$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  448

With the final board showing on the river, Uri Reichenstein was all in on an earlier street with a main pot worth 12,000. Steve Cohen (middle position) and the player in the small blind are also battling over a side pot of 5,000.

On the river, the small blind bet 2,500, and Cohen thought for a while, clarifying the size of the side pot.

Cohen eventually called, and the small blind showed for an ace-high bluff. Cohen turned over to win the side pot worth 10,000.

For the main pot, Reichenstein showed to triple up to 12,000.

Uri Reichenstein  –  12,000  (24 bb)
Steve Cohen  –  177,000  (354 bb)

The Day 1A field is up to 448 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm. Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  416

Shawn Cunix raised from middle position to 1,500, the player on the button called, and Mike Chiappetta moved all in from the small blind for about 13,000.

Steve Cohen moved all in over the top from the big blind for more than 150,000, and Cunix and the button both folded.

Chiappetta showed , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Cohen’s .

The board came , and Cohen flops a full house to win the pot and eliminate Chiappetta.

Steve Cohen  –  195,000  (488 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  Eliminated

The Day 1A field is up to 416 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm. Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  405

Shawn Cunix raised from the hijack to 1,200, the player in the small blind reraised to 2,400, Mike Chiappetta called from the big blind, and Cunix called.

The flop came , and the small blind bet 2,500. Chiappetta folded, and Cunix called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , the small blind checked, Cunix bet 1,600, and the small blind folded. Cunix took the pot.

Shawn Cunix  –  57,500  (144 bb)

The Day 1A field is up to 405 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm. Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  370

After hosting World Poker Tour events for more than a decade, we have plenty of representatives on their Champions Cup.

Two of the most recent winners are here; James Carroll won his second WPT title in the 2019 Poker Showdown Championship and Brian Altman won his first (2015 LHPO) and second (2019 LHPO) right here than added his third across the state in Tampa this summer.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  363

After some quick words by WPT commentator Vince Van Patton, cards are back in the air for Day 1A of the WPT RRPO Championship.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  338

Level 2 came to an end and Championship players are taking their first break away from the action. The Grand Ballroom is hopping and it’s a great atmosphere in the room this afternoon.

They will return and play two more hour-long levels before another break.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  318

We have plenty of visitors from around the world in today’s Championship but we have a large number of our local regulars playing to keep the title right here in South Florida.

The early crew includes Paul Balzano, David Vurgait, Willie Wiggins, Brett Bader, Caleb Piderit, Francis Margaglione, Shawn Lucas, and WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event champ Jason Young.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  300

The entry count climbed to 300 near the start of Level 2 for a great turnout to kick off the Championship.

More early arrivals include Al Gomez, WSOP bracelet winner AJ Kelsall, and WPT Champions Club member Ema Zajmovic.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  259

The Day 1A field is filling in nicely as we head into the afternoon hours. There are 250 here so far with many more expected as players wake and make their way to the Grand Ballroom.

A few early notables include American Idol star William Hung and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Freddy Deeb along with Farid Jattin, Joseph Cheong, Ory Hen, and Howard Mash.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  218

“The best 20 minutes of poker,” John Dolan laughed with Jakob Miegel.

There was a good reason for that comment. Moments after the “shuffle up and deal” command, Miegel and another player put their chips in the middle after a flop. Miegel flopped a set of sixes with against pocket kings and had an early double after the turn and river.

Before he could even begin to enjoy those chips, he had another player all in with his aces crushing kings for another knockout.

So 20 minutes into the WPT RRPO Championship, Miegel was sitting on a stack of 125,400 and enjoying a laugh with the former November Niner.