$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 6: 250/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  434

After a flop of , the small blind checked, Benjamin Zamani bet 4,800 from the big blind, and the small blind called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , the small blind checked, Zamani bet 9,000, and the small blind tanked for a while before he called. Zamani showed to win the pot, and the small blind mucked.

Benjamin Zamani  –  85,000  (170 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 6: 250/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  427

After a flop of , both blinds checked, and the player in the cutoff bet 2,500. The small blind called, and Steve Forman raised from the big blind to 11,500. The cutoff moved all in for 18,500, and the small blind folded.

Forman called with for two pair, tens and fours, and the cutoff turned over for a pair of tens. The cutoff needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Forman won the pot with his two pair to eliminate his opponent.

Steve Forman  –  97,000  (194 bb)

The field is up to 427 entries, just 24 away from matching last year’s field.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  408

Bin Weng raised from middle position to 1,100, the player on the button called, and Rajasekar Govindan moved all in from the small blind for 25,700. Weng called, and button folded.

Govindan showed , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Weng’s .

The board came , and Govindan flops trip aces to win the pot and double up in chips.

Rajasekar Govindan  –  53,300  (133 bb)
Bin Weng  –  80,000  (200 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  387

The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 200-400 and a 400 ante.

We scanned the field during the break to find the big stacks, and here are the top five:

1.  Paul Kuzmich  –  145,000  (363 bb)
2.  Ricardo Alves De Lima Tavare  –  124,700  (312 bb)
3.  Bin Weng  –  116,000  (290 bb)
4.  David Farrer  –  110,000  (275 bb)
5.  Spencer Champlin  –  109,500  (274 bb)

There are now 387 entries in the field, with registration open until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (around 5:30 pm), and play will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  378

After a flop of , the UTG player bet 1,200, Ronit Chamani called from middle position, and the player in the hijack also called.

The turn card was the , the UTG player checked, and Chamani bet 3,200. The player in the hijack thought for a while before he moved all in for about 9,500.

The UTG player quickly folded, and Chamani snap-called with for a jack-high straight. The player in the hijack turned over for a pair of eights with a gutshot straight draw, and he was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the , and Chamani won the pot with her straight to eliminate her opponent.

Ronit Chamani  –  54,100  (180 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  176 of 447

Day 1A of the WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship has come to an end with 176 survivors from a field of 447, and the chipleader is Jason Wandling, who bagged up 405,500 (270 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, and Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  180 of 447

After a flop of , Matt Waxman got it all in with for a set of nines, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Jonathan Jaffe’s (spade flush draw).

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Jaffe rivered his flush to win the pot and eliminate Waxman from Day 1A.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  220,000  (183 bb)
Matt Waxman  –  Eliminated

With 10 minutes remaining in the last level of the night, each table will play five more hands before the survivors bag up their chip stacks.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 447

James Mackey raised from early position to 2,800, a player in late position called, the button called, and the player in the big blind moved all in for 12,000.

Mackey thought for a while before reraising to 22,000, and the next two players folded.

The big blind turned over , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Mackey’s .

The board came , and Mackey rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Day 1A.

James Mackey  –  191,000  (159 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 447

With the board showing on the turn, the small blind moved all in, and Paul Domb called from the big blind with for trip aces.

The small blind turned over for a pair of tens, and he was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card double-paired the board with the , and Domb won the pot with a full house to eliminate the small blind from Day 1A.

Paul Domb  –  90,000  (75 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  225 of 447

Ken O’Donnell was all in from the cutoff for 54,600 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for O’Donnell to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ken O’Donnell  –  114,000  (95 bb)

At another table, after a flop of , T.K. Miles checked from middle position, the player on the button bet, and Miles check-raised to 20,000. The player on the button thought for a bit before he called.

The turn card paired the board with the , and Miles moved all in for about 33,000. The player on the button thought for a while before he folded, and Miles took the pot.

T.K. Miles  –  78,000  (65 bb)

Level 9 came to an end, and Level 10 began with increased blinds of 600-1,200 and a 1,200 ante. This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 11:15 am.