$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1 Entries:  447

Scott Zakheim raised UTG+1 to 2,300, another player called from middle position, and Michael Tureniec moved all in from middle position for 7,000.

Zakheim four-bet all in over the top for 34,000, and the third player tanked for a while before he called.

Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Middle Position:  
Scott Zakheim:  
Michael Tureniec:  

The board came , and Zakheim flopped two pair and rivered a full house to win the pot, doubling thru the middle-position player and eliminating Tureniec from Day 1A.

Scott Zakheim  –  77,500  (78 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1 Entries:  447

The under-the-gun player raised to 2,200, Raj Vohra moved all in UTG+1 for 12,200, and his opponent thought for a while before calling with .

“I can beat that. 100%,” said Vohra as he turned over .

“You can’t say 100%,” said another player.

“One hundred percent,” said Vohra.

The board came , and Vohra won the pot with a pair of aces and his jack kicker to double up in chips.

Raj Vohra  –  26,900  (27 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1 Entries:  447

The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Registration has closed with 447 entries. Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am, with registration open until about 9:15 pm.

We scanned the field during the break and here are the top five chip counts heading into the last two levels of the night:

1.  Jason Wandling  –  284,100  (284 bb)
2.  James Calderaro  –  241,800  (242 bb)
3.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  234,600  (235 bb)
4.  Cord Garcia  –  210,000  (210 bb)
5.  Melisa Singh  –  187,600  (188 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1 Entries:  427

Anthony Zinno was all in UTG+1 for 55,200 with , and he needed his aces to hold to stay alive against the UTG player’s .

The board came , and the pocket aces hold up for Zinno to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anthony Zinno  –  126,400  (211 bb)

Mike Shin raised from the hijack to 2,000, the player in the cutoff called, and the small blind moved all in for 20,700. Shin tanked for a while before he called, and the cutoff folded.

The small blind turned over , but he was dominated and facing elimination against Shin’s .

The board came — the small blind flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Shin won the pot with his pocket eights to eliminate the small blind.

Mike Shin  –  47,000  (78 bb)

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Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1 Entries:  412

With the board showing on the turn, the UTG player checked, Event #11 winner John Gorsuch bet 2,000, and the UTG player check-raised to 5,000.

Gorsuch moved all in, and the UTG player called all in for 14,500 with for trip aces.

But Gorsuch turned over for trip aces with a king kicker, and the UTG player needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Gorsuch won the pot with trip aces and his king kicker to eliminate his opponent.

John Gorsuch  –  75,000  (125 bb)

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Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1 Entries:  395

The players return from dinner to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a 600 ante.

Here’s a list of the players with at least 150K in chips:

1.  Marcus El-Huaick  –  188,600  (314 bb)
2.  Lachezar Petkov  –  168,900  (282 bb)
3.  Jason Wandling  –  154,000  (257 bb)
4.  Dean Hutchison  –  150,900  (252 bb)

There are 395 entries in the field so far, with registration open until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1 Entries:  392

Level 6 comes to an end, and the players take a 90-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume at 7:04 pm.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

Marcus El-Huaick has lost some chips since the last break, but he still leads the field with 188,600 (314 bb). Here are some of the big stacks from the dinner break:

Marcus El-Huaick  –  188,600  (314 bb)
Jason Wandling  –  154,000  (257 bb)
Luke Marsh  –  138,700  (231 bb)
A.J. Gambino  –  137,700  (230 bb)
Roland Rokita  –  133,900  (223 bb)
Naing Thu  –  129,400  (216 bb)
Fredrick Mowatt  –  119,900  (200 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  119,600  (199 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  106,500  (178 bb)
Darren Elias  –  103,800  (173 bb)
Neil Blumenfield  –  99,000  (165 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1 Entries:  392

With the final board showing on the river and about 40K already in the pot, Asher Conniff moved all in from the small blind for about 80,000, easily covering Nadeem Hirani, who was tanking from under the gun.

Eventually, Hirani calls all in for 26,100, and Conniff shows for a pair of aces.

But Hirani turns over for two pair, aces and eights, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nadeem Hirani  –  92,000  (184 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  53,000  (106 bb)

The field is up to 392 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1 Entries:  391

The UTG+1 player was all in for 41,300 with , and needed his hand to hold in a cooler situation against the of Mitch Garshofsky in the small blind.

The board came , and Garshofsky flopped a set of kings to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Mitch Garshofsky  –  124,000  (248 bb)

The field is up to 391 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
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Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1 Entries:  369

A player raised from middle position to 1,000, another player called, the cutoff called, the button called, and Dave Berman moved all in from the small blind for 14,000.

The original raiser moved all in over the top for 22,200, and the next player to act tanked for a very long time before he folded. The cutoff and the button both quickly folded.

Berman turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s . Several players grumbled that they wish they hadn’t folded.

The board came , and Berman turned a set of fours to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dave Berman  –  31,800  (64 bb)

After that hand, Level 5 came to an end, and Level 6 began with increased blinds of 300-500 with a 500 ante. There are now 369 entries in the field, with registration open until about 9:15 pm.