$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  407

Players returned to their seats after the first break with the entry count over 400 and our first big leader.

James Pillon is the top stack in the room and the only players over 200K with his 211,800. Kenny Han, Balakrishna Patur, Marsha Wolak, and Maksim Lebedev round out the top five.

1.  James Pillon  –  211,800  (530 bb)
2.  Kenny Han  –  157,400  (394 bb)
3.  Balakrishna Patur  –  131,300  (328 bb)
4.  Marsha Wolak  –  127,900  (320 bb)
5.  Maksim Lebedev  –  127,700  (319 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  370

Flight B of the Championship is about to hit the first break of the day with two milestones already in the rearview mirror. We’ll take our first look at the stacks and see who’s having a really good Saturday.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  345

Flight B hit another milestone before the first break, clicking the total entry count up to 1,000 for the third biggest RRPO Championship field and some time to grow.

Some familiar faces in today’s crowd include Steve Buckner, Debbie Lee and Ryan Brown (our favorite poker power couple), Gave Abusada, Aaron Massey, Alex Foxen, Matt Glantz, and Alec Torelli.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  284

With a minute remaining in Level 1, the RRPO Championship hit 939 entries combined between the two flights to put the prize pool over the $3,000,000 guarantee officially.

From this point forward, every new entry adds icing to the cake.

$600 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante

Time is running out if you want to take home a trophy from this series, especially in the PLO category. Today you have another chance with Event 32 at noon, a $600 buy-in Mixed PLO tournament with plenty of action.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm and they have a 45-minute dinner break scheduled at 6:30 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 32 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  263

Flight B added another 100 entries over the first 30 minutes of the day and creeping up toward the $3,000,000 guarantee mark. Only 20 more needed and they are there.

Michael Newman is in today’s field, another former RRPO champ trying to be the first to win it twice.

2011 – Farhan Madhani
2012 – Victor Figueroa
2013 – Matthew Waxman
2014 – Chris Bolek
2015 – Jake Bazeley
2016 – Patrick Mahoney
2017 – Michael Newman
2018 – Pavel Plesuv
2019 – Milen Stefanov
2021 – Gediminas Uselis
2022 – Andrew Wilson

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  164

Cards are in the air for Flight of the 2023 WPT RRPO Championship with 140 entries. The prize pool will top the $3,000,000 guarantee before too long and they’ll start running it up from there.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The last flight of the 2023 WPT RRPO Championship gets underway at 11 am and the first order of business will be surpassing the $3,000,000 guarantee. The $3,500 buy-in tournament drew 655 entries in Flight A to leave it only 283 away from the mark, and it will get there early.

From there, we start checking off more milestones.

Players start with huge 50K stacks and all levels last 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then they increase to 90 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and they have a 90-minute dinner break scheduled at 5:30 pm.

We expect a fun, busy day in the Grand Ballroom.

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & Day 2 levels will last 60 minutes
• Day 3 Levels will be 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then go to 90 minutes levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight A

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Day 1 & Day 2 levels will last 60 minutes
• Day 3 Levels will be 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then go to 90 minutes levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 32 – $600 Mixed PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 32 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 33 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 33 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 34 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 34 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15am)
• Structure Sheet

11AM: $375 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 10 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 37 Turbo PLO Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 wins a seat into $10K PLO High Roller
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 31
$600 Black Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  131
Prize Pool:  $30,785
Bounty Prize Pool:  $13,100
November 24, 2023

Event 31 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Black Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 131 entries generated a prize pool of $30,785, with an additional $13,100 set aside for bounties.

Topping the field was Robert Rice Jr., winning outright for $8,520.