2022 RRPO Live Updates

Event 3: Dave Dambrosi – 7th Place ($1,890)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  6,000/12,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 80

Errol Massey raised to 30,000 from the cutoff, Dave Dambrosi three-bet the pot from the button, Massey four-bet, and Dambrosi called all in for about 110,000.

Massey:  AhKsKc6c3c
Dambrosi:  Ac10c6s5s2s

The board ran out QcQs3dJdAd, leaving Dambrosi drawing dead on the turn to end his tournament in seventh place.

Errol Massey  –  370,000  (31 bb)
Dave Dambrosi  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($1,890)

Seniors: Wilmer Chavira Wins in a Four-Way Deal

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 176

Wilmer Chavira
Seniors Event Champion Wilmer Chavira

The final four players returned from their break after Level 24 and quickly agreed to an ICM deal to split the remaining prizepool.

These were their official chip counts:

1.  Wilmer Chavira  –  1,250,000  (31 bb)
2.  Deonarine Itwaru  –  990,000  (25 bb)
3.  Steven Bennett  –  750,000  (19 bb)
4.  Darin Kaplan  –  530,000  (13 bb)

And these are the revised payouts that they agreed to:

1st:  Wilmer Chavira  –  $16,031 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  Deonarine Itwaru  –  $14,649
3rd:  Steven Bennett  –  $13,060
4th:  Darin Kaplan  –  $11,245

Congratulations to Wilmer Chavira!

Stay tuned for a recap from this event.

Event 3: Kenneth Po – 8th Place ($1,680)

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 80

Kristopher Grunwald limped for 10,000 in the hijack, Gabe Ramos raised to 25,000 from the cutoff, Kenneth Po called on the button, David Shmuel called in the small blind, and Grunwald called.

The flop was Ks8s6c and action checked to Ramos who bet 10,000. Po raised all in for 107,000, Shmuel reraised all in with a covering stack, Grunwald folded, and Ramos folded.

Po:  AsQhJs7d2s
Shmuel:  KhKd10s9h8d

Shmuel had top set of kings with a straight draw, while Po had multiple draws with the nut-flush draw and the nut-low draw.

The 10c turn and 6s river completed the board, giving Shmuel kings full of sixes to eliminate Po in eighth place.

David Shmuel  –  403,000  (40 bb)
Kenneth Po  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($1,680)

Seniors: Lisa Levy – 5th Place ($4,445)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 176

Lisa Levy
Lisa Levy

Lisa Levy got it all in for 385,000 with KcQh, and she needed to improve to stay alive against Wilmer Chavira’s Ah10c.

The board came AdJh4h6d9d, and Levy flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Chavira won the pot with a pair of aces to eliminate Levy in fifth place.

Wilmer Chavira  –  1,175,000  (39 bb)
Lisa Levy  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($4,445)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 880,000 (29 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $5,765 for fourth place.

Seniors: David Ray – 6th Place ($3,690)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 176

David Ray
David Ray

Wilmer Chavira got it all in from the hijack for 380,000 with AdKd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the AsJc of David Ray, who was under the gun.

Ray called for a jack, and the flop came KcJs7c, giving both players a pair, with Chavira still in the lead.

Another player told Ray, “You needed to be more specific.”

The turn card was the 10d, the river card was the 6s, and Chavira won the pot with a pair of kings to double up in chips.

Wilmer Chavira  –  835,000  (28 bb)
David Ray  –  50,000  (2 bb)

The next hand, Ray was forced all in, with 30,000 for the ante and 20,000 as his big blind. Everyone folded to Lisa Levy, who called from the small blind with AcJd.

Ray was dominated with Jc8d, but flopped two pair on a board of Js8s5c6cQc to not-quite-double up in chips.

David Ray  –  70,000  (2 bb)
Lisa Levy  –  460,000  (15 bb)

The next hand, Deonarine Itwaru raised under the gun to 75,000, Ray called all in from the small blind, and Wilmer Chavira called from the big blind.

Chavira and Itwaru checked to the turn on a board of KdQd5s3s. Chavira checked, Itwaru bet 100,000, and Chavira folded. Itwaru took the side pot.

For the main pot, Ray showed Ad5h for a pair of fives, but Itwaru turned over AhKc for a pair of kings. Ray was dominated, and he needed one of the two remaining fives to stay alive.

