2022 RRPO Live Updates

Event 14: John Holley and Alexander Stewart Lead the Final 18 at the Break

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 405

John Holley
Last night, John Holley won Event #16, $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8.

The final 18 players returned from break to begin Level 20, with increased blinds of 6,000-12,000 with a 12,000 ante.

The chipleaders appear to be Event 16 champion John Holley and Alexander Stewart, who both have a little more than 900K in chips (75 big blinds).

Here is a seat map of the remaining 18 players:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Shane Raikes
Seat 2.  Pao Lee
Seat 3.  Reynaldo Tosado
Seat 4.  Mehmet Cetinkaya
Seat 5.  Alexander Stewart
Seat 6.  Ilias Liapis
Seat 7.  Neil Zonenashvili
Seat 8.  Jorge Briones
Seat 9.  Dan Wirgau

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Ruslan Lukash
Seat 2.  Alexander Hoff
Seat 3.  Tom Guedj
Seat 4.  Kahlil Francis
Seat 5.  Joel Harwood
Seat 6.  Gabe Ramos
Seat 7.  Eric Kolodny
Seat 8.  Moshe Gutnick
Seat 9.  John Holley

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $42,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $30,100
3rd:  $19,400
4th:  $12,965
5th:  $9,975
6th:  $8,300
7th:  $6,950
8th:  $5,625
9th-10th:  $4,310
11th-12th:  $3,635
13th-15th:  $3,025
16th-18th:  $2,485

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is around 450,000 (38 big blinds). Blind levels have increased to one hour for the rest of this event, and they are playing down to a winner tonight.

Alexander Stewart
Alexander Stewart

Event 20: Matthew Zarcadoolas and Jonathan Kramer Advance to the Finals

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure
Entries:  68

Matthew Zarcadoolas
Matthew Zarcadoolas

The finals of the Shootout event are starting to take shape, as two more players have won their tables — Matthew Zarcadoolas and Jonathan Kramer.

The 10-handed final table will begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon EST, and each player will begin with a stack of 200,000, with blinds at 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

The players will draw for random seats right before the final table begins, and here are the players who have qualified so far by winning their starting tables:

Colin Robinson  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Anthony Dunne  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Jonathan Kramer  –  200,000  (200 bb)

Jonathan Kramer
Jonathan Kramer

Event 22: For the Turbo Love

$400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We have a turbo trophy event just about every day on the RRPO schedule and tonight is no different. Starting at 8 pm, we have a $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH that will keep things moving, payout some big money, and one player will leave with a trophy.

They’ll start with 20,000 deep stacks and levels last 15 minutes from beginning to end. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:15 pm.

The one-day tournament will move right along and it will be another fun game in the Grand Ballroom.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 22 Structure Sheet

Event 14: Three-Table Redraw

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 405

Caleb Piderit

Caleb Piderit was eliminated from the $600 Pot Limit Omaha tournament in 28th place, triggering a full redraw for seats at the last three tables.

They will move to 60-minute blind levels once Level 18 comes to an end.

28th: Caleb Piderit – $1,180
29th: Marc King – $1,180
30th: Naftali Rosenberg – $1,180
31st: Anthony Askey – $1,180
32nd: Long Nguyen – $1,180
33rd: Sam Dorenstein – $1,180
34th: Jorge Manzur Duarte – $1,180
35th: Pavel Krapivin – $1,180
36th: Cesar Fuentes – $1,180

Tamra Piderit, standing watch over son Caleb in Event 14

Event 20: Colin Robinson and Anthony Dunne Advance

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Entries:  68

Colin Robinson

We have our first to players advancing to the Shootout final table. Colin Robinson defeated Brandon Lulov for his ticket forward while Anthony Dunne beat David Moreno heads-up to move forward.

There are currently three other tables that are heads-up and three others three-handed.

Anthony Dunne

Event 20: Prize Pool and Payouts with $22,135 to Shootout Champ

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
Entries:  68
Prize Pool:  $65,960
November 22, 2022

Registration closed for the $1,100 Deep Stack Shootout with 68 entries to create a prize pool worth $65,960. All ten players who win their table today will return for the final table tomorrow in the money with $2,000 for a min-cash and $22,135 to the Shootout champ.

1st: $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $12,865
3rd: $8,050
4th: $5,445
5th: $4,125
6th: $3,400
7th: $3,000
8th: $2,640
9th: $2,300
10th: $2,000

Event 19: Prize Pool and Payouts with $10,930 to Six-Max Winner

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$400 Big Stack Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  115
Prize Pool:  $38,525
November 22, 2022

Registration closed for the $400 Big Stack Six-Max tournament with 115 entries creating a prize pool worth $38,525. The last 15 players will make the money with $735 for a min-cash and $10,930 up top for the Event 19 champ.

1st: $10,930 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $7,090
3rd: $4,710
4th: $3,235
5th: $2,300
6th: $1,695
7th-8th: $1,300
9th-10th: $1,030
11th-12th: $850
13th-15th: $735

Event 14: Down to Four Tables

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 405

RRPO Event 8 champ Matt Bretzfield finished in 39th place

One more level down and another table broke when the field reached the last 36 players in the tournament. They are now guaranteed at least $1,180 with $42K still waiting for our champ.

Results:

37th: Timothy Repp – $1,055
38th: Leif Force – $1,055
39th: Matt Bretzfield – $1,055
40th: Oleksandr Trokhymenko – $1,055
41st: Saber Salum Penayo – $1,055
42nd: Alan Katsnelson – $1,055
43rd: Manh Nguyen – $1,055
44th: Yahir Cardona – $1,055
45th: Charlie Coultas – $1,055

46th: Alan Wentz – $935
47th: Lee Vaughn Williams – $935
48th: Benjamin Nirgir – $935
49th: Nick Yunis – $935
50th: Bijay Rai – $935
51st: Kai Hicks – $935
52nd: Alexander Ziskin – $935

Event 21: Pot Limit Omaha Bounties

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are juicing the action in our Pot Limit Omaha tournament today at 4 pm; boosting the buy-in to $1,700 and putting a $500 bounty on every player’s head. The tournament has a two-day format and plenty of time to make moves.

They’ll start with 20,000 deep stacks and the first 12 levels will last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes from Level 13 forward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 8:55 pm.

Action will continue through Level 15 and those with chips at that point will bag them up and return for Day 2 tomorrow at 2 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Levels 13+ last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:55pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 15
  • Event 21 Structure Sheet

Event 14: Down to Five Table After Break

$600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  45 of 405

Nick Yunis
Nick Yunis finished in 49th place

After eight minutes of Level 13 and a 40-minute Level 14, players were sent on a 15-minute break to color off the purple chips. The tournament dropped down to 45 players on the last hand and returned to see Table 6 break and disperse its players among the last five tables.

46th: Alan Wentz – $935
47th: Lee Vaughn Williams – $935
48th: Benjamin Nirgir – $935
49th: Nick Yunis – $935
50th: Bijay Rai – $935
51st: Kai Hicks – $935
52nd: Alexander Ziskin – $935