Championship Day 1B: Kristen Bicknell Wins with a Straight

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  306 of 921

Kristen Bicknell
Kristen Bicknell

After a flop of QdJs7h, the big blind checked, Kristen Bicknell bet 5,000 from middle position, and the big blind called.

The turn card was the Kh, the big blind bet 12,000, and Bicknell called.

The river card was the 9h, the big blind bet 20,000, and Bicknell asked to see the big blind’s remaining stack. (He had about 21K behind his 20K bet.)

Bicknell called, and the big blind showed 8d7c for a pair of sevens, and Bicknell turned over Ah10d to win the pot with an ace-high straight.

Kristen Bicknell  –  143,000  (72 bb)

With 300 players remaining from a flight of 921, the average chip stack is about 123,000 (62 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, around 11:15 pm.

Championship Day 1B: Chris Ng Doubles Up

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  306 of 921

Chris Ng
Chris Ng

Chris Ng got it all in under the gun for 33,000 with AdKs, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the small blind’s Ah9c.

The board came AsKd3h10h7s, and Ng won the pot with two pair, aces and kings, to double up in chips.

Chris Ng  –  70,000  (35 bb)

With 306 players remaining from a flight of 921, the average chip stack is about 120,000 (60 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, around 11:15 pm.

Event 20: Prize Pool and Payouts; $11,415 for the Winner

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 20
$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo (Re-Entry)
Entries:  123
Prize Pool:  $40,590
November 27, 2021

Registration closed for Event 20, the $600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo (Re-Entry), with 123 entries generating a prize pool of $40,590.

The final 16 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $905 each, while the winner will receive $11,415.

1st:  $11,415 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $7,300
3rd:  $4,365
4th:  $2,740
5th:  $2,130
6th:  $1,745
7th:  $1,515
8th:  $1,340
9th-10:  $1,175
11th-12th:  $1,035
13th-16th:  $905

Championship Day 1B: Luigi Shehadeh Knocks Out a Player

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  369 of 921

Luigi Shehadeh
Luigi Shehadeh

After a flop of 10h6h5s, a player in middle position got it all in with 8c7c for an open-ended straight draw, and needed to improve to stay alive against the Qh10s (pair of tens) of Luigi Shehadeh on the button.

The turn card was the Ks, the river card was the 2c, and Shehadeh won the pot with his pair of tens to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Luigi Shehadeh  –  122,000  (81 bb)

With 369 players remaining from a flight of 921, the average chip stack is about 100,000 (67 big blinds). Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

Championship Day 1B: Mike Dentale Wins With a Flush

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  921

Mike Dentale
Mike Dentale

With the board showing 10h7h3s2h on the turn, Mike Dentale checked the small blind, his opponent bet 15,000 from middle position, and Dentale called.

The river card was the 6c, Dentale checked, his opponent bet 38,000, and Dentale called.

His opponent showed KhQx for a king-high bluff (missed flush draw), and Dentale turned over 9h8h to win the pot with a nine-high flush.

Mike Dentale  –  155,000  (103 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

Event 19: Prize Pool and Payout Information; $14,185 for the Winner

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 19
$600 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  85
Prize Pool:  $44,625
November 27, 2021

Event 19, the $600 Mixed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry) tournament, is nearing the money. There were 85 entries creating a prize pool of $44,625, and the final 11 players will cash.

Up top for the winner is $14,185.

1st:  $14,185 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $8,700
3rd:  $5,410
4th:  $3,660
5th:  $2,790
6th:  $2,230
7th:  $1,850
8th-9th:  $1,560
10th-11th:  $1,340

Championship Day 1B: Total Prizepool Exceeds $5 Million

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  921

WPT Champions Cup

WPT Executive Tour Director Matt Savage just announced to the crowd that with 921 entries on Day 1B, the total field of 1,566 created a prizepool worth more than $5 million — more than double the $2 million guarantee.

The full list of payouts should be released later tonight after play ends.

Championship Day 1B: Barbaro Diaz Leads the Field at the Break with 336,000

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  921

Barbaro Diaz
Barbaro Diaz

The players returned from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500 with a big blind ante of 1,500. Registration is now closed, and we expect the prizepool to be released tonight after play ends.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Barbaro Diaz  –  336,000  (224 bb)
2.  Neil Zonenashvili  –  332,000  (221 bb)
3.  Salim Khoury  –  306,000  (204 bb)
4.  Thomas Boivin  –  305,000  (203 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 921 entries, which increases the tournament total to 1,566, making the prizepool worth more than $5.0 million.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

Championship Day 1B: A Few More Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  882

Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst

Danny Shiff  –  356,000  (297 bb)
Chris Limo  –  240,000  (200 bb)
Brent Philbin  –  175,000  (146 bb)
Nate Silver  –  170,000  (142 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  165,000  (138 bb)
Zhen Cai  –  140,000  (117 bb)
James Carroll  –  118,000  (98 bb)
Vlad Mezheritsky  –  115,000  (96 bb)
Kristen Bicknell  –  107,000  (89 bb)
Spencer Champlin  –  87,000  (73 bb)
Tony Dunst  –  78,000  (65 bb)
Kharlin Sued  –  75,000  (63 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  74,000  (62 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  68,000  (57 bb)
Shalom Elharar  –  62,000  (52 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  58,000  (48 bb)
Antonios Roungeris  –  53,000  (44 bb)
Adam Hendrix  –  45,000  (38 bb)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos  –  45,000  (38 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  41,000  (34 bb)
Xuan Liu  –  40,000  (33 bb)
Mark Dube  –  38,000  (32 bb)
Javier Zarco  –  35,000  (29 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  35,000  (29 bb)
Ralph Massey  –  34,000  (28 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  34,000  (28 bb)

Nate Silver
Nate Silver

Championship Day 1B: More Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  839

Frank Funaro
Frank Funaro

Frank Funaro  –  218,000  (218 bb)
Bin Weng  –  175,000   (175 bb)
Kevin Garosshen  –  165,000  (165 bb)
Hunter Cichy  –  140,000  (140 bb)
Peter Vitantonio  –  134,000  (134 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  130,000   (130 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  108,000  (108 bb)
Steve Karp  –  97,000  (97 bb)
Yordan Petrov  –  95,000   (95 bb)
Michael Marder  –  87,000  (87 bb)
Steve Rosen  –  78,000  (78 bb)
Michael Laake  –  75,000  (75 bb)
Dominique Mosley  –  72,000  (72 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  68,000  (68 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  46,000  (46 bb)
Brett Bader  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Justin Saliba  –  45,000  (45 bb)
Matt Berkey  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Tim Reilly  –  37,000   (37 bb)
Cherish Andrews  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Femi Fashakin  –  35,000  (35 bb)
Allen Kessler  –  27,000  (27 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  25,000  (25 bb)
David Levi  –  10,000 (10  bb)