up with TPC Event 5 at 11 am, an old-school Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament with a $400 buy-in and a bunch of rocks at the tables.
Players sit with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and they have a 30-minute dinner break at 5:30 pm.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 5 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
1PM: Event 4 Flight B – $700 DeepStack Challenge (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 6 – $150 + $50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
2025 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 43
Prize Pool: $14,405
January 28, 2025
Winter Poker Open Event 5 was a $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament and it drew 43 entries for a prize pool worth $14,405. After a tough final table that included WSOP bracelet winners Ari Engel and A.J. Kelsall, it was Frank Muir taking the top spot for $4,263 in a heads-up deal.
Congrats Frank!
| Place | First Name | Last Name | City | State | Prize Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank | Muir | New Port Richey | FL | $4,263 * |
| 2 | Hoyt | Verner | Melbourne Beach | FL | $4,262 * |
| 3 | Keith | Austin | Lutz | FL | $2,280 |
| 4 | Andrew | Kelsall | Tampa | FL | $1,580 |
| 5 | Alan | Engel | Delray Beach | FL | $1,150 |
| 6 | Claudangelo | Beaudouin | Orlando | FL | $870 |
2025 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries: 43
Prize Pool: $14,405
January 28, 2025
Registration closed for the $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament with 43 entries creating a prize pool worth $14,405. The last six spots will be paid with $870 for a min-cash and $5,115 up top for the OE winner.
1st: $5,115 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $3,410
3rd: $2,280
4th: $1,580
5th: $1,150
6th: $870
$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 300/600 Limits
Getting deeper into the new week and putting some mix on today’s Winter Poker Open schedule. Today we have Event 5 at 11 am and it is a fun $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 tournament for plenty of chopped pots until the end.
Players start with 25K in their 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.
Primary Event Schedule
11AM: Event 5 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
1PM: Event 4 Flight B – $700 DeepStack Challenge (Re-Entry)
6PM: Event 6 – $150 + $50 Quad Stack Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
2024 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 296
Prize Pool: $282,680
October 24 – 27, 2024
The 2024 Pinktober Poker Open series was headlined by the $1,100 buy-in PPO Championship, which featured a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool. The tournament drew 296 entries, and Tampa favorite Drew Dodge outlasted Eli Kiwan heads-up to take the title and $59,690.
“I’m so hyped,” Dodge said after the win. “I’ve been trying to get a win for a couple years now and to finally get a win, it’s awesome.”
“It’s a big one. I came in second a few times and for the first to be this big, it’s surreal.”
Dodge had a few big close calls, including a runner-up in the recent Tampa Signature Poker Series and one spot away from winning his first WSOP Circuit ring last week.
Congrats to Drew and thank you to everyone who made the PPO Championship a success!
Final table results:
1st: Drew Dodge – $59,690 + PPO Trophy
2nd: Eli Kiwan – $39,650
3rd: Josh Nicholson – $28,950
4th: Matthew Leecy – $21,410
5th: Diego Uez – $16,030
6th: Cory Wood – $12,160
7th: Saif Keshwani – $9,340
8th: Nadeem Elalami – $7,270
9th: John Tyler Kennedy – $5,730
$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
After a long heads-up battle, where Drew Dodge and Eli Kiwan traded the lead several times over a two-hour match, Dodge outlasted Kiwan to take the 2024 Pinktober Poker Open Championship title along with the $59,690 top prize and PPO trophy
1st: Drew Dodge – $59,690 + PPO Trophy
2nd: Eli Kiwan – $39,650
Full recap to come!
