Event 1 Flight B: Registration Closed with 476 Entries

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  476

Registration closed on the second of eight flights for RRPO Event 1 with another 476 entries. That puts the combined total at 1,031 and more than a third of the way towards the $1,000,000 guarantee with a lot of poker to go.

Flight B will continue until the evening until 48 players remain to join the 56 who advanced from Flight A. Day 2 kicks off Sunday at 1 pm with the field in the money.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Weds at 10 amA55556
Weds at 6 pmB476TBD
Thurs at 10amC
Thurs at 6 pmD
Friday at 10 amE
Friday at 6 pmF
Saturday at 10 amG
Saturday at 6 pmH
Total1,03156

Chip counts through Flight A

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight A

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  56 of 555

Flight A: 555 Entries; 56 Advanced
Flight B: Underway
Flight C: Thursday at 10 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 10 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 10 am
Flight H: Saturday at 6 pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1 pm

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1JohnSpadavecchiaLighthouse PointFL519,000
2KennyHanFlushingNY500,000
3MichaelGoldfarbParklandFL471,000
4EvanBeardLexingtonSC442,000
5StephenBristow JrDeltonaFL417,000
6LonnieCaldwellEastpointeMI406,000
7MarcosEcharte San MartinNavarra375,000
8MartinRyanPort Of Spain357,000
9NeilZonenashviliHollywoodFL324,000
10MarcBrooksTamaracFL292,000
11RoniZelichonokAventuraFL287,000
12AlexanderGreenSt PetersMO269,000
13RyanHoganWinter GardenFL258,000
14CarlosRodriguez RojasMiamiFL252,000
15DonaldO KellyHollywoodFL249,000
16JulianWohlgemuthBoynton BeachFL233,000
17NathaenBlankenshipDaytona BeachFL231,000
18GustavoVazquezPembroke PinesFL225,000
19DavidVurgaitMiamiFL222,000
20JamesPadulaDelray BeachFL221,000
21LondonLawrencePalm Bch GdnsFL217,000
22TheophilusLawsonMiami GardensFL205,000
23DejanPetkovicBelgrade204,000
24WalterRossiApollo BeachFL202,000
25GilNachumFort LauderdaleFL200,000
26ErikDominguezMiami BeachFL196,000
27JayConventeJupiterFL173,000
28ChangfeiCuiMiamiFL173,000
29MichaelSorokaDelray BeachFL158,000
30MarkHoweyPlantationFL154,000
31JoaoOliveiraGoidnia154,000
32MichaelDecesareMiamiFL150,000
33HassanSaderWellingtonFL149,000
34RyanMeeksPort St LucieFL143,000
35EricPideritTallahasseeFL141,000
36CharlesOdenzMargateFL140,000
37KevinRodriguezLake WorthFL132,000
38PaulChacin RinconMiamiFL131,000
39DavidPennaVero BeachFL129,000
40CliffordMermellMiamiFL123,000
41MarkCannonPort Saint LucieFL120,000
42MohammadMansourDoralFL116,000
43JeffreySilversteinDelray BeachFL113,000
44MarcosSaravia EWestonFL112,000
45DanielGenachteDeerfield BeachFL95,000
46ScottBlackmanFort LauderdaleFL89,000
47MarkStumpoPlantationFL88,000
48YaroslavNakonechnyySunny Isl BchFL80,000
49JeffreyPoolePompano BeachFL78,000
50JasonCampbellNewburghIN74,000
51BillOderatMiamiFL63,000
52HilaryFreemanMiamiFL62,000
53ScottSwatschenoOrlandoFL62,000
54AmitSavaniMiamiFL57,000
55DamienWiesenfeldMaitlandFL48,000
56JosephTeixeiraLake WorthFL41,000

Event 1 Flight A: John Spadavecchia Bags the Lead

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  56 of 555

John Spadavecchia

Flight A came to an end with 56 players remaining of the starting 555 and they advanced to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm already in the money.