The river card was the Kh, and Itwaru won the pot with trip kings to eliminate Ray in sixth place.

Deonarine Itwaru  –  1,350,000  (45 bb)
David Ray  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($3,690)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 705,000 (24 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $4,445 for fifth place.

Event 3: Big O Final Table Lineup

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 80

2022 RRPO Event 3 Final Table

Seat 1:  Kristopher Grunwald  –  139,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2:  Gabe Ramos  –  174,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Kenneth Po  –  179,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4:  David Shmuel  –  235,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Long Nguyen  –  95,000  (12 bb)
Seat 6:  Errol Massey  –  340,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7:  David Dambrosi  –  163,000  (20 bb)
Seat 8:  Christopher Kostoulas  –  275,000  (34 bb)

1st:  $14,195 + Trophy
2nd:  $8,190
3rd  $5,125
4th:  $3,465
5th:  $2,625
6th:  $2,100
7th:  $1,890
8th:  $1,680

In-The-Money Finishers
9th:  Alexander Orlov  –  $1,470
10th:  Volodymyr Kondratenko  –  $1,260

Seniors: Joseph Boulais – 7th Place ($3,185)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 176

Joseph Boulais
Joseph Boulais

Joseph Bourais raised under the gun to 60,000, Deonarine Itwaru thought for a while before reraising from the cutoff to 140,000, and Bourais called.

The flop came 7c5s2h, Bourais checked, Itwaru bet 85,000, and Bourais called.

The turn card was the 3c, Bourais moved all in for 380,000, and Itwaru snap-called all in for 360,000 with AsAc.

Bourais turned over 8h8d, and Itwaru needed his aces to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the 6d, and Itwaru won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips, knocking Boulais down to less than a big blind.

Deonarine Itwaru  –  1,235,000  (49 bb)
Joseph Bourais  –  20,000  (<1 bb)

The next hand, Bourais was forced all in for his last 20,000 for the big blind ante, and even if he won a seven-way hand, he would only win his ante back.

Steven Bennett moved all in from the cutoff for 185,000, and everyone else folded.

Bourais turned over 6d4c, and needed to improve to stay alive against Bennett’s 8d8c.

The board came QsJd2c9h3s, and the pocket eights held up for Bennett to win the pot and eliminate Bourais in seventh place.

Steven Bennett  –  220,000  (9 bb)
Joseph Boulais  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,185)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 585,000 (23 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,690 for sixth place.

Seniors: Louis Page – 8th Place ($2,790)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 176

Louis Page
Louis Page

Darin Kaplan raised under the gun to 60,000, Louis page moved all in from the button for 230,000, and Kaplan called with AdKc.

Page turned over 10s10h, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came AcJh5d2dQd, and Kaplan paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Page in eighth place.

Darin Kaplan  –  640,000  (32 bb)
Louis Page  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($2,790)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 505,000 (25 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,185 for seventh place.

Seniors: Stacey Manning – 9th Place ($2,425)

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 176

Stacey Manning
Stacey Manning

Stacey Manning raised UTG+1 to 45,000, David Ray moved all in from the cutoff for about 210,000, and Manning called all in for about 150,000 with KsQh.

But Ray turned over AhKd, and Manning was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came Ad8d3cQd3d, and Ray paired his ace on the flop and rivered a king-high diamond flush to win the pot and eliminate Manning in ninth place.

After the flop, Lisa Levy told everyone she folded pocket threes, which of course would have rivered quads to win the entire pot.

David Ray  –  400,000  (27 bb)
Stacey Manning  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($2,425)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is about 440,000 (29 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $2,790 for eighth place.

Event 1 Flight B: Registration Closed With 484 Entries

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  484

Flight B of RRPO Event 1 closed with 484  entries, bringing the total field size to 1,034 entries through two flights. We are more than a third to the guarantee with six starting flights to go.

Play in Flight B will continue until 49 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to make the money, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 10 a.m.A55055
Wednesday at 6 p.m.B484TBD
Thursday at 10 a.m.C
Thursday at 6 p.m.D
Friday at 10 a.m.E
Friday at 6 p.m.F
Saturday at 10 a.m.G
Saturday at 6 p.m.H
Total1,03455