Pinktober Poker Open

2026 Pinktober Poker Open, The Poker Room, Tournament Series

2026 Pinktober Poker Open

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2026 Pinktober Poker Open

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Primary Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InDescriptionGuaranteeStructure
1Tue, Oct 0611AM$300One Day 50K No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$50,000 Coming Soon
2Tue, Oct 066PM$150+$50Quad Stack Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
3AWed, Oct 0711AM$300No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A$100,000 Coming Soon
3BWed, Oct 076PM$300No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1BComing Soon
3CThu, Oct 0811AM$300No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1CComing Soon
3DThu, Oct 086PM$300No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1DComing Soon
3EFri, Oct 0911AM$300No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1EComing Soon
3FFri, Oct 096PM$300No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1FComing Soon
3GSat, Oct 1011AM$300No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1GComing Soon
3(2)Sun, Oct 1111AM--No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 2Coming Soon
4Sun, Oct 1112PM$250Bankroll Builder No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$10,000 Coming Soon
5Mon, Oct 1211AM$250Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$10,000 Coming Soon
6Mon, Oct 126PM$180Triple Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
7Tue, Oct 1311AM$400Pot Limit Omaha BIG OComing Soon
8Tue, Oct 134PM$400Pot Limit OmahaComing Soon
9Wed, Oct 1411AM$400Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better (Re-Entry)Coming Soon
10Wed, Oct 1412pm$600Six-Max No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) One $1,200 Championship Day 1A Entry Added to 1st Place$20,000 Coming Soon
11AThu, Oct 1511AM$1,200Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A $200,000 Coming Soon
11BFri, Oct 1611AM$1,200Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1BComing Soon
11CSat, Oct 1711AM$1,200Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1CComing Soon
11(2)Sun, Oct 1811AM--Championship Event Day 2Coming Soon
12Sun, Oct 1812PM200+$100Monster Stack Black Chip Bounty No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)Coming Soon

Satellite Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InDescriptionGuaranteeStructure
13Tue, Oct 136PM$150 1 in 10 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry ) Satellite into Championship Event Day 1A2 Seats GTDComing Soon
14Wed, Oct 146PM$150 1 in 10 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry ) Satellite into Championship Event Day 1A2 Seats GTDComing Soon
15Thu, Oct 152PM$150 1 in 10 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry ) Satellite into Championship Event Day 1B2 Seats GTDComing Soon
16Thu, Oct 156PM$150 1 in 10 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry ) Satellite into Championship Event Day 1B2 Seats GTDComing Soon
17Fri, May 292PM$150 1 in 10 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry ) Satellite into Championship Event Day 1C2 Seats GTDComing Soon
18Fri, May 296PM$150 1 in 10 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry ) Satellite into Championship Event Day 1C2 Seats GTDComing Soon
19Sat, May 309AM$150 1 in 10 No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry ) Last Chance Satellite into Championship EventComing Soon
2025 Pinktober Poker Open

PREVIEW: 2026 JANUARY ONE DAY 100K & ONE DAY 50K

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Saturday, January 3rd

11am: $500 One Day 100K No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) | Structure | Satellite

  • $500 buy-in, $100,000 guaranteed
  • 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
Saturday, January 17th

11am: $260 One Day 50K No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) | Structure 

  • $260 buy-in, $50,000 guaranteed
  • 30,000 chips and 30-minute levels
  • Registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 3:30pm)
2025 Pinktober Poker Open

Jordan Joeckel Wins 2025 December One Day 100K Outright for $32,500

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tampa

2025 December One Day 100K No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500 Buy-in
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 326
Prize Pool:  $138,550
December 20, 2025

Yesterday’s tournament drew in 326 entries bringing the total prize pool to $138,550 And Jordan Joeckel  took first place for $32,500 + 🏆.

Check schedule for our next event – 2025 December Holiday Mega Stack | Satellite.

 

