$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  180

The Championship field is filling in nicely as they approach the afternoon and nearly 200 here in the first level.

Some early friendly faces include Wagner Wysotchanski, Dimitri Vorbe (2021 SHRPO Champ), Alec Torelli, Dyanna Lopez, Jeremy Becker, Noah Schwartz, Michael Tait, Joe Serock, and Paul Domb.

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

Cards are in the air for the 2023 WPT RRPO Championship with 120 entries at the start and many more jumping in before too long.

They will play the first two hour-long levels before enjoying a 15-minute break.

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

All the preliminaries are out of the way, and today, the headliner takes the stage with the 2023 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Championship. Flight A starts at 11 am in the Grand Ballroom and the $3,500 buy-in tournament features a $3,000,000 guarantee with a live-streamed final table.

Players start with huge 50K stacks and all levels on Day 1 and 2 last 60 minutes and increase to 90 minutes when 40 players remain. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and the day will end after Level 10.

Survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon with those who advance from Flight B tomorrow.

We expect a fun, busy last weekend of the series with a bunch of old and new friends in town.

• $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

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $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 30 – $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 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 30 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 31 – $600 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 31 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

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

• 20 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (2:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
• 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 28
$200 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  334
Prize Pool:  $53,440
November 23, 2023

Event 28 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $200 Holiday Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 334 entries produced a prize pool of $53,440, nearly tripling the guarantee.

Emerging victorious was Jason Rocha, taking it down outright for $11,476 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open.

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 334

Steve Horniacek limped in for 80,000 from the button and Jason Rocha checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was , Rocha bet 200,000, and Horniacek called.

The turn was the , Rocha checked, Horniacek went all in for about 1,200,000, and Rocha called with for a jack-high straight, leading Horniacek’s for nines and sevens.

The river was the , safe for Rocha to win Event 28 outright for $11,476 and a $3,500 seat into the WPT RRPO Championship. Horniacek finished runner-up for $8,046.

A recap of Event 28 will be posted later tonight.

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 334

Song Yim raised to 150,000 from the small blind and Jason Rocha called in the big blind.

The flop was , Yim continued for 200,000, Rocha raised to 600,000, Yim reraised all in for 2,485,000, and Rocha called all in for 2,455,000.

Yim showed , but Rocha tabled for treys and deuces.

The turn and river completed the board, further improving Rocha to deuces full of treys to double through Yim.

Down to 30,000, Yim busted the following hand in third place.

Jason Rocha  –  5,270,000  (88 bb)
Steve Horniacek  –  1,410,000  (24 bb)
Song Yim  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($5,174)

1st:  $11,476 + $3,500 WPT RRPO Seat + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,046

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 334

Daniel Saffer raised to 120,000 from the cutoff, Song Yim three-bet to 250,000 from the button, and Saffer called.

The flop was , Saffer went all in for about 730,000, and Yim called.

Saffer: 
Yim: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Yim aces and sevens to make the better two pair and eliminate Saffer in fourth place.

Song Yim  –  2,600,000  (43 bb)
Daniel Saffer  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($3,316)

With three players remaining, the average stack is about 2,225,000 (37 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $5,174.

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 334

Steve Horniacek limped in from under the gun, Joe Shammas raised all in for 215,000 from the small blind, and Horniacek called.

Shammas: 
Horniacek: 

The flop came , giving Shammas top two pair while Horniacek picks up a flush draw and straight draw.

The turn kept Shammas ahead, but the river was the giving Horniacek a flush, eliminating Shammas in fifth place.

Steve Horniacek  –  760,000  (15 bb)
Joe Shammas  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($2,557)

With four players remaining, the average stack is about 1,670,000 (33 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $3,316.

$200 Holiday Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 334

Peter Cleven raised all in for 150,000 from under the gun and got action from Jason Rocha on the button.

Cleven: 
Rocha: 

The board ran out , no help to Cleven, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Jason Rocha  –  2,850,000  (57 bb)
Peter Cleven  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($2,116)

With five players remaining, the average stack is about 1,335,000 (27 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $2,557.