Championship: Ben Warrington Eliminated in 20th Place by Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 1,435

Ben Warrington

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy raised to 225,000 in middle position, Ben Warrington three-bet to 500,000, Kotlyarevskiy four-bet all in with a covering stack, and Warrington called all in for about 2,100,000 with JdJs.

Kotlyarevskiy showed AcQh.

The board ran out Th6h4d5h9h, giving Kotlyarevskiy a flush to eliminate Warrington in 20th place.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  7,200,000  (72 bb)
Ben Warrington  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($32,500)

Championship: Mica Lamar Eliminated in 21st Place by Artem Metalidi

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,435

Mica Lamar

Mica Lamar raised all in for 150,000 in the cutoff and Artem Metalidi isolated from the small blind with QcQs. Lamar showed AsKs.

The board ran out AcQd7sTcAd, giving Metalidi queens full of aces to eliminate Lamar in 21st place.

Artem Melalidi  –  3,350,000  (34 bb)
Mica Lamar  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($32,500)

Event 39: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $274,560 |  Structure
Level 14:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 528

Flight A:  111 Entries;  14 Advanced
Flight B:  187 Entries;  24 Advanced
Flight C:  230 Entries;  TBD Advanced
Day 2:  Tuesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1JiazeLiTiawjinFL589,000
2DylanMartinRotterdamNY357,000
3NicholasFebbraioBrooklynNY312,000
4JohnLittletonRoswellGA293,000
5DuffCharetteOttawaON272,000
6EldoRodriguezDavieFL252,000
7AxelOrellana GomezMadrid-194,000
8KeithSaundersMiamiFL187,000
9LongNguyenDania BeachFL186,000
10JacquelynScottFort LauderdaleFL185,000
11NeelMurthyLas VegasNV175,000
12DouglasCressiJensen BeachFL174,000
13SteveBucknerWestonFL168,000
14BrettApterTreasure IslandFL140,000
15CraigWitzHollywoodFL138,000
16KhariHutchingsYpsilantiMI137,000
17IsabelleDangMontreal-NordQC135,000
18RoniZelichonokAventuraFL132,000
19LoganEisnerMerrickNY132,000
20PetreIonescuOmtrara-131,000
21JoseSuedPembroke PinesFL129,000
22RobertoBendeckHollywoodFL128,000
23DavidGoolgasianMoultonboroughNH123,000
24MattGlantzLake WorthFL118,000
25RobertWoodMurfreesboroTN117,000
26JackRolnitzkyHighlandMI117,000
27JasonKlapmanTampaFL107,000
28HowardMashCoconut CreekFL104,000
29LawrenceKlurBoynton BeachFL102,000
30RobBrownCooper CityFL95,000
31SteveKarpNorth Miami BeachFL77,000
32BrentHooverOakland ParkFL74,000
33ScottCarragherCharlottetownPE72,000
34RichardSaundersWestonFL72,000
35AminHoseinFreeport-70,000
36AlexandraLovelessMemphisTN65,000
37MatthewFirestoneWellingtonFL61,000
38WesleyHaymondMurphysCA43,000

Event 43: Prize Pool and Payouts; $11,980 to the O8 Champ

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)
Entries:  66
Prize Pool:  $34,320
December 2, 2024

Event 43 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry), drawing 66 entries for a prize pool of $34,320. The final nine players will finish in the money, earning at least $1,200.

Up top for the winner is $11,980.

1st:  $11,980 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $6,885
3rd:  $4,205
4th:  $3,005
5th:  $2,320
6th:  $1,800
7th:  $1,550
8th:  $1,375
9th:  $1,200

High Roller: Prize Pool and Payouts; $602,900 to the Winner

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed

Entries:  85
Prize Pool:  $2,099,500
December 2 – 3, 2024

Event 42 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 85 entries generated a prize pool of $2,099,500, more than doubling the guarantee. The final 12 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $54,500.

Up top for the winner is $602,900.

