Championship Day 1B: SHRP Champs in Early

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Day 1B Entries:  123

Eric Afriat

Day 1B might push the Championship over the $2,000,000 prize pool mark even before we reach the afternoon hours. We can see it on the horizon and as players continue to make their way to the Seminole Ballroom.

Two early entrants have plenty of success in our tournament. Eric Afriat put his name on the Champions Cup the first time with a WPT Poker Showdown win in 2014 and almost pulled off a WPT first in the spring.

No player has ever won the same WPT event twice (others have done it at the same property, but not the same event) and Afriat had a chance to do that when he made the WPT Poker Showdown final table in April. He fell short, finishing in second place to James Carroll, but he earned another big payday.

Brian Altman also owns SHRP Championship, he lifted a big trophy with a WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship title in 2015. In addition to that victory, Altman also owns four other SHRP titles to put him in a five-way tie for the most wins (David Prociak leads with seven).

Brian Altman