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2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Grant Hart Wins TPC PLO Title Outright for $7,110!

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2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $20,130
March 11, 2026

Grant Hart, TPC Event 7 Champ

The last Omaha tournament on the TPC schedule was a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha trophy event that drew 61 entries for a prize pool worth $20,130. After battling a tough final table, Grant Hart took the top spot outright for $7,110 and the TPC trophy.

Congrats Grant!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1GrantHartConwayAR$7,110
2GarySmithLas VegasNV$4,400
3RyanMontecalvoTarpon SpngsFL$2,770
4JamesMcKinnonSaint PetersburgFL$1,850
5CorneliusWalkerOrmond BeachFL$1,330
6MichaelGrossLakelandFL$1,030
7BrianRayWesley ChapelFL$860
8ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL$780
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts; $7,110 to the PLO Champ

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2026 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  61
Prize Pool:  $20,130
March 11, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament with 61 entries, putting together a prize pool worth $20,130. The last eight spots will be paid with $780 for a min-cash and $7,110 up top for the Event 7 winner.

1st: $7,110 + TPC Trophy
2nd: $4,400
3rd: $2,770
4th: $1,850
5th: $1,330
6th: $1,030
7th: $860
8th: $780

2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 7: First Break

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$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 2:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  43

Wayne Leonard

The $400 PLO field was sent on their first break with 43 entries in the game and some legends shooting for a trophy.

Among the early crowd we found Wayne Leonard (TPC O8 Champ), Michael Gross (TPC Big O Champ), Josh Nicholson, Cheri Ivan, Clyde Maliauka, Alex Ivan, Wally Maddah, Danny Kaminsky, Brandon Wong, Grant Hart, and Manny Minaya.

Josh Nicholson
Cheri Ivan
Clyde Maliauka
Michael Gross
2026 Tampa Poker Classic

Event 7: PLO Time

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$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We did a Limit Omaha 8 tournament and a Pot-Limit Omaha 8 tournament (aka Big O), and today it’s just straight up Pot-Limit Omaha. No chopping pots today. It has a $400 buy-in and will draw all our four-card fans at noon,

Players start with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 4:30 pm.

  • 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 plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet
2026 Winter Poker Open

Jeremy Parker Wins WPO PLO Title for $6,800 in Three-Way Deal

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2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  78
Prize Pool:  $25,740
January 28, 2026

Jeremy Parker, 2026 WPO Event 7 Champ

The WPO $400 Pot-Limit Omaha was the last warmup before the Championship and it drew 78 entries for a prize pool worth $25,740. After knocking out a few tough opponents at the final table, Jeremy Parker took the top spot for $6,800 after a three-way deal.

Congrats Jeremy!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityState Prize Amount
1JeremyParkerOdessaFL$6,800 *
2BenjaminSiegelLargoFL$5,300 *
3MichaelRosenbergMariettaGA$5,020 *
4JamesMarkleyBurlingtonVT$2,310
5JustinFawcettGainesvilleFL$1,650
6ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL$1,250
7AJKelsallTampaFL$1,000
8DarinLyonsOrlandoFL$860
9JasonHalvorsonBowling GreenKY$780
10CharlesKahrsPalm HarborFL$770

* – Denotes results of a three-way deal

2026 Winter Poker Open

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts; $8,490 to the PLO Champ

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2026 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Entries:  78
Prize Pool:  $25,740
January 28, 2026

Registration closed for the $400 Pot-Limit Omaha tournament, which had 78 entries, creating a prize pool of $25,740. The last ten spots will be paid with $770 for a min-cash and $8,490 plus the WPO trophy to the winner.

1st: $8,490 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $5,240
3rd: $3,390
4th: $2,310
5th: $1,650
6th: $1,250
7th: $1,000
8th: $860
9th: $780
10th: $770

2026 Winter Poker Open

Event 7: One More Omaha

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$400 Pot-Limit Omaha
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

We put three Omaha tournaments on the Winter Poker Open schedule, two are done and the third gets underway at noon. This time it’s a $400 Pot-Limit Omaha trophy event, no more chopping and scooping pots.

