$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  829

After a flop of , Alex Foxen checked the small blind, and Mike Shanahan moved all in from middle position. The next two players folded, and Foxen called all in for 61,500 with for top two pair.

Shanahan turned over for a heart flush draw, and Foxen needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Foxen turned a full house, kings full of fours, to clinch the pot and double up in chips.

Alex Foxen  –  170,000  (170 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 834 entries, which increases the tournament total to 1,474, making the prizepool worth more than $4.7 million.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm, and 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 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  829

The player in the small blind got it all in preflop with , but needed to improve to stay alive against the of Roberto Alberro in the big blind.

The board came , and the pocket tens held up for Alberro to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Roberto Alberro  –  94,000  (94 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 829 entries, which means the total is up to 1,474, and the prizepool is worth more than $4.7 million.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm, and 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 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  818

Nick Yunis  –  165,000  (165 bb)
Jared Jaffee  –  160,000  (160 bb)
Ian O’Hara  –  147,000  (147 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  135,000  (135 bb)
Will Failla  –  124,000  (124 bb)
Wagner Wysotchanski   –  115,000  (115 bb)
Kyna England  –  114,000  (114 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  110,000  (110 bb)
Frank Russo  –  95,000  (95 bb)
Ami Alibay  –  91,000  (91 bb)
Andrew Moreno  –  90,000  (90 bb)
Nacho Barbero  –  72,000  (72 bb)
Brett Apter  –  67,000  (67 bb)
D.J. Alexander  –  63,000  (63 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin  –  55,000  (55 bb)
Aditya Prasetyo  –  46,000  (46 bb)
Wally Maddah  –  43,000  (43 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  39,000  (39 bb)
Tim West  –  36,000  (36 bb)
Isaiah Goldman  –  34,000  (34 bb)
Jon Brody  –  24,000  (24 bb)
Aaron Van Blarcum  –  23,000  (23 bb)
Erik Seidel  –  19,000  (19 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  815

In the last hand before the dinner break, Jonathan Jaffe raised UTG+1 to 1,800, Jordan Flaschner reraised from the button to 5,200, and Jaffe called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Jaffe bet 8,000, and Flaschner thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , and Jaffe moved all in for 46,700. Flaschner asked for an exact count and went into the tank for a long time.

Eventually, Flaschner asked, “Will you show me if I fold?” But Jaffe gave no response.

After some more thought, Flaschner began recapping the hand to himself, and shortly after that, he folded.

Jaffe let Flaschner off the hook as he showed one card — the for the quad tens. Jaffe took the pot, and Flaschner implied that he had folded pocket kings.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  75,100  (75 bb)
Jordan Flaschner  –  85,000  (85 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 815 entries, which means the total is up to 1,460, and the prizepool is worth more than $4.6 million.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm, and 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 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  805

The players return from dinner to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 with a big blind ante of 1,000.

The tournament clock shows 798 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a total field of 1,443 and counting. That means the prizepool is already worth more than $4.6 million — more than doubling the $2 million guarantee — with another two hours remaining before registration closes.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty Turbo (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

More options for players not in the Championship with a big $600 Double Black Chip Bounty tournament tonight at 7 pm with turbo structure to keep things moving.

Players start with 15,000 stacks and the first eight levels last 15 minutes each. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and blind levels increase to 20 minutes for the remainder of the tournament.

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  771

The players are still at dinner, and scheduled to return around 7:02 pm EST.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 250K in chips. We have two of their names already, and we’ll get the third when the players return from dinner.

1.  Danny Shiff  –  324,600  (325 bb)
2.  Brian Krinsky  –  256,600  (257 bb)
3.  Mike Shanahan  –  254,600  (255 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 771 entries, which means the total is up to 1,416, and the prizepool is worth more than $4.5 million.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm, and 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 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  770

Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 7:02 pm to resume action.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  757

The player in the cutoff raised to 2,500, Stephen Caplan called from the button, and Anthony Bellino reraised from the small blind to 12,400. The cutoff called, and Caplan folded.

The flop came , Bellino moved all in, and the player in the cutoff called all in for 21,500 with for an overpair.

But Bellino turned over , and the cutoff needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the aces held up for Bellino to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Anthony Bellino  –  144,000  (180 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 757 entries, which means the total is up to 1,402, and the prizepool is worth more than $4.4 million.

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:15 pm, and 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 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  749

The WSOP Main Event title is the pinnacle of the game, the prize everyone desires. Koray Aldemir is the most recent addition to the very small club of Main Event champions, capturing the coveted bracket ten days ago. After taking time to enjoy the win, he’s back in action and trying to add a WPT title.

Aldermir was already a hugely successful poker player before becoming the WSOP Main Event champ. He owned a WSOP bracelet from 2016 and had $12 million in career earnings before adding another $8 million for the win.