$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  71 of 936

Action is back underway after the break with 71 players remaining and one of them with more than one million their stack. Chris Gaskins began the day with the chip lead and extended it to sit with 1,226,000.

He is the only player in seven-digit territory, with John Turner (905,000) and Graham Well (882,000) being the closest to catching him.

Remaining payouts:

1st: $32,100 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $21,310
3rd: $15,730
4th: $11,740
5th: $8,850
6th: $6,740
7th: $5,200
8th: $4,050
9th-10th: $3,190
11th-12th: $2,540
13th-14th: $2,050
15th-16th: $1,670
17th-20th: $1,380
21st-24th: $1,150
25th-32nd: $970
33rd-40th: $830
41st-48th: $720
49th-56th: $630
57th-64th: $560
65th-71st: $510

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  72 of 936

They couldn’t dodge another table break before the first tournament break, and we have nine tables getting ready for a 15-minute respite.

73rd: Travis Rosario – $460
74th: Shane Dellus – $460
75th: Walter Hearn – $460
76th: Shawn Lenney – $460
77th: Tonino D’Amore – $460
78th: John Coleman – $460
79th: Bradley Kane – $460
80th: Ashley Spring – $460

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 936

The only thing that will slow the action is the upcoming break at the end of Level 16. Another table was busted down, including Karl Manouchakian extending his record number of Tampa cashes, and the last 80 laddered up the payouts.

81st: Jason Lux – $430
82nd: Charles Kahrs – $430
83rd: Karl Manouchakian – $430
84th: Joseph Veta – $430
85th: Eric Chastain – $430
86th: Joseph Di Rosa Rojas – $430
87th: Mo Ahmad – $430
88th: Cuinn Griffin – $430

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  88 of 936

There’s a steady pace of players getting in line for a payout. The stacks are still deep (44 bigs at the time), but the shorter stacks are spinning out, including David Lee picking up his two cashes for the tournament.

89th: Everett Millman – $400
90th: Patrick Murphy – $400
91st: Ruben Fernandez – $400
92nd: Graham Gibson – $400
93rd: Matthew Buckles – $400
94th: David Lee – $400
95th: Sanjib Acharya – $400
96th: James Ciesluk – $400
97th: Eli Kiwan – $400
98th: Juan Carlos Ramirez – $400
99th: Daniel Lehmann – $400
100th: Tuan Nguyen – $400
101st: Oleg Rutskin – $400
102nd: Lucas Sadowski – $400
103rd: Dustin Kassowitz – $400
104th: Ruy Albano – $400

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$25,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We have the big PPO Event 1 restart playing on one side of the room but it’s not the only game today. We also have PPO Event 2 getting underway at noon with a $400 buy-in, $25,000 guaranteed prize pool, and a one-day structure with a trophy waiting at the end.

Players start with 30K in chips and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm.

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  104 of 936

The first round of results are in with a fast pace to start the day and tables dropping. Jenn Haselton was among the early victims after losing a flip with big blind against Barbara Cardin’s button . She sent a double to her right and couldn’t make a comeback.

105th: Jenn Haselton – $370
106th: Robert Fregosi – $370
107th: Samuel O’Bryant – $370
108th: Mark White – $370
109th: Arlinda Johns – $370
110th: Meri Barack – $370
111th: Glen Hortin – $370
112th: Christopher Holland – $370
113th: Monir Maher – $370
114th: Jason Silva – $370
115th: Walter Thornton – $370
116th: Marie Harrell – $370
117th: David Lee – $370
118th: Tony March – $370

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  116 of 936

The clock hit 11 am and tournament staff put cards in the air for Day 2 of Pinktober Poker Open Event 1. There are 116 players in the mix, some who are taking their time getting the Poker Room, and we are underway.

With everyone in the money, we expect a quick run to the payout desk until things settle later in the day.

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  116 of 936

The opening event of the 2024 Pinktober Poker Open drew 936 entries to the $250 buy-in tournament and 116 of them return at 11 am, in the money, to play down to a champ.

Two people already cashed when Tony March and David Lee took advantage of the best-stack-forward format. They bagged twice and will receive a $370 min-cash for their smallest bag and play their biggest.

They have 3:38 remaining in Level 13 and levels will increase to 40 minutes at the start of Level 23.

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 2 – $250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Payouts

12PM: Event 2 – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$250 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  116 of 936

Flight A: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 80 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight D: 95 Entries; 12 Advanced
Flight E: 106 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight F: 151 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight G: 296 Entries; 37 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

This is a best-stack-forward tournament; Tony March and David Lee bagged twice, they will receive a min-cash for their smallest stack and play their biggest on Day 2.