$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are rolling into the last weekend of the Pinktober Poker Open and today we have the second of three flights of the Championship. The $1,100 buy-in tournament drew 87 entries in Flight A and the $200,000 guarantee is within easy reach with two big flights to go.

Players start with 30K deep stacks and all last 40 minutes until they reach the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 5:45 pm. Flight B will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and those players will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 level last 40 minutes; Day 3 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Day 1 & 2 level last 40 minutes; Day 3 levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 (5:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $140 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into PPO Championship Day 1C
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

6PM: $140 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into PPO Championship Day 1C
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  11 of 87

Shane Melert went big late in Flight A and finished his night leading the Championship. After the last break, he doubled through Bo Gray and increased his stack to 545,000 for a healthy lead over second place Denis Ramic’s 383,000.

Flight B gets underway on Friday at 11 am and the last flight goes on Saturday at the same time.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  11 of 87

After a long bubble, Stephen Brite opened to 65,000 from the button, Ami Rubin shipped for about 100K from the big blind, and Brite snapped a call.

Brite had pocket aces against Rubin’s pocket eights and they held to burst the bubble with 11 players remaining. The rest of the field is in the money and will return on Sunday for Day 2 at 11 am.

We will post the complete chip counts as soon as they are available.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  12 of 87

The slowdown finally hit and players are taking their time with money on the line. They reached 12 players and are currently playing hand-for-hand until one player is eliminated, with two minutes coming off the clock for each hand.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  13 of 87

The last break rolled around with the field very close to the money bubble. Only 13 players remain and 11 will move on to Day 2 but it should really slow down now. The average stack is 50 big blinds and hand-for-hand is coming up.

Bo Gray is the latest to take the top spot, sitting with 334,000 and Daniel Zappulla is not far behind with 290,000.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  18 of 87

We found a few climbers late in the day, trying to bag a big stack coming back on Sunday. Stephen Brite is up to 214,000 and Shane Melert is nearby with 210,000 while Curtis King is sitting right on 200K.

They will play out the rest of Level 12 before the next break and then we’ll see where everyone stands.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  24 of 87

Flight A is quickly down to the last three tables of the day, a little surprising considering the average stack has hovered between 45 and 50 big blinds. But here we are, 13 knockouts away from the money.

Action should settle now as they begin to see a Championship cash in their future.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  32 of 87

Registration closed for Flight A of the PPO Championship with 87 entries, putting the tournament on an easy path to the $200,000 guarantee.

They will continue playing tonight until 11 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the Championship.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Entries:  84

Flight A is heading into Level 9 which means time is running out to get in the action today. Registration closes after the next break but there are still two more flights to go, Friday and Saturday at the same time.

A few more friends in today include Stephen Brite, Tarun Gulati, and Event 3 champ Nick Scholz.