$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  619

Darryll Fish  –  207,000  (1173 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  152,000  (127 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  135,000  (113 bb)
Kenny Hallaert  –  125,000  (104 bb)
David Nathaniel Jr.  –  114,000  (95 bb)
David DiBernardi  –  113,000  (94 bb)
Jarod Einsohn  –  98,000  (82 bb)
Gal Yifrach  –  97,000  (81 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  95,000  (79 bb)
Jeremy Becker  –  72,000  (60 bb)
Brian Altman  –  68,000  (57 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  65,000  (54 bb)
Aaron Massey  –  57,000  (48 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  50,000  (42 bb)
Brett Bader  –  48,000  (40 bb)
Frank Lagodich  –  47,000  (39 bb)
Leon Sturm  –  40,000  (33 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  35,000  (29 bb)
Josh Kay  –  30,000  (25 bb)
Landon Tice  –  15,000  (13 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  602

Danny Shiff  –  320,000  (320 bb)
Denise Pratt  –  210,000  (210 bb)
Omer Rotman  –  165,000  (165 bb)
Nicholas Verderamo  –  147,000  (147 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  135,000  (135 bb)
Dominique Mosley  –  132,000  (132 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  129,000  (129 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin  –  123,000  (123 bb)
Jake Schwartz  –  115,000  (115 bb)
Jaymie Virtusio  –  112,000  (112 bb)
Paul Domb  –  105,000  (105 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  96,000  (96 bb)
Frederic Normand  –  95,000  (95 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  84,000  (84 bb)
Bin Weng  –  77,000  (77 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui  –  73,000  (73 bb)
Darren Elias  –  68,000  (68 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  67,000  (67 bb)
James Calderaro  –  62,000  (62 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  60,000  (60 bb)
Michael Wang  –  58,000  (58 bb)
Nenad Medic  –  55,000  (55 bb)
Alessio Isaia  –  53,000  (53 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  50,000  (50 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  49,000  (49 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  48,000  (48 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Jon Borenstein  –  39,000  (39 bb)
Alex Livingston  –  27,000  (27 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  22,000  (22 bb)
Faraz Jaka  –  22,000  (22 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  572

Natasha Mercier  –  178,000  (178 bb)
Corel Theuma  –  140,000  (140 bb)
Nick Yunis  –  107,000  (107 bb)
Andrew Moreno  –  106,000  (106 bb)
Roni Zelichonok  –  103,000  (103 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  90,000  (90 bb)
Michael Tait  –  74,000  (74 bb)
Matthew Waxman  –  70,000  (70 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  67,000  (67 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  64,000  (64 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  60,000  (60 bb)
Luke Brereton  –  58,000  (58 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  58,000  (58 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  56,000  (56 bb)
Dmitri Vorbe  –  55,000  (55 bb)
Kyle Julius  –  52,000  (52 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz  –  47,000  (47 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  47,000  (47 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Steve Karp  –  37,000  (37 bb)
Harrison Gimbel  –  37,000  (37 bb)
A.J. Kelsall  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Uri Kadosh  –  33,000  (33 bb)
Matthew Zaradoolas  –  32,000  (32 bb)
Ryan Estrada  –  27,000  (27 bb)
Jamie Gold  –  15,000  (15 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  560

The players have returned from dinner break to begin Level 7 with blinds of 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Here were the chip leaders at the dinner break:

1.  Matthew Martin  –  260,900  (261 bb)
2.  Nitis Udornpim  –  239,500  (240 bb)
3.  Ray Qartomy  –  235,800  (236 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  522

Level 6 ended and Championship players were sent on a 90-minute dinner break, plenty of time to enjoy the different food options around the casino or take a rest.

They will return around 7 pm and play four more levels with registration closing at 9:15 pm.

2023 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 30
$600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)
Entries:  67
Prize Pool:  $35,175
November 24, 2023

Registration closed for the $600 Eight-Game Mix tournament with 67 entries creating a prize pool worth $35,175. The last nine players will make the money with $1,240 for a min-cash and $12,290 to the Event 30 champ.

1st: $12,290 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,035
3rd: $4,310
4th: $3,080
5th: $2,375
6th: $1,850
7th: $1,585
8th: $1,410
9th: $1,240

$600 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have another RRPO trophy event getting underway at 5 pm and it will feature tons of action. It is a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em tournament with a turbo structure and $100 bounties on every player.

They’ll start with 20K stacks and all levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:15 pm. They’ll zip right along until one player is left sitting behind the RRPO trophy.

• 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

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  493

Blinds are up for Day 1A of the Championship, and the entry count is nearing 500. They have already put more than half of the money needed to surpass the $3,000,000 guarantee, and it will get there early tomorrow.

Some more familiar faces include Matt Waxman, Jon Borenstein, Sheddy Siddiqui, Frank Russo, David Jackson, Ray Qartomy, Darren Elias, Cherish Andrews, Chad Eveslage, and Harrison Gimbel.

Waxman is on the list of former RRPO Champions, winning his tournament back in 2013 when this was a WPT Regional stop.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  455

With the flop reading and 12,900 in the pot, Lisa Teebagy checked from the big blind, followed by her opponent in the hijack.

Dyanna Lopez bet 6,300 from the button and Teebagy called. Their opponent moved all in for 37,500 to get a fold from Lopez and a quick call from Teebagy.

Teebagy:
Opponent:

It was set-over-set with Teebagy dominating with her set of kings. The dealer finished the board with the turn and river, and Teebagy more than doubled her stack.

Lisa Teebagy – 85,500 (143 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  455

Players returned to action after the second break with 455 entries, putting nearly half of the money needed to surpass the $3,000,000 guarantee. That’s a great start, with a busy Saturday expected.

Robert Lebeau is the new leader in the Championship with 181,400 followed by Glenn Fishbein, David Manikos, Nitis Udornpim, and Mario Hudson.

They will play out the next two levels and take a 90-minute around 5:30 pm.

1.  Robert Lebeau  –  181,400  (302 bb)
2.  Glenn Fishbein  –  156,500  (261 bb)
3.  David Manikos  –  153,100  (255 bb)
4.  Nitis Udornpim  –  151,600  (253 bb)
5.  Mario Hudson  –  150,500  (251 bb)