1st:  $602,900 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $402,000
3rd:  $272,600
4th:  $191,700
5th:  $140,100
6th:  $106,500
7th:  $84,300
8th:  $69,800
9th-10th:  $60,300
11th-12th:  $54,500

Championship: Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,435

Table 7
Seat 1.  Darryll Fish  –  4,275,000  (57 bb)
Seat 2.  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  3,900,000  (52 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Ben Warrington  –  2,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 5.  Richard Alsup  –  1,350,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Adam Hendrix  –  1,875,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Eusebiu Jalba  –  3,775,000  (50 bb)
Seat 8.  Matthew Wantman  –  3,900,000  (52 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1.  Andrew Voor  –  2,500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.  Iulian Blebea  –  5,700,000  (76 bb)
Seat 3.  Matthew Beinner  –  5,500,000  (73 bb)
Seat 4.  Dylan Smith  –  2,175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Drew O’Connell  –  1,800,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Alexandre Reard  –  7,075,000  (94 bb)
Seat 7.  Landon Tice  –  4,700,000  (63 bb)
Seat 8.

Table 16
Seat 1.  Francis Anderson  –  2,800,000  (37 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Artem Metalidi  –  1,450,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Roman Korenev  –  1,700,000  (23 bb)
Seat 5.  Benjamin Jones  –  9,425,000  (126 bb)
Seat 6.  Paul Domb  –  2,225,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7.  Florian Ribouchon  –  925,000  (12 bb)
Seat 8.  Mica Lamar  –  700,000  (9 bb)

1st:  $662,200 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $440,000
3rd:  $325,000
4th:  $245,000
5th:  $184,000
6th:  $140,000
7th:  $108,000
8th:  $84,000
9th-10th:  $66,000
11th-12th:  $55,000
13th-15th:  $46,000
16th-19th:  $39,000
20th-21st:  $32,500

Event 41: Prize Pool and Payouts; $37,570 to the Winner

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed

Entries:  161
Prize Pool:  $156,170
December 2 – 3, 2024

Event 41 of the 2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), drawing a field of 161 entries for a prize pool of $156,170. The final 21 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $1,940. 

Up top for the winner is $37,570.

1st:  $37,570 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $25,000
3rd:  $18,500
4th:  $13,900
5th:  $10,500
6th:  $8,000
7th:  $6,200
8th:  $4,780
9th-10th:  $3,740
11th-12th:  $2,820
13th-15th:  $2,320
16th-21st:  $1,940

Faraz Jaka Wins RRPO $10K Event 37 Outright for $313,495!

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 37
$10,000 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  110
Prize Pool:  $1,045,000
December 1 – 2, 2024

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Event 37 Faraz Jaka

RRPO Event 37 was a huge $10,000 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em that drew 110 for prize pool over $1,000,000. WSOP bracelet winner Faraz Jaka defeated a tough final table and won a marathon heads-up match against Phil Krnyaich to take the title along with $313,495.

Congrats Faraz!

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1FarazJaka$313,495
2PhillipKrnyaich$193,325
3VietVo$115,995
4KamelMokhammad$75,765
5ThomasMühlöcker$58,520
6BenGrise$48,075
7BrianLuo$40,755
8VladasTamasauskas$35,530
9ShannonShorr$31,350
10JustinSaliba$27,690
11GrantWang$27,690
12MylesMullaly$27,690
13AliaksandrShylko$24,560
14DonovanDean$24,560

Championship: Three-Table Redraw

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,435

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Darryll Fish  –  2,700,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  1,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  David Sathue  –  2,025,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Ben Warrington  –  4,450,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5.  Richard Alsup  –  1,100,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Adam Hendrix  –  950,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Eusebiu Jalba  –  4,600,000  (61 bb)
Seat 8.  Matthew Wantman  –  5,250,000  (70 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Andrew Voor  –  2,400,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Iulian Blebea  –  3,375,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  Matthew Beinner  –  4,050,000  (54 bb)
Seat 4.  Dylan Smith  –  2,650,000  (35 bb)
Seat 5.  Drew O’Connell  –  1,525,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Alexandre Reard  –  7,825,000  (104 bb)
Seat 7.  Landon Tice  –  3,950,000  (53 bb)
Seat 8.  Brandon Hamlet  –  3,650,000  (49 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Francis Anderson  –  2,700,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Ren Lin  –  1,700,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Artem Metalidi  –  1,850,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Roman Korenev  –  2,175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Benjamin Jones  –  6,925,000  (92 bb)
Seat 6.  Paul Domb  –  2,450,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Florian Ribouchon  –  725,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Mica Lamar  –  775,000  (10 bb)

25th:  Jayden Krnyaich  –  $27,500
26th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $27,500
27th:  Dung Nguyen  –  $27,500
28th:  Ya Yun Liu  –  $27,500
29th:  Jesse Lonis  –  $27,500
30th:  Morgan Petro  –  $27,500
31st:  Robert Hover  –  $27,500