$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 176

The players returned from dinner to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 1,500-2,500 with a 2,500 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 175K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Darin Kaplan  –  286,500  (115 bb)
2.  Wilmer Chavira  –  247,500  (99 bb)
3.  David Ray  –  199,500  (80 bb)
4.  Stacey Manning  –  194,000  (78 bb)
5.  Raphael Bloom  –  183,500  (73 bb)

With 37 players remaining from a field of 176, the average chip stack is around 95,000 (38 big blinds). The final 22 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,175 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  81 of 550

The players returned from break to begin Level 18, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with an 4,000 ante.

With 81 players remaining from a flight of 550, the average chip stack is about 136,000 (34 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  David Dowdy  –  457,500  (114 bb)
2.  Juan Pineda  –  375,000  (94 bb)
3.  Shadi Shteiwi  –  331,000  (83 bb)
4.  Willy Stadele  –  316,000  (79 bb)

This flight will continue playing until only 10% of the field remains (55 players), and everyone who bags chips will advance to Day 2 on Sunday and finish in the money.

Flight B just got underway, with registration open until 10:30 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

If you missed out on the first flight of the RRPO opening tournament, you have another chance tonight with Flight B at 6 pm. The $400 buy-in tournament has a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and eight starting flights to spin up a big number.

Players start with 20K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm with unlimited re-entries during that time. Flight B will continue into the evening and end when 10% of the field remains. Players with chips will bag them for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 176

The UTG+1 player moved all in with a short stack, the player in the hijack moved all in over the top, and Neil Blumenfield called from the big blind, covering both players.

These were their cards in descending order of chip counts.

Neil Blumenfield:  
Hijack:  
UTG+1:  

The board came , and the UTG+1 player turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Blumenfield won the entire pot with his pocket queens to eliminate both of his opponents from the tournament.

Neil Blumenfield  –  105,000  (53 bb)

With 46 players remaining from a field of 176, the average chip stack is around 76,500 (38 big blinds). The final 22 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,175 each.

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  200/400
Entries:  55

The Big O field is taking their first break with 55 entries in the action-packed game. A few friendly faces include Tampa PLO champ Vinny Monteiro, Long Nguyen, Gabe Ramos, David Shmuel, and Matt Bretzfield.

$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Closing out the first day of the RRPO series with a fun one at 5 pm. Event 4 is a $200 buy-in tournament with quad stacks and $50 bounties on every player.

Players start with 40K stacks out front, and the first eight levels last 15 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 7:15 pm and blinds increase to 20 minutes for the duration.

This game will have plenty of action and we expect a great time will be had by all.

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  135 of 550

The players returned from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 200K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  David Forbes  –  333,500  (167 bb)
2.  David Dowdy  –  274,500  (137 bb)
3.  Anton Serkov  –  254,500  (127 bb)
4.  Clifford Mermell  –  232,000  (116 bb)

With about 135 players remaining from a flight of 550, the average chip stack is about 81,500 (41 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until only 10% of the field remains (55 players), and everyone who bags chips will advance to Day 2 on Sunday and finish in the money.

Flight B begins at 6:00 pm this evening, with registration open until 10:30 pm.

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 176

Deonarine Itwaru raised under the gun to 2,400, Scott Robbins moved all in from the hijack for 28,900, and Itwaru asked for an exact count before he went into the tank.

Itwaru asked if Robbins has ace-king, but Robbins didn’t say anything. Itwaru thought for a while longer before he asked himself, “Do I want to gamble this early in the event?”

Itwaru eventually called with , and Robbins turned over . Robbins needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Robbins flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned a double-gutshot, but missed his outs on the river. Itwaru won the pot with his ace to eliminate Robbins from the tournament.

Donarine Itwaru  –  68,000  (57 bb)
Scott Robbins  –  Eliminated

With about 80 players remaining from a field of 176, the average chip stack is around 44,000 (37 big blinds). The final 22 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,175 each.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  176
Prize Pool:  $92,400
November 16, 2022

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors Event with 176 entries creating a prize pool worth $92,400. The last 22 spots will be paid with $1,175 for a min-cash and $23,740 plus the RRPO trophy for the Seniors Event champ.

1st: $23,740 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $16,005
3rd: $9,475
4th: $5,765
5th: $4,445
6th: $3,690
7th: $3,185
8th: $2,790
9th-10th: $2,425
11th-12th: $2,070
13th-15th: $1,750
16th-18th: $1,455
19th-22nd: $1,175

$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  176

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

Registration is now closed, and the tournament clock shows an unofficial field size of 176. As soon as we get official numbers, we will post the prizepool here in the updates.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 90K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Wilmer Chavira  –  118,100  (118 bb)
2.  Vito Masi  –  90,500  (91 bb)
3.  Raphael Bloom  –  90,300  (90 bb)

With 87 players remaining from an unofficial field of 176, the average chip stack is about 40,500 (41 big blinds). The official prizepool will be released soon.