$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 102

Charles Rosenblatt raised from the hijack to 25,000, and Zyad Qasem called from the small blind.

The flop came , Qasem moved all in for 20,000, and Rosenblatt called.

Charles Rosenblatt:    (kings up)
Zyad Qasem:    (jacks up, 10-high flush draw)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Rosenblatt won the pot with a full house, kings full of jacks, to eliminate Qasem in seventh place.

Charles Rosenblatt  –  930,000  (93 bb)
Zyad Qasem  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,925)

With six players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 340,000 (34 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $4,625 for sixth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  5,000/10,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 102

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Robert Lupo  –  363,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Aaron Kupin  –  158,000  (16 bb)
Seat 3.  Zyad Qasem  –  85,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Ha Tran  –  288,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Leif Force  –  137,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Seyed Hosseini  –  123,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7.  Charles Rosenblatt  –  891,000  (89 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 291,000 (29 big blinds). Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $29,745 + Trophy
2nd:  $18,550
3rd:  $11,375
4th:  $7,520
5th:  $5,785
6th:  $4,625
7th:  $3,925

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 102

In the last hand of Level 15, Seyed Hosseini limped UTG+1 for 8,000, and Charles Rosenblatt raised from the hijack to 22,500. Robert Lupo called from the cutoff, Ha Tran called from the big blind, and Hosseini limp-pot-raised it to 116,500.

Rosenblatt called, Lupo folded, and Tran thought for a while before he also called.

Level 15 came to an end, and a floorperson informed the table that as soon as they were out of the hand, the players were on a 15-minute break.

Nobody left.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , Tran checked, and Hosseini bet 100,000. Rosenblatt called fairly quickly, and Tran folded.

As the dealer was pulling in the chips, one of the others players said, “I think we all want to see this hand. This is the hand of the tournament.”

The river card was the , Hosseini checked, Rosenblatt bet 200,000, and Hosseini quickly folded face up, showing and three other cards that didn’t match up well with the board.

Rosenblatt took the pot worth 576,000 without showing his cards, and the players left for their 15-minute break.

Charles Rosenblatt  –  891,000  (111 bb)
Seyed Hosseini  –  123,000  (15 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 291,000 (36 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $3,925 for seventh place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 102

Robert Lupo raised from the small blind to 25,000, Aaron Kupin moved all in from the big blind for 61,000, and Lupo quickly called.

Robert Lupo:  
Aaron Kupin:  

The board came , and Kupin flopped quad kings to win the pot and double up in chips.

Aaron Kupin  –  122,000  (15 bb)
Robert Lupo  –  385,000  (48 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 291,000 (36 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $3,925 for seventh place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  4,000/8,000
Players Remaining:  7 of 102

Ha Tran limped from middle position for 6,000, and Steve Yagudaev raised from the button to 30,000. Charles Rosenblatt called from the small blind, Robert Lupo called from the big blind, and Ha Tran called.

All four players checked to the turn on a board of , and it checked to Tran, who bet 20,000. Yagudaev called, Rosenblatt folded, and Lupo folded.

Tran bet 35,000 in the dark, and the river card was the . Yagudaev only had 20,000 left, and he thought for a while before he folded.

Steve Yagudaev  –  20,000  (3 bb)

Several hands later, after the blinds increased to 4,000-8,000, Steve Yagudaev moved all in under the gun for 20,000. Charles Rosenblatt called UTG+1, Aaron Kupin called from the hijack, Zyad Qasem called from the cutoff, and Seyed Hosseini called from the big blind.

All five players checked to the turn on a board of , and Hosseini bet 25,000. Rosenblatt called, Kupin folded, and Qasem called.

The river card was the , Hosseini checked, and Rosenblatt bet 10,000. Qasem folded, and Hosseini thought for a moment or two before he also folded.

Charles Rosenblatt:    (king-high flush)
Steve Yagudaev:    (queen-high flush)

Rosenblatt won the pot with his higher flush to eliminate Yagudaev in eighth place.

Charles Rosenblatt  –  340,000  (43 bb)
Steve Yagudaev  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,425)

With seven players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 291,000 (36 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $3,925 for seventh place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/6,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 102

After a flop of , Aaron Kupin bet 15,000 from the small blind, and Zyad Qasem moved all in from the big blind for 36,000. Ha Tran thought for a while before he folded from UTG.

Kupin asked for an exact count and thought for a while before he called.

Aaron Kupin:    (two pair, queens and fours)
Zyad Qasem:    (trip fours)

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Qasem rivers a full house, fours full of fives, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zyad Qasem  –  125,000  (21 bb)
Aaron Kupin  –  160,000  (27 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 255,000 (43 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $3,425 for eighth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/6,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 102

Zyad Qasem raised from the hijack to 14,000, Steve Yagudaev moved all in from the big blind for 41,000, and Qasem thought for a while before he called.

Zyad Qasem:  
Steve Yagudaev:  

The board came , and Yagudaev flopped quad eights to win the pot and double up in chips.

Steve Yagudaev  –  85,000  (14 bb)
Zyad Qasem  –  22,500  (4 bb)

The next hand, Aaron Kupin limped UTG+1 for 6,000, and Zyad Qasem moved all in from middle position for 22,500. Seyed Hosseini reraised from the button to 62,000, and Kupin quickly folded.

Seyed Hosseini:  
Zyad Qasem:  

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Qasem to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zyad Qasem  –  60,000  (10 bb)
Seyed Hosseini  –  345,000  (58 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 255,000 (43 big blinds). The next player to be eliminated will earn $3,425 for eighth place.

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  3,000/5,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 102

Cards are back in the air for the $1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha final table with eight players remaining and $29,745 up top.

Seat 1.  Robert Lupo  –  538,000  (108 bb)
Seat 2.  Aaron Kupin  –  249,000  (50 bb)
Seat 3.  Zyad Qasem  –  56,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Ha Tran  –  352,000  (70 bb)
Seat 5.  Leif Force  –  195,500  (39 bb)
Seat 6.  Seyed Hosseini  –  283,500  (57 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Yagudaev  –  103,500  (21 bb)
Seat 8.  Charles Rosenblatt  –  265,000  (53 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $29,745 + Trophy
2nd:  $18,550
3rd:  $11,375
4th:  $7,520
5th:  $5,785
6th:  $4,625
7th:  $3,925
8th:  $3,425

$1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  3,000/5,000
Players Remaining:  8 of 102

The $1,100 Pot Limit Omaha 8 tournament drew 102 entries to the trophy event, they played down to the last eight players on Thursday, and those players return at 1 pm to find our next RRPO champion.

Everyone is guaranteed at least $3,425 but they are shooting for the $29,745 top prize.

Seat 1.  Robert Lupo  –  538,000  (108 bb)
Seat 2.  Aaron Kupin  –  249,000  (50 bb)
Seat 3.  Zyad Qasem  –  56,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Ha Tran  –  352,000  (70 bb)
Seat 5.  Leif Force  –  195,500  (39 bb)
Seat 6.  Seyed Hosseini  –  283,500  (57 bb)
Seat 7.  Steve Yagudaev  –  103,500  (21 bb)
Seat 8.  Charles Rosenblatt  –  265,000  (53 bb)

And here are the payouts for this event:

1st:  $29,745 + Trophy
2nd:  $18,550
3rd:  $11,375
4th:  $7,520
5th:  $5,785
6th:  $4,625
7th:  $3,925
8th:  $3,425

9th:  Kevin Macdonald  –  $3,020
10th:  Khaled Al-Khatib  –  $3,020
11th:  Quinn Bruno  –  $2,720
12th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $2,720
13th:  Christopher Kostoulas  –  $2,500

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 9 – $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 6 Day 2 – $1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Event 6 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 6 Payouts

2PM: Event 10 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 event and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $300 All-in or Fold NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:15pm)
• There will be two options in play; go all in or fold
• Structure Sheet