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityState Prize Amount
1JordanJoeckelDavenportFL$32,500
2TimothyHelmNew Port RicheyFL$20,110
3HughWrightAltamonte SpringsFL$14,260
4BrianRayWesley ChapelFL$10,320
5DanielClementeWesley ChapelFL$7,620
6PeterWalsworthLakewood RanchFL$5,750
7MatthewSkinnerCharlotteNC$4,430
8LandonSorrelsAllenTX$3,490
9FranciscoGomezLakelandFL$2,810
10TarunGulatiWesley ChapelFL$2,310
11MatthewBallSeffnerFL$2,310
12KennethO 'DonnellSt PetersburgFL$2,310
13DanielKasperMinneolaFL$1,950
14CalebPowellFleming IslandFL$1,950
15RyanWyantSarasotaFL$1,950
16CarlMoultrie IiiArlingtonVA$1,680
17MatthewEhlertLongwoodFL$1,680
18HarryBindaTampaFL$1,680
19JosephOrsinoTampa$1,490
20ChristopherGaskinLakelandFL$1,490
21SudhirKantamaneniRiverviewFL$1,490
22DimtriFaresOrlandoFL$1,350
23RichardKaplanColumbusOH$1,350
24RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$1,350
25RoryMalisoffTerra CeiaFL$1,260
26JeffreyBarnettJacksonville BeachFL$1,260
27TracyRackClermontFL$1,260
28ShaneDellusWimaumaFL$1,200
29VamsiDoddaThonotosassaFL$1,200
30DonaldMannsLargoFL$1,200
31Ki JanaChristianCharlotteNC$1,180
32KarlManouchakianTampaFL$1,180
32SeanMiniclierMelbourneFL$1,180
2025 Pinktober Poker Open

2025 December DeepStack Challenge: Prize Pool and Payouts

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2025 December Deep Stack Challenge
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$400 Buy-in/$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 399
Prize Pool: $131,670
December 2 – 7, 2025

Registration is closed for the 2025 December Deep Stack Challenge tournament.  It drew 399 entrants over seven starting flights, for a total prize pool of $131,670.

A min-cash will earn $690, and the December Deep Stack Challenge champ is set to take home $27,950.

1st: $27,950
2nd: $17,270
3rd: $12,460
4th: $9,130
5th: $6,800
6th: $5,150
7th: $3,960
8th: $3,100
9th: $2,470
10th-12th: $2,000
13th-15th: $1,650
16th-18th: $1,390
19th-21st: $1,190
22nd-24th: $1,040
25th-27th: $920
28rd-30th: $830
31st-33rd: $770
34th-36th: $730
37th-45th: $700
46th-53rd: $690

2025 Pinktober Poker Open

2025 Pinktober Poker Open in Review

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Our fourth and final major series of 2025 was the 12-day Pinktober Poker Open, eight trophy events with more than $400,000 in guaranteed money, and a portion of the proceeds went to the American Cancer Society – Making Strides Against Breast Cancer.

Events:  8
Entries:  1,943
Guarantees:  $410,000
Prize Pools:  $730,300

The tournaments drew nearly 2,000 entries over the eight events, and that does not include the huge turnouts for the Championship satellites. The $730,300 in prize money made this the second-biggest PPO series in our history.

The headliner was the PPO Championship, a $1,200 buy-in tournament with a $200,000 guarantee that drew 322 entries, turning it into a prize pool of $338,100. After a tough final table, Brazilian poker pro and WSOP bracelet winner Rafael Reis took the top spot outright for $70,810.

Our Championship players also contributed $3,220 to the American Cancer Society. Thank you!

Rafael Reis

Other notable wins included Shannon Steck wrecking fields for two straight days, going back-to-back to win the $150 No-Limit Hold’em tournament and $200 Bounty. Grand Missonis won the Monster Stack opener and Eli Kiwan took down a tough final table in the $400 closer.

You can find links to all the results below. Thank you for another great Pinktober Poker Open series!

We head into 2026 already prepping for a great year. We kick things off with the Winter Poker Open, running from January 21 through February 2 with 11 trophy events and more than $600,000 in guaranteed prize pools.

See you here in the new year!

PPO Championship: Rafael Reis – $70,810
Event 1 ($300 Monster Stack): Grant Missonis – $28,893
Event 2 ($200 Bankroll Builder): Alex Ochoa – $6,030
Event 3 ($400 Triple 40s): Josh Nicholson – $14,350
Event 4 ($150 NLH): Shannon Steck – $2,625
Event 5 ($200 Bounty): Shannon Steck – $2,470
Event 6 ($250 Seniors): Harold Evans – $5,480
Event 8 ($400 NLH): Eli Kiwan – $6,800

2025 Pinktober Poker Open

Eli Kiwan Wins Final PPO Trophy Outright for $6,800!

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2025 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 8
 $400 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 63
Prize Pool: $20,790
October 26, 2025

Eli Kiwan, 2025 PPO Event 8 champ

The last trophy on the Pinktober Poker Open schedule was a $400 buy-in tournament with a $20,000 guarantee and one-day structure. It produced a very talented final table and Eli Kiwan conquered it, taking the outright win for $6,800.

Congrats Eli!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1EliKiwanWesley ChapelFL$6,800
2GabrielFullerTampaFL$4,530
3WoodrowPassSeffnerFL$3,020
4AdamWeingardTampaFL$2,100
5HyndiKhomutetskyOrlandoFL$1,520
6MichaelColePlacidaFL$1,150
7NadhanYamalaTallahasseeFL$910
8RyanHoganWinter GardenFL$760
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