$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 216 of 339

There was about 18,000 in the pot in a heads-up battle between Franco Riccobon (under the gun) and Mukul Pahuja. The board showed , and Pahuja had moved all in for 7,825. Riccobon spent a long while in the tank, then called to put Pahuja at risk.

Pahuja tabled , winning the pot with an eight-high straight. Riccobon flashed his as he paid off the debt, and Pahuja doubled up.

Mukul Pahuja – 34,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 225 of 339

There was about 20,000 in the pot on the turn with the board reading . Ryan D’Angelo checked from under the gun and last season’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year David Prociak checked from early position.

The river was the and D’Angelo bet 14,000. Prociak called. D’Angelo showed and Prociak mucked his hand. D’Angelo takes the pot and is over the 100,000 chip plateau.

Ryan D’Angelo – 115,000
David Prociak – 25,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 225 of 339

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Member Sheddy Siddiqui raised to 1,200 from the hijack and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Ambassador Wally Maddah three-bet to 2,800 out of the small blind.

Siddiqui called and they were heads-up to a flop of . Maddah bet 4,000 and Siddiqui folded.

“Since you showed me one, I’ll show you,” said Maddah.

Maddah showed as he dragged the pot. Both Maddah and Siddiqui are healthy in chips.

Wally Maddah – 65,000
Sheddy Siddiqui – 52,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 225 of 339

There were about 15 players who registered (or re-entered) during the dinner break, so a few new faces are still popping up around the room. We hadn’t even seen Marvin Rettenmaier yet, until Aaron Massey spotted him from an adjacent table.

“Marvin!” Massey yelled, running over to Rettenmaier’s table in between hands. The two shared a hug and a pat on the back, and Massey brought the compliments with him. “Is that a new shirt? Wait, Marvin. Is that a completely new shirt? That’s a brand new shirt, isn’t it? I like it. Excellent choice, Marvin.”

Rettenmaier smirked at him for a long while, then said, “It’s just weird because you haven’t seen me wear it at the poker table yet. This is usually my big night-out shirt.”

Rettenmaier is sharing a table with Jake Schwartz, Sam Abernathy, and Andrew Kelsall, among others. Others who are new to the field include Rep Porter, Matt Salsberg, and poker couple Russell Thomas and Kitty Kuo.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 225 of 339

Evan Teitelbaum and Zoltan Czinkota have been sparring all day long, both verbally and with their cards, and the two were involved in another recent pot. Teitelbaum opened with a raise in middle position, Czinkota called two seats over, and both blinds joined to create four-way action.

The flop was . It checked to Teitelbaum, who continued for 1,600. Czinkota and the small blind called, while the big blind folded out of the way. The turn was the , and Teitelbaum bet another 4,800. Both opponents called. The river was the , and Teitelbaum emptied the clip with a final bet of 13,000. Czinkota called, and the small blind folded.

Teitelbaum made a motion to surrender, and Czinkota took his cue to table , winning the pot with a pair of aces. This round goes to him.

Zoltan Czinkota – 120,000
Evan Teitelbaum – 40,000

2016 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship 
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 339

On a flop of , Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Member Jessica Dawley checked from the big blind and a player in early position bet 1,500. A player in middle position folded and Dawley called.

The turn was the and Dawley checked again. The player in early position bet 2,300 and Dawley called. The river was the and Dawley led out for 6,000. Her opponent quickly called.

Dawley showed , good for a straight, and he opponent mucked her hand.

Jessica Dawley – 48,500

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 339

Registration closed at the start of this level, and the staff has finalized the numbers. This “A” flight drew 339 entries, showing a small increase over last year’s turnout and setting a strong early pace toward the $2 million guarantee.

Play for this flight will continue until the end of Level 10 (around 12:15 AM), and flight B begins Saturday at noon.

The board shows 234 players remaining in Day 1A.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Returning to Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 321

The 90-minute dinners gives us plenty of time to run around the ballroom to collect counts and find some of our notable players in the field. Guiseppe LaDisernia, a participant in our $50,000 High Roller, is the dinner break leader though he dropped a little over the last two hours.

Zo Karim returns to a top five stack along with former WPT Seminole Hard Rock Showdown final table member Andre Crooks.

They’ll return at 8pm and registration will close for Flight A.

Top stacks and notables:

Guiseppe LaDisernia – 185,000 (370 bb)
Syed Alvi – 138,900 (278 bb)
George Alberto – 125,000 (250 bb)
Zo Karim – 125,000 (250 bb)
Andre Crooks – 115,000 (230 bb)
Alexander Villa – 110,000 (220 bb)
Glenn Becker – 105,000 (210 bb)
Joey Weissman – 100,550 (201 bb)
Jerry Wong – 100,050 (200 bb)
Michael Poss – 100,000 (200 bb)
Ryan D’Angelo – 98,000 (196 bb)
Mike LaRocca – 98,000 (196 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 91,350 (183 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota – 89,000 (178 bb)
Ronnie Bardah – 83,100 (166 bb)
Michael Newman – 81,000 (162 bb)
John Racener – 75,325 (151 bb)
Justin Zaki – 73,000 (146 bb)
Matt Affleck – 71,000 (142 bb)
Cate Hall – 67,000 (134 bb)
Keven Stammen – 65,400 (131 bb)
David Poces – 65,200 (130 bb)
Wally Maddah – 64,000 (128 bb)
Joel Harwood – 63,000 (126 bb)
Jason Koon – 59,300 (119 bb)
Jake Schwartz – 57,650 (115 bb)
Josh Arieh – 53,500 (107 bb)
Allen Kessler – 49,475 (99 bb)
David Prociak – 49,150 (98 bb)
Kelly Minkin – 40,000 (80 bb)
Hans Winzeler – 38,025 (76 bb)
Lexy Gavin – 38,000 (76 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 37,000 (74 bb)
Brandon Adams – 33,500 (67 bb)
Brian Hastings – 33,000 (66 bb)
Matt Waxman – 32,500 (65 bb)
Sean Shah – 30,900 (62 bb)
Natasha Mercier – 29,000 (58 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 27,000 (54 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 25,700 (51 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 21,300 (43 bb)
Will Failla – 20,250 (41 bb)
Sam Abernathy – 19,200 (38 bb)
Michael Laake – 16,800 (34 bb)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
End of Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 318

Players are on their 90-minute dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at approximately 8:00 p.m.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 Ante
Flight A Entries: 318

Brian Altman opened to 1,000 from middle position, Upeshka De Silva called in the cutoff, and Ben Tollerene called on the button. In the small blind, Jerry Wong three-bet to 5,000, and only Altman and Tollerene called the remainder.

The three live players saw the flop come . Wong continued for 7,400, and only Altman called. The turn was the , and Wong moved all in for 35,600. That was just enough to cover Altman, who had about 33,000 chips left in front of him. Altman considered for several minutes, still soaking in the tank long after the rest of the room had departed for dinner. Eventually, he called to put himself at risk.

Altman: (nines up, straight draw)
Wong: (aces up)

The river was the , and Wong won the pot with aces full, eliminating Altman on the last hand of the level.

Jerry Wong – 100,500
Brian Altman – Eliminated