Championship: From 18 to the Final Table

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 760

Upeshka De Silva
Upeshka De Silva

The penultimate day is upon us in the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” Championship with only 18 players still here with a shot at the big title. What started with 760 entries is now down to only two tables and they return today at noon aiming for a shot at the final table.

WSOP bracelet winner Upeshka De Silva holds a huge chip lead at the restart with 6 million of the 22.8 million chips in play. His closest rival is Matthew Zaradoolas with 1.745 million and some other talented players trying to chase him down including Ari Engel, Mark Dube, Ben Keeline, and a dangerous short-stacked Will “The Thrill” Failla.

The two tables will be split between the ballroom and the Poker Night in America live-streamed feature table. They will continue playing today until only the final table six remain for their time in front of the TV cameras tomorrow.

They will get back underway at noon and we will bring you all the action.

Feature Table
Seat 1: Will Failla – 280,000 (9 bb)
Seat 2: Upeshka De Silva – 6,160,000 (205 bb)
Seat 3: Matt Humphrey – 1,715,000 (57 bb)
Seat 4: Ari Engel – 715,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Gerald Karlic – 1,020,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6: Mark Dube – 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Seat 7: Neal Corcoran – 650,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Matthew Zaradoolas – 1,745,000 (58 bb)
Seat 9: Jacobo Fernandez – 1,075,000 (36 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: John Curcuru – 610,000 (20 bb)
Seat 2: Ben Keeline – 1,190,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Fariborz Zojaji – 645,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Zoltan Czinkota – 1,100,000 (37 bb)
Seat 5: William Jennings – 965,000 (32 bb)
Seat 6: Patrick Mahoney – 675,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: John Spadevecchia – 1,565,000 (52 bb)
Seat 8: Billy Pilossoph – 1,075,000 (36 bb)
Seat 9: Robert Womack – 360,000 (12 bb)

Upeshka De Silva – 6,160,000 (205 bb)
Matthew Zaradoolas – 1,745,000 (58 bb)
Matt Humphrey – 1,715,000 (57 bb)
John Spadevecchia – 1,565,000 (52 bb)
Ben Keeline – 1,190,000 (40 bb)
Mark Dube – 1,175,000 (39 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota – 1,100,000 (37 bb)
Jacobo Fernandez – 1,075,000 (36 bb)
Billy Pilossoph – 1,075,000 (36 bb)
Gerald Karlic – 1,020,000 (34 bb)
William Jennings – 965,000 (32 bb)
Ari Engel – 715,000 (24 bb)
Patrick Mahoney – 675,000 (23 bb)
Neal Corcoran – 650,000 (22 bb)
Fariborz Zojaji – 645,000 (22 bb)
John Curcuru – 610,000 (20 bb)
Robert Womack – 360,000 (12 bb)
Will Failla – 280,000 (9 bb)

Remaining Payouts:
1st: $564,227
2nd: $328,320
3rd: $200,640
4th: $165,376
5th: $133,760
6th: $109,440
7th: $87,552
8th: $66,880
9th: $46,208
10th-12th: $30,400
13th-15th: $21,888
16th-18th: $15,078