Championship: Sandy Sanchez – 3rd Place ($366,500)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,447

Sandy Sanchez

Rayan Chamas raised to 1,200,000 from the button, Sandy Sanchez three-bet all in for 13,700,000 from the big blind, and Chamas called.

Chamas:  9s9c
Sanchez:  5h5d

The board came Ah7s3dKsKd, no help to Sanchez, ending his Championship run in third place.

Rayan Chamas  –  41,500,000  (83 bb)
Istvan Briski  –  30,900,000  (62 bb)
Sandy Sanchez  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($366,500)

1st:  $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $494,800

Play will resume in a little while as the players take an unscheduled break.

Championship: Fred Goldberg – 4th Place ($274,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,447

Fred Goldberg

Istvan Briski raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff, Fred Goldberg reraised all in for 3,700,000 from the button, and Briski called with JhJc, leading Goldberg’s Ad2s.

The board ran out Jd7d6h7hQs, giving Briski jacks full of sevens to eliminate Goldberg in fourth place.

Istvan Briski  –  36,900,000  (74 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($274,000)

Championship: Istvan Briski Doubles Into the Chip Lead Through Rayan Chamas

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 34:  300,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,447

Istvan Briski

Rayan Chamas raised to 1,000,000 from the cutoff,  Istvan Briski three-bet to 2,500,000 from the button, Chamas four-bet all in with a covering stack, and Briski caled all in for 15,300,000.

Chasmas:  QdJh
Briski:  AsAh

The board ran out 7s5h3s3c4s, safe for Briski to double into the chip lead.

Istvan Briski  –  31,900,000  (64 bb)
Rayan Chamas  –  20,000,000  (40 bb)

Championship: Fred Goldberg Slips

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,447

Fred Goldberg

Rayan Chamas raised to 800,000 from the cutoff, Fred Goldberg three-bet to 2,600,000 from the small blind, and Chamas calls.

The flop was Td8d2s, Goldberg continued for 1,500,000, and Chamas called.

The turn was the Qc and both checked.

The river was the 8c, Goldberg checked, Chamas bet 4,400,000, and Goldberg called.

Chamas showed Qh9h for queens and eights, Goldberg mucked, and Chamas won the pot.

Rayan Chamas  –  26,500,000  (66 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  14,000,000  (35 bb)

Chamionship: Chip Counts at Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 33:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,447

Seat 1:  Rayan Chamas  –  25,900,000  (65 bb)
Seat 2:  Istvan Briski  –  11,800,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  Fred Goldberg  –  25,000,000  (63 bb)
Seat 4:  Sandy Sanchez  –  9,700,000  (24 bb)

1st:  $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $494,800
3rd:  $366,500
4th:  $274,000

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Championship: Matt Bond – 5th Place ($206,900)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,447

Matt Bond

Matt Bond open-shipped for 3,525,000 from the cutoff and Fred Goldberg called in the small blind with the bigger stack.

Bond: As9s
Goldberg: JdJc

Bond needed help if he was going to double up again at the final table but the 6h6s5c7cKc board did him no favors to send him out in fifth place.

Fred Goldberg – 17,500,000 (58 bb)
Matt Bond – Eliminated in 5th Place ($206,900)

Championship: Darryll Fish – 6th Place ($157,800)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,447

Darryll Fish

Action folded to Darryll Fish in the small blind, and he moved all in for 1,975,000. Istvan Briski was sitting in the big blind and instantly called with a monster.

Fish: Qs7c
Briski: KdKh

Fish was in rough shape and it only got worse when Briski flopped a set of kings on the AcKs7h board. The turn was Qh and Fish was drawing dead to the 4s river for a sixth-place finish.

Istvan Briski – 23,400,000 (94 bb)
Darryll Fish – Eliminated in 6th Place ($157,800)

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Darryll Fish

Championship: Updated Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,447

Rayan Chamas

Action was paused in the middle of Level 31 due to some technical issues with the live stream. Rayan Chamas moved to the top of the counts, while former WPT champ Darryll Fish has some ground to make up.

We will continue updates once play resumes.

Seat 1: Rayan Chamas – 23,250,000 (93 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Bond – 5,775,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Darryll Fish – 3,100,000 (12 bb)
Seat 4: Istvan Briski – 18,050,000 (72 bb)
Seat 5: Fred Goldberg – 7,450,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Sandy Sanchez – 14,725,000 (59 bb)

1st:  $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $494,800
3rd:  $366,500
4th:  $274,000
5th:  $206,900
6th:  $157,800

Championship: Matt Bond Doubles Through Istvan Briski

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,447

Matt Bond

On the first hand of the final table, Darryll Fish opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Istvan Briski raised to 1,100,000 next to act. It folded to Matt Bond in the big blind and he raised to 3,400,000 (leaving 750K behind).

Fish folded, Briski called, and the flop came Ts8s3s. Bond moved all in for 750,000 and Briski called.

Bond: AdKc
Briski: AcQc

Bond was way ahead for a double and the 4c turn and 9c were safe for a big pot on the first hand of the day.

Matt Bond – 9,200,000 (46 bb)
Istvan Briski – 19,625,000 (98 bb)