2026 Pinktober Poker Open

Wasim Assaf Wins PPO Event 3 for $20,000 in a Four-Way Deal

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2026 Pinktober Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 3
$300 No-Limit Hold’em
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  701
Prize Pool:  $168,240
October 7 – 11, 2026

Wasim Assaf, 2026 PPO Event 3 champion

The first multi-day tournament on the 2025 Pinktober Poker Open schedule was a $300 No-Limit Hold’em game. It drew 701 entries across seven starting flights, turning the $100,000 guarantee into a $168,240 prize pool.

After dominating late and crushing the final table, Wasim Assaf took the top spot for $20,000 plus the PPO trophy after a four-way deal.

Congrats Wasim!

PlaceFirst NameLast NameCityStatePrize Amount
1WasimAssafOrlandoFL$20,000 *
2JohnWolfeRiverviewFL$18,700 *
3MoAlhalwaniOrlandoFL$18,175 *
4PedroPerezSun City CenterFL$18,175 *
5RobertKosydarWimaumaFL$8,100
6EvanPantanoKey WestFL$6,230
7AlexGrassiaPalm HarborFL$4,850
8AnatolyZharnitsSarasotaFL$3,820
9JessicaWildDavenportFL$3,050
10BradSailorLombardIL$2,460
11JuanCatalaSaint PetersburgFL$2,460
12RaymondManciniSarasotaFL$2,460
13KeithStonestreetBradentonFL$2,010
14NatalieJacksonDaytona BeachFL$2,010
15EdwinOrtizWinter HavenFL$2,010
16ChristopherNicholsHudsonFL$1,670
17TeddyTavares CorreaTampaFL$1,670
18HuicunQiaoSaint CloudFL$1,670
19AlexanderOrlovMoscow$1,400
20CarlosEvangelistaTampaFL$1,400
21JeromeLeonardoSt PetersburgFL$1,400
22KennethDuffleyTampaFL$1,190
23BrianDiLengeTarpon SpringsFL$1,190
24JayGilesHaines CityFL$1,190
25LouisPapadeliasApollo BeachFL$1,030
26FarzadRajiClearwater BeachFL$1,030
27AnthonyPellegriniLargoFL$1,030
28KenFishmanTarpon SpringsFL$900
29NorkaRiveronWesley ChapelFL$900
30SudhirVungaralaOrlandoFL$900
31JonathanBriseeDenverCO$800
32DillonAeryHuntingtonNY$800
33MarkOlsenPalm HarborFL$800
34MeganRajabluOrlandoFL$720
35RyanHarfouchTampaFL$720
36LeslieThomasRuskinFL$720
37LinglongYanJersey CityNJ$650
38EliKiwanWesley ChapelFL$650
39WilliamSanfordSt PetersburgFL$650
40MarkWiserLand O LakesFL$650
41JerrySilvaTampaFL$650
42ChristopherMorganWinter HavenFL$650
43DarielLaneRiverviewFL$650
44GeoffreyBishopSaint PetersburgFL$650
45JoshuaKrugEnolaPA$650
46ErickWiedemann De SaliWinter GardenFL$610
47DavidPiccoloWesley ChapelFL$610
48GuillermoRuz RodriguezValricoFL$610
49VictoriaOndisSarasotaFL$610
50TonyMarchTampaFL$610
51JoseVelezKissimmeeFL$610
52LuisMedinaWesley ChapelFL$610
53WilliamOrtizTampaFL$610
54ForrestRaleighLakelandFL$610
55CheriIvanTampaFL$570
56KentDinwiddie-WarthCartersvilleGA$570
57WilliamHeherOrlandoFL$570
58GregoryGoelzLithiaFL$570
59SadekEl HakimSarasotaFL$570
60RobertWuestnerRiverviewFL$570
61KarlManouchakianTampaFL$570
62MithoAmilcarPort CharlotteFL$570
63StuartPhillipsLakelandFL$570
64TuckFoongPeachtree CornersGA$540
65WesleySkinnerTampaFL$540
66MikeTraficanteTampaFL$540
67JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL$540
68RobCottoRiverviewFL$540
69TimothyHelmNew Port RicheyFL$540
70LewisGalloGreen Cove SpringsFL$540
71StevenCollinsKenneth CityFL$540
72MattBrandyLutzFL$540
73JenniferHaseltonLutzFL$520
74EricMishkinSt PetersburgFL$520
75JamesCampbell-FrenchTampaFL$520
76SandroViannaWinter GardenFL$520
77PeterMartinPort RicheyFL$520
78BrianKoubaPort RicheyFL$520
79GabrielWajnerClermontFL$520
80CorneliusWalkerOrmond BeachFL$520
81YuchengZhaoTampaFL$520
82VinayBaradiTemple TerraceFL$510
83AnanthGanesanTampaFL$510
84VincentBaldassarreTampaFL$510
85ParminderClementeWesley ChapelFL$510
86TaeChoeLakelandFL$510
87ChristopherAyersBaltimoreMD$510
88WoodrowPassSeffnerFL$510
89OkHaseltonWesley ChapelFL$510
90GlenHortinWesley ChapelFL$510

Wasim Assaf (left) and Mo Alhawani (right)