Event 21: Dylan Smith – 7th Place ($3,465)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 77

Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith

Dylan Smith got it all in preflop from the cutoff for 29,000 against David Moreno in the big blind.

David Moreno:  AdAcQh9h
Dylan Smith:  JhJd10d5d

The board came Ks8h6c7s2s, and the pocket aces held up for Moreno to win the pot and eliminate Smith in seventh place. Moreno also collected the $500 bounty on Smith.

David Moreno  –  230,000  (46 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($3,465)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 257,000 (51 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,850 for sixth place.

Event 21: Robert Michener – 8th Place ($3,080)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 77

Robert Michener
Robert Michener

A couple of minutes after chipleader Lewe Thiesen arrived, Robert Michener raised UTG+1 to about 13,000, and Thiesen called from the button.

The flop came JcJd9d, Michener bet 21,000, and Thiesen called.

The turn card was the Kh, and Michener thought for a while before he checked. Thiesen checked behind.

The river card was the 3d, Michener moved all in for about 42,000, and Thiesen snap-called.

Lewe Thiesen:  KsKdJh10c  (kings full of jacks)
Robert Michener:  AcKcJs4c  (jacks full of kings)

Thiesen won the pot with a larger full house, kings full of jacks, to eliminate Michener in eighth place and collect the $500 bounty.

Lewe Thiesen  –  570,000  (114 bb)
Robert Michener – Eliminated in 8th Place  ($3,080)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 220,000 (44 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,465 for seventh place.

Event 21: Shuffle Up & Deal (With a Late Chipleader)

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 77

Event 21 Final Table

The cards got in the air for the final eight players at 2:01 pm, but chipleader Lewe Thiesen didn’t show up until 2:13 pm. But now all eight players are in their seats, and they will playing down to a winner today.

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 193,000 (39 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $3,080 for eighth place.

Event 20: Counts on Break

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 68

The ten Shootout players were sent on a 15-minute break after Level 11 and return with Matthew Zarcadoolas leading and Eric Seigle the “short” stack with 46 big blinds.

Seat 1: Jonathan Kramer – 162,500 (81 bb)
Seat 2: Jayme Brashears – 146,500 (73 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 343,000 (172 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Dunne – 205,000 (103 bb)
Seat 5: Natasha Mercier – 184,000 (92 bb)
Seat 6: Eric Seigel – 91,500 (46 bb)
Seat 7: Mate Hanusi – 232,000 (116 bb)
Seat 8: Yoseph Yehudai – 207,000 (104 bb)
Seat 9: Colin Robinson – 259,000 (130 bb)
Seat 10: Peter Muraca – 169,500 (85 bb)

Payouts:

1st: $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $12,865
3rd: $8,050
4th: $5,445
5th: $4,125
6th: $3,400
7th: $3,000
8th: $2,640
9th: $2,300
10th: $2,000

Event 20: Colin Robinson Versus Peter Muraca

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 68

Colin Robinson

Colin Robinson opened to 4,000 from middle position and Peter Muraca called next to act before the rest of the table folded.

The flop came Qc5d2d, Robinson continued for 4,000 and Muraca called. The turn was 7d, Robinson fired again for 4,500 and Muraca called.

The board finished with the 2c and Robinson bet 37,500. Muraca thought for several minutes, counting and cutting out chips, and called.

Robinson tabled KdKc and Muraca mucked the pot to Robinson.

Colin Robinson – 329,000 (219 bb)
Peter Muraca – 173,000 (115 bb)

Event 21: Back for the Final Table

$1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 77

The $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty Pot Limit Omaha tournament drew 77 entries to the two-day tournament and eight players return this afternoon at 2 pm. They are in the money and locked up $3,080 with $26,020 sitting up top for the Event 21 champ.

Cards go back in the air at the top of the hour with 60-minute levels and Lewe Thiesen leading.

Seat 1:  Lewe Thiesen  –  494,000  (99 bb)
Seat 2:  Dylan Smith  –  49,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:  Damjan Radanov  –  121,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4:  Kharlin Sued  –  166,000  (33 bb)
Seat 5:  Robert Michener  –  77,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6:  David Moreno  –  179,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7:  Cuba Levenberry  –  108,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8:  Milos Ivanovic  –  346,000  (69 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $26,020
2nd:  $15,015
3rd:  $9,395
4th:  $6,355
5th:  $4,815
6th:  $3,850
7th:  $3,465
8th:  $3,080

Event 20: Slow Going

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 68

As expected with 200 big blinds and dead even stacks at the start, the Shootout final table has plenty of play with the 40-minute levels. No one is making a big move and no one needs to get frisky.

Matthew Zarcadoolas chipped up a bit to 223,000 but there are no runaway leaders yet.

Event 20: Final Table Underway

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 68

Cards are in the air for the Shootout final table with nine of the ten players in their seats and waiting for Eric Seigel to join us.

Seat 1: Jonathan Kramer – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 2:  Jayme Brashears – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 3: Matthew Zarcadoolas – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 4: Anthony Dunne – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 5: Natasha Mercier – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 6: Eric Seigel – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 7: Mate Hanusi – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 8: Yoseph Yehudai – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 9: Colin Robinson – 200,000 (200 bb)
Seat 10: Peter Muraca – 200,000 (200 bb)

Payouts:

1st:  $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $12,865
3rd:  $8,050
4th:  $5,445
5th:  $4,125
6th:  $3,400
7th:  $3,000
8th:  $2,640
9th:  $2,300
10th:  $2,000

Event 23: Bounty Pot Limit Omaha

$400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

There are two new bounty tournaments on today’s RRPO schedule, starting with Event 23 at noon. $400 buy-in Deep Stack Black Chip Bounty Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha; many words to describe what will be a fun game this afternoon.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and levels last 30 minutes for this one-day tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm. They will have a 40-minute dinner break at 6:30 pm and return to play down to our Event 23 champion later in the evening.

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

Event 20: Back for the Final Table

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH Shootout (Freeze-Out)
90-Player Cap | Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 68

Natasha Mercier
Natasha Mercier booked her final table seat

The RRPO Shootout returns at noon with ten players remaining and they are in the money, ready to play the final table. Everyone will start with 200K stacks, blinds are rolled back to 500/1,000/1,000 and levels will last 40 minutes.

Players will draw their seat numbers when they get here and we will have the lineup once cards go in the air.

Everyone is guaranteed at least $2,000 with $22,135 awaiting the Shootout champ.

Colin Robinson  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Anthony Dunne  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Jonathan Kramer  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Peter Muraca  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Yoseph Yehudai  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Mate Hanusi  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Jayme Brashears  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Eric Siegel  –  200,000  (200 bb)
Natasha Mercier  –  200,000  (200 bb)

Payouts:

1st:  $22,135 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $12,865
3rd:  $8,050
4th:  $5,445
5th:  $4,125
6th:  $3,400
7th:  $3,000
8th:  $2,640
9th:  $2,300
10th:  $2,000