$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
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Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 585

Michael Newman opened to 275,000 from the button and Sheddy Siddiqui called in the big blind to the flop. Siddiqui checked, Newman bet 600,000 and Siddiqui took his time making a decision. After two minutes, Siddiqui announced all in and Newman quickly called.

Siddiqui:
Newman:

Siddiqui’s top pair top kicker was dominated by Newman’s aces and he was drawing thin. He needed to catch a ten but blanked the turn and river to exit the Championship in fourth place as Newman extended a huge lead.

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 4,265,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 10,520,000 (88 bb)
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 2,765,000 (23 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st – $374,240 + Trophy
2nd – $262,440
3rd – $168,920

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 1,027

With the eliminations of Solange Lucas, Franciso Castillo, Pasquale Caiazza, Homero Molina, Craig Witz, Joseph Ryan, and Luis Rivera Lugo, the tournament is now on the money bubble.

Play will be hand-for-hand until the money is reached.

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 250,000 and was called by Sheddy Siddiqui on the button followed by Michael Newman in the big blind. The flop came , Newman checked, Cimbolas continued for 325,000 and both players called.

Newman and Cimbolas checked the turn and Siddiqui took the lead for 835,000. Newman mucked and Cimbolas took a long time to think about it. At times it looked like he was going to muck, then he counted out chips, confirmed the bet, and called.

It went check/check after the river and Siddiqui tabled . Cimbolas turned over his and they chopped up the huge, slow-building pot.

Updated counts:

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 3,600,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 6,400,000 (53 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 3,700,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,850,000 (32 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 70 of 1,027

Sean Shah raised all in from under the gun for 21,500, and Philip Consolo isolated the pot with a shove of his own from the button.

Shah:
Consolo:

The board came down , giving Shah a nine-high straight on the river to double up.

Sean Shah – 55,000 (11 bb)
Philip Consolo – 31,000 (6 bb)

The players who were recently eliminated were Julian Florez, Charles Horton, Carlos Bolanos, Steve Lake, Robert Womack, Rafael Fernandes, Farid Dhanani, and Kyle Carino.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 79 of 1,027

The players who were recently eliminated are Robert Williams, Johanssy Joseph, Matthew Kuba, Matan Yehudai, Marcia Costa-Savidge, Rafael De Lima, Vladimir Kovalchuk, Chrystian Oliveira, Ronald Magers, Henry Miller, and Frank Sinopoli.

79 players remain and only 63 make the money,

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 31: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

The first break is here after an eventful level and a half. Tom Marchese and Ari Engel hit the rail after Michael Newman doubled up on the first hand of the final table. That propelled him into the lead and it still stands.

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 3,850,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 6,755,000 (56 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 3,370,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,575,000 (30 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 225,000 and Sheddy Siddiqui three-bet to 670,000 from the button. Cimbolas looked over Siddiqui’s stack, thought for a minute and called to create a big pot.

They checked the flop and Cimbolas checked after the turn. Siddiqui bet 500,000 and Cimbolas quickly mucked to move Siddiqui’s stack higher.

The four remaining players are taking a 15-minute break and will return after a breather.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,700,000 (37 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 4,300,000 (43 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 1,027

Joseph Duchman raised to 7,500 from early position, Panagiotis Nifakos called from the small blind, and Chrystian Oliveira three-bet to 20,000 from the big blind. Duchman four-bet shoved for 47,000, Nifakos folded, and Oliveira called.

Duchman:
Oliveira:

The board came down , giving Duchman fours full of eights to double up.

Joseph Duchman – 106,000 (35 bb)
Chrystian Oliveira  – 36,000 (12 bb)

Other recent eliminations include Robert Transue, Lizhi Gong, and Scott Sommer.

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
RRPO Poker Night in America Live Stream
Level 30: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 235,000 from the button and Sheddy Siddiqui came along in the small blind to the flop. Both players checked and Siddiqui bet 315,000 after the turn.

Cimbolas called, the river was the , and Siddiqui bet another 430,000. Cimbolas thought for a few moments and tossed in a calling chip. Siddiqui tabled king-high and Cimbolas quickly flipped over his for ace-hight and the pot.

Updated counts:

Seat 1: Darryll Fish – 4,600,000 (46 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 5,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Matas Cimbolas – 4,200,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Sheddy Siddiqui – 3,700,000 (37 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Upcoming Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 93 of 1,027

The players are on their first break of the day as the T100 denomination chips are raced out of play.

The early eliminations are Daniel Vasquez, Ryan McLane, Triantafyllos Mavrommatis, and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah.