$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries: 800
With the board showing 
on the turn, John Gilliam bet 13,000 from middle position, and Aaron Mermelstein thought for a while before he called from middle position.
The river card was the 
, Gilliam bet 25,000, and Mermelstein thought for a while before he moved all in for about 65,000.
Gilliam quickly called, and Mermelstein showed 
for trip nines. But Gilliam turned over 
to win the pot with a flopped full house, fives full of nines, to eliminate Mermelstein.
John Gilliam – 103,000 (103 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated
The tournament clock shows 800 entries so far on Day 1B, for a tournament total of 1,464. The total prizepool is up over $4.68 million, more than doubling the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.
Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).