Poker Open

Event 1: Zameer Haroun Spikes a Deuce to Double Thru Michael Johnson

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  94 of 7,703

Zameer Haroun
Zameer Haroun

Zameer Haroun got it all in from middle position for 305,000 with 2d2c, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the JdJc of Michael Johnson in the small blind.

The board came Ks8h6s2h4s, and Haroun turned a set of deuces to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zameer Haroun  –  730,000  (12 bb)
Michael Johnson  –  3,310,000  (55 bb)

With about 94 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 1,640,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $3,686 each.

Event 1: Vinny Pahuja Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  96 of 7,703

Vinny Pahuja
Vinny Pahuja

Vinny Pahuja raised all in for 470,000 from under the gun and the player on the button isolated the pot with AhJc, trailing Pahuja’s AsKc.

The board ran out 9h9s3h6s7s. safe for Pahuja to double up.

Vinny Pahuja  –  1,090,000  (18 bb)

Event 1: Back From Dinner

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  96 of 7,703

The players returned from their dinner break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a 60,000 ante.

With 96 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 1,605,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $3,686 each.

Coming Soon! Tampa Pinktober Poker Open

While Event 1 takes a dinner break, it’s a good time to look to our sister room in Tampa across the state. The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Poker Room recently unveiled its 2022 Pinktober Poker Open schedule which will run from October 5 through October 17 with a portion of each Championship buy-in going to the American Cancer Society.

The series opens with a $400 No Limit Hold’em multi-flight tournament that features a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, and the headliner will close the series with the $1,700 Championship and its $400,000 guarantee.

There are 12 primary events with more than $1,000,000 in guaranteed money. Take a look at the schedule below and we look forward to seeing you in Tampa!

2022 Pinktober Poker Open schedule

Event 1: Dinner Break Until 9:18 pm; Raffaello Locatelli Leads with 5.6 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  96 of 7,703

Raffaello Locatelli
Dinner Break Chipleader Raffaello Locatelli

Level 26 came to an end, and the players took a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 9:18 pm.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 3.6 million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Raffaello Locatelli  –  5,575,000  (93 bb)
2.  Donavon Wright  –  5,460,000  (91 bb)
3.  David Albertson  –  3,945,000  (66 bb)
4.  Michael Hermoza  –  3,780,000  (63 bb)
5.  Michael Johnson  –  3,635,000  (61 bb)

A few other notable big stacks:

Michael Jagroo  –  3,290,000  (55 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui  –  3,240,000  (54 bb)

With 96 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 1,605,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $3,686 each.

Event 1: Donavon Wright Celebrates a Bluff As He Reaches 5.46 Million

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  100 of 7,703

Donavon Wright
Donavon Wright

With the board showing 10s8s5cJh on the turn, the player in the small blind checked, and Donavon Wright bet 150,000 from the big blind. The UTG+1 player raised to 510,000, and the small blind folded. Wright called.

The river card was the 7s, and Wright moved all in with a big stack. His opponent paused for a moment or two before he folded, and Wright proudly slammed down his KsQh on the table for a king-high bluff.

Wright celebrated loudly, at one point chanting “Big bluff. Big bluff. Big bluff.”

When there was a break in the chant, his opponent quietly but clearly said, “I had the same hand.”

Wright sat back down in his seat, and as he stacked the pot, he said, “That’s my last bluff of the day.”

Donavon Wright  –  5,460,000  (109 bb)

With about 100 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 1,540,000 (31 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $3,305 each.

Event 1: A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  117 of 7,703

Raffaello Locatelli  –  4,800,000
Michael Johnson  –  3,600,000
David Albertson  –  2,900,000
John Gorsuch  –  2,800,000
Steven Stolzenfeld  –  2,350,000
Sheddy Siddiqui –  1,850,000
Tamara Goldshteyn  –  1,550,000
Corel Theuma  –  1,510,000
Neal Corcoran  –  1,380,000
James Tomblin  –  1,370,000
Fred Dabus  –  1,240,000
Rob Brown  –  1,150,000
Raminder Singh  –  1,120,000
Marcus Stein  –  990,000
Hal Rotholz  –  900,000
Eric Siegel  –  700,000
Vinny Pahuja  –  570,000
Roni Zelichonok  –  260,000

Event 1: Walter Bravo Eliminated in 114th Place by Lance Moody

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  113 of 7,703

Lance Moody
Lance Moody

The player in the cutoff raised to 150,000, Walter Bravo moved all in from the small blind for 320,000, and Lance Moody tanked for a while before calling from the big blind. The cutoff paused for only a moment or two before he also called.

There was 1,010,000 in the main pot, and any further betting would create a side pot.

The two players still in action checked all the way down on a board of 4s3h2c7d7c, and it was time for the showdown.

Lance Moody:  AsKs  (ace high with a king)
Walter Bravo:  Ac9c  (ace high with a nine)
Cutoff:  mucked

Moody won the pot with ace high and his king kicker, and the player in the cutoff mucked. Bravo was eliminated in 114th place.

Lance Moody  –  1,375,000  (28 bb)
Walter Bravo  –  Eliminated in 114th Place  ($3,050)

With 113 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 1,365,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $3,050 each.

Event 1: Sheldon Gross Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  134 of 7,703

Sheldon Gross

Sheldon Gross limped from middle position for 40,000, the player in the big blind raised to 140,000, and Gross limp-raised all in for 550,000.

His opponent called with 10s10h, and Gross turned over AdKh. Gross needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came As7h6d9h9d, and Gross paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sheldon Gross  –  1,160,000  (29 bb)

With 126 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 1,225,000 (31 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $2,415 each.

Event 16: Night Time Turbo

$600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Closing out the Sunday schedule with a quick one at 8 pm with some big money up for grabs. Event 16 is a $600 Turbo No Limit Hold’em tournament that keep things moving.

Players start with 20,000 stacks out front and all levels last 15 minutes for this one-day trophy event. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 16 Structure Sheet