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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
2025 Pinktober Poker Open

Championship: Counts on Break

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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
Players Remaining:  3 of 322

Seat 1: Patrick Ibrahim – 4,050,000 (68 bb)
Seat 4: Rafael Reis – 4,675,000 (78 bb)
Seat 8: Stuart Phillips – 950,000 (16 bb)

1st: $70,810
2nd: $47,050
3rd: $34,430
4th: Clyde Maliauka – $25,490
5th: Sanjib Acharya – $19,100
6th: Luis Medina – $14,480
7th: Roberto Melo – $11,110
8th: Igor Tretyakov – $8,630
9th: Alfredo Leiva Basu – $6,770
10th: Patrick Harder – $6,770
11th: Matthew Leecy – $5,500
12th: Vamsi Dodda – $5,500
13th: Brian Ray – $4,540
14th: Manny Minaya – $4,540
15th: Harvey Vandeven – $3,820
16th: Ricardo Eyzaguirre – $3,820
17th: Drew Dodge – $3,270
18th: Michael Cole – $3,270
19th: Curtis King – $3,270
20th: Adam Weingard – $3,270
21st: Dan Clemente – $2,860
22nd: Hyndi Khomutetsky – $2,860
23rd: Ryan Hogan – $2,860
24th: William Criego – $2,860
25th: George Hortelano – $2,550
26th: Mitch Mitchell – $2,550
27th: Woodrow Pass – $2,550
28th: David Moses – $2,550
29th: Matt Duffy – $2,550
30th: Sandro Vianna De Sa – $2,550
31st: Steven Sinclair – $2,550
32nd: John Kennedy – $2,550
33rd: Landon Sorrels – $2,330
34th: Alan Hamza – $2,330
35th: Frank Miceli – $2,330
36th: Andy Anderson – $2,330
37th: Brett Apter – $2,330
38th: Chris Holland – $2,330
39th: Jack Bittker – $2,330
40th: Sam Ronalds – $2,330
41st: Michael Fine – $2,180