Event 11: Third Break of the Day

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Upcoming Level 23: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

Brandon Caputo – 682,000 (57 bb)
Derek Bowers – 330,000 (27 bb)
Ken Ray – 248,000 (21 bb)

1st: $31,497 + Trophy
2nd: $19,425
3rd: $11,655
4th: Johanssy Joseph – $7,613
5th: Matt Shafman – $5,880
6th: Alexandre Caperonis – $4,830
7th: David Eller – $4,095
8th: Yvonne McQuillan – $3,570
9th: Phil Laak – $3,150
10th: Nick Pupillo – $2,783
11th: Anton Wigg – $2,783
12th: Arkadiy Tsinis $2,783
13th: Gerald Aiello – $2,468
14th: Bruce Kramer – $2,468

Event 14: Prize Pool Information with $21,600 to the Turbo Champ

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante | Structure
Players Remaining: 31 of 60

Registration closed on the $1,100 Turbo Event 14 and the tournament officially drew an even 60 entries for a $60,000 prize pool.

The last eight players will share in a piece of that money with a min-cash earning $2,160 and the Turbo champ walking away with $21,600 along with the RRPO trophy and custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI.

2017 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 14
$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 60
Prize Pool: $60,000
November 27, 2017

1st: $21,600
2nd: $12,690
3rd: $7,950
4th: $5,400
5th: $4,200
6th: $3,300
7th: $2,700
8th: $2,160

Event 13: David Peters Extending His Chip Lead

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 61

David Peters

The player under the gun raised to 5,100 and David Peters called from the cutoff. Paul Domb called on the button and they were three-handed to a flop of Qh3s2c.

The original raiser bet 5,000. Peters called and Domb folded. The turn was the Qs and the under the gun player checked. Peters bet 13,000 and his opponent folded.

Peters won the pot and extended his already massive chip lead.

David Peters – 225,000

Event 11: Ken Ray Doubles Through Derek Bowers

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

Ken Ray raised  from the button, Derek Bowers three-bet to 105,000 from the small blind, and Ray called.

The flop was 10d5h3d, Bowers bet effectively 46,000, and Ray called all in.

Bowers: JhJs
Ray: Kd4d

The Ah turn kept Bowers ahead, but the Ad river gave Ray a flush to double up.

Ken Ray – 315,000 (31 bb)
Derek Bowers – 325,000 (32 bb)

Event 11: Brandon Caputo Doubles Through Ken Ray With Set Over Set

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

Brandon Caputo raised from the small blind to 28,000, and Ken Ray called from the big blind.

The flop came down Qc3s2c, and Caputo continued for 18,000. Ray called, the turn was the 9s, and Caputo bet 53,000. Ray raised all in with a covering stack, and Caputo called all in for 255,000 with QhQs for a set of queens. Ray showed 3x3x for an inferior set, and was not helped by the 2s river.

Brandon Caputo – 620,000 (62 bb)
Ken Ray – 123,000 (12 bb)

Event 11: Ken Ray Doubles Through Derek Bowers

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

Derek Bowers raised to 27,000 from the button, Ken Ray reraised all in for 193,000 from the big blind, and Bowers called.

Bowers: 8h8d
Ray: AcQc

The board came down Qd7d3s4h10s, giving Ray a pair of queens to double through Bowers.

Ken Ray – 394,000 (39 bb)
Derek Bowers – 580,000 (58 bb)

Event 13: Gediminas Uselis Doubles Through Nick Schwarmann

$5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 61

Gediminas Uselis

Gediminas Uselis moved all in from under the gun for his last 15,000 and got called by Nick Schwarmann from the cutoff.

Uselis showed 7c7s and was in great shape against Schwarmann’s As6c.

The board ran out Kd9c6cJs6c and Uselis’ pair held up to win the pot and double up.

Gediminas Uselis – 34,800
Nick Schwarmann – 135,000

Event 14: $50,000 Mark Surpassed

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante | Structure
Entries: 51

A new event to the Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open schedule, the $1,100 Turbo has proven a hit with the players. Less than two hours into play, the field just hit 51 entries generating a total prize pool of $51,000. Registration and re-entry is available for another roughly 25 minutes until it closes at 8:15pm. The full details and payout information will be posted shortly thereafter.

Event 11: Johanssy Joseph – 4th Place ($7,613)

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

                                                              Johanssy Joseph – 4th Place

Brandon Caputo raised all in for 163,000 from under the gun, and Johanssy Joseph called all in for slightly less from the button.

Caputo: AhQh
Joseph: AdJs

The board came down 10d9s8sKh4s, no help to Joseph, ending his tournament in fourth place.

Brandon Caputo – 325,000 (32 bb)
Johanssy Joseph – Eliminated in 4th Place ($7,613)

Event 11: Chip Counts and Results Thus Far

$1,650 Purple Chip Bounty No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 105

Derek Bowers – 730,000 (73 bb)
Ken Ray – 190,000 (19 bb)
Brandon Caputo – 175,000 (17 bb)
Johanssy Joseph – 165,000 (16 bb)

1st: $31,497 + Trophy
2nd: $19,425
3rd: $11,655
4th: $7,613
5th: Matt Shafman – $5,880
6th: Alexandre Caperonis – $4,830
7th: David Eller – $4,095
8th: Yvonne McQuillan – $3,570
9th: Phil Laak – $3,150
10th: Nick Pupillo – $2,783
11th: Anton Wigg – $2,783
12th: Arkadiy Tsinis $2,783
13th: Gerald Aiello – $2,468
14th: Bruce Kramer – $2,468