Championship: John Attanasio Eliminated in 57th Place by Jerry Wong; Jonathan Jaffe Doubles Thru Bin Weng

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 988

Jerry Wong
Jerry Wong

John Attanasio got it all in for about 200,000 with KcQc, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Jerry Wong’s QsQd.

The board came QhJs3c2s9h, and Wong flopped a set of queens to win the pot and eliminate Attanasio in 57th place.

Jerry Wong  –  1,200,000  (80 bb)
John Attanasio  –  Eliminated in 57th Place  ($9,415)

Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe

One table over, Jonathan Jaffe got it all in from the big blind for 380,000 with QhQc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Bin Weng’s AhJd in the cutoff.

The board came Jc10d4c9hKh, and Jaffe won the pot with a king-high straight to double up in chips.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  785,000  (52 bb)
Bin Weng  –  1,775,000  (118 bb)

With 53 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 745,000 (50 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $10,585 each.

Here are the most recent eliminations:

54th:  Blake Battaglia  –  $10,585
55th:  James Calderaro  –  $10,585
56th:  James Mackey  –  $10,585
57th:  John Attanasio  –  $9,415