$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  350 of 6,134

Back out among the tables, we noticed that David Dowdy was no longer over a million and down quite a bit to 260,000. It looks like most of the damage was done by Jerry Wong (who doubled his short stack earlier) and now leads with 1,130,000.

James Calderaro is also having a good time as players drop around him and up to 897,000 as the pay jumps increase.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  420 of 6,134

A quick walk among the tables on break found three players with stacks in seven-digit territory.

Nigel Murray began the day eighth out of 614 players but now sits at the top with 1,182,000. Not far behind is David Dowdy who began the day in third place and now only a few chips behind Murray with 1,175,000. Eddy Gibbs came into Day 2 with the chip lead and still doing just fine with 1,094,000.

Blinds are up to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is about 292,000 (29 bb).

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  450 of 6,134

After a little more than an hour of action, Event 1 players were sent on the first break of the day. They will return to play three more 40-minute levels before they get another breather.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  455 of 6,134

With the flop reading and about 50K in the pot, Jerry Wong moved all in for 160,000 from the big blind and his opponent on the button called after a short think.

Wong:
Button:

Wong was ahead with his flopped trip jacks and needed to fade a heart to double up. The turn was harmless and the river sent him the double.

Wong, the former WSOP November Niner, has some experience winning these big opening events. He won Event 1 of the 2017 LHPO series for a cool $250,000.

Jerry Wong – 370,000 (46 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  579 of 6,134

Gili Simon open-shipped for 64,000 from early position, and Lester Rainey called next to act. It folded around to Sebastian Gallego in the small blind, and he moved all in for 104,000. Soma Gubacsi thought about coming along in the big blind but folded his hand. Rainey thought for a minute and called the extra amount.

“Oh no,” Simon said when she saw Gallego’s hand.

Gallego:
Simon:
Rainey:

It looked like a cooler for Simon but it turned into a tough beat for the big pairs when Rainey paired his ace on the flop. The board finished with turn and river and Rainey sent Simon and Gallego out early in the day.

Lester Rainey – 448,000 (75 bb)
Sebastian Gallego – Eliminated in 580th Place ($810)
Gili Simon – Eliminated in 581st Place ($810)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  614 of 6,134

After instructions from tournament staff, cards are back in the air for Day 2 of RRPO Event 1 with 614 players remaining and in the money.

Blinds are 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 200,000 (33 bb).

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  614 of 6,134

The opening event on the 2022 Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open schedule kept everyone busy over the first four days of the series and it drew 6,134 entries to the $400 buy-in tournament. That is the third biggest field in our history and they turned the $1,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $2,024,200.

The 614 players returning for Day 2 are in the money and guaranteed at least $760, while the Event 1 champ will earn a hefty $282,775 payday.

Eddy Gibbs bagged the biggest stacks and the only players over 800K. SHRPO Event 1 winner Andrew Pecina sits in the top five along with WPT/WSOP champ James Calderaro.

Cards go back in the air at 1 pm with 26:25 remaining in Level 17, and they go up to 40 minutes a piece after it is complete. They are scheduled to play to 2 am (or a winner) and return tomorrow to play it out.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Eddy Gibbs – 876,000 (146 bb)
2. Kevin Oakes – 754,000 (126 bb)
3. David Dowdy – 701,000 (117 bb)
4. Andrew Pecina – 697,000 (116 bb)
5. James Calderaro – 686,000 (114 bb)
6. Michael Merisier – 651,000 (109 bb)
7. Omer Rotman – 650,000 (108 bb)
8. Nigel Murray – 649,000 (108 bb)
9. Alex Meadow – 623,000 (104 bb)
10. Jacob Mitich – 606,000 (101 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

It will be a busy Sunday in the Grand Ballroom with most of the early space taken up by the Event 1 restart but we have plenty of action for those who didn’t make it. Event 12 kicks things off at 1 pm with a $400 Deep Stack NLH that sports a $50,000 guarantee and one-day structure.

Players start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm. They have a 40-minute dinner break scheduled at 7:30 pm and return to play down to our next RRPO champ.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

1PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table and Seat Assignments
• Event 1 Payouts

1PM: Event 12 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 13 Day 1 – $1,100 Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes. Levels 13+ last 40 minutes each
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 14 Day 1A – $600 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels last 60 minutes when 27 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 15 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• 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 15 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

7PM: $400 RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Structure Sheet