Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 15 Day 1A – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

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

• Championship Day 3 Chip Counts
• Championship Day 3 Table/Seat Assignments
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Event 16 – $5,000 Eight-Handed No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 11
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 16 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 14 Day 1 – $1,650 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 14 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 14 Payouts

3PM: Event 15 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 17 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 15 Day 1C – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: Event 59 – $530 Event 16 Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $5,000/$250,000 GTD Event 16
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 59 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 898

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Returning to Level 21: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 898

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
End of Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52 of 898

After another 10, 60-minute levels in the $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship event, the field played into the money and down to its final 52 players.

John DuBois finished the day as the chip leader and used a late surge to Brent Kallman for the chip lead. DuBois finished with 1,715,000 and Kallman, a member of the MLS’ Minnesota FC, bagged 1,645,000 to end the night.

Paul Balzano (1,400,000), Farid Jattin (1,380,000) and James Gilbert (1,350,000) round out the top five chip stacks. Other notables still alive include Joe McKeehen, Jonathan Jaffe, Joe Serock, Adam Hendrix, Kunal Patel, Vinny Pahuja, Phil Hui, Aaron Massey, and defending champion Michael Newman.

The day started with 333 players from the original 898-entry field and they made the money early in the eighth level of the day. Donovan Walker was eliminated by Rees Scruggs and the top 113 players finished in the money.

Everybody locked up at least $5,845 with the money bubble bursting. The top 52 players will return at noon on Monday to play five, 90-minute levels before bagging up for the night and returning on Tuesday to play down to the final six players.

Some of the notables that busted before the day was over, but finished in the money include Stephen Song, Dominique Mosley, Jeff Fielder, Matthew Yorra, Andy Philachack and Tony Sinishtaj.

Complete chip counts and seating assignments will be posted shortly.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 898

With 10 minutes left in the level, the tournament staff has paused the clock and the players will play five more hands before the bags come up and they wrap up for the night.

A complete recap and chip counts will be posted at the completion of the bagging process.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 898

Santana Noronha moved all in on the button for about 160,000 and Ruslan Dykshteyn called out of the big blind.

Noronha showed and was dominated by Dykshteyn’s .

The board ran out and Dykshteyn’s bigger ace took the pot and eliminate Noronha in 55th place for $9,845.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 380,000 (32 bb)
Santana Noronha – Eliminated 

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 57 of 898

Michael Amato got all in out of the big blind for about 200,000 against Marius Gierse in the cutoff.

Amato was in bad shape with against Gierse’s .

The board ran out and Gierse’s sevens held up to win the pot and eliminate Amato in 58th place. Amato earned $8,820 for his deep run and Gierse chipped up and has a massive stack at the start of the last level of the day.

Marius Gierse – 1,390,000 (115 bb)
Michael Amato – Eliminated 

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 898

“I’m going all in the next hand,” bellowed Ray Qartomy to the rest of the tournament area. “I’m not looking. I’m sticking it dark the next hand.”

Qartomy was down to his last 24,000 in chips and was in the big blind.

Vinny Pahuja raised to 25,000 from the cutoff and Joe Serock called on the button. Farid Jattin moved all in out of the small blind for about 900,000. Qartomy called, committing his 14,000 behind, before Pahuja and Serock both folded.

“Thank you, Farid,” said Qartomy before the cards were tabled. “I don’t know what I have, but thank you.”

Jattin showed and was in the lead against Qartomy’s .

“Two live cards. That’s all I can ask for,” said Qartomy.

The board ran out and Jattin won the pot to eliminate Qartomy in 66th place for $7,965.

Farid Jattin – 1,000,000 (100 bb)
Ray Qartomy – Eliminated 

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 898

Jeff Trudeau raised from the cutoff and Phil Hui moved all in out of the big blind for 126,000. Trudeau called.

Hui showed and was in dominating shape against Trudeau’s .

The board ran out . Hui won the pot with a bigger kicker and he doubled up. Trudeau is still very healthy in chips and in the top echelon of remaining chip stacks.

Phil Hui – 162,000 (16 bb)
Jeff Trudeau – 830,000 (83 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 76 of 898

Ben Yu moved all in from early position for 81,000 and Pavel Plesuv called from the hijack.

Yu showed and was in bad shape against Plesuv’s .

The board ran out and Plesuv’s bigger pair held up to eliminate Yu in 77th place. Yu earned $7,825 for his finish and Plesuv chipped up.

Pavel Plesuv – 725,000 (72 bb)
Ben Yu – Eliminated