Championship Day 1A: Paul Domb Knocks Out a Player

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 447

Paul Domb
Paul Domb

With the board showing Ac10c5dAh on the turn, the small blind moved all in, and Paul Domb called from the big blind with As4c for trip aces.

The small blind turned over Jc10h for a pair of tens, and he was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card double-paired the board with the 5h, and Domb won the pot with a full house to eliminate the small blind from Day 1A.

Paul Domb  –  90,000  (75 bb)

Championship Day 1A: John Dolan Doubles Through Julien Martini

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 447

Julien Martini raised to 2,800 from middle position, John Dolan three-bet all in from the hijack for 33,800 and Martini called.

Martini: AhQh
Dolan: 8h8d

The board ran out 5s9h4s6c7c, giving Dolan an eight-high straight to double through Martini.

John Dolan – 70,600 (59 bb)
Julien Martini – 174,000 (145 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Ken O’Donnell Doubles Up; T.K. Miles Shoves the Turn

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  225 of 447

Ken O'Donnell
Ken O’Donnell

Ken O’Donnell was all in from the cutoff for 54,600 with KhKc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s QsQd.

The board came AcAh4h7c9d, and the pocket kings held up for O’Donnell to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ken O’Donnell  –  114,000  (95 bb)

At another table, after a flop of Jd8h2d, T.K. Miles checked from middle position, the player on the button bet, and Miles check-raised to 20,000. The player on the button thought for a bit before he called.

The turn card paired the board with the 8d, and Miles moved all in for about 33,000. The player on the button thought for a while before he folded, and Miles took the pot.

T.K. Miles  –  78,000  (65 bb)

Level 9 came to an end, and Level 10 began with increased blinds of 600-1,200 and a 1,200 ante. This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 11:15 am.

Championship Day 1A: Straight for Julien Martini

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 234 of 447

With about 40,000 in the pot and the board reading 10c2s8h6sJh, Julien Martini bet 51,000 from under the gun and his opponent in the cutoff tanked for a little while before he called.

Martini tabled Qc9c for a queen-high straight, his opponent mucked and Martini won the pot.

Julien Martini – 219,000

Championship Day 1A: One for Ian O’Hara

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 234 of 447

Brian Hastings raised to 2,000 from early position, Ian O’Hara called from middle position and the player in the big blind called.

They checked to the river of a 2h10d2s4dQh board where Hastings check-called 3,000 from O’Hara who showed KsQs.

Hastings showed just the Qc and mucked, giving the pot to O’Hara.

Ian O’Hara – 61,000 (61 bb)
Brian Hastings – 78,000 (78 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Robert Mizrachi Takes One Out

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 234 of 447

Picking up the action after the turn of a 6sQh8dAd board, with about 20,000 in the pot, Robert Mizrachi bet effectively 20,000 from the cutoff and his opponent in early position called all in for 29,000 with KhQs with a pair of queens.

Mizrachi was drawing with Jd10d.

The river was the 4d, giving Mizrachi a flush on the river to eliminate his opponent.

Robert Mizrachi – 243,000

Championship Day 1A: Michael Tureniec Eliminated by Scott Zakheim

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1 Entries:  447

Scott Zakheim
Scott Zakheim

Scott Zakheim raised UTG+1 to 2,300, another player called from middle position, and Michael Tureniec moved all in from middle position for 7,000.

Zakheim four-bet all in over the top for 34,000, and the third player tanked for a while before he called.

Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Middle Position:  QhQd
Scott Zakheim:  10d9d
Michael Tureniec:  AdJh

The board came 10s9c7d3d10h, and Zakheim flopped two pair and rivered a full house to win the pot, doubling thru the middle-position player and eliminating Tureniec from Day 1A.

Scott Zakheim  –  77,500  (78 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Raj Vohra Doubles Up

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1 Entries:  447

Raj Vohra
Raj Vohra

The under-the-gun player raised to 2,200, Raj Vohra moved all in UTG+1 for 12,200, and his opponent thought for a while before calling with Ad3d.

“I can beat that. 100%,” said Vohra as he turned over AhJs.

“You can’t say 100%,” said another player.

“One hundred percent,” said Vohra.

The board came As9s6s4cKd, and Vohra won the pot with a pair of aces and his jack kicker to double up in chips.

Raj Vohra  –  26,900  (27 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Registration Closes; Jason Wandling Leads the Field with 284,100

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1 Entries:  447

Jason Wandling
Jason Wandling

The players return from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Registration has closed with 447 entries. Day 1B begins tomorrow at 11:00 am, with registration open until about 9:15 pm.

We scanned the field during the break and here are the top five chip counts heading into the last two levels of the night:

1.  Jason Wandling  –  284,100  (284 bb)
2.  James Calderaro  –  241,800  (242 bb)
3.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  234,600  (235 bb)
4.  Cord Garcia  –  210,000  (210 bb)
5.  Melisa Singh  –  187,600  (188 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Jerry Wong Takes One Out

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Day 1 Entries:  431

With roughly32,000 in the pot and the board reading 5cQc8d5h, Jerry Wong was all in for 23,800 from the button and his opponent in the cutoff called.

Wong showed AdAc,leading his opponent’s 7c7d.

The river was the 9h, safe for Wong to double up.

Jerry Wong – 79,600