$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 585

Michael Newman opened to 225,000 and Ari Engel three-bet to 710,000 from the small blind. Sheddy Siddiqui cold four-bet shoved from the big blind for 1,510,000. Newman seemed reluctant to fold but released his hand before Engel went into a long tank.

He though for a few minutes and finally surrendered the big pot to Siddiqui with no further action.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 2,515,000 (31 bb)
Ari Engel – 3,300,000 (41 bb)

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 5 of 53

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 

With Phil Hui’s board reading , there were multipe streets of betting and raising against Hal Klein.

Klein calls a river bet and Hui announces an eight low and a flush. He shows in the hole and Klein mucked his hand.

Hui won the pot and took a massive chip lead over the rest of the field.

Phil Hui – 295,000
Hal Klein – 40,000

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 5 of 53

Seven Card Stud 

Wally Maddah completes, Phil Hui makes it two bets, Maddah three-bets and Hui puts him all in. Maddah calls and is all in for his last 18,000.

Their boards run out like this:

Maddah: / /
Hui: / /

The Semionole Hard Rock Tampa Ambassador doubled up with a pair of jacks against Hui’s pair of tens.

Wally Maddah – 46,00
Phil Hui – 225,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 200,000 from the hijack, Ari Engel called in the cutoff, and Joao Simao called in the small blind leaving 430,000 behind. Darryll Fish moved all in from the big blind, Cimbolas and Engel folded but Simao called at risk.

Simao:
Fish:

Simao had two suited cards but the king was dead. The flop did not bring his miracle though he picked up an straight draw on the turn. The river paired his hand but it provided Fish with a Broadway straight to send Simao out in eighth place.

One more elimination and the final six players will bag up for the televised/live-streamed final table tomorrow.

Darryll Fish – 2,680,000 (34 bb)
Joao Simao – Eliminated in 8th place ($49,880)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Sheddy Siddiqui moved all in for 615,000 from the small blind. Joao Simao folded in the big blind and Cimbolas called.

Siddiqui:
Cimbolas:

Cimbolas clapped his hands when he saw the cards and he stayed ahead on the flop. The turn did not help Siddiqui but he pulled the double from the river.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 1,390,000 (17 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 4,800,000 (60 bb)

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 8,000/16,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 5 of 53

Seven Card Stud 

Dennis O’Connor got all in on third street against Carey Pickus for his last 9,000.

Their boards ran out like this:

Pickus: / /
O’Connor: / /

Pickus started and finished with a pair of queens. They were the best hand and she won the pot against O’Connor’s pair of tens.

O’Connor was eliminated in sixth place and took home $811. PIckus now moves into the chip lead.

Carey Pickus – 185,000
Dennis O’Connor – Eliminated 

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 6,000/12,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 6 of 53

Omaha Hi-Lo 

Ricardo Quintero called bets from Phil Hui all the way down as the board ran out .

Quintero got all in by the river and showed aces and jacks, but was eliminated by Hui’s . Hui won the pot with a better two pair Quintero was eliminated in seventh place for $608.

Phil Hui – 185,000
Ricardo Quintero – Eliminated 

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 585

Another 90-minutes down and Shaun Deeb was the only casualty. Ari Engel made the most of the last level and moved into second place behind Matas Cimbolas. With three stacks under ten big blinds, this might be the last level before we reach the Poker Night in America final table.

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 550,000 (7 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,690,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 555,000 (7 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 3,450,000 (43 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 900,000 (11 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 5,300,000 (66 bb)
Seat 7: Ari Engel – 4,380,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 725,000 (9 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 585

Ari Engel opened the hijack with a raise to 140,000. Shaun Deeb, who was on his direct left in the cutoff, shoved for about 530,000. The button and blinds and folded and it was back on Engel who called. Deeb was at risk and behind.

Engel:
Deeb:

Runout:

Engel’s queens held and Deeb was eliminated in ninth place.

Ari Engel – 4,500,000 (75 bb)
Shaun Deeb – Eliminated in 9th place ($37,420)