$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,541

Andrew Wilson raised from the hijack to 400,000, Robel Andemichael moved all in from the small blind for 700,000, and Wilson called with .

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

The board came , and Wilson won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Andemichael in sixth place.

This was the second Seminole Hard Rock Championship final table for Andemichael, who also finished second at the 2021 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open, earning $545,500.

Andrew Wilson  –  36,000,000  (180 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($167,000)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 15,400,000 (77 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $219,000.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

The action is getting underway on the WPT Live Stream, which is on a 30-minute delay. Our live updates here will follow that same delay.

We will keep a link to the live stream in our header at the top of each post, or you can click here. And of course we will be posting the biggest hands right here on SHRPO.com.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

The final six players have been introduced to the audience, and they have taken their seats at the WPT Final Table. Here are their official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Chad Eveslage  –  12,700,000  (64 bb)
Seat 2.  Robel Andemichael  –  1,400,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3.  Josh Kay  –  9,250,000  (46 bb)
Seat 4.  Gediminas Uselis  –  8,375,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  Andrew Wilson  –  33,425,000  (167 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  11,850,000  (59 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $785,800 + $10,400 WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $525,000
3rd:  $390,000
4th:  $290,000
5th:  $219,000
6th:  $167,000

The cards went in the air shortly before 2:00 pm EST, but our updates will be posted on a 30-minute delay so as not to spoil the WPT Live Stream.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

Fron 1,541 entries down to six players in contention for the 2022 WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to play the final table on the live-stream stage.

Andrew Wilson leads the return, but it’s a talented group trying to chase him down.

We will be updating on a 30-minute delay with the WPT live stream to avoid spoilers.

Seat 1: Chad Eveslage – 12,700,000 (64 bb)
Seat 2: Robel Andemichael – 1,400,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Josh Kay – 9,250,000 (46 bb)
Seat 4: Gediminas Uselis – 8,375,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Andrew Wilson – 33,425,000 (167 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 11,850,000 (59 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $785,800 + $10,400 WPT World Championship seat
2nd: $525,000
3rd: $390,000
4th: $290,000
5th: $219,000
6th: $167,000

The 2022 WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship drew 1,541 entries, the second biggest in our history, and the tournament is down to the last six players vying for the title.

They have a combined $18.3 million in career earnings, six WPT titles, a former WPT Player of the Year with Brian Altman, and another in contention this year in Chad Eveslage.

And Gediminas Uselis has a chance to make history; he is our defending champion and no one has ever won the same WPT event in back-to-back years.

Here’s a little look at the six members of our WPT RRPO Championship final table. Cards go in the air at 2 pm on Wednesday, and everyone is invited to come down to watch the live-stream action.

Seat 1: Chad Eveslage
Chips: 12,700,000

From Fort Lauderdale, he has more than $6.7 in career earnings with two cashes over $1 million, including the WPT Five Diamond title last month. Eveslage has two Hollywood titles, the last in the 2021 Poker Showdown $25K High roller.

Seat 2: Robel Andemichael
Chips: 1,400,000

From White Plains MD, he has more than $600,000 in career earnings and making his second career WPT final table. Andemichael finished runner-up to Ilyas Muradi right here in the 2019 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship and just missed the WPT Legends of Poker final table in August.

Seat 3: Josh Kay
Chips: 9,250,000

From Delray Beach, he has $2.15 million in career earnings, including a PCA Main Event win in 2015. Kay is making his fourth WPT final table, with the most recent coming during the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship in January.

Seat 4: Gediminas Uselis
Chips: 8,375,000

From Lithuania, he has $1.5 million in career earnings and is our defending champion. Uselis outlasted the biggest WPT RRPO Championship field in history to win the title and $778,000. He also has an MSPT Las Vegas victory and WSOP Online title.

Seat 5: Andrew Wilson
Chips: 33,425,000

From Bolton in the UK, he has more than $600,000 in live poker earnings but that falls well shy of the online pro’s true win numbers. Wilson has several close calls for big wins in live events, including two WSOP runner-up finishes and fourth in an Aria High Roller this summer.

