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Saif Keshwani Wins WPO Event 8 for $11,611 in Four-Way Deal!

2024 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  235
Prize Pool:  $78,725
February 4, 2024

Saif Keshwani, WPO Event 8 champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1SaifKeshwaniTampaFL$11,611 *
2KevinDilkGreenwoodIN$11,186 *
3WilliamBarrettPalm HarborFL$11,166 *
4EbrahimFigueroa NoboaToa AktaPR$9,932 *
5AaronThivyanathanSt PetersburgFL$4,660
6ReeseCombsLutzFL$3,530
7HyndiKhomutetskyOrlandoFL$2,720
8RileyPriceLargoFL$2,120
9SaurabhkumarPatelHoustonTX$1,680
10WayneCastleberryFernandina BeachFL$1,680
11RickyLandaisSun PrairieWI$1,390
12MichaelWilklowMinneapolisMN$1,390
13RobertSuttonLakelandFL$1,170
14WilliamMunizTampaFL$1,170
15EliasKiwanWesley ChapelFL$1,010
16CraigJohnstonLand O LakesFL$1,010
17DouglasJanoffWashingtonME$890
18JoshuaPaigeBradentonFL$890
19AuraKerrTampaFL$890
20JakeQuinseeHuddersfield$890
21RobertFultonSaint PetersburgFL$810
22ElonKotlarFt WashingtonPA$810
23LeighLewisTampaFL$810
24AaronVande VenAlexandriaVA$810
25MaxymPiltenkpOrlandoFL$750
26EmmanuelPaulino CanulHolidayFL$750
27MarkWilsonTraverse CityMI$750
28MaribethHilliardByronIL$750
29JakeSultaniValricoFL$750
30GlenJosephTampaFL$750

* – results of a four-way deal

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts with $17,545 to the Winner

2024 Winter Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
$400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  235
Prize Pool:  $78,725
February 4, 2024

Registration closed for the Sunday $400 No-Limit Hold’em tournament with 235 entries more than tripling the $25,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $78,725. The last 30 players will make the money with $750 for a min-cash and $17,545 for the Event 8 champ.

1st: $17,545 + WPO Trophy
2nd: $11,660
3rd: $8,460
4th: $6,230
5th: $4,660
6th: $3,530
7th: $2,720
8th: $2,120
9th-10th: $1,680
11th-12th: $1,390
13th-14th: $1,170
15th-16th: $1,010
17th-20th: $890
21st-24th: $810
25th-30th: $750

Event 8: Sunday Funday

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

While the WPO Championship is playing down on one side of the room, we have a brand new trophy event on the other at 2 pm. Event 8 is a one-day $400 No-Limit Hold’em event with a $25,000 guarantee that will be a lot of fun this afternoon.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm. They will enjoy a 30-minute dinner break at 8:30 pm and return to find our champ.

  • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one day tournament and please to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

WPO Day 12 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 2 – $1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 8 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one day tournament and please to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

2024 Winter Poker Open Schedule

Lahcen Imkhaoun Wins PPO Seniors Event

2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 149

Prize Pool: $30,545
October 30, 2023

Lahcen Imkhaoun, PPO Seniors champ
PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1LahcenImkhaounCelebrationFL$5,162 *
2JeromeBocquetOcalaFL$5,152 *
3JosiasCardoso Dos SantosKentWA$4,918 *
4ChristopherBilbroNew Port RicheyFL$3,543 *
5GeraldSilvaTampaFL$1,920
6MarcusGarciaTampaFL$1,460
7PaulStanechewskiTampaFL$1,140
8BrianRushPembroke PinesFL$910
9JamesCourtneySeminoleFL$740
10PatrickKellySaint PetersburgFL$740
11WesleySkinnerTampaFL$640
12DonaldLinskyTampaFL$640
13AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL$560
14EricPideritHallandale BeachFL$560
15RickyMefferdSarasotaKS$510
16AnthonyDagostinoSeminoleFL$510
17PaulGratschCocoaFL$480
18JamesBumbulSaint PetersburgFL$480
19DamonFerranteParsippanyNJ$480

* – denotes results of a four-way deal

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts with $7,575 to Seniors Champ

2023 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 149

Prize Pool: $30,545
October 30, 2023

Registration closed for the $250 Seniors 50+ Event with 149 entries more than tripling the $10,000 guarantee. The combined for a prize pool worth $30,545 and the last 17 spots will be paid. A min-cash is worth $480 and the winner will earn $7,575 plus the PPO trophy.

