Event 15: Ricardo Quintero Doubles Through Georges Boyadjian

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 6,000/12,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 7 of 53

Limit Hold’em 

Ricardo Quintero raised from the hijack and Georges Boyadjian three-bet on the button. Quintero called and the flop was Ks5s2c.

Quintero checked and Boyadjian bet. Quintero called. The turn was the Ad and Quintero put his last 4,000 in the pot. Boyadjian called.

Quintero was in great shape with his AhQd up against Boyadjian’s AsJs.

The river was the 9h and Quintero doubled up.

Ricardo Quintero – 64,000
Georges Boyadjian – 37,000

Championship: Ari Engel versus Denis Cyr

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Denis Cyr opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Ari Engel called in the big blind to the Ts6h3s flop. Both checked and Engel bet 140,000 after the 8h turn.

Cyr called and the 8s river prompted a 155,000 bet from Engel and Cyr sat back to think about it. He counted out his chips, stacked and restacked and finally tossed in a call. Engel showed Th6s for two pair tens and eights, Cyr double-checked his cards before mucking them at the dealer.

Ari Engel – 3,550,000 (59 bb)
Denis Cyr – 725,000 (12 bb)

Championship: Joao Simao Shoves on Matas Cimbolas

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 130,000 from the hijack and Joao Simao defended in the big blind to the AcJcTs flop. Simao checked, Cimbolas bet 120,000 and Simao check-raised all in for 455,000.

Cimbolas thought for a moment then folded while showing the Kc. Simao flipped over the 9c for the table to see and he nearly doubled up without a showdown.

Joao Simao – 955,000 (16 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 4,900,000 (82 bb)

Championship: Updated Counts

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

The Championship is still sitting at nine players with no major pots since Michael Newman doubled up against Shaun Deeb. Newman sits with the second biggest stack while Matas Cimbolas contains to build his lead.

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 455,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,580,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 1,450,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 3,550,000 (59 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 720,000 (12 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 5,200,000 (87 bb)
Seat 7: Ari Engel – 2,500,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb – 850,000 (14 bb)
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 1,050,000 (18 bb)

Event 15: Phil Hui Takes the Chip Lead

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 5,000/10,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 7 of 53

Razz

Phil Hui: [x][x] / 2x8x6xJx
Dennis O’Connor: [x][x] / 5xAx4xKx

Picking up the action on fourth street, Dennis O’Connor bet and Phil Hui called.

“I called light,” said O’Connor. “The ace helped me.”

On fifth, O’Connor kept the lead and bet again. Hui called. On sixth, Hui took the lead with a jack against a king and checked. O’Connor bet and Hui called.

On seventh, both players checked. Hui showed 9x6x4x and won the pot with a nine low. Over the course of the last couple of rounds, Hui took the chip lead over the rest of the table.

Phil Hui – 230,000
Dennis O’Connor – 85,000

Event 15: Dennis O’Connor Pressures Carey Pickus

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 7 of 53

Omaha Hi-Lo 

Dennis O’Connor raised from the cutoff and Carey Pickus called out of the big blind.

Pickus led out on a flop of JcTc4h and O’Connor raised. Pickus called and the turn was the Ts. Pickus checked, O’Connor bet and Pickus called.

The river was the 7s and Pickus checked. O’Connor bet and Pickus folded.

Dennis O’Connor – 110,000
Carey Pickus – 81,000

Championship: Michael Newman Doubles Through Shaun Deeb

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Shaun Deeb opened to 145,000 from early position and Michael Newman three-bet to 450,000 from the button. The blinds released and Shaun Deeb moved all in. Newman quickly called at risk for 1,690,000.

Deeb: AsKs
Newman: QcQh

The more standard race and Newman was ahead with the queens. There was no drama as the dealer ran out the Jd7c3d8d6s board to send the huge double up to Newman.

Michael Newman – 3,570,000 (60 bb)
Shaun Deeb – 975,000 (16 bb)

Event 15: Dale Phillips Eliminated on the Bubble

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 7 of 53

Omaha Hi-Lo 

Dale Phillips

Dale Phillips raised from under the gun and Dennis O’Connor called from the hijack. The flop was Kc8d4s and Phillips bet. O’Connor raised and Phillips raised all in. O’Connor called and Phillips was all in for 8,500.

Phillips showed AhAsTs3c, giving him aces and the second nut low draw against O’Connor’s 6d6h5c2d.

The turn was the 7c, giving O’Connor a straight, but Phillips had a better low. The river was the Ad O’Connor improved to a better low to scoop the pot.

Phillips was eliminated on the bubble and the final seven players are in the money.

Dennis O’Connor – 125,000
Dale Phillips – Eliminated 

Event 15: Carey Pickus Scoops Georges Boyadjian

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 8 of 53

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 

Carey Pickus: [x][x]/7h9h9sAc
Ricardo Quintero: [x][x]/7cTc7d/ Fold
Georges Boyadjian: [x][x]/6d5cTh4d

Carey Pickus completed on third and was called by Ricardo Quintero and Gorges Boyadjian.

On fourth, Quintero and Boyadjian both check before Picks bets. Both players call.

On fifth, Pickus bet, Quintero folded and Boyadjian called. They were heads-up to sixth street and they checked the final two streets down.

Pickus showed KcKs as two of her three hole cards and won the pot with two pair.

Carey Pickus – 130,000
Georges Boyadjian – 35,000

Championship: Updated Break Counts

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

No players were eliminated in the 90-minutes of action following the dinner break but some were pushed around. Matas Cimbolas continues to lead with Shaun Deeb in second.

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 615,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,900,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 1,845,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 1,865,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 770,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 4,810,000 (80 bb)
Seat 7: Ari Engel – 2,110,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb – 2,645,000 (44 bb)
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 990,000 (17 bb)

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