Event 11: Anton Wigg – 11th Place ($2,783)

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 105

A short-stacked Anton Wigg raised all in for about 15,000 from the hijack, Ken Ray called from the button, and Johanssy Joseph called from the big blind.

Joseph and Ray proceeded to check until the river of an 8s7h4s2dAs board where Ray isolated the pot with Ad6h for a pair of aces. Wigg couldn’t beat it with Ks9c, and he was eliminated in 11th place.

Ken Ray – 197,500 (66 bb)
Anton Wigg – Eliminated in 11th Place ($2,783)

Event 11: Arkadiy Tsinis – 12th Place ($2,783)

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 105

Derek Bowers raised to 7,000 from the hijack, Arkadiy Tsinis three-bet shoved from the cutoff for 57,000, and Bowers called.

Bowers: AsJh
Tsinis: Ah10h

The board came down 7d6c3dAc2c, no help to Tsinis, ending his tournament in 12th place.

Derek Bowers – 365,000 (121 bb)
Arkadiy Tsinis – Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,783)

Event 11: Derek Bowers Leads the Remaining 12 Players

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Upcoming Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Regular Prize Pool: $105,000
Bounty Prize Pool: $52,500
Players Remaining: 12 of 105

Day 2 of Event 11, the $1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), is set to get underway at 2 p.m. 12 players remain from the starting field of 105 entries, and Derek Bowers commands the biggest stack of the bunch.

Here is the Day 2 Table and Seat Draw:

Table 73
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Alexandre Caperonis – 204,500 (68 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Pupillo – 27,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Matthew Shafman – 69,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Derek Bowers – 305,000 (102 bb)
Seat 8: Arkadiy Tsinis – 58,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Brandon Caputo – 100,000 (33 bb)

Table 74
Seat 1: Phil Laak – 85,500 (29 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Ken Ray – 167,500 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Yvonne McQuillan – 33,000 (11 bb)
Seat 5: Johanssy Joseph – 111,500 (37 bb)
Seat 6: David Eller – 79,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Anton Wigg – 20,000 (7 bb)
Seat 9: — Empty —

Play will continue until only a winner remains. Here is the remaining prize pool and payouts:

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: Gerald Aiello – $2,468
14th: Bruce Kramer – $2,468

RRPO Day 13 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 12 Day 1A – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 12 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 3 – $3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)

12PM: Event 13 – $5,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes; Final Table levels last 40 minutes
  • Heads-Up levels will last 30 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 12
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 13 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 11 Day 2 – $1,650 Purple Chip County NLH (Re-Entry)

3PM: Event 12 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 12 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 14 – $1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 14 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 12 Day 1C – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 12 Structure Sheet

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Event 11: Derek Bowers Bags Monster Day 1 Chip Lead

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Returning to Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 105

Derek Bowers

The $1,650 no limit hold’em purple chip bounty made the money in the last level of the day and then lost two players before completing the scheduled 16 levels of play and bagged up for the night.

The 105-entry field was trimmed down to 12 by the night’s end and Derek Bowers bagged a massive chip lead on the verge of the final table.

He’s the only player above the 300,000-chip mark and has over 100,000 more than Alexandre Caperonis, who will start Day 2 second in chips with 204,500.

Top pro Phil Laak is also still in the hunt for a bounty title. Arguably the most accomplished player in the field sits right in the middle of the pack with 85,500. Anton Wigg, who won the WSOP Circuit high roller event here last month brings up the bottom of the chip counts.

The cards get back in air for this event on Monday at 2 p.m. Everybody is guaranteed $2,783 and the winner, who will be crowned Monday evening, will take home $31,497.

Table 73
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Alexandre Caperonis – 204,500 (68 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Pupillo – 27,000 (9 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Matthew Shafman – 69,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Derek Bowers – 305,000 (102 bb)
Seat 8: Arkadiy Tsinis – 58,000 (19 bb)
Seat 9: Brandon Caputo – 100,000 (33 bb)

Table 74
Seat 1: Phil Laak – 85,500 (29 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Ken Ray – 167,500 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Yvonne McQuillan – 33,000 (11 bb)
Seat 5: Johanssy Joseph – 111,500 (37 bb)
Seat 6: David Eller – 79,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Anton Wigg – 20,000 (7 bb)
Seat 9: — Empty —

Complete Chip Counts:

Derek Bowers – 305,000
Alexandre Caperonis – 204,500
Ken Ray – 167,500
Johanssy Joseph – 111,500
Brandon Caputo – 100,000
Phil Laak – 85,500
David Eller – 79,000
Matthew Shafman – 69,000
Arkadiy Tsinis – 58,000
Yvonne McQuillan – 33,000
NickPupillo – 27,000
Anton Wigg – 20,000

Event 11: Alexandre Caperonis Holding His Chip Lead With Bubble Approaching

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 14: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 105

The players are back from a 15-minute break and there was one elimination already, which left the field with 18 players and just two tables.

Alexandre Caperonis still has the chip lead with just four eliminations before the money, but there are a couple players right on his heels.

Here is a look at the top stacks with the money bubble approaching:

Alexandre Caperonis – 136,000
Matt Shafman – 116,000
Derek Bowers – 110,000
Bruce Kramer – 100,000
Brandon Caputo – 86,000

Event 11: Payout Information with $31,497 Up Top

$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

Event 11: Alexandre Caperonis Leads Big

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 100

Alexandre Caperonis

The Purple Chip Bounty field has returned from their second break of the day and Alexandre Caperonis has set himself apart from the rest. His mountain of chips stood out among the rest and he returned to a very healthy 110,000.

Miguel Capriles and Brandon Caputo sit with 75,000 with former RRPO trophy winner Nick Pupillo in the fourth spot.

They will play out two more levels before taking a 30-minute dinner break with registration closing afterward.

Top five stacks:

  1. Alexandre Caperonis – 110,000 (220 bb)
  2. Miguel Capriles – 75,350 (151 bb)
  3. Brandon Caputo – 75,000 (150 bb)
  4. Nick Pupillo – 63,000 (126 bb)
  5. Ken Ray – 61,000 (122 bb)

Event 11: Guarantee Long Gone Before First Break

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 4: 75/150
Entries: 75

With 75 entries midway through Level 4, the $100,000 guarantee in the $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty is well bested. The prize pool sits at an unofficial $112,500, $37,500 of which is in bounties. By the time registration closes (roughly 9pm) we expect both those figures to climb comfortably higher.

Here’s a look at some of the players who have gotten in the action since we last touched base:

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Stout
Phil Laak
Zoltan Czinkota

Event 11: Climbing Toward Six Figures

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 2: 50/75
Entries: 52

The Purple Chip Bounty is off to a strong start in the meeting rooms across the hall. Barely 30 minutes in to the day, the clock shows over 50 entries all but assuring the six-figure guarantee to be met.

A quick stroll through the tournament area reveals a number of notables in the action. Among them, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Affleck and Paul Balzano.

Matt Affleck
Paul Balzano

Affleck claims more than $2,600,000 in tournament earnings including a $500,000 score in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. Balzano, meanwhile, sits on over $1,200,000 in earnings which is inclusive of five titles that came right here at the Seminole Hard Rock.