$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight A
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 99/231
Michael Newman raised to 2,000 from the button, the player in the small blind reraised all in with a covering stack, and Newman called all in for about 15,000 with 
, trailing his opponent’s 
.
The board came down 
, no help to Newman, ending his Flight A.
$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight A
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 108/231
Registration for Flight A of Event 1 has closed with 231 entries. Here were the top five stacks at the second break:
Anthony Abdo – 108,000 (135 bb)
Dmitry Agrachov – 101,500 (127 bb)
Jonathan Gold – 91,000 (114 bb)
Joel Harwood – 86,000 (107 bb)
Jorge Gomez – 83,500 (104 bb)
$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight A
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 219
In a battle of the blinds following a flop of 
, Jacquelyn Scott (small blind) and her opponent in the big blind go back and forth before Scott’s opponent winds up all in for about 24,000 with 
for bottom pair against Scott’s 
for top pair.
The 
turn and 
river completed the board, safe for Scott to score the elimination.
Jacquelyn Scott – 53,000 (88 bb)
$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight A
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 7: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Entries: 206
Ory Hen – 58,000 (116 bb)
Jorge Gomez – 39,000 (78 bb)
Dmitry Agrachov – 32,500 (65 bb)
Abbey Daniels – 32,000 (64 bb)
Matt Yorra – 29,000 (58 bb)
Matt Axelrod – 21,000 (42 bb)
Nancy Thomas – 17,500 (35 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – 16,000 (32 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 15,000 (30 bb)
Michael Newman – 15,000 (30 bb)
$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight A
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 150/300 with a 25 ante
After a series of raises, 2017 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship winner Michael Newman had most of his stack committed from middle position with 
, racing with his early-position opponent’s 
.
The board came down 
, no help to Newman, securing the pot for his opponent.
A few hands later following a flop of 
, Newman was all in from the big blind for about 2,800 with 
, but trailed his opponent’s 
. The turn and river completed the board, and Newman was eliminated.
With re-entries available until the start of Level 9, Newman re-entered a few minutes later.
$250 Big Stack (re-entry) Flight A
$50,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 150/300 with a 25 ante
Players have just returned from their first break of the day. Through the first four levels, there are 172 entries. Registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9 (roughly 3:30 pm).
2017 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 12
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 1,027
Prize Pool: $123,240
November 27-29, 2017
For the second time during the 2017 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open, David Shmuel has earned a Hard Rock trophy. He won Event 7 last week, and has concluded his series by getting the official victory in Event 12.
Over six starting flights, there were 1,027 entries. Only 97 players returned for Day 2, and Shmuel began the day third in chips. He steadily increased his stack throughout the day, and twice scored double eliminations. First, it was to send the field to the final three tables, and shortly thereafter he did it again to thin the field to players.
When the final 10 players redrew for seats at the unofficial final table, the players agreed to an ICM chop. As the overwhelming chip leader, Shmuel was rewarded with his second trophy of the series.
“I guess I was pretty lucky today to win another trophy. In a series to win two trophies, that’s never happened to me. I had a massive chip lead. When the other players asked why I agreed so quickly to a chop, I just said for $150 to get this kind of payout was great for me.”
Final Table Results
1st: David Shmuel – $16,573
2nd: David Inselberg – $10,339
3rd: Deanna Williams – $10,127
4th: Philip Consolo – $9,938
5th: Cliff Conners – $9,855
6th: Soren Morales – $7,953
7th: Dejan Petkovic – $7,823
8th: Yvonne McQuillan – $6,208
9th: Roberto Monteiro – $5,862
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,027
As soon as the players redrew for seats at the final table, they asked to see ICM numbers for a deal. Everyone was satisfied, and a deal was quickly reached.
Here were the chip counts, followed by the subsequent payouts:
David Shmuel – 2,755,000 (92 bb)
David Inselberg – 1,190,000 (40 bb)
Deanna Williams – 1,150,000 (38 bb)
Philip Consolo – 1,115,000 (37 bb)
Cliff Conners – 1,100,000 (37 bb)
Soren Morales – 780,000 (26 bb)
Dejan Petkovic – 760,000 (25 bb)
Yvonne McQuillan – 530,000 (18 bb)
Roberto Monteiro – 485,000 (16 bb)
Manuel Toribio – 385,000 (13 bb)
Final Results
1st: David Shmuel – $16,573
2nd: David Inselberg – $10,339
3rd: Deanna Williams – $10,127
4th: Philip Consolo – $9,938
5th: Cliff Conners – $9,855
6th: Soren Morales – $7,953
7th: Dejan Petkovic – $7,823
8th: Yvonne McQuillan – $6,208
9th: Roberto Monteiro – $5,862
10th: Manuel Toribio -$5,052
As the chip leader, David Shmuel earns his second victory of the RRPO.
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 1,027
David Shmuel raised to 75,000 from the hijack, and Luis Mantilla called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
, Mantilla shoved for 325,000, and Shmuel called with 
, leading Mantilla’s 
.
The 
turn and 
river completed the board, no help to Mantilla, ending his tournament in 11th place.
David Shmuel – 2,755,000 (92 bb)
Luis Mantilla – Eliminated in 11th Place ($1,356)
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 1,027
Hany Ayoub raised all in for about 115,000 from the cutoff and found action from Yvonne McQuillan on the button.
Ayoub: 
McQuillan: 
The board came down 
, ending Ayoub’s tournament in 12th place.
Yvonne McQuillan – 540,000 (18 bb)
Hany Ayoub – Eliminated in12th Place ($1,356)