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Event 5 Day 1A: Comeback for Nashaat Antonious

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  44

Nashaat Antonious

Nashaat Antonious was down short in the last level before registration closed but went on a heater. First he cracked the kings of Tony March, the chips going in after the AhThTd flop. His KsTc was good to double him up near starting stack.

On the next hand, March was all in for 10,300 and Julio Delgado raised it up. Antonious called all in for 25,200 for a three-way all-in pot.

Antonious: KdKc
Delgado: AhKh
March: 9d3h

Most of the table was pulling for March even as he stood up from his seat. Things got a little exciting when the dealer put a nine on the 9s6s2h flop but that was as close as March would get after the turn came 4d followed by the 8c river.

Event 5 Day 1A: Race for Cashes

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  43

Wally Maddah

It’s a pretty casual Wednesday afternoon in the Poker Room, the mid-week mellow with some nice money on the line. With 43 entries, we have a lot of people matched up at the same table including two Tampa Poker legends.

Wally Maddah and Karl Manouchakian began the series as the players with the most cashes in our room. Both had 80 trips to the payout cage, the most of any player in our history with a 20 cash gap down to third place. That is not an insignificant distance.

Maddah took the lead over Manouchakian this weekend when he picked up his 81st cash in Event 2. The two are seated together today and Maddah recently cracked the aces of Manouchakian with big slick, making Broadway on a double-paired board.

Karl Manouchakian

Event 5 Day 1A: Big Game Warm-Up

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We’ve reached the midpoint of the weekend and the same for the Pinktober Poker Open series. Today we roll out the first of two flights of Event 5, a $600 buy-in tournament with a $50,000 guarantee, and cards fly at 11 am.

Players start with 30,000 deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm with unlimited re-entry options available. Flight A will continue into the evening until only 10% of the starting field remains. Those survivors will bag up their chips and return for Day 2 on Friday at noon.

They will kick things off at the top of the hour and we will pick up coverage after the first break.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes each
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of the field remains
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

2021 Pinktober Day 7 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 5 Day 1A – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes each
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of the field remains
  • Event 5 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $150 Event 5 Satellite (1-in-5)

  • Four $600 seats in Pinktober Event 5 guaranteed
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Structure Sheet

2021 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule

Thomas Elder Wins Super Stacks Main Event Title

2021 Super Stacks Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Main Event
$1,700 No Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  323
Prize Pool:  $484,500
September 16-19, 2021

Thomas Elder, Super Stacks Main Event Champion

The Super Stacks Poker Series headliner was the $1,700 buy-in Main Event that drew 323 entries over three starting flights. Thomas Elder came back from a short stack several times to take the title along with $101,865 after a dominating heads-up battle with Nick Palma.

The tournament easily surpassed its $150,000 guarantee and put $484,500 in the prize pool. The last 41 spots were paid and the deep, slow structure meant it took a long time to get to the money on Day 2. But when they did, they lost four players at the same time for some min-cash chopping.

It took an extra day to find a winner with eight players coming back on Monday to play to a winner. Likang Berninger and Thomas Elder both returned to Day 2 with 56,000 (14 bb) and both survived to go deep at the final table.

Berninger held a big chip lead for most of it but Palma chipped away until he was eliminated in third place. Elder was behind at the start of heads-up play but quickly took the lead. Palma was never able to come back and Edler earned the outright win after Palma fell in second place.

Edler earned $101,865 and the title of our first-ever Super Stacks Main Event champ!

Final table results:

1st: Thomas Elder – $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: Nick Palma – $67,900
3rd: Likang Berninger – $49,815
4th: Maurice Hawkins – $37,010
5th: Herbert Woodbery – $27,850
6th: Anthony Astarita – $21,235
7th: Karl Manouchakian – $16,400
8th: Hal Rotholz – $12,840
9th: Michael McCray – $10,185

Main Event: Thomas Elder Defeats Nick Palma for the Title

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante

Thomas Elder

With the flop reading As5s3s, Nick Palma bet 150,000 and Thomas Elder called. The turn was 8c, Palma checked then called 400,000 from Elder. The river came Td, Palma checked, and Edler bet 800,000. Palma thought for a minute and called leaving only 200,000 behind.

Elder flipped up Ts7s for the flopped spade flush and Palma mucked.

On the next hand, Palma put that 200K all in on his button and Elder called.

Elder: Qc9h
Palma: Th8h

“I feel a comeback!” Palma said.

Neither paired the KsJc2c flop but Elder took away tens for Palma. The Kh turn and Ac river finished the board and the tournament as Elder collected the last of the chips.

1st: Thomas Elder – $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: Nick Palma – $67,900

Nick Palma

Main Event: Counts on Break

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 323

Level 30 came to an end to send Thomas Elder and Nick Palma on a short 10-minute break. They will return with Edler holding a big lead but plenty of time for Palma to come back.

Seat 2: Thomas Elder – 12,875,000 (86 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Palma – 3,175,000 (21 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: $67,900

Main Event: Thomas Elder Extends Lead

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 323

Thomas Elder (left) versus Nick Palma (right)

With the flop reading 9h2c2d, Thomas Elder checked, Nick Palma bet 300,000 and Elder called. The turn was 6d, Elder checked again and Palma bet 950,000. Elder check-raised all in and Palma folded with 3,900,000 behind.

Seat 2: Thomas Elder – 12,150,000 (97 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Palma – 3,900,000 (31 bb)

Main Event: Blinds Up; Thomas Elder Takes the Lead

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 323

All the pots slid Thomas Elder’s way after the start of heads-up to give him a nice lead in the last 10 minutes of Level 29. Blinds are up to 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante and levels last 40 minutes until we have a winner.

Seat 2: Thomas Elder – 9,950,000 (80 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Palma – 6,100,000 (49 bb)

Main Event: Heads-Up Underway

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 323

Thomas Elder (left) versus Nick Palma (right)

Nick Palma took a few minutes to discuss a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool but could not come to an agreement. Cards are back in the air with Palma leading and more than $100K awaiting the winner.

Seat 2: Thomas Elder – 7,575,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Nick Palma – 8,475,000 (85 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $101,865 + Trophy
2nd: $67,900