2019 RRPO Live Updates

Event 8: Prize Pool and Payouts with $34,105 to Purple Chip Winner

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 111

The registration period came to an end in the Purple Chip Bounty game and it was another nice RRPO turnout. The $1,700 buy-in tournament drew 111 entries to put $113,775 in the regular prize pool and another $55,500 available via player bounties.

The last 14 spots will be paid with a min-cash taking home $2,640 and the Purple Chip Bounty champ earning $34,105 along with the RRPO trophy.

2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 8

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 111
Prize Pool: $113,775
Bounty Prize Pool: $55,500
November 24-25, 2019 

1st: $34,105 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $21,015
3rd: $12,595
4th: $8,215
5th: $6,335
6th: $5,200
7th: $4,405
8th: $3,835
9th-10th: $3,415
11th-12th: $2,980
13th-14th: $2,640

Event 1: Pedro Catinchi Chip-and-a-Chaired His Way to 1.3 Million

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  106 of 4,699

Pedro Catinchi
Pedro Catinchi

Two levels ago, with the blinds at 10K-20K, Pedro Catinchi was knocked down to a single 5K chip after losing a hand in the big blind, so the next hand he was forced all in from the small blind.

Catinchi won that hand, and more than a few others, to climb his way back up to 640,000. He’s already survived several more pay jumps.

Catching up to the present, Catinchi moved all in from middle position for 640,000, and the player in the cutoff called with an identical stack of 640,000 with Ah7s.

Catinchi turned over AsQs, and he was in a dominant position to double up.

The board came 6h3c2sKd2d, and Catinchi won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate his opponent and double up in chips.

Pedro Catinchi  –  1,325,000  (44 bb)

That was the last hand before their table broke, and when Catinchi sat down at his new table, he woke up with AxAx in the first hand, but got no action on it. Still a good sign that his momentum hasn’t changed.

Myles Kublin
Myles Kublin

At Table 7, the under-the-gun player moved all in for 265,000, Myles Kublin moved all in over the top from UTG+1 for 320,000, and the player on the button called, covering both players.

Button:  AcQd
Myles Kublin:  AhKh
UTG:  9s9d

The board came KcJc2s8h4c, and Kublin paired his king on the flop to scoop the entire pot, doubling thru the player on the button and eliminating the UTG player.

Myles Kublin  –  980,000  (33 bb)

Event 1: Updated Results

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  118 of 4,699

Wally Maddah made another SHRP cash in Event 1

While Event 1 players were away on the dinner break, we were able to catch up on the results so far. Click the “Continue Reading” link below to see the result from 119th through 470th.

Continue reading Event 1: Updated Results

Event 1: Victor Kovachev Leads the Field with 2.97 Million

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  118 of 4,699

The players return from dinner to begin Level 24, with blinds at 15,000-30,000 and a 30,000 ante. Here are some of the larger chip counts from the dinner break:

Victor Kovachev  –  2,970,000  (99 bb)
Leif Force  –  2,365,000  (79 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  2,080,000  (69 bb)
Manny Tarich  –  1,775,000  (59 bb)
David Prociak  –  1,675,000  (56 bb)
Jordan Bialek  –  1,630,000  (54 bb)
Stuart Hankin  –  1,560,000  (52 bb)
Shay Montes  –  1,550,000  (52 bb)
Gilles Dalco  –  1,385,000  (46 bb)
Barry Sisselman  –  1,315,000  (44 bb)
Michael Monaco  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)
Jessica Dawley  –  1,250,000  (42 bb)
John Two-Bears  –  1,210,000  (40 bb)
Raufael Saliba  –  960,000  (32 bb)
Ben Boston  –  790,000  (26 bb)

Event 1: Dinner Break Until ~7:25 pm

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  118 of 4,699

Level 23 comes to an end, and the players take a 40-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 7:25 pm.

Here are some updates from late in Level 23:

Michael Larkin
Michael Larkin

A player moved all in under the gun for about 280,000, and Michael Larkin called all in from the button for 150,000 with AhJh. The UTG player turned over Ad10h, and Larkin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 6h6c4d5d8d, and Larkin won the pot with his jack to double up in chips.