It was a race for the chip lead between John Spadavecchia and Kenny Han with Spadavecchia’s 519,000 bag just topping the 500,000 of Han.

We will post the full chip count list as soon as it is available.

Top 10 Flight A bags:

  1. John Spadavecchia – 519,000
  2. Kenny Han – 500,000
  3. Michael Goldfarb – 471,000
  4. Evan Beard – 442,000
  5. Stephen Bristow Jr – 417,000
  6. Lonnie Caldwell – 406,000
  7. Marcos Echarte – 375,000
  8. Martin Ryan [- 357,000
  9. Neil Zonenashvili – 324,000
  10. Marc Brooks – 292,000

Event 1 Flight A: Marc Brooks Bursts the Bubble

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  56 of 555

Marc Brooks

After players returned from their last break of the day, the field quickly hit 57 players to put them on the bubble. Tournament staff paused the clock and they would take two minutes off for each hand dealt until one player was eliminated.

It took five hands before we saw any action and it went in a hurry. Marc Brooks had a player all in and at risk for 84,000 but he needed help. The at-risk player was in good shape for a double up holding AdTd versus the QsJs of Brooks. Right up until the KsQh3s flop.

Brooks paired his queen, his opponent had a gutshot, but Brooks had one of his jacks. The board finished with the 3d turn and 8s river to send the field into the money.

Event 1 Flight A: Break Near Bubble

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  60 of 555

In a bit of a surprise, Flight A managed to make it to another break without reaching the money bubble. There were 60 players remaining at the end of Level 17 and they will return on four knockouts away from earning a seat in Day 2.

Event 3: Prize Pool and Payouts with $4,410 to the Bounty Champ

2021 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$200 Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries: 158
Prize Pool:  $17,380
Bounty Prize Pool:  $7,900
November 17, 2021

Registration closed for the Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty tournament with 158 entries. They combined to create a regular prize pool worth $17,380 and another $7,900 up for grabs in the form of bounties.

The last 20 players will earn some money with a min-cash worth $300 and the Event 3 champ taking home $4,410.

1st: $4,410 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $3,005
3rd: $1,715
4th: $1,185
5th: $840
6th: $710
7th: $625
8th: $540
9th-10th: $465
11th-12th: $410
13th-16th: $350
17th-20th: $300

Event 1 Flight A: Jeffrey Poole’s Turn to Lead

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  99 of 555

Jeffrey Poole

Another three levels are in the books and tournament staff sent Flight A players on another break while they pulled the purple chips while introducing the 25K chips.

Jeffrey Poole is our first player to top 300K and his 308,000 leads the field. Scott Swatscheno has the second biggest stack with 294,000 followed by Martin Ryan’s 272,000.

The time is here for players to begin making a move to build a stack. They will not see another break and Flight A will hit the break before too long.

Event 1 Flight B: Building on a Big Day

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second flight of RRPO Event 1 gets underway at 6 pm in the Grand Ballroom and it will add to an already successful tournament. Flight A drew a huge 555-entry field to put the $400 tournament on a clear path to meet its $1,000,000 guarantee.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 on Day 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

Flight B will continue late into the evening and bag when 10% of the field remains. Those players will return on Sunday at 1 pm in the money and ready to play to a winner.

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Martin Ryan Climbing

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  108 of 555

Martin Ryan

Flight A is crawling its way to a conclusion with 108 players still in the mix and 56 moving on. They still have a little ways to go before they can lock up a cash.

Martin Ryan is moving up his stack and the nine-time WSOP Circuit winner sits behind 195,500. Two of Ryan’s WSOPC rings came at our sister property up the road at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. On top of those two rings, Ryan also made six other final tables there including two runner-up finishes.

Event 3: Last Chance to Register for Bounty

$200 Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Entries:  149

Double Green Chip Bounty players were sent on a 15-minute break after Level 9 and this is the last chance for players to get in the action. The field will likely pick up a few more entries while they are gone to cross over 150.

We will post the prize pool and payout information as soon as it is available.