They’ll start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until 4:30 pm.

  • 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 7 Structure Sheet
2026 Winter Poker Open

WPO Day 8 Schedule

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Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 4 Day 2 – $700 DeepStack Challenge NLH (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 7 – $400 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • 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 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $200 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $1,700 WPO Championship
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:15pm)
  • Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
  • Structure Sheet

2026 Winter Poker Open Schedule and Results

2025 Pinktober Poker Open

Rafael Reis Wins 2025 PPO Championship Outright for $70K!

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2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 322
Prize Pool: $338,100
October 23 – 26, 2025

Rafael Reis, 2025 PPO Champion

The 2025 Pinktober Poker Open Championship headlined the series, and the $1,200 buy-in tournament drew 322 entries, turning the $200,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $338,100. After conquering a stacked final table, Rafael Reis took the top spot outright after defeating Patrick Ibrahim (chip leader for most of the day) heads-up.

Reis earned $70,800 for the title and another trophy for his growing hardware collection.

Congrats Rafael!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1RafaelReisWinter GardenFL$70,810
2PatrickIbrahimApollo BeachFL$47,050
3StuartPhillipsLakelandFL$34,430
4ClydeMaliaukaClearwaterFL$25,490
5SanjibAcharyaWesley ChapelFL$19,100
6LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL$14,480
7RobertoMeloLakelandFL$11,110
8IgorTretyakovLutzFL$8,630
9AlfredoLeiva BasuTampaFL$6,770
10PatrickHarderKissimmeeFL$6,770
11MatthewLeecyTampaFL$5,500
12VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL$5,500
13BrianRayWesley ChapelFL$4,540
14MannyMinayaTampaFL$4,540
15HarveyVandevenOcalaFL$3,820
16RicardoEyzaguirreMiamiFL$3,820
17DrewDodgeSpring HillFL$3,270
18MichaelColePlacidaFL$3,270
19CurtisKingTampaFL$3,270
20AdamWeingardTampaFL$3,270
21DanielClementeWesley ChapelFL$2,860
22HyndiKhomutetskyOrlandoFL$2,860
23RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$2,860
24WilliamCriegoNokomisFL$2,860
25GeorgeHortelanoPlantationFL$2,550
26MitchMitchellSatellite BeachFL$2,550
27WoodrowPassSeffnerFL$2,550
28DavidMosesAshevilleNC$2,550
29MatthewDuffyWesley ChapelFL$2,550
30SandroVianna De SaWinter GardenFL$2,550
31StevenSinclairTampaFL$2,550
32JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL$2,550
33LandonSorrelsAllenTX$2,330
34AlanHamzaOcalaFL$2,330
35FrankMiceliColumbiaTN$2,330
36AndyAndersonAltoGA$2,330
37BrettApterTreasure IslandFL$2,330
38ChristopherHollandMulberryFL$2,330
39JackBittkerSt PetersburgNY$2,330
40SamuelRonaldsSarasotaFL$2,330
41MichealFineApopkaFL$2,180

2025 Pinktober Poker Open

Championship: Rafael Reis Defeats Patrick Ibrahim for the Title

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$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $338,100  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante

Rafael Reis

After Stuart Phillips was eliminated in third, there was a brief discussion about a chop with Rafael Reis holding seven million of the nine million chips in play. Patrick Ibrahim decided to take a shot to win it all but fell short after a short heads-up match.

Ibrahim earned $47,050 for his runner-up finish, while Rafael Reis took home more than $70K plus the PPO trophy.

1st: Rafael Reis – $70,810 + PPO Trophy
2nd: Patrick Ibrahim – $47,050

Congrats Rafael!

Rafael Reis
Patrick Ibrahim
Patrick Ibrahim