$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 32: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 585

Tournament staff paused the clock for a few minutes after Darryll Fish was eliminated. They repositioned the stacks for heads up play and brought out the 500K plagues.

Michael Newman – 14,680,000 (122 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 2,870,000 (24 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 32: 80,000/160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 585

Matas Cimbolas folded his button, Darryll Fish moved all in from the small blind for 1,415,000 and Michael Newman snap-called to put the SHRP team member at risk.

Fish:
Newman:

Fish had two live cards to stay in the Championship but it was Newman hitting the flop. Fish needed running miracle cards but was drawing dead to third place after the turn.

Michael Newman – 14,680,000 (122 bb)
Darryll Fish – Eliminated in 3rd place ($168,920)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 585

Michael Newman opened to 350,00 from the button and Darryll Fish called in the big blind to the flop. Fish checked, Newman bet 300,000 and Fish called.

Fish checked the turn and Newman bet another 500,000. Fish thought for a minute before putting out a check-raise to 1,245,000. Newman quickly announced “all in” and Fish folded just as quickly.

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 1,400,000 (12 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 12,850,000 (107 bb)
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 3,300,000 (28 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 585

Michael Newman opened to 275,000 from the button and Sheddy Siddiqui called in the big blind to the flop. Siddiqui checked, Newman bet 600,000 and Siddiqui took his time making a decision. After two minutes, Siddiqui announced all in and Newman quickly called.

Siddiqui:
Newman:

Siddiqui’s top pair top kicker was dominated by Newman’s aces and he was drawing thin. He needed to catch a ten but blanked the turn and river to exit the Championship in fourth place as Newman extended a huge lead.

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 4,265,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 10,520,000 (88 bb)
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 2,765,000 (23 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st – $374,240 + Trophy
2nd – $262,440
3rd – $168,920

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 250,000 and was called by Sheddy Siddiqui on the button followed by Michael Newman in the big blind. The flop came , Newman checked, Cimbolas continued for 325,000 and both players called.

Newman and Cimbolas checked the turn and Siddiqui took the lead for 835,000. Newman mucked and Cimbolas took a long time to think about it. At times it looked like he was going to muck, then he counted out chips, confirmed the bet, and called.

It went check/check after the river and Siddiqui tabled . Cimbolas turned over his and they chopped up the huge, slow-building pot.

Updated counts:

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 3,600,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 6,400,000 (53 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 3,700,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,850,000 (32 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

The first break is here after an eventful level and a half. Tom Marchese and Ari Engel hit the rail after Michael Newman doubled up on the first hand of the final table. That propelled him into the lead and it still stands.

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 3,850,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 6,755,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 3,370,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,575,000 (30 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 225,000 and Sheddy Siddiqui three-bet to 670,000 from the button. Cimbolas looked over Siddiqui’s stack, thought for a minute and called to create a big pot.

They checked the flop and Cimbolas checked after the turn. Siddiqui bet 500,000 and Cimbolas quickly mucked to move Siddiqui’s stack higher.

The four remaining players are taking a 15-minute break and will return after a breather.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,700,000 (37 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 4,300,000 (43 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 235,000 from the button and Sheddy Siddiqui came along in the small blind to the flop. Both players checked and Siddiqui bet 315,000 after the turn.

Cimbolas called, the river was the , and Siddiqui bet another 430,000. Cimbolas thought for a few moments and tossed in a calling chip. Siddiqui tabled king-high and Cimbolas quickly flipped over his for ace-hight and the pot.

Updated counts:

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 4,600,000 (46 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 5,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 4,200,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,700,000 (37 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

After the shocking start of the final table, Ari Engel went from chip leader to short stack in a few minutes. He made a move against Sheddy Siddiqui but he ran his into the SHRP team member’s .

The dealer could not save his tournament and Engel’s final table ended much earlier than expected.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,600,000 (45 bb)
Ari Engel – Eliminated in 5th place ($93,560)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 585

Two hands after Michael Newman doubled, Tom Marchese tried his hand at it as well. Darryll Fish opened to 170,000 from the cutoff and Marchese moved all in for 900,000. Matas Cimbolas surrendered his big blind and Fish quickly called.

Marchese:
Fish:

Marchese’s move ran into Fish’s monster and the high roller regular could not find any held as the dealer spread the board.

Darryll Fish – 3,600,000 (45 bb)
Tom Marchese – Eliminated in 6th place ($75,380)