Seat 6: Brian Altman
Chips: 11,850,000

From Boston MA, he has $6.7 million in career earnings with most of that coming from his three WPT victories. Altman became the first player to win the same WPT event twice; he won the 2015 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship and again in 2020. He added his third WPT title last year in Tampa and owns seven career Hollywood major titles.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 34
$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  838
Prize Pool:  $435,760
November 27-29, 2022

Event 34 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry). Over three starting flights, a field of 838 entries generated a prize pool of $435,760, more than doubling the guarantee.

There were 106 players who made it to Day 2 and were guaranteed at least a min-cash. The one most likely to min-cash was Duff Charette, who began last in 106th place of those returning Day 2 players with just 10,000 in chips at the 2,000/4,000/4,000 level. However, Charette went on an amazing run, turning his 2.5 big blinds into a $76,075 first-place score.

“A series saver, for sure,” said Charette afterward. “Florida poker is good to me.”

The win is Charette’s third SHRP major series trophy win. Most recently, he won a $600 Deep Stack Pot-Limit Omaha at the 2022 SHRPO, while his first came in the $5,000 Eight-Max No Limit Hold’em at the 2021 RRPO almost one year ago today.

“I was planning to play that $5K again,” admitted Charette. “I was the big blind on the first hand, so I was all in right away. I had 3-4 suited, was in against two better hands, flopped it, and just ran it up from there. I’ll take it.”

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 44
$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Entries:  286
Prize Pool: $44,330
Bounty Prize Pool: $28,600
November 29, 2022

Event 44 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry). A field of 286 entries created a prize pool of $44,330, with an additional $28,600 set aside for bounties.

A five-way deal took place at the final table and Michael Newman was the chip leader, making him the official winner for $6,437.

The victory is Newman’s eighth SHRP major series trophy win, breaking a five-way tie for second on the all-time SHRP trophy list. Newman now stands in second alone, trailing only Raminder Singh’s nine.

Here are Newman’s eight Seminole Hard Rock Poker major series wins:

2016 SHRPO – $570 No-Limit Hold’em – $17,589
2016 RRPO – $360 Pot-Limit Omaha – $7,740
2017 LHPO – $570 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha – $7,473
2017 RRPO – $3,500 RRPO Championship – $374,240
2019 LHPO – $360 Ultimate Re-Entry – $183,525
2021 SHRPO – $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em – $7,573
2022 RRPO – $400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em – $7,136
2022 RRPO – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty – $6,437

*denotes five-way deal

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 43
$1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  134
Prize Pool: $97,970
November 29, 2022

Event 43 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 134 entries created a prize pool of $97,970, and emerging victorious was Rafael Rodriguez Arango, winning outright for $28,895.

The triumph marks Arango’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won a $200 Double Green Chip Bounty event during the 2022 Lucky Hearts Poker Open.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 42
$5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  134
Prize Pool: $636,500
November 29, 2022

Event 42 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was the $5,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry), a staple at the end of the SHRP major series. A field of 134 entries generated a prize pool of $636,500, more than tripling the guarantee.

A five-way deal was agreed upon at the final table, and the overwhelming chip leader was Frank Lagodich, making him the official winner for $133,241.

This marked Lagodich’s second SHRP major series trophy, having previously won the $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship during the 2022 Showdown. The score also puts Lagodich above the $1 million mark in career live tournament winnings per the Hendon Mob poker database.

*denotes five-way deal

2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 41
$400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)
Entries:  149
Prize Pool: $49,915
November 29, 2022

Event 41 of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open was a $400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry), which drew 149 entries and produced a prize pool of $49,915. The final table had three trophy winners from just the last few days, as Lisa Levy (Event 29), David Shmuel (Event 38), and Eric Afriat (Event 33) were each vying for their second trophy of the series.

In the end, it was Afriat who emerged victorious, having the biggest stack at the time of a three-way chop, making him the official winner for $9,110.

This marked back-to-back days of trophy wins for Afriat, and his third SHRP major series trophy win, along with the aforementioned Event 33 and the 2014 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown. The three-time WPT champion has now amassed more than $4.5 million in career live tournament winnings according to the Hendon Mob poker database.

*denotes three-way chop