$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1 Entries:  391

The UTG+1 player was all in for 41,300 with , and needed his hand to hold in a cooler situation against the of Mitch Garshofsky in the small blind.

The board came , and Garshofsky flopped a set of kings to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Mitch Garshofsky  –  124,000  (248 bb)

The field is up to 391 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1 Entries:  369

A player raised from middle position to 1,000, another player called, the cutoff called, the button called, and Dave Berman moved all in from the small blind for 14,000.

The original raiser moved all in over the top for 22,200, and the next player to act tanked for a very long time before he folded. The cutoff and the button both quickly folded.

Berman turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s . Several players grumbled that they wish they hadn’t folded.

The board came , and Berman turned a set of fours to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dave Berman  –  31,800  (64 bb)

After that hand, Level 5 came to an end, and Level 6 began with increased blinds of 300-500 with a 500 ante. There are now 369 entries in the field, with registration open until about 9:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1 Entries:  351

After a flop of , the UTG+1 player checked, Michael Newman checked from middle position, and Lily Kiletto bet 2,000 from the button. Both players called.

The turn card was the , and all three players checked.

The river card was the , and it checked to Kiletto, who bet 10,000. The UTG+1 player folded, and Newman called with for a five-high straight.

But Kiletto turned over to win the pot with a six-high straight.

Lily Kiletto  –  67,000  (168 bb)
Michael Newman  –  81,000  (203 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1 Entries:  340

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 100K in chips, and one player with more than twice as many as anyone else.

1.  Marcus El-Huaick  –  248,500  (621 bb)
2.  A.J. Gambino  –  122,200  (306 bb)
3.  Jason Wandling  –  116,500  (291 bb)
4.  Jorge Gomez  –  113,600  (284 bb)
5.  Thomas Gari  –  100,500  (251 bb)

The field is up to 340 entries so far, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:15 pm). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 (around 5:30 pm), and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 10 (around 11:15 pm).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1 Entries:  328

Championship Flight A players are on their second break with the entry count up to 328. They will return to Level 5 with blinds at 200/400 and a 400 big blind ante.

Flight A will play two more 60-minute levels before taking a 90-minute dinner break.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1 Entries:  301

Championship Day 1A hit 300 entries at the start of Level 4 and continued to climb as we near the second break. The fields is only 100 and change away from matching the Day 1A count from last year, a good chance we push over that mark by the time registration closes at 9:15 pm.

Recent arrivals include Steve Moreno, Joe Cheong, Ronit Chamani, Marvin Rettenmaier, Aaron Massey, and TK Miles.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1 Entries:  283

The field is filling in as the Championship moves along and couple WPT Champions Club members grabbed a seat this afternoon.

Scott Margereson is not only a WPT Champion, he is a Seminole Hard Rock Poker WPT Champion. He won the WPT SHR Poker Showdown in 2018 over a tough final table the included Faraz Jaka, Matt Stout, Brian Hastings, Joey Couden, and Jeff Fielder.

Anthony Zinno is a three-time WPT Champion (LAPC, Fallsview, and Borgata) and four other WPT final tables. And one run that was so good he was awarded WPT Player of the Year honors for Season XIII.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1 Entries:  263

Flight A players returned from the first break and everyone is chasing Craig Chait at the top of the counts.

The WSOP Circuit winner took his 40K starting stack up to 107,300 to lead the field in early action. Evan Swanagin sits in second with 95,000 and a bunch of tough players trying to chase them down.

Notable big stacks:

Craig Chait – 107,300 (537 bb)
Evan Swanagin – 95,000 (475 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj – 80,100 (401 bb)
Michael Newman – 75,000 (375 bb)
Cord Garcia – 75,000 (375 bb)
Lachezar Petkov – 72,200 (361 bb)
Willie Wiggins – 70,000 (350 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200
Day 1 Entries:  235

Shortly before the first break, Lily Kiletto was heads up in a pot with the board reading and facing an all-in bet. Her opponent had her remaining 15,400 stack covered and she talked her way through the hand.

“I think you have the ace of hearts,” Kiletto said to him. She called and she was correct.

Kiletto:
Opponent:

Kiletto was ahead with two pair and needed to dodge 16 outs (all the hearts, aces, kings, and jacks). The hit the river and she had her double up.

Lily Kiletto – 56,000 (280 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200
Day 1 Entries:  213

As with any top tournament, you can find former major champs throughout the field. We found two at the start of play, each with big titles right here.

Michael Newman has five SHRP titles and picked up a major win when he captured the RRPO Championship in 2017. Earlier that year, Tony Sinishtaj put his name on the WPT Champions Cup for a win in the WPT Poker Showdown Championship.