2021 RRPO Live Updates

Championship: Gediminas Uselis Takes a 19.2 Million Pot in the First Heads-Up Hand to Take the Lead

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,566

Gediminas Uselis
Gediminas Uselis

In the first hand of heads-up play, Jacob Ferro raised to 800,000 with As7d, Gediminas Uselis reraised to 2.8 million with KdJc, and Ferro four-bet it to 6.2 million. Uselis called.

The flop came Qh9s8d, Uselis checked, Ferro bet 3.2 million, and Uselis called.

The turn card was the Kc, and both players checked.

The river card was the Kh, Uselis bet 6.5 million with his KdJc, and Ferro folded his As7d. Uselis took the pot.

Gediminas Uselis  –  38,000,000  (95 bb)
Jacob Ferro  –  25,000,000  (63 bb)

1st:  $778,490
2nd:  $573,605

3rd:  Harout Ghazarian  –  $380,000
4th:  Selahaddin Bedir  –  $282,380
5th:  Clayton Maguire  –  $211,925
6th:  Anshul Rai  –  $170,835

Event 25: 46th-54th Place Finishers

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 1,258

46th:  Jose Fernandez  –  $605
47th:  Richard Coppola  –  $605
48th:  Anil Butisingh  –  $605
49th:  Carlos Nieto  –  $605
50th:  David Cujas  –  $605
51th:  Antonio Colon  –  $605
52th:  Eric Pereira Lima  –  $605
53th:  Nir Sharon  –  $605
54th:  Ephraim Uzan  –  $605

Championship: Harout Ghazarian – 3rd Place ($380,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 1,566

Harout Ghazarian
Harout Ghazarian

Harout Ghazarian completed the small blind to 400,000 with 2h2d, Gediminas Uselis raised from the big blind to 1,300,000 with KsKc, and Ghazarian reraised all in for 12,200,000.

Uselis called with his KsKc, and Ghazarian turned over his 2h2d. Ghazarian needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Js7s7d9dJd, and the pocket kings held up for Uselis to win the pot and eliminate Ghazarian in third place.

Harout Ghazarian  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($380,000)

There will be a short break before heads-up play begins. Here are the official chip counts from the table, followed by the final table payouts:

Jacob Ferro  –  31,900,000  (80 bb)
Gediminas Uselis  –  30,700,000  (77 bb)

1st:  $778,490
2nd:  $573,605

3rd:  Harout Ghazarian  –  $380,000
4th:  Selahaddin Bedir  –  $282,380
5th:  Clayton Maguire  –  $211,925
6th:  Anshul Rai  –  $170,835

Championship: Gediminas Uselis Rivers Two Pair to Crack Jacob Ferro’s Aces

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,566

Gediminas Uselis
Gediminas Uselis

Gediminas Uselis completed the small blind to 400,000 with 8s7c, Jacob Ferro raised from the big blind to 1,000,000 with AsAh, and Uselis called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8h5d3cJh, Uselis bet 1,300,000, and Ferro called.

The river card was the 7d, Uselis bet 800,000, Ferro raised to 3,000,000, and Uselis called. Ferro showed his AsAh, but Uselis turned over his 8s7c to win the pot with two pair.

Gediminas Uselis  –  19,300,000  (48 bb)
Jacob Ferro  –  31,000,000  (78 bb)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 20.9 million (52 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $380,000 each.

Championship: Selahaddin Bedir – 4th Place ($282,380)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,566

Selahaddin Bedir
Selahaddin Bedir

Selahaddin Bedir moved all in from the cutoff for 6.8 million with 7d6d, and Jacob Ferro called from the big blind with AdKc. Bedir needed his hand to improve to stay alive.

The board came QsJd2c5h4s, and Ferro won the pot with his ace to eliminate Bedir in fourth place.

Jacob Ferro  –  31,000,000  (78 bb)
Selahaddin Bedir  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($282,380)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 20.9 million (52 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $380,000 each.

Event 25: 55th-63rd Place Finishers

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 1,258

55th:  Perry Shiao  –  $530
56th:  Jairo Velasquez  –  $530
57th:  Harris Soetikino  –  $530
58th:  Jason Kwartler  –  $530
59th:  Pierre Emmanuel  –  $530
60th:  Sean Shah  –  $530
61th:  James Sutherland  –  $530
62th:  Elliott Merlin  –  $530
63th:  Vincent Taliercio  –  $530

Championship: Jacob Ferro Leads the Final Four at the Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 32:  200,000/400,000 with a 400,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,566

Championship - Final Four Players

The players return from break to begin Level 32, with increased blinds of 200,000-400,000 with a big blind ante of 400,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table payouts:

Seat 1.  Gediminas Uselis  –  13,300,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2.  Jacob Ferro  –  24,200,000  (61 bb)
Seat 3.  Selahaddin Bedir  –  6,800,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Harout Ghazarian  –  18,300,000  (46 bb)

1st:  $778,490
2nd:  $573,605
3rd:  $380,000
4th:  $282,380

5th:  Clayton Maguire  –  $211,925
6th:  Anshul Rai  –  $170,835

Championship: Jacob Ferro Five-Bets Preflop Against Gediminas Uselis

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,566

Jacob Ferro
Jacob Ferro

Gediminas Uselis raised from the cutoff to 600,000 Ac7c, Jacob Ferro reraised from the button to 1,700,000 with AsKs, and Uselis reraised to 4,300,000.

Ferro five-bet it to 10,900,000, and Uselis thought for a bit before he folded his Ac7c. Ferro took the pot with his AsKs.

Jacob Ferro  –  24,000,000  (80 bb)
Gediminas Uselis  –  13,300,000  (44 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 15,650,000 (52 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $282,380 each.

Event 25: 64th-77th Place Finishers

$150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 1,258

64th:  Kostas Kalathakis  –  $460
65th:  Stephen Kowlessar  –  $460
66th:  Yobanis Leyva Mendoza  –  $460
67th:  Aaron Klausman  –  $460
68th:  Alfredo Guevara  –  $460
69th:  Richard Ganesh  –  $460
70th:  Michael Dermer  –  $460
71st:  Zaki Lichaa  –  $460
72nd:  Shea Doonan  –  $460
73rd:  Eric Piderit  – $460
74th:  Devin Batista  –  $460
75th:  Ducarmel Beaubien  –  $460
76th:  Ernie Pelaez  –  $460
77th:  Rene Noriega  –  $460

Championship: Jacob Ferro Bluff-Raises the Turn, Then Gediminas Uselis Bluff-Raises the River

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,566

Gediminas Uselis
Gediminas Uselis

Gediminas Uselis raised from the button to 600,000 with Ah4d, Jacob Ferro called from the small blind 9c8c, and Selahaddin Bedir called from the big blind with 9h2h.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of 10d5s4h, Ferro checked, and Bedir bet 850,000. Uselis called, and Ferro check-raised to 2,100,000. Bedir folded his 9h2h, and Uselis called.

The river card was the 9d, Ferro bet 1,500,000, and Uselis used two of his Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he raised to 6,000,000, leaving himself just 200,000 behind.

Ferro used two of his Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he folded his 9c8c, and Uselis took the pot with his Ah4d.

Wow. Ferro bluff-raised the turn with nine high, then rivered a pair of nines and got bluff-raised by Uselis.

Seat 1.  Gediminas Uselis  –  14,850,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Jacob Ferro  –  19,600,000  (65 bb)
Seat 3.  Selahaddin Bedir  –  9,225,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Harout Ghazarian  –  18,925,000  (63 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 15,650,000 (52 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $282,380 each.

Jacob Ferro
Jacob Ferro