$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

On one of the first hands after the break, Sheddy Siddiqui opened to 120,000 from early position and Denis Cyr moved all in from the hijack for 455,000. The button and blinds released and Siddiqui called.

Siddiqui:
Cyr:

Cyr’s pair had him ahead for the double up and Siddiqui missed his over cards after the dealer spread the board to send chips across the table.

Denis Cyr – 1,030,000 (21 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 1,750,000 (35 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

Event 12 has a $150 buy-in with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights over the next two days. The first three ran yesterday with the second of three ready to run. Flight F kicks off at 7pm and they should hit the guarantee before too long this evening.

Players sit down to 10,000 starting stacks and 30-minute levels. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 10:20pm. They are scheduled to play 14 full levels or 10% of the starting field and survivors will bag up for Day 2 on Wednesday.

• $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

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

The dinner break is complete and players are back in their seats. Nine remain and they’ll keep playing until six remain for tomorrow’s Poker Night in America live-streamed final table.

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 385,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,910,000 (38 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 500,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 2,495,000 (50 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 1,540,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 3,405,000 (68 bb)
Seat 7: Ari Engel – 2,835,000 (57 bb)
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb – 2,255,000 (45 bb)
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,225,000 (45 bb)

Remaining payouts:
1st – $374,240 + Trophy
2nd – $262,440
3rd – $168,920
4th – $121,920
5th – $93,560
6th – $75,380
7th – $62,600
8th – $49,880
9th – $37,420

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

The final nine Championship players are taking a 60-minute break from the table. They can refresh and regroup for the push towards the Poker Night in America televised final table. Matas Cimbolas continues to lead with Ari Engel now in second place.

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 385,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,910,000 (38 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 500,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 2,495,000 (50 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 1,540,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 3,405,000 (68 bb)
Seat 7: Ari Engel – 2,835,000 (57 bb)
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb – 2,255,000 (45 bb)
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,225,000 (45 bb)

Remaining payouts:
1st – $374,240 + Trophy
2nd – $262,440
3rd – $168,920
4th – $121,920
5th – $93,560
6th – $75,380
7th – $62,600
8th – $49,880
9th – $37,420

Today’s results:
10th: Dan Colman – $31,260
11th: Jessy Alech – $31,260
12th: Jake Bazely – $31,260
13th: Joe McKeehen – $24,920
14th: Jean Gaspard – $24,920
15th: Otto Palacios – $24,920
16th: Lily Kiletto – $20,820
17th: Chris Orme – $20,820
18th: David Peters – $20,820

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Darryll Fish opened to 90,000 from early position and picked up calls from Shaun Deeb and Sheddy Siddiqui in the blinds. Deeb and Siddiqui checked the flop and Fish bet 160,000.

Deeb called, Siddiqui mucked, and the turn was . Both players checked after thinking it through and they checked it down after the river as well. Deeb tabled but Fish was better with his two pair for the pot.

Darryll Fish – 2,080,000 (52 bb)
Shaun Deeb – 2,250,000 (56 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Tom Marchese opened to 85,000 from middle position, Matas Cimbolas called, and Dan Colman three-bet shoved for 930,000 from the hijack. Ari Engel moved all in over the top for 1,300,000 to get folds from Marchese and Cimbolas.

Colman:
Engel:

Colman, the 2014 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Champion, was in bad shape for a double up and missed the flop. The turn left him drawing dead to the river and tenth place.

Ari Engel – 2,500,000 (63 bb)
Dan Colman – Eliminated in 10th place ($31,260)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 585

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 380,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,905,000 (48 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 700,000 (18 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 2,380,000 (60 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 1,670,000 (42 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 3,650,000 (91 bb)
Seat 7: Dan Colman – 705,000 (18 bb)
Seat 8: Ari Engel – 1,010,000 (25 bb)
Seat 9: Shaun Deeb – 2,620,000 (66 bb)
Seat 10: Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,640,000 (66 bb)

Chip counts:
Matas Cimbolas – 3,650,000 (91 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,640,000 (66 bb)
Shaun Deeb – 2,620,000 (66 bb)
Michael Newman – 2,380,000 (60 bb)
Darryll Fish – 1,905,000 (48 bb)
Tom Marchese – 1,670,000 (42 bb)
Ari Engel – 1,010,000 (25 bb)
Dan Colman – 705,000 (18 bb)
Denis Cyr – 700,000 (18 bb)
Joao Simao – 380,000 (10 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st – $374,240 + Trophy
2nd – $262,440
3rd – $168,920
4th – $121,920
5th – $93,560
6th – $75,380
7th – $62,600
8th – $49,880
9th – $37,420
10th – $31,260

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 585

Jessy Alech was the short stack on the ten-handed final table bubble and moved all in for 550,000 from the cutoff. Michael Newman called from the big blind with a chance to knock him out.

Newman:
Alech:

Alech was looking to catch his over card or some miracle but missed as the board ran to send him out in 11th place.

Tournament staff paused the clock and the last ten players are redrawing seats. Next stop is the televised final table six.

Michael Newman – 2,380,000 (60 bb)
Jessy Alech – Eliminated in 11th place ($31,260)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 585

Sheddy Siddiqui opened to 85,000 from the hijack and Joao Simao called from the big blind to the flop. Simao checked, Siddiqui bet 80,000 and Simao called.

The turn came and Simao checked again. Siddiqui bet another 135,000, Simao called and the river finished . Simao checked one last time, Siddiqui bet 800,000 and Simao went deep into the tank.

Five minutes later, Siddiqui called the clock and tournament staff began the countdown. Simao mucked with ten seconds remaining to send Siddiqui another big pot.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,700,000 (68 bb)
Joao Simao – 430,000 (11 bb)

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 1,000/2,000 Limites | Structure
Players Remaining: 32 of 53

Just under five hours into the day and registration is closed in the $300 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open H.O.R.S.E. event. A field of 53 entries generated a total prize pool of $13,515. The top seven secure a spot in the money with a min-casher pocketing $608. Payouts escalate from there and climax in the form of a $5,000 first prize.

Prize pool and payouts:

2017 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open 
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 15
$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries: 53
Prize Pool: $13,515
November 28, 2017 

1st – $5,000
2nd – $2,973
3rd – $1,825
4th – $1,284
5th – $1,014
6th – $811
7th – $608

With 32 players remaining midway through Level 9, the field hasnt quite cut in half. There’s a number of notable names still in the game including World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Phil Hui, Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah, Joel Harwood, Matt Axelrod and

Updates from this event will pick up closer to the final table.