$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  20 of 69

The third break was the same as the other two when it comes to looking for the big stacks. George Hortelano is trying to go wire-to-wire today and continues to lead the field with 218,000.

But David Moses is right on his tale, only two 1K chips behind with 216,000 and Michael Hunsucker’s 207,500 rounds out the short list of players with more than 200K.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  22 of 69

Registration closed for Flight A of the 2025 PPO Championship with 69 entries, putting $72,450 toward the $200,000 guarantee and two big weekend flights to go. Next up is Flight B tomorrow, starting at 11 am.

Flight A will continue until nine players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at noon. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Entries:  67

Level 9 is wrapping up and players will soon take their 30-minute dinner break. We have 67 entries in the game and will pick up a few more while they are gone but reg will close when they return at 6 pm.

If you want to enter on a discout, we have another $150 satellite starting at 6 pm with two seats guaranteed into tomorrow’s flight.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  61

The second greak ended and there was little change in the top stacks in the room. George Hortelano continues to lead, up to 191,9000 followed by David Moses with 147,200.

They will work through three more levels before enjoying a 30-minute dinner break and registration will close when they return at 6 pm.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  57

Three more levels are down and tournament staff are about to send the Championship players on another break. We have 57 entries in early action, nearly $60K toward the $200K guarantee with a busy weekend incoming.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  50

We put another ten players in the game over the first level after break, continuing a pace to cruise us past the $200,000 guarantee later this weekend.

Some additional friends in the field include Rafael Reis, Matthew Leecy, Drew Dodge, Igor Tretyakov, Shawn Barnett, and Jerome Leonardo.

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$250 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 126
Prize Pool: $25,200
October 22, 2025

The $250 Seniors 50+ event drew 126 entries, smashing the $10,000 guarantee and putting together a prize pool worth $25,200. Harold Evans conquered a tough final table and took the top spot for $5,480 after a heads-up deal with Robert Lindell.

Congrats Harold!

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries:  40

Players returned to action in Flight A of the PPO Championship with a few more entries added during the break.

George Hortelano is the early leader in the field and a pretty good start to his day. He is sitting behind a huge stack worth 142,500 and holding a healthy lead on the rest of them.

$1,200 PPO Championship (Re-Entry
$200,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  38

Three levels are down and Championship players are about ready to take their first break. We have 38 entries, and pacing nicely to crush the $200,000 guarantee this weekend.

2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$400 Triple 40s NLH (Re-Entry)
$40,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 187
Prize Pool: $61,710
October 20 – 22, 2025

The brand new $400 Triple 40s tournament gave players plenty of play in the structure and it showed on Day 2. The tournament drew 187 entries, 25 advanced to Day 2, and Josh Nicholson earned the title outright for $14,350 after a long heads-up battle against Drew Dodge.

This is his third major Tampa title, congrats Josh!