Championship: Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea Eliminated in 10th Place by Fred Goldberg

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,447

Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea

Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea opened to 300,000 from the hijack and Luke Graham called from the cutoff. Istvan Briski three-bet to 725,000 from the button and Fred Goldberg put in a fourth bet to 2,925,000, leaving 500K behind.

Olaechea called at risk for 1,975,000 total before Graham and Briski quickly folded.

Goldberg: JsJh
Olaechea: KhKd

Olaechea was in great shape for a double but Goldberg took the lead when he hit a set of jacks on the JcTd2h flop. He made a boat on the Tc turn, and Olaechea was eliminated in tenth place after the 6c river.

Fred Goldberg  –  6,725,000  (45 bb)
Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($74,300)

Tournament staff paused the clock, and the nine remaining players redrew their seats at the final table. They will continue until six remain for the WPT live-streamed final table.

High Roller: Updated Counts on Break

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 3,980,000 (80 bb)
Seat 2: Aleksejs Ponakovs – 1,855,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Altman – 1,870,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Timur Vardanian – 1,590,000 (32 bb)

1st: $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $459,420
3rd: $298,623
4th: $204,442
5th: Joe McKeehen – $135,529
6th: Adam Hendrix – $101,072
7th: Ali Turkan – $82,696
8th: Ben Grise – $71,210

Championship: Sandy Sanchez Leads After Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,447

Cards are back in the air after another break and Sandy Sanchez sits at the top with ten players remaining and a redraw coming with one more elimination.

Table 7
Seat 2: Rishi Makkar – 1,500,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea – 7,250,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Luke Graham – 8,350,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Istvan Briski – 12,550,000 (84 bb)
Seat 8: Fred Goldberg – 3,000,000 (20 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: Jason Sagle – 4,000,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Bond – 6,725,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Darryll Fish – 10,675,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6: Sandy Sanchez – 14,775,000 (99 bb)
Seat 8: Rayan Chamas – 3,525,000 (24 bb)

1st: $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd: $494,800
3rd: $366,500
4th: $274,000
5th: $206,900
6th: $157,800
7th: $121,500
8th: $94,500
9th-10th: $74,300

Championship: Viktor Kovachev Eliminated in 11th Place by Darryll Fish

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,447

Viktor Kovachev

Darryll Fish opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Viktor Kovachev three-bet to 1,350,000, leaving 100K behind. It folded back to Fish, he moved all in, and Kovachev called at risk.

Fish: TsTc
Kovachev: AdKs

They were racing and Kovachev needed to improve to double. The board ran out Jd6h4c8d6d, Fish’s tens held, and Kovachev was eliminated in 11th place.

Darryll Fish – 9,500,000 (76 bb)
Viktor Kovachev – Eliminated in 11th place ($59,000)

Event 46: Prize Pool and Payouts with $14,350 to the Seniors Champ

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 46
$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  164
Prize Pool:  $54,940
November 28, 2023

Registration closed for the $400 Seniors 50+ event with 164 entries creating a prize pool worth $54,940. The last 21 spots will be paid with $750 for a min-cash and $14,350 to the winner.

1st: $14,350 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $9,520
3rd: $5,640
4th: $3,430
5th: $2,650
6th: $2,195
7th: $1,900
8th: 41,675
9th-10th: $1,460
11th-12th: $1,265
13th-15th: $1,070
16th-18th: $890
19th-21st: $750

Championship: Viktor Kovachev Doubles Through Matt Bond

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,447

Viktor Kovachev

Matt Bond limped his button and Viktor Kovachev raised to 950,000 from the big blind leaving 100K behind. Bond moved all in and Kovacheck called at risk.

Kovachev: AcQs
Bond: KsKd

Kovachev ran into a monster but found help when he paired his ace on the As5c3s flop to take the lead. The board finished with the 6h turn and Jd river to give him a double.

Viktor Kovachev – 2,300,000 (18 bb)
Matt Bond – 6,100,000 (49 bb)

High Roller: Anton Wigg Leads After First Break

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Anton Wigg

The eight remaining High Rollers were sent on a break and returned with Anton Wigg leading the final table.

Blinds are up to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,330,000 (33 bb).

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 2,455,000 (61 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Hendrix – 715,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Ali Turkan – 550,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Joe McKeehen – 1,555,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Aleksejs Ponakovs – 1,825,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 1,215,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: Timur Vardanian – 980,000 (25 bb)

1st:  $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $459,420
3rd:  $298,623
4th:  $204,442
5th:  $135,529
6th:  $101,072
7th:  $82,696

8th:  Ben Grise – $71,210