Pinktober Poker Open

2023 Pinktober Poker Open

2023 Pinktober Poker Open

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Primary Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InDescriptionGuaranteeStructure
1AWed, Oct 1810AM$200No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A$100,000 Results
1BWed, Oct 186PM$200No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1B
1CThu, Oct 1910AM$200No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1C
1DThu, Oct 196PM$200No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1D
1EFri, Oct 2010AM$200No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1E
1FSat, Oct 2110AM$200No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1F
1(2)Sun, Oct 2211AM--Event 1 Day 2
2Sun, Oct 2212PM$600Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$30,000 Results
3AMon, Oct 2311AM$400Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A$50,000
3BMon, Oct 236PM$400Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1B
3CTue, Oct 2411AM$400Deep Stack No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1C
3(2)Wed, Oct 2512PM--Event 3 Day 2Results
4Mon, Oct 2312PM$400O.E. (Re-Entry)Results
5Tue, Oct 2412PM$400Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)Results
6AThu, Oct 2611AM$1,100 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1A$200,000
6BFri, Oct 2711AM$1,100 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1B
6CSat, Oct 2811AM$1,100 Championship Event No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry) Day 1C
6(2)Sun, Oct 2911AM--Championship Event Day 2
6(3)Mon, Oct 302PM--Championship Event Day 3Results
7Sun, Oct 2912PM$200Bankroll Builder No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$20,000 Results
8Mon, Oct 3011AM$250Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold'em (Re-Entry)$10,000 Results

Satellite Events

EventDateTimeBuy-InDescriptionGuaranteeStructure
9Tue, Oct 246PM$140Satellite into Championship Event Day 1A2 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
10Wed, Oct 256PM$140Satellite into Championship Event Day 1A2 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
11Thu, Oct 266PM$140Satellite into Championship Event Day 1B2 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
12Fri, Oct 273PM$140Satellite into Championship Event Day 1C5 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
13Fri, Oct 276PM$140Satellite into Championship Event Day 1C5 Seats GTDStructure Sheet
14Sat, Oct 289AM$140Last Chance Satellite into Championship EventStructure Sheet
2022 Pinktober Poker Open

2022 Pinktober Poker Open in Review

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Matthew Leecy, 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Champion

The 2022 Pinktober Poker Open series with 13 tournaments over 13 days while raising money for the American Cancer Society. The schedule was headlined by the $1,700 buy-in Championship with a $400,000 guaranteed prize pool that was surpassed early in the second flight.

Matthew Leecy, in the process of moving back to central Florida with his family, took the Championship title for his second major Tampa win. He was also the last player standing in the 2019 Tampa Poker Classic Main Event. Leecy earned $111,240 for the win after a long, tough heads-up battle with Jebhar Patterson.

The $537,000 prize pool for the Championship represents the biggest we’ve had for this tournament, surpassing the $447K we had for the 2019 PPO Championship.

Series by the numbers –

Primary Events: 13
Entries: 2,134
Guarantees: $960,000
Prize Pools: $1,383,835

Of the 13 winners, we had three add to their already successful Tampa run. Wally Maddah captured his fourth major win followed by Ryan Hogan with his third and Jason Block with his second.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the series and make it another great success! You can find results from every tournament on the links below.

Be sure to check out the schedule for our next big series, the 2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open kicks off on November 30.

2022 Tampa Winter Poker Open schedule

Pinktober Championship – Matthew Leecy – $111,240
Ladies Meet-Up ($250 NLH): Barbara Cardin – $3,149
Event 1 ($400 NLH): Ryan Hogan – $47,073
Event 2 ($1,100 NLH): Igor Tretyakov – $18,460
Event 3 ($400 O8): Thomas Mammana – $2,457
Event 4 ($250 NLH): Scott Spivak – $7,550
Event 5 ($400 H.O.R.S.E.): Charles Evans – $3,435
Event 6 ($600 NLH): Jason Block – $16,190
Event 7 ($400 Mixed PLO): Wally Maddah – $4,780
Event 8 ($1,100 NLH): Frank Weigel – $25,000
Event 9 ($2,200 NLH): James Calderaro – $35,350
Event 11 ($2,500 NLH): Jason Min – $28,455
Event 12 ($250 Seniors): Gisela Staton – $6,435

2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Matthew Leecy Wins Pinktober Championship Outright for $111K

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2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  358
Prize Pool:  $537,000
October 14-17, 2022

Matthew Leecy, 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Champion

The 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Championship headlined the two-week festival, and it drew a great group of players. After getting through a tough field and a talented final table, Matthew Leecy won the Championship outright for $111,240.

The $1,700 buy-in tournament drew 358 entries to push the $400,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $537,000. That is the biggest PPO Championship prize pool in our history, and the last 45 players earned some money.

Leecy bagged the biggest stack coming back for Day 2 on Sunday, and he closed the day with the chip lead coming back for the final table on Monday. But it wasn’t all easygoing for Leecy; several times along the way he lost the lead and dropped to the bottom of the counts.

“I came in as an overwhelming leader,” Leecy said after his win. “But with six people left, I was last.”

“Having the history, being a little older now, knowing it’s not going to be perfect,” he continued. “The tournament doesn’t have to go perfect for you to win it, but you have to keep your head.”

Even with a big lead starting the final table, it wasn’t an easy path to victory for Leecy with Debbie Lee taking a commanding lead of her own with half the chips when it was four-handed.

Leecy battled back, got hot at the right times, and took the title with an outright win against runner-up Jebhar Patterson.

This is Leecy’s second major Tampa title, another guitar to go along with the one he picked up for his Tampa Poker Classic Main Event win in 2019.

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1MatthewLeecyTrinityFL$111,240
2JebharPattersonTampaFL$73,950
3SungLeeAtlantaGA$54,340
4DavidDiBernardiTampaFL$40,340
5YazdiMehtaKissimmeeFL$30,250
6SanjibAcharyaTampaFL$22,910
7RichardSmithBradentonFL$17,530
8JamieSmithLargoFL$13,540
9AlainMedesanEberndorf$10,550
2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Gisela Staton Wins Seniors Title Outright for $6,435

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2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 12
$250 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  121
Prize Pool:  $24,805
October 17, 2022

Gisela Staton, 2022 PPO Seniors Champ

The last tournament on the 2022 Pinktober Poker Open schedule was the always popular Seniors 50+ Event. The tournament drew 121 entries and Gisela Staton, all the way from California, captured the last title of the series along with $6,435 for the outright win.

The great Monday afternoon crowd doubled the $10,000 before the first break and combined for a prize pool worth $24,805. The last 16 players were paid, and the field hit the money shortly before the dinner break after a long bubble.

Staton conquered a tough final table that included 2021 PPO champ Steve Trizis, and she took the title late in the evening.

Congratulations Gisela!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1GiselaStatonSan JoseCA$6,435
2VittarioIemoloSarasotaFL$4,320
3OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL$3,000
4WilliamDavisOrlandoFL$2,140
5StevieTrizisClearwaterFL$1,580
6DarrylWoodruffClearwaterFL$1,200
7RobertCornetteRiverviewFL$940
8WilliamMc PhillipsGulfportFL$770
9ChristineHolubeckSt PetersburgFL$650
10RonaldDunnBradentonFL$650
11TimothyCobbBellvilleOH$570
12BrendaLane-WorleyRiverviewFL$570
13LewisGallo JrBradentonFL$510
14BascaranMariathasanLakelandFL$510
15AdnanKhabbazSun City CenterFL$480
16EdithNormanBrooksvilleFL$480
2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Championship: Matthew Leecy Defeats Jebhar Patterson for the Title

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$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante

Matthew Leecy

Jebhar Patterson lost 800K in a pot almost as soon as they came back from break and had to take a shot. He opened to 650,000 from his button and Matthew Leecy announced all in. Patterson thought for a few minutes and called at risk for about 3,500,000.

Leecy: Ac2d
Patterson: 8c8s

Patterson was a big favorite to double back near the lead but Leecy took the lead when he paired his ace on the As7c6h flop. The board finished with the Jc turn and Jh river and Leecy earned every chip in the Championship.

1st: Matthew Leecy – $111,240 + Guitar trophy
2nd: Jebhar Patterson – $73,950

3rd: Debbie Lee – $54,340
4th: David DiBenardi – $40,340
5th: Yazdi Mehta – $30,250
6th: Sanjib Acharya – $22,910
7th: Richie Smith – $17,530
8th: Jamie Smith – $13,540
9th: Alain Medesan – $10,550

Jebhar Patterson
2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Championship: Heads-Up on Break; Matthew Leecy Leads

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$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 358

Matthew Leecy and Jebhar Patterson continued to battle it out for the title and grabbed a ten-minute break from the action to regroup. Leecy leads and the blinds start to catch up to both.

Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 5,725,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Leecy – 8,600,000 (34 bb)

1st: $111,240 + Guitar trophy
2nd: $73,950
3rd: Debbie Lee – $54,340
4th: David DiBenardi – $40,340
5th: Yazdi Mehta – $30,250
6th: Sanjib Acharya – $22,910
7th: Richie Smith – $17,530
8th: Jamie Smith – $13,540
9th: Alain Medesan – $10,550

2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Championship: Jebhar Patterson Bounces Back; Blinds Up

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$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 358

With the board reading Qs8h6s8s, Jebhar Patterson bet 650,000 and Matthew Leecy called. The river was Kh and Patterson reached for some chips and bet 1,100,000. Leecy thought for several minutes, tossed out a chip to call, and Patterson showed 8c2c for trip eights.

Leecy double-checked his cards and put them in the muck.

After the hand, blinds were increased to 100,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante.

Seat 6: Jebhar Patterson – 6,800,000 (45 bb)
Seat 7: Matthew Leecy – 7,525,000 (50 bb)

2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Jason Min Wins PPO Event 11 After Three-Way Deal

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2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 11
$2,500 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  34
Prize Pool:  $100,000
October 16-17, 2022

Jason Min, 2022 PPO Event 11 champ

While the Pinktober Poker Open Championship was playing down on one side of the Poker Room, we offered up a nice $2,500 buy-in tournament on the other. After beating a tough final table, Jason Min walked away with the title and $28,455 after a three-way deal.

Congrats Jason!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JasonMinFlushingNY$28,455 *
2RJSullivanRiverviewFL$26,355 *
3RyanBrownEllicott CityMD$24,410 *
4MarshaWolakLakewood RanchFL$11,830
5AndreKarasLos AngelesCA$8,950

* – denotes results of a three-way deal

2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Championship: More for Matthew Leecy

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$1,700 Pinktober Championship (Re-Entry)
$400,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 358

With the board reading Td5c5s4s, Jebhar Patterson bet 250,000 and Matthew Leecy raised to 750,000. Patterson called, the river was As and Patterson checked.

Leecy bet 1,225,000 and Patterson thought for several minutes before calling. Leecy showed 5h3s for trip fives and Patterson mucked.

Jebhar Patterson – 3,900,000 (31 bb)
Matthew Leecy – 10,425,000 (83 bb)

After the hand, blinds were increased to 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante.