2025 Pinktober Poker Open

Event 1 Flight E: Last Chance to Enter

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  114

Level 8 is coming to a close, which means time is running out if you want to be a part of this nice Friday afternoon session. The prize pool is just shy of $110,000 and it will grow a bit more before registration closes at 3:30 pm.

But have no fear, this isn’t the last last chance to enter the tournament. We have Flight F at 6 pm with late registration available until 10:30 pm and the final flight tomorrow at 11 am.

Event 1 Flight E: Triple Digits and Growing

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Entries:  105

Nick Scholz

The Flight E field topped 100 entries and they still have more than an hour to push it higher. The prize is already over $100,000 and we expect great turnouts tonight and tomorrow morning. Registration closes at 3:30 pm with Flight F at 6 pm and the final flight tomorrow at 11 am.

Some friends in today’s field include Nick Scholz, Walter Thornton, Gabe Fuller, Riley Price, Barbara Cardin, Matthew Leecy, Stephen Dees, and Corey Zedo.

Walter Thornton
Gabe Fuller

Event 1 Flight E: Guarantee Gone

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight E Entries:  77

It did not take long to get there. The entry count hit 77 for Flight E for 400 even in the tournament and the prize pool officially hit the $100,000 guarantee.

From this point forward, every new entry will build the prize pool until we close registration for the final flight tomorrow at 3:30 pm.

Come get some big money and wield a monster stack.

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight D

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  42 of 323

Flight A: 84 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C: 83 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 85 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight E: Late reg till 3:30 pm
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1JuanRodriguezWesley ChapelFL2,285,000
2SonnyMineoPort CharlotteFL1,615,000
3GrantMissonisClearwaterFL1,395,000
4TamNguyenTampaFL1,320,000
5RobertFioreSeminoleFL1,310,000
6SandroVianna De SaWinter GardenFL1,305,000
7ChadKitchenWimaumaFL1,285,000
8LuisTorresWindermereFL1,100,000
9EliKiwanWesley ChapelFL1,080,000
10MatthewDuffyWesley ChapelFL1,010,000
11PaulBrightBradentonFL995,000
12JohnWolfeRiverviewFL945,000
13FabioLozanoOcalaFL905,000
14ErikHartSaint PetersburgFL870,000
15AdamYellinSanta Rosa BeachFL855,000
16OleksiiLiakhVeniceFL835,000
17LucasSadowskiWayneNJ800,000
18SamRonaldsSarasotaFL775,000
19NelsonBeckMadisonTN755,000
20AprilGriffeyBrooksvilleFL735,000
21JuanRodriguezSt PetersburgFL730,000
22AnthonyQuattrocchiJohns CreekGA715,000
23JorgeCampuzano MontoyaZephyrhillsFL705,000
24ShaneMelertBrandonFL680,000
25MichaelTraficanteTampaFL670,000
26JamesCrookTampaFL650,000
27DaltonDowdyWinter HavenFL630,000
28JohnAlegriaBrandonFL625,000
29CheriIvanOldsmarFL550,000
30NoelleSimmsLand O LakesFL505,000
31AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL455,000
32PaulYinglingGrand IslandFL430,000
33MarkWiserLand O LakesFL420,000
34BlaizeMeeSaint PetersburgFL390,000
35CharlesShoafClearwaterFL370,000
36MarcoCapaccioliClearwaterFL345,000
37StuartPhillipsLakelandFL305,000
38DuaneShepherdCincinnatiOH285,000
39JamesMorrisseyLand O LakesFL220,000
40MichaelRossiTampaFL205,000
41GeoffreyLewitWinter GardenFL185,000
42EdwardComptonRiverviewFL95,000

Event 1 Flight E: Aiming for the Guarantee

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  500/500 with a 500 ante

We wrapped up four flights of the PPO Monster Stack and now we roll into the weekend with a milestone on the horizon. The $300 buy-in tournament needs only 77 new entries to surpass its $100,000 guarantee and we will get there early.

