$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  261 of 664

James Calderaro  –  510,000  (255 bb)
Igor Tretyakov  –  440,000  (220 bb)
Steve Karp  –  410,000  (205 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  260 of 664

The player in the small blind was all in from the small blind for 28,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Andrew Ostapchenko on the button.

The board came , and Ostapchenko turned a pair of queens to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Day 1A.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  143,000  (72 bb)

With about 260 players remaining from a field of 664, the average chip stack is about 127,500 (64 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm), and Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  275 of 664

Howard Feingold got it all in preflop from the small blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Natasha Mercier, who was under the gun.

The flop came , and Feingold flopped an open-ended straight draw to Mercier’s set of queens.

The turn card was the , giving Feingold a set, but all of his straight outs turned into chop outs, leaving him one out for a full double-up.

The river card was the , and Mercier won the pot with her set of queens to eliminate Feingold from Day 1A.

As he was got up to leave, Feingold said to the table, “If you think that’s bad, you should have seen what she did to me the other day!”

For context, Mercier and Feingold were the last two players in round one of Event #20, the $1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout. All of the other tables had finished, and they were battling for the final spot at the shootout final table.

Their final hand was a race between Mercier’s and Feingold’s , and Mercier flopped a set of eights and turned quads to win the pot, knock out Feingold, and make the money as she advanced to the final table.

So this is the second time Mercier has knocked out Feingold in the past four days, though this time Feingold can still re-enter tomorrow on Day 1B.

Natasha Mercier  –  130,000  (87 bb)
Howard Feingold  –  Eliminated

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm), and Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  288 of 664

Brian Altman raised to 3,000 from middle position, Raj Vohra three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind, Altman four-bet all in for about 58,000, and Vohra called.

Altman: 
Vohra: 

The flop came down , giving Vohra a set of tens while Altman picked up a flush draw.

The turn kept Vohra ahead, while the river gave him tens full of deuces to eliminate Altman.

Raj Vohra  –  178,000  (119 bb)
Brian Altman  –  Eliminated

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  664

Registration closed for Flight A of the 2022 WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship with 664 entries topped the $2,000,000 guarantee with one more full flights to go. The prize pool sits at $2,124,800 and it will grow much bigger with the Saturday flight starting at 11 am and closing registration at 9:15 pm.

Flight A will continue through Level 10 and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  664

The player in the hijack raised, Sergio Aido three-bet from the cutoff, and the hijack called.

The flop was , the hijack checked, Aido continued for 5,500, the hijack check-raised to 21,000, and Aido called.

The turn was the and both checked.

The river was the , the hijack bet 26,000, and Aido thought for a bit before he called.

The hijack showed for a pair of fives, but Aido took it down with for a pair of kings.

Sergio Aido  –  209,000  (139 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  664

The players have returned from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500 with a 1,500 ante.

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial Day 1A field of 664 entries, which would kick off the prizepool with more than $2.12 million, beating the $2 million guarantee with an entire second flight running tomorrow.

As soon as we get the official field size from the tournament staff, we will post it here on SHRPO.com.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 350K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  James Calderaro  –  473,000  (315 bb)
2.  Mike Chiappetta  –  468,500  (312 bb)
3.  Alexander Haber  –  449,000  (299 bb)
4.  Nadya Magnus  –  358,000  (239 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm), and Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  660

Boris Kravets raised UTG+1 to 2,400, the player on the button called, and the big blind moved all in for 10,000. Kravets called, and the button thought for a while before he folded.

The big blind turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive against the of Kravets.

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Kravets to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Boris Kravets  –  105,000  (88 bb)

The tournament clock shows 660 entries so far, which means the prizepool is already up over $2.11 million, easily surpassing the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  647

Amie Martini got it all in preflop from the button for 14,300 with , and she needs to improve to stay alive against the of Natasha Mercier, who is under the gun.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Mercier to win the pot and eliminate Martini.

Natasha Mercier  –  38,000  (32 bb)
Amie Martini  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 647 entries so far, which means the prizepool is already up over $2.07 million, easily surpassing the $2 million guarantee. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 27
$400 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Entries:  151
Prize Pool:  $35,485
Bounty Prize Pool:  $15,100
November 25, 2022

Event 27 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Black Chip Bounty Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 151 entries produced a prize pool of $34,485, with an additional $15,100 set aside for bounties. The final 19 players will cash, earning at least $625.

Up top for the winner is $9,550.

1st:  $9,550 + Trophy
2nd:  $6,210
3rd:  $3,655
4th:  $2,220
5th:  $1,720
6th:  $1,420
7th:  $1,245
8th:  $1,110
9th-10th:  $980
11th-12th:  $855
13th-14th:  $730
15th-15th:  $675
17th-19th:  $625