$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 46 of 585

On a flop of , Ari Engel checked from the big blind and Michael Tureniec bet 25,000 from middle position. William Farnan called from the hijack and Engel check-raised to 77,000.

Tureniec didn’t waste too much time before folding and Farnan took about 25 seconds before moving all in for about 285,000. Engel quickly called.

Farnan was drawing to runners with his against Engel’s .

The turn was the , which left Farnan drawing dead to the river card. The stacks were pretty close to even, but Engel had 300,000 and had Farnan just barely covered.

Farnan was eliminated in 48th place and earned $7,760 for his run.

Ari Engel – 645,000
William Farnan – Eliminated 

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 585

On a flop of , Iaron LIghtbourne checked from the small blind and Joao Simao bet 18,000 from early position. Lightbourne check-raised to 58,000 and Simao called.

The turn was the and Lightbourne continued with his aggression, betting 87,000. Simao thought for a little bit and then called.

The river was the and Lightbourne moved all in. Simao snap-called and was all in for 195,000.

Lightbourne showed , but Simao won the pot with . Simao gets a big double up after a set over set cooler.

“Nice hand Joao,” said Lightbourne after the hand.

Joao Simao – 720,000
Iaron Lightbourne – 195,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 585

The players are back from a 15-minute break and the blinds are now 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante. They will play two more levels before bagging up for the night.

Here are the payouts from the players who were eliminated during the last two levels:

53rd: Ory Hen – $7,760
54th: Ronnie Bardah – $7,760
55th: Mukul Pahuja – $6,740
56th: Elliott Zaydman – $6,740
57th: Michael Wang – $6,740
58th: Andy Frankenberger – $6,740
59th: Hollander Preap – $6,740
60th: Keven Stammen – $6,740
61st: Kevin MacPhee – $6,740
62nd: David Diaz – $6,740
63rd: Davian Santana – $6,740
64th: Ivan Starostin – $5,800
65th: Eric Penner – $5,800
66th: Lasceles Peart – $5,800
67th: Antony Vidmer – $5,800
68th: Ruslan Dykshteyn – $5,800
69th: John Pappas – $5,800
70th: Jacquelyn Scott – $5,800
71st: Raj Vohra – $5,800
72nd: TK Miles – $5,800
73rd: Michael Fane – $4,900
74th: Brett Bader – $4,900
75th: Wally Maddah – $4,900
76th: Ben Zamani – $4,900
77th: Henri Azoulay – $4,900
78th: Brian Hastings – $4,900
79th: Jared Jaffee – $4,900

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 105

After the 30-minute dinner break, registration closed on the $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty event with 105 entries surpassing the $100,000 guarantee prize pool.

They put $105,000 in the regular prize pool along with $52,500 distributed in the form of $500 player bounties. The last 14 players will earn a piece of the regular prize pool with a min-cash walking away with $2,468 and the Purple Chip Bounty champ taking home $31,497 along with the RRPO trophy.

2017 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 105
Regular Prize Pool: $105,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $52,500
November 26-27, 2017

1st: $31,497 + Trophy
2nd: $19,425
3rd: $11,655
4th: $7,613
5th: $5,880
6th: $4,830
7th: $4,095
8th: $3,570
9th: $3,150
10th – 12th: $2,783
13th – 14th: $2,468

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 105

Bruce Kramer raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Nick Pupillo moved all in from middle position for 15,300. Derek Bowers was in the small blind and moved all in as well for about 100,000.

Kramer thought for a couple minutes and folded face-up, leaving Pupillo heads-up for his tournament life against Bowers.

Pupillo was racing with his up against Bowers’ .

The board ran out and Pupillo won the pot. He doubled up just before another player at a neighboring table was eliminated and the final 27 players redrew for seats at the final three tables.

With 14 players getting paid, they still need to lose just under half the field before they are in the money. They will play through level 16 before bagging and tagging chips for the night.

Nick Pupillo – 37,000
Derek Bowers – 85,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 61 of 585

Ory Hen raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Dave Inselberg called from the hijack. Otto Palacios moved all in from the big blind for 101,500 and Hen pushed out 200,000 to four-bet and force Inselberg to fold.

Hen showed and was in great shape against Palacios’ .

The flop was , keeping Hen in the lead. The turn was the , giving Palaciso the nut flush draw and some straight outs to chop.

“No more,” said Hen about the spade draw. “Not like that.”

The river was the and Palacios made his flush to double through Hen.

Otto Palacios – 234,000
Ory Hen – 207,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 585

There was yet another preflop battle at Lascelles Peart’s table, but this time it was for one of the biggest pots of the tournament thus far.

Peart was all in from the small blind for about 400,000 and got called by Amir Tawfik from under the gun.

Peart tabled and was in rough shape against Tawfik’s .

The flop was , keeping Tawfik well ahead, but the turn card gave Peart much more equity with the nut flush draw. The river was the and Tawfik hit the rail in 66th place. He took home $5,800 for his efforts.

Tawfik won the pot and takes the tournament chip lead.

Amir Tawfik – 865,000
Lascelles Peart – Eliminated 

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 69 of 585

Mukul Pahuja was in the cutoff and go all in preflop against Mark Dube on the button.

Pahuja was all in for 160,500 and Dube had him well covered. Dube showed , but was dominated by the SHRP Team Member’s .

The board ran out and Pahuja’s kicker played. He doubled up with aces and fives with a king.

Mukul Pahuja – 313,000
Mark Dube – 288,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 70 of 585

Lascelles Peart limped in from middle position and Amit Tawfik limped in from the hijack.

Josh Kay raised to 23,000 and action folded back to Peart, who moved all in for 154,000. Tawfik thought for a minute before folding. Kay went into the tank for a couple minutes before calling.

Peart showed and was flipping with Kay’s .

The board ran out and Peart won the pot with a straight to double up.

“You know it’s coming?” joked Ruslan Dykshteyn after the hand.

“You think I’m trying to give this away?” asked Peart. “I wanted a call.”

Lascelles Peart – 325,000
Josh Kay – 135,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 585

Keven Stammen moved all in from middle position for 24,000 and was called by Raj Vohra in the big blind.

Stammen showed and was flipping with Vohra’s .

The flop was , which gave Vohra two overs and a flush draw against Stammen’s pair. The turn was the , which killed Vohra’s pair outs, but gave him a straight draw.

“Diamond,” said Vohra, trying to coerce the poker gods to fill his flush draw.

The river was the and Stammen doubled up.

Keven Stammen – 55,000
Raj Vohra – 31,000