2022 Pinktober Poker Open

Event 8: Familiar Faces

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Entries:  71

Ryan Hogan

The entry count quickly jumped up after the first break and we have 71 now in the game with 90 minutes to spin it up.

A few familiar faces include Event 1 champ Ryan Hogan, Jeremy Becker, Clyde Maliauka, Karl Manouchakian, Justin Zaki, Bryce McVay, Doug Marro, and Aaron Thivyanathhan.

Jeremy Becker (left) and Clyde Maliauka (right)

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts with $4,780 to PLO Champ

2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 7
$400 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  38
Prize Pool:  $12,730
October 12, 2022

Registration closed for the $400 Mixed PLO game with 38 entries creating a prize pool worth $12,730. The last five players at the final table will make the money with $1,140 for a min-cash and $4,780 for the Event 7 champ.

1st: $4,780
2nd: $3,180
3rd: $2,120
4th: $1,510
5th: 1,140

Jason Block Wins PPO Event 6 Outright for $16,190

2022 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 6
$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  116
Prize Pool:  $60,900
October 11, 2022

Jason Block, 2022 PPO Event 6 champ

The last week of the 2022 Pinktober Poker Open is rolling out games that are getting bigger as we near the Championship on October 14. Event 6 was a $600 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament and Jason Block came away with the outright win for $16,190 over a tough final table.

The tournament drew 116 entries to more than double the $30,000 into a prize pool worth $60,900. The last 15 players made the money and they got there after the late dinner break.

The final table featured a talented final table that included former Tampa champ Tom Nguyen, WPT/WSOP winner James Calderaro, Cheri Beatty, Jeremy Becker, and reigning WPT Player of the Year Jake Ferro. Block outlasted them all and took home his second major Tampa title to go along with his 2022 Winter Poker Open series win.

Congrats Jason!

Results:

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1JasonBlockMerrickNY$16,190
2TomNguyenTampaFL$10,810
3JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL$7,460
4GrantMissonisClearwaterFL$5,320
5AustinSullivanWesley ChapelFL$3,910
6CheriBeattyPalm HarborFL$2,980
7RonaldGroellerWesley ChapelFL$2,350
8JacobFerroCrystal RiverFL$1,920
9JeremyBeckerTampaFL$1,630
10MichaelTomicDavenportFL$1,630
11PeterKosakowskiCharlestonFL$1,430
12AlecBradlowSan AntonioFL$1,430
13AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL$1,280
14DavidTuthillSt PetersburgFL$1,280
15LapNgNew OrleansLA$1,280

Event 8: First Break

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  57

Igor Tretyakov

Event 8 cruised through the first four levels of the day and players are taking a little break from the action. There were no huge stacks found on break, but David Meagher looks like the biggest with just over 70,000.

Igor Tretyakov is back in a $1,100 buy-in tournament only a couple of days from winning one. He won the two-day $1,100 tournament on Monday over a tough final table and walked away with $18,460.

His tablemate today, Deborah Farmer, was also part of that talented final table lineup and she finished in fifth place for $4,110.

Deborah Farmer

Event 7: Last Chance to Register

$400 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Entries:  37

Fallon Weidner

The Mixed PLO tournament has a nice turnout of 37 entries heading into Level 8 and time is running out if you want to jump into the game. They will play out Level 8, take a 15-minute break, and registration will close when they return.

A few familiar faces in early action include Fallon Weidner, Scott Caracciolo, Wally Maddah, Jon Henegan, and Chris Labrie.

Scott Caracciolo

Event 8: Big Warmup

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The Pinktober Poker Open Championship is right around the corner and we have two big warmup events before it gets underway. The first one goes at noon with a $1,100 buy-in tournament that features a $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and a one-day structure. Tomorrow we ramp it up to $2,200 with a $100,000 guarantee.

Players start with 30K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm with a dinner break at 8:45 pm.

We will pick up the action at the first break and carry it through to the end.

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $1,700 PPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes each
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Event 7: Mixed PLO

$400 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Another day, another non-Hold’em game on the Pinktober Poker Open schedule. Today at 10 am we have a $400 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha tournament that will rotate between PLO, PLO 8, five-card PLO, and Big O. Players will need to show talent at all the games to win the title.

Players start with 15,000 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 2:30 pm. They will take a 40-minute dinner break at 6:45 pm and return to find our Event 7 champ.

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes each
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

Pinktober Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 7 – $400 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes each
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 8 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $1,700 PPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes each
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
  • Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

6PM: $250 Event 9 Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $2,200/$100K GTD PPO Event 9
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Pinktober Schedule

Event 6: Dinner Break

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 116

Event 6 players were sent on the 40-minute dinner break with 19 players remaining, 15 getting paid, and $16K up top.

They will return to play out the rest of the tournament, and we will post the winner information along with a report in the morning.

Event 6: Three Tables Near Dinner

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$30,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 116

Event 6 is down to three tables in the tournament with a 40-minute dinner break on the horizon. They will get 40 minutes to unwind after Level 16 and return to play it out. With the field only seven KOs from the money, they are racing to that mark.

Those still in contention include James Calderaro, Jake Ferro, Cheri Beatty, Jason Block, Eric Walling and David Tuthill going for his second cash of the day.