Michael Larkin  –  365,000  (15 bb)

At Table 17, Martins Ivanovs got it all in for 455,000 with AsKh, and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s 10h10d.

The board came Kd3h2sAdQd, and Ivanovs paired his king on the flop and his ace on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Martins Ivanovs  –  960,000  (38 bb)

A few minutes later at the same table, Michael Landress was all in for about 90,000 with As9s, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AdJh of Michael Elbilia in the small blind.

The board came QdJc9hJd5s, and Elbilia won the pot with trip jacks to eliminate Landress in 120th place.

Michael Elbilia  –  1,440,000  (58 bb)
Michael Landress  –  Eliminated in 120th Place  ($2,075)

With 118 players remaining and the blinds about to increase to 15,000-30,000, the average chip stack is about 795,000 (27 big blinds).

Event 1: Michael Scoma Eliminated by Elliot Goldman

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 4,699

Elliot Goldman
Elliot Goldman

Michael Scoma was all in from middle position for about 180,000 with 4s4c, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AcKc of Elliot Goldman in the big blind.

The board came KsKdQh5d3d, and Goldman flops trip kings to win the pot and eliminate Scoma in 143rd place.

Elliot Goldman  –  1,260,000  (50 bb)
Michael Scoma  –  Eliminated in 143rd Place  ($1,595)

The blinds have just increased to 15,000-25,000 with a 25,000 ante, and with 142 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 660,000 (26 big blinds). Here are some of the bigger stacks in the field:

Victor Kovachev  –  2,800,000  (112 bb)
Lief Force  –  2,100,000  (84 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  1,625,000  (65 bb)
Michael Elbilia  –  1,475,000  (59 bb)
Michael Wang  –  1,250,000  (50 bb)

Event 1: More Big Stacks

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 162 of 4,699

Kharlin Sued

If a lot of players are busting out, that means someone has to have those chips. We found two more bigs stacks heading up the counts.

Kharlin Sued has a fine castle in front of him worth 1,665,000 while Michael Elbilia’s stack is mostly made up of the 100K chips. He is up to 1,425,000 and set for a deep run.

Kharlin Sued – 1,665,000 (83 bb)
Michael Elbilia – 1,425,000 (71 bb)

Michael Elbilia

Event 1: Josef Shertzer Eliminated by Leif Force

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 227 of 4,699

Josef Shertzer

Josef Shertzer open-shoved from middle position for 290,000 and Leif Force called next to act. The rest of the table folded and Force showed another big hand.

Force: QdQh
Shertzer: 7d7h

Shertzer was dominated and didn’t have suits for a miracle. The board ran out JcTc2d6c8h, Shertzer was eliminated and Force moved up to 1,550,000.

Leif Force – 1,550,000 (78 bb)
Josef Shertzer – Eliminated in 165th Place ($1,340)

Event 1: Victor Kovachev Way Out Front

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 227 of 4,699

Victor Kovachev

Players returned to their seats and we have a new leader, and he’s way up there. While Femi Fashakin was the first only one million, he dropped a bit while Victor Kovachev zoomed to the top.

He began the day with 149,500 but his stack is much higher now. It is all the way up to a whopping 1,865,000 for the big lead.

Event 7: Prize Pool and Payouts with $20K Up Top

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining: 117 of 263

While Event 1 was rolling along for Day 2, the one-day $400 Deep Stack tournament had a great turnout. Event 7 drew 263 entries to easily push past the $50,000 guaranteed prize pool and put $89,420 up for grabs.

The last 33 spots will be paid later this evening with a min-cash worth $614 and the Event 7 will bank $20,370 along with the RRPO trophy.

2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 7

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 263
Prize Pool: $89,420
November 24, 2019 

1st: $20,370 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $14,328
3rd: $9,166
4th: $5,575
5th: $4,306
6th: $3,568
7th: $2,996
8th: $2,504
9th: $2,037
10th-12th: $1,721
13th-15th: $1,477
16th-18th: $1,243
19th-21st: $1,019
22nd-24th: $805
25th-27th: $697
28th-33rd: $614