2019 RRPO Live Updates

Event 27: Jack Salter Doubles Into the Chip Lead

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 119

Jack Salter
Jack Salter

Leonard Maue raised to 40,000 from the button, Jack Salter three-bet to about 110,000 from the big blind, Maue four-bet shoved and Salter called all in for 590,000.

Maue: 9h7h
Salter: JhJd

The board ran out 4s7c3hJcJs, giving Salter quad jacks to double through Maue and into the chip lead.

Jack Salter – 1,210,000 (61 bb)
Leonard Maue – 300,000 (20 bb)

Event 21: Prize Pool and Payouts

2019 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 21
$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 1,258
Prize Pool: $149,760
December 2-4, 2019

1st: $37,828 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $21,940
3rd: $14,377
4th: $9,660
5th: $6,739
6th: $5,242
7th: $4,044
8th: $2,995
9th: $2,097
10th-12th: $1,498
13th-15th: $1,198
16th-18th: $1,018
19th-27th: $884
28th-36th: $749
37th-45th: $629
46th-54th: $554
55th-63rd: $494
64th-72nd: $434

Event 5: Niel Mittelman – 4th Place ($8,290)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 119

Niel Mittelman
Niel Mittelman

Jack Salter was all in from the small blind for about 250,000 with 10s5s against Niel Mittelman in the big blind with Ad2c.

The board ran out 7s6c8dKd5d, giving Salter a pair of fives on the river to double through Mittelman.

A few hands later, a short-stacked Mittelman was all in for about 120,000 with Jh6h against Salter with Jc8h.

The final board read 4d6d8d5d9c, giving Salter a pair of eights to eliminate Mittelman in fourth place.

Jack Salter – 600,000 (30 bb)
Niel Mittelman – Eliminated in 4th Place ($8,290)

Event 27: Vincas Tamasauskas – 5th Place ($6,265)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 119

Vincas Tamasauskas
Vincas Tamasauskas

Vincas Tamasauskas was all in from the button for about 100,000 against Leonard Maue in the small blind.

Tamasauskas: Qc2c
Maue: Kh5c

The board ran out 10hQdJcAc6s, giving Maue an ace-high straight to eliminate Tamasauskas in fifth place.

Leonard Maue – 840,000 (56 bb)
Vincas Tamasauskas – Eliminated in 5th Place ($6,265)

Event 27: Tomas Soderstrom – 7th Place ($4,480); Hiroaki Harada – 6th Place ($5,195)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 119

Tomas Soderstrom
Tomas Soderstrom

Tomas Soderstrom raised all in for 125,000 from the hijack, Leonard Maue reshoved with a covering stack from the button and Hiroaki Harada called all in for about 180,000 from the big blind.

Soderstrom: As3s
Maue: QcQh
Harada: AhQs

The board ran out 7d2c10c6d2d, safe for Maue to score the double elimination.

Leonard Maue – 770,000 (64 bb)
Hiroaki Harada – Eliminated in 6th Place ($5,195)
Tomas Soderstrom – Eliminated in 7th Place ($4,480)

Event 27: Greg Levine – 8th Place ($3,945)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 119

Greg Levine

Jack Salter raised all in for about 135,000 from middle position and Greg Levine called all in from the button for about 125,000.

Salter: Ac10c
Levine: Jh10d

The board ran out 4h2cKc8h8d, no help to Levine, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Jack Salter – 290,000 (24 bb)
Greg Levine – Eliminated in 8th Place ($3,945)

Event 27: Chris Weaver – 9th Place ($3,470)

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 119

Chris Weaver

Chris Weaver was all in for 92,000 from the button against Vincas Tamasauskas in the hijack.

Weaver: AdKc
Tamasauskas: KhQc

The board ran out 9sQd4d2dJc, giving Tamasauskas a pair of queens to eliminate Weaver in ninth place.

Vincas Tamasauskas – 275,000 (28 bb)
Chris Weaver –  Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,470)

Event 27: Final Table Lineup

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 119

Seat 1:  Chris Weaver – 102,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2:  Marcus El-Huaick – 73,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3:  Hiroaki Harada – 280,000 (28 bb)
Seat 4:  Jack Salter – 161,000 (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Niel Mittelman – 260,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6:  Tomas Soderstrom – 95,000 (10 bb)
Seat 7:  Greg Levine – 74,000 (7 bb)
Seat 8:  Vincas Tamasauskas – 223,000 (22 bb)
Seat 9:  Leonard Maue – 510,000 (51 bb)

Remaining Payouts:
1st:  $35,050
2nd:  $21,675
3rd:  $12,930
4th:  $8,290
5th:  $6,265
6th:  $5,195
7th:  $4,480
8th:  $3,945
9th:  $3,470

Event 26: Final Table Lineup

$400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 122

Seat 1: Steven Gissin – 80,000
Seat 2: Hassan Tahsildar – 165,000
Seat 3: Edward Phillips – 42,000
Seat 4: Greg Baird – 276,000
Seat 5: Zoltan Czinkota – 375,000
Seat 6: Barry Brown – 116,000
Seat 7: Yvonne McQuillan – 106,000
Seat 8: Julio Belluscio – 304,000

Remaining Payouts
1st: $12,028 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $7,466
3rd: $4,459
4th: $2,800
5th: $2,074
6th: $1,784
7th: $1,545
8th: $1,369

Championship: WPT Final Table Begins Tomorrow at 2pm with Milen Stefanov in the Lead

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | StructurePayouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 988

Milen Stefanov
Chipleader Milen Stefanov

After the elimination of Jeff Blenkarn in seventh place, the final six players verified their chip stacks and filled out their bio sheets. The WPT Final Table begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:00 pm EST, with the WPT Live Stream beginning on a 30-minute delay (with hole cards and expert commentary) at 2:30 pm EST.

Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Cesar Fuentes  –  7,550,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Milen Stefanov  –  8,925,000  (45 bb)
Seat 3.  David Novosel  –  7,525,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Anderson  –  2,175,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Roman Korenev  –  8,175,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Fabian Gumz  –  5,150,000  (26 bb)

The stacks are very shallow because it took more than eight hours to knock out the final four players. Here is the remaining prizepool, followed by the players who busted today:

1st:  $545,070* + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $353,380
3rd:  $260,845
4th:  $194,605
5th:  $146,760
6th:  $111,895

7th:  Jeff Blenkarn  –  $86,255
8th:  Antonio Mallol  –  $67,240
9th:  Bin Weng  –  $53,005
10th:  Danny Fuhs  –  $53,005
11th:  Arkadiy Tsinis  –  $42,265
12th:  Toby Joyce  –  $42,265
13th:  Mitchell Smith  –  $34,095
14th:  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  $34,095
15th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $27,825
16th:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  $27,825
17th:  Hiroaki Harada  –  $22,975

Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for player bios, which will be posted later tonight, and as always, we will be providing live updates for the final table tomorrow.

* First prize amount includes the winner’s $15,000 seat into the season-ending WPT Tournament of Champions.