$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 111

Event 7 is down to five tables with 40 players remaining and they are taking their time with a lot of money up for grabs.

MT Tawfik is among the leaders with more than 200K at the midpoint of the day. A lot of that came from Wally Maddah when a flopped set beat top two but they are still smiling after Maddah found a triple of his short stack.

2021 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  111
Prize Pool:  $107,115
October 23, 2021

Registration closed for the $1,100 One-Day Challenge Pinktober Poker Open Main Event with 111 entries more than doubling the $50,000 guarantee up to a prize pool worth $107,115.

The last 12 players will earn some money with $2,529 for a min-cash and $33,152 awaiting the One-Day Challenge champion.

1st: $33,152
2nd: $20,489
3rd: $13,742
4th: $9,558
5th: $6,903
6th: $5,186
7th: $4,058
8th: $3,313
9th-10th: $2,828
11th-12th: $2,529

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  104

Time is running out to jump in the One-Day Challenge, a tournament now featuring a prize pool over $100,000. Entry 104 today was good enough to double up the $50,000 guarantee and it will climb until registration closes at 3:30 pm.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries:  97

The One-Day Challenge field is nearing triple digits which means we are likely to double the guarantee to put up a six-digit prize pool. Registration is open still for another hour, so there’s time to join us.

Some familiar faces in today’s field include Steve Zhang and Walter Rossi back at the same table after finishing sixth and eighth in Event 5 and restauranteur Steve Trizis taking a break from serving tasty food to play some poker.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  89

There are a lot of tough spots in the $1,100 but Table 11 might have the rest of them beat. The last four seats are held by Ken O’Donnell (Event 5 winner), Anthony Astarita (WPTDeepStacks Tampa champ), Kevin Blewitt (two-time Tampa winner), and Karl Manouchakian (all-time Tampa cash leader).

Good luck to the rest of Table 11.

2021 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$400 Triple 30s (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  80
Prize Pool:  $30,000
October 22, 2021

We kicked off the last weekend of the Pinktober Poker Open with a Friday version of the Triple 30s. The $400 buy-in tournament drew 80 entries on the nose and Tampa Poker regular Herbert Woodbery walked away with the top prize of more than $10,000.

In addition to Woodbery’s feat, Karl Manouchakian also capped off a great day by making his second final table of the day after seventh in Event 5.

Results:

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  80

Event 7 players cruised the first four levels of the day, blasted past the $50,000 guarantee, and now taking their first break of the day. We have 80 entries in the game so far with registration and re-entries available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm.

$1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The Pinktober Poker Open headliner is set to go in the Poker Room with the $1,100 One-Day Challenge starting at 11 am. The tournament has a $50,000 guarantee and great structure for the final Saturday of the series.

Players start with 30,000 deep stacks and the first 16 levels will last 30 minutes, going up to 40 from Level 17 forward. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

Cards go in the air at 11 am and we will pick up the action after the first break.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-16 last 30 minutes; Levels 17+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 7 – $1,100 One-Day Challenge (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-16 last 30 minutes; Levels 17+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

2021 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 5
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  153
Prize Pool:  $66,250
October 21, 2021

Event 5 was the mid-series tournament on the Pinktober Poker Open schedule and it had a very nice turnout. It attracted 125 entries for the $600 buy-in and Ken O’Donnell won it outright for more than $20,000.

The tournament easily surpassed its $50,000 guarantee and put $66,250 in the prize pool. We had 13 players advance to Day 2, all in the money, and they quickly played down to the final table.

O’Donnell was in the middle of the pack but quickly took charge along with the chips. Players continued to drop until he had a big lead heads-up with Daniel Kasper. With barely a blip, O’Donnell picked up every chip in the tournament and won the title along with $20,059.

Results:

1st: Ken O’Donnell – $20,059
2nd: Daniel Kasper – $12,398
3rd: Yan Ting Jiang – $8,311
4th: Jeff Trudeau Jr – $5,778
5th: Joseph Parrish – $4,173
6th: Steve Zhang – $3,135
7th: Karl Manouchakian – $2,454
8th: Walter Rossi – $2,005
9th: Jack Ranallo – $1,713
10th: Yousef Nassr – $1,713
11th: David Tuthill – $1,534
12th: Cary Rosenthanl – $1,534
13th: Anthony March – $1,443