Championship Day 1B: Alex Keating Leads the Field at the Break with 288,500

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries: 609

The players have returned from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 with a 600 ante.

A scan of the field turned up seven players with at least 190K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1. Alex Keating – 288,500 (481 bb)
2. Ryan Yu – 222,000 (370 bb)
3. Nick Agnew – 214,400 (357 bb)
4. Giovanni Fazio – 206,000 (343 bb)
5. Vinny Giuliano – 199,300 (332 bb)
6. George Dolofan – 192,600 (321 bb)
7. Willie Wiggins – 191,300 (319 bb)

The tournament clock shows 609 entries so far on Day 1B, for a tournament total of 1,273. The total prizepool is up over $4.07 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.

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