The Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood kicks off on Friday afternoon with a $2 Million Guarantee and two starting flights.

On Wednesday, we have an opportunity for players to enter the Championship for a discount. The schedule has five RRPO Championship satellites running between 9am and 8pm with a combined 39 seats guaranteed into the $3,500 buy-in tournament.

Tomorrow presents a great chance to get in the biggest game of the series for a fraction of the buy-in.

9AM: Event 32 – $390 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into Day 1A of RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 32 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 33 – $390 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into Day 1A of RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 33 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 34 – $390 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into Day 1A of RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 34 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 35 – $390 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed into Day 1A of RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 35 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 36 – $200 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-20)

• 2 seats guaranteed into Day 1A of RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 36 Structure Sheet

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

We are at the midway point of the last multi-day tournament before the Championship kicks off on Friday. Event 6 is a $570 buy-in No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $250,000 guaranteed prize pool and four starting flights over two days.

Yesterday, the first two flights combined for 267 entries to get the tournament at an easy pace to push the prize pool over the guaranteed mark. We expect to see that later this evening and they will begin running it higher.

Event 6 players will sit down to 20,000 deep stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout their opening flight. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm then play through 14 full levels. Those with chips at that point will bag them up for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 1pm.

Dealers are prepared and players are taking their seats for the kick off at 11am sharp.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 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 6 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 6 Day 1C – $570 Deep Stack NLHold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 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 6 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 8 – $360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/SINGLE re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 6 Day 1D – $570 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 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 6 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 30 – $140 Turbo Satellite to Event 6 (1-in-5)

• 2 seats guaranteed into the $250,000 Guarantee Event 6
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 30 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 31 – $150 Survivor No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• 1-in-10 players will win $1,200 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 31 Structure Sheet

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 267

Flight A: 145 Entries: 28 Advanced
Flight B: 122 Entries, 24 Advanced
Flight C: Tuesday at 11am
Flight D: Tuesday at 6pm
Day 2: Wednesday at 1pm

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 122

After 14 levels of play, Day 1B of the $570 no limit hold’em re-entry event has come to an end with Marc Shiller leading the final 24 players that made it through the flight.

Schiller bagged the chip lead by a wide margin. He finished with 262,500 and Alex Ivan, who finished second in chips, bagged 214,500.

Fabio Baduy was the only other player above 200,000 in chips. Several Hard Rock regulars made it through the second starting flight. Michael Newman (114,500), Dylan Drazen (110,500), Daren Stabinski (63,500) and James Salmon (62,000) all made it through as well.

The 24 players who made it through this flight join the 28 Day 1A survivors for Day 2 on Wednesday. There are two more flights to play out on Tuesday before the field size and prize pool are finalized.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 122

On a flop of , the player in the cutoff bet 12,000 and Michael Newman moved all in on the button for 55,300. The cutoff quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Newman showed , giving him a pair and a flush draw, up against the cutoff’s .

The turn was the , which gave Newman a flush and left his opponent drawing dead to the meaningless river card. Newman doubles up about halfway through the level.

Michael Newman – 135,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 122

Ben Scrogins was in middle position and got into a preflop battle with Alex Ivan on the button. Scrogins gets all in for about 80,000 and Ivan had him covered.

Scrogins shows and was in the lead against Ivan’s .

“No ace, please,” said Scrogins before the dealer started to run out the board.

The flop was and Ivan picked up equity with the nut flush draw.

“No diamond,” added Scrogins.

The turn was the , keeping Scrogins in the lead, but the came on the river to eliminate Scrogins and shoot Ivan up the chip counts.

Alex Ivan – 200,000
Ben Scrogins – Eliminated

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 122

On the turn, with a board of , the player in the big blind checked and Danny Alvarez moved all in on the button for effectively a pot sized bet, with the big blind having about 40,000 remaining.

The big blind thought for a couple minutes before calling. Alvarez quickly tabled , giving him a flush.

“I’m dead,” said the big blind. “Unless the seven of clubs comes on the river.”

The big blind tabled . He had a few more outs than he gave himself credit for as a nine or an eight would give him a full house, but the came on the river and Alvarez won the pot.

Danny Alvarez – 130,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 122

On a flop of , Dylan Drazen checked from the small blind, the big blind checked, a player in middle position checked and the cutoff checked as well.

The turn was the and Drazen checked again. The big blind checked and the player in middle position bet 3,400. The cutoff folded, Drazen called and the big blind folded.

The river was the and Drazen checked for a third time. His lone opponent in middle position bet 6,200 and Drazen thought for a few moments before calling.

“Good call,” said Drazen’s opponent, showing .

Drazen tabled and won the pot.

Dylan Drazen – 74,000