$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

It’s already been a fun day in the Event Center, and we will add more with Flight B of RRPO Event 1 at 5 pm. The huge opener is a $400 Deep Stack with a $2,000,000 guarantee and a huge turnout is expected.

Flight A already set the pace with 736 entries, the biggest opening flight in our history, and tonight might go bigger.

Players start with 20, 000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 90 after Level 24. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

Flight B will play down to the last 10% of the field and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

• $2,000,000 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 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  189 of 736

Flight A is nearing another break, this time to color the black chips out of play, and they’ll back to continue the march to the bubble.

A few more big stacks in the room include Barry Roth (193,500), Jason Young (192,000) and Jimmy Tomblin (182,000).

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Entries:  736

Registration closed for Flight A of RRPO Event 1 with a record turnout of 736 entries, the biggest opening flight for any of our opening events and by a lot.

2023 RRPO – 736 entries
2022 SHRPO – 643 entries
2013 SHRPO – 635 entries
2013 Showdown – 565 entries
2021 LHPO – 555 entries

We are staring at a possible new state record when we wrap up registration Saturday night.

Flight A will continue until 74 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to make it into the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  735

Cards went back in the air after the second break and registration closed with an unofficial 735 entries. A huge number that we will confirm once tournament staff finish the count.

Ronald Higgins Jr continued leading the way up to 212,900 after four hours of action.

A few more familiar faces in the first flight include Anthony Askey (fresh off his NAPT PLO win), Jessica Cai, TK Miles, and Steven Karp.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  700

Level 8 is winding down, time is running out if you want in this huge opening Flight of RRPO Event 1. We’ve already set the first record of the series; this is already our biggest opening flight and we’re on pace for the biggest tournament field in state history.

That was set during the 2022 SHRPO series with 7,703 entries so let’s go bigger.

Top Flight A fields in our history:

2022 SHRPO – 643 entries
2013 SHRPO – 635 entries
2013 Showdown – 565 entries
2021 LHPO – 555 entries
2022 RRPO – 550 entries

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The 2023 RRPO schedule is packed solid with non-hold’em games and we’re wasting no time getting one going on the first day of the series. Starting at 2 pm, Event 3 is a Deep Stack Big O tournament with a $600 buy-in and one-day structure.

Players start with 20K stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm. From there, they continue playing down until they reach the final table and eventual RRPO champ later this evening.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries:  606

Flight A hit another milestone with more than 600 entries this afternoon to put us 10% of the way toward the $2,000,000 guarantee with much bigger flights in the future as we approach the weekend.

Some more familiar faces include Jeff Kessler, Barry Roth, Yi Li, Jason Young, Ken Bruno, Richard Leger, Willie Wiggins, and Max Romano.

In a fun little twist, Jeff Kessler won the RRPO Seniors Event ten years ago but is opting to play the Deep Stack today instead. We have another Seniors tournament later in the series; he can always go for his second in that one.

$600 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Entries:  146

Flight A of Event 1 is blasting off in the Event Center, but the $600 Seniors Event is holding its own in the front corner. They are nearing 150 entries before the first break, and they will be playing for a big prize pool.

Early entrants including Neil Blumenfield, Michael Newman, Paul Alibrandi, Harvey Freedman, Scott Zakheim, and Amie Martini.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  511

The first break ended and players returned to their seats for more action. The entry count topped 500 while they were gone and registration remains open until 2:30 pm.

Ronald Higgins Jr is the early leader in Event 1 and the only player over 100K with his 105,900. There are plenty sniffing the top of the leaderboard but there’s time to get there.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  450

The first two hours of the series were busy but it’s time for most of them to take a break. Once Level 4 ends for Flight A of Event 1, they will take their first break from the action and return with more levels remaining for late registration.