Then spin up the prize pool with big fields between now and Saturday afternoon.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

PPO Day 3 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight E – $300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Flight F – $300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

2025 Pinktober Poker Open Schedule and Results

Event 1 Flight D: Registration Closed with 85 Entries

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  85

Registration closed for Flight D of the PPO Monster Stack with 85 entries, putting the combined total at 323 for the tournament. That leaves the field only 77 new entries shy of the $100,000 guarantee and they will get there in Flight E tomorrow.

Then we run it up with three big weekend flights.

Action will continue in Flight D until 11 players remain and survivors return on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2 in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

FlightDayEntriesAdvanced
AWeds 11a8411
BWeds 6p719
CThurs 11a8311
DThurs 6p85TBD
EFriday 11a
FFriday 6p
GSaturday 11a
Total32331

Counts through Flight C

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight C

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  31 of 238

Flight A: 84 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight B: 71 Entries; 9 Advanced
Flight C: 83 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: Late reg till 10:30 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1JuanRodriguezWesley ChapelFL2,285,000
2GrantMissonisClearwaterFL1,395,000
3TamNguyenTampaFL1,320,000
4RobertFioreSeminoleFL1,310,000
5SandroVianna De SaWinter GardenFL1,305,000
6LuisTorresWindermereFL1,100,000
7MatthewDuffyWesley ChapelFL1,010,000
8JohnWolfeRiverviewFL945,000
9FabioLozanoOcalaFL905,000
10ErikHartSaint PetersburgFL870,000
11OleksiiLiakhVeniceFL835,000
12LucasSadowskiWayneNJ800,000
13SamRonaldsSarasotaFL775,000
14NelsonBeckMadisonTN755,000
15AprilGriffeyBrooksvilleFL735,000
16JuanRodriguezSt PetersburgFL730,000
17AnthonyQuattrocchiJohns CreekGA715,000
18JorgeCampuzano MontoyaZephyrhillsFL705,000
19MichaelTraficanteTampaFL670,000
20JamesCrookTampaFL650,000
21JohnAlegriaBrandonFL625,000
22CheriIvanOldsmarFL550,000
23AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL455,000
24PaulYinglingGrand IslandFL430,000
25MarkWiserLand O LakesFL420,000
26CharlesShoafClearwaterFL370,000
27MarcoCapaccioliClearwaterFL345,000
28StuartPhillipsLakelandFL305,000
29JamesMorrisseyLand O LakesFL220,000
30GeoffreyLewitWinter GardenFL185,000
31EdwardComptonRiverviewFL95,000

Event 1 Flight D: Grant Missonis Bags the Biggest

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  11 of 83

Grant Missonis

It was a quick end to Flight D, with the bubble bursting midway through Level 14 with not much hassle.

Grant Missonis bagged the flight lead with 1,395,000 followed by Sandro Vianna’s 1,305,000. Vianna got there late when he doubled with queens versus sixes; they held to give him a nice big stack coming back on Sunday.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available.

Grant Missonis – 1,395,000 (93 bb)
Sandro Vianna De Sa – 1,305,000 (87 bb)
Erik Hart – 870,000 (58 bb)
Lucas Sadowski – 800,000 (53 bb)
Nelson Beck – 755,000 (50 bb)
Anthony Quattrocchi – 715,000 (48 bb)
Michael Traficante – 670,000 (45 bb)
John Alegria – 625,000 (42 bb)
Cheri Ivan – 550,000 (37 bb)
Paul Yingling – 430,000 (29 bb)
Geoffrey Lewit – 185,000 (12 bb)

Event 1 Flight D: Next Up

$300 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  500/500 with a 500 ante

Flight D of the PPO Monster Stack gets underway at the top of the hour, getting us one step closer to the $100,000 guarantee and a busy weekend coming up.

Players sit with huge 100K stacks and the first 24 levels last 30 minutes before going up to 40 for the rest of the tournament. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm and players may fire as often as needed during that time.

Action will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will come back to the Poker Room on Sunday at 11 am for Day 2.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet