$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  80 of 1,541

Andrew Wilson raised to 40,000 in middle position, Chance Kornuth three-bet shoved for 310,000 from the next seat over, Jonathan Rosa called all in for 190,000 in the hijack, and Wilson called with , leading Kornuth’s and Rosa’s .

The board ran out , safe for Wilson to score the double elimination.

Andrew Wilson  –  1,495,000  (75 bb)
Chance Kornuth  –  Eliminated in 81st Place  ($8,850)
Jonathan Rosa  –  Eliminated in 82nd Place  ($8,850)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  84 of 1,541

Rajasekar Govindan moved all in under the gun for 160,000, and Hitesh Patel moved all in over the top from the cutoff with .

Govindan turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Patel paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Govindan in 85th place.

Hitesh Patel  –  2,250,000  (113 bb)
Rajasekar Govindan  –  Eliminated in 85th Place  ($8,850)

With 84 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 915,000 (46 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $8,850 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level, around 11:30 pm.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  87 of 1,541

Lewe Thiesen raised from middle position, Chad Eveslage called in the small blind, and Adil Khan called in the big blind.

The flop was and action checked to Thiesen who continued for 60,000. Eveslage called, Khan raised all in for about 390,000, Thiesen reraised all in for about 1,000,000, and Eveslage called.

Here were their hands in descending order of chip counts:

Eveslage:    (set of eights)
Thiesen:    (two pair, aces and sevens)
Khan:    (two pair, aces and eights)

Eveslage was on the right side of a massive cooler, needing to fade the one remaining ace in the deck or running sevens.

The turn was the , filling Eveslage up with eights full of sevens, but giving Thiesen outs to quads.

The river was the , safe for Eveslage to score the double elimination and vault into contention for the chip lead.

Chad Eveslage  –  2,780,000  (139 bb)
Lewe Thiesen  – Eliminated in 88th Place  ($8,850)
Adil Khan  –  Eliminated in 89th Place  ($8,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  99 of 1,541

The player in the cutoff raised to 35,000, Long Nguyen moved all in from the big blind for 265,000, and the cutoff called with .

Nguyen turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Nguyen paired his king on the flop and turned trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Long Nguyen  –  555,000  (37 bb)

With 99 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 780,000 (52 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $8,000 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 11:30 pm.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 32
$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries:  32
Prize Pool:  $304,000
November 27-28, 2022

Event 32 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller (Re-Entry). There were 32 entries, creating a prize pool of $304,000. The final five places pay, earning at least $24,320.

Up top for the winner is $121,600.

1st:  $121,600 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $76,000
3rd:  $48,640
4th:  $33,440
5th:  $24,320

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 35
$1,100 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  51
Prize Pool:  $51,000
November 27, 2022

Event 35 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,100 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 51 entries generated a prize pool of $51,000. The final seven places get paid, earning at least $2,295.

Up top for the winner is $18,870.

1st:  $18,870 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $11,220
3rd:  $6,885
4th:  $4,845
5th:  $3,825
6th:  $3,060
7th:  $2,295

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  107 of 1,541

108th:  Fawaz Siddiqui  –  $7,300
109th:  Andrew Arbogast  –  $7,300
110th:  Anes Kovacevic  –  $7,300
111th:  Lionel Saban  –  $7,300
112th:  Johnny Landreth  –  $7,300
113th:  Chad Himmelspach  –  $7,300
114th:  Boris Kravets  –  $7,300
115th:  Tony Sinishtaj  –  $7,300
116th:  Zachary Vuong  –  $7,300
117th:  Dana Caruso  –  $7,300
118th:  Tamas Lendvai  –  $7,300
119th:  Allen Kessler  –  $7,300
120th:  Connor Rash  –  $7,300

121st:  Dorian Rios  –  $6,750
123rd:  Justin Zaki  –  $6,750
124th:  Tony Dunst  –  $6,750
125th:  Rafael Farah Jarufe  –  $6,750
126th:  Aaron Gunn  –  $6,750
127th:  Aaron Thivyanathan  –  $6,750
128th:  Elias Nassif  –  $6,750
129th:  Michael Hooper  –  $6,750
130th:  Natasha Mercier  –  $6,750
131st:  Scott Robbins  –  $6,750
132nd:  Paul Balzano  –  $6,750
133rd:  Christopher Barton  –  $6,750
134th:  Ethan Yau  –  $6,750
135th:  Conrad De Armas  –  $6,750
136th:  Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  $6,750

137th:  David Gillen  –  $6,300
138th:  Matthew Davenport  –  $6,300
139th:  Casey Hatmaker  –  $6,300
140th:  Eric Siegel  –  $6,300
141st:  Dmitry Savelyev  –  $6,300
142nd:  Joseph Cheong  –  $6,300
143rd:  Ryan Rivers  –  $6,300
144th:  John McDonald  –  $6,300
145th:  Oniel McCalla  –  $6,300
146th:  Ryan Riess  –  $6,300
147th:  Mike Chiappetta  –  $6,300
148th:  Paul Snead  –  $6,300
149th:  Jeremy Drobushevich  –  $6,300
150th:  Ray Qartomy  –  $6,300
151st:  Tom Gottlieb  –  $6,300

153rd:  Michael Yehudai  –  $5,950
154th:  Albert Nguyen  –  $5,950
155th:  Rogen Chhabra  –  $5,950
156th:  David Nathaniel Jr.  –  $5,950
157th:  David McGowan  –  $5,950

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  122 of 1,541

Justin Zaki was all in preflop for 190,000 with against a big stack with and a stack slightly larger than his with .

The pocket queens held up, and Zaki was knocked down to just 10,000 in chips.

Justin Zaki  –  10,000  (<1 bb)

A hand or two later, Zaki called all in under the gun for 10,000. Phong “Turbo” Nguyen completed his small blind to 15,000, and the big blind checked his option.

The flop came , Nguyen bet 45,000, and the big blind folded. Nguyen took the side pot.

For the main pot, Zaki turned over for seven high, and he needed to catch something runner-runner to stay alive against Nguyen’s (pair of aces).

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Nguyen won the pot with an ace-high straight to eliminate Zaki in 123rd place.

Phong “Turbo” Nguyen  –  350,000  (23 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 123rd  ($6,750)

With 122 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,750 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 11:30 pm.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 33
$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  182
Prize Pool:  $182,000
Bounty Prize Pool:  $91,000
November 27-28, 2022

Event 33 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). A field of 182 entries generated a prize pool of $182,000, with an additional $91,000 set aside for bounties. The final 23 players will cash, earning at least $2,000.

Up top for the winner is $46,515.

1st:  $46,515 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $31,000
3rd:  $18,655
4th:  $11,350
5th:  $8,765
6th:  $7,260
7th:  $6,190
8th:  $5,445
9th-10th:  $4,715
11th-12th:  $4,005
13th-15th:  $3,365
16th-18th:  $2,820
19th-21st:  $2,275
22nd-23rd:  $2,000

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  123 of 1,541

Anes Kovacevic got it all in from the button for 190,000 with , and needed to improve to stay alive against the small blind’s .

The board came , and Kovacevic turned a gutshot straight draw and paired his ten on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anes Kovacevic  –  410,000  (27 bb)

With 123 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 625,000 (42 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $6,750 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 11:30 pm.