1st: $7,575 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $5,040
3rd: $3,570
4th: $2,590
5th: $1,920
6th: $1,460
7th: $1,140
8th: $910
9th-10th: $740
11th-12th: $640
13th-14th: $560
15th-16th: $510
17th-19th: $480

Event 8: Seniors Event Time

$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/200 with a 200 ante

The last day of the 2023 Pinktober Poker Open is here, with the last new tournament on the schedule. And it’s a fun one. The $250 Seniors 50+ Event gets underway at 11 am with a $10,000 guarantee and good time expected.

Players start with 30K 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. They will enjoy a 30-minute dinner at 7:45 pm and return to find our Seniors Champ.

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

PPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 8 – $250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

12PM: Final Table – $1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)


2023 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule

David Prociak Wins the $400 Mixed PLO in a Stacked Heads-Up Final

2023 Tampa Poker Classic
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8

$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Entries: 71
Prize Pool: $23,785
September 10, 2023

David Prociak

David Prociak is no stranger to success on the tournament circuit with over $2 million in earnings on his poker resume.  He claimed another $7,525 and the SPS trophy tonight at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa when he won Event 8 around  2 am.

“It feels good to close one out, I’ve had a lot of seconds and thirds lately,” said Prociak after the win. When he was asked about the heads-up final coming down to him and Donny Maloney, he responded, “Absolutely, when it started I was like it’s going to be me and Donny, that’s what I was thinking. During the heads-up he was just so short, there was nothing could do, he just had to shoot and go with it.”

Prociak said that it was a slow grind to double his stack on the way to the final table after Level 7, and then from there he won a three-way all-in followed by a series of chipping up. He took full advantage of the bubble as well, chipping up from 200k to 400k along the way. “It wasn’t really that long of a bubble, but because we were four-handed, you had to play a lot of hands, and the other guys had to fold a lot,” said Prociak.

“As far as the final table there was a hand where I had bottom set versus top set and I hit quads; and I was able to double up through the guy who had the most chips. That was super key. When a big hand comes up like that and it swings one way, that’s the whole tournament really,” said Prociak when he was asked about his most pivotal hands at the final table. He continued, “That’s why I like to gamble in some spots and get a stack, and you can turn it into a win.”

Prociak is a mixed-game connoisseur, and he has been targeting that caliber of events on the SPS schedule. “I love it, if it wasn’t for these, I wouldn’t. I didn’t even play the $1 million guarantee, I’ve just played the Big O and this so far. These are the fun ones, these are what I like to play. I definitely appreciate it, I wish they had one every day,” said Prociak.

When he was asked about his plans for the rest of the tournament series, here was Prociak’s response, “I pretty much have decided I’m going to play everyday. I will play whatever tomorrow is, and just keep going that way. The main event is the only one I would choose over a mixed event. Other than that it’s mixed games over hold’em.”

Final Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1DavidProciakKissimmeeFL$7,525
2DonaldMaloney JrScottsdaleAZ$5,010
3ScottKaslinerK Ss IainieeCA$3,340
4DavidErnstAtlantaGA$2,320
5AnthonyAngeramiSarasotaFL$1,690
6RoyHeimowitzMelroseMA$1,280
7JuanMontoya BernalAventura$1,020
8AlexanderOrlovLas VegasNV$850
9NicholasKostSt PetersburgFL$750

Event 8: David Prociak Wins ($7,525); Donny Maloney – 2nd Place ($5,010)

$400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 71

David Prociak
David Prociak

Donny Maloney was all in short with AcJc7d5c in the hole, and David Prociak had him covered holding Jc8c6c4s on the button.

The final board read 5d4h4cQhAs, and Maloney was eliminated in second place, good for $5,010. That made Prociak the champion, and he took home $7,525 in prize money along with the SPS guitar pick trophy.

Stay tuned for a winner’s photo and interview with the champion.

Donny Maloney