$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight C of our last multi-flight event is ready to go in the Seminole Ballroom. Event 21 is a $150 buy-in tournament with a huge $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights. The first two flights are making their way through the day and the third goes at 7 pm.

Players will start with 15,000 stacks and all levels last 30 minutes long. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 11:30 pm with unlimited re-entries available. Their flight will come to an end after Level 14 and survivors will bag up for Day 2.

We will post the chip counts at the end of each flight and pick up full coverage on Day 2.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

$25,500 RRPO High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Entries:  40

Joe McKeehen opened to 9,000 from the cutoff and James Romero three-bet to 24,000 from the button. The blinds released, McKeehen called then checked after the flop.

Romero bet 20,000 and McKeehen called. The turn was , McKeehen checked, Romero bet 50,000 and McKeehen called. The river was , McKeehen checked one last time, Romero bet 60,000 (leaving ~45,000 behind), and McKeehen called.

Romero tabled for top two pair and McKeehen mucked his hand.

James Romero – 363,000 (91 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 36,500 (9 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 988

With the board showing on the turn, Francis Anderson checked the big blind, Jeffrey Colpitts bet 75,000 from under the gun, and Anderson check-raised to 230,000. Colpitts called

The river card was the , Anderson bet 350,000, and Colpitts thought for a while before he folded. Anderson took the pot.

Francis Anderson  –  1,660,000  (55 bb)
Jeffrey Colpitts  –  2,300,000  (77 bb)

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,795,000 (60 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $19,200 each.

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 88

Matas Cimbolas raised all in for 69,000 from the button and Tim Flank called from the big blind with , leading Cimbolas’ .

The board came down , no help to Cimbolas, ending his run in eighth place.

Tim Flank – 225,000 (23 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – Eliminated in 8th Place ($14,545)

$25,500 RRPO High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Entries:  39

We caught the action with all the preflop betting complete with Anthony Zinno all-in from the hijacks for 70,500 and Faraz Jaka all in for 95,500 from the button. In between them, Sean Winter was along as well with a stack that covered both.

Zinno:
Jaka:
Winter:

Winter was ahead for the double KO and Zinno was in rough shape. That changed when Zinno paired the flop. The comeback was complete after the turn and river to send him the triple. Since Jaka had more chips than Zinno, Winter picked up a small rebate from the side pot.

Anthony Zinno – 223,500 (55 bb)
Sean Winter – 146,000 (37 bb)
Faraz Jaka – Eliminated

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 88

Paul Domb raised to 18,000 from middle position, Matas Cimbolas three-bet all in for about 260,000 from the button, Ray Qartomy tanked for a bit before he called all in for 167,000 from the small blind and Domb folded.

Cimbolas:
Qartomy:

The board came down , giving Qartomy a pair of jacks on the river to double through Cimbolas.

Ray Qartomy – 368,000 (46 bb)
Paul Domb – 240,000 (30 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 93,000 (12 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 988

Naing Thu got it all in preflop for 250,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Mitchell Smith’s .

The board came , and Smith turned a set of eights and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Thu in 23rd place.

Mitchell Smith  –  1,950,000  (65 bb)
Naing Thu  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($19,200)

With 22 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,795,000 (60 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $19,200 each.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 988

After a flop of , Milen Stefanov bet 220,000 from the small blind, and Jeffrey Colpitts called from the button.

The turn card was the , Stefanov bet 400,000, and Colpitts counted out 400K from his stack and then used one of his Time Chips to tank for about 45 seconds before he called.

The river card double-paired the board with the , Stefanov checked, and Colpitts moved all in for about 1.1 million. Stefanov thought for a bit before he folded, and Colpitts took the pot.

Jeffrey Colpitts  –  2,990,000  (100 bb)
Milen Stefanov  –  2,240,000  (75 bb)

With 23 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,720,000 (57 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $19,200 each.

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 88

Ray Qartomy raised to 20,000 from middle position, Tim Flank three-bet to 55,000 from the hijack and Paul Domb four-bet shoved for 126,000. Qartomy folded and Flank called.

Flank:
Domb:

The board ran out , safe for Domb to double up.

Paul Domb – 288,000 (36 bb)
Ray Qartomy – 185,000 (23 bb)
Tim Flank – 306,000 (38 bb)

$5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 88

James Carroll raised to 20,000 from middle position and Tim Flank called from the cutoff.

The flop was , Carroll checked and Flank bet 20,000. Carroll check-raised all in for about 170,000 and Flank called.

Carroll:
Flank:

Flank was ahead with a set of sevens and held up through the turn and river to eliminate Carroll in ninth place.

Tim Flank – 432,000 (54 bb)
James Carroll – Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,395)