$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,134

Richard Baker raised from middle position to 700,000, Earl Gallegos moved all in from the cutoff for 3,725,000, and Baker called with .

Gallegos turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

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

Earl Gallegos  –  8,200,000  (27 bb)
Richard Baker  –  14,000,000  (47 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 13,625,000 (45 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,265 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,134

After the elimination of Clifford Mermell in 10th place, the final nine players drew for random seats at the final table. Here is the lineup, along with their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Peter Hsu  –  25,900,000  (86 bb)
Seat 2.  Nigel Murray  –  9,625,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Earl Gallegos  –  4,725,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Datloff  –  13,050,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5.  Fabian Foster  –  20,000,000  (67 bb)
Seat 6.  Phu Vo  –  10,175,000  (34 bb)
Seat 7.  Willy Stadele  –  11,400,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Zak VanKeuren  –  10,750,000  (36 bb)
Seat 9.  Richard Baker  –  17,500,000  (58 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $282,775 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $180,330
3rd:  $137,500
4th:  $112,910
5th:  $89,065
6th:  $66,800
7th:  $46,560
8th:  $33,400
9th:  $22,265

And here are all the players who have been eliminated so far today:

10th:  Clifford Mermell  –  $22,265
11th:  Matthew Vetstein  –  $15,185
12th:  Jorge Gomez  –  $15,185
13th:  Brandon Lulov  –  $11,135
14th:  Eddy Gibbs  –  $11,135
15th:  Joshua Reifer  –  $11,135
16th:  Blake Barousse  –  $8,705
17th:  Rob Brown  –  $8,705
18th:  Kamuro Yusuf  –  $8,705
19th:  Randy Sim  –  $7,290
20th:  Alexander Abella  –  $7,290
21st:  Kuppuraj Mohan  –  $7,290
22nd:  Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea  –  $6,680
23rd:  Christopher Mo  –  $6,680
24th:  Boris Kravets  –  $6,680
25th:  Henry Fermin  –  $6,075
26th:  Francesco DiGiacomo  –  $6,075

Action will continue tonight until we reach a winner.

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 13,625,000 (45 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,265 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 6,134

Peter Hsu raised under the gun to 700,000, Clifford Mermell moved all in from the cutoff for about 4,550,000, and Hsu called with .

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

The board came , and Hsu flopped trip queens to win the pot and eliminate Mermell in 10th place.

Peter Hsu  –  25,900,000
Clifford Mermell  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($22,265)

With nine players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 13,625,000 (45 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,265 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 6,134

Matthew Vetstein was down to 2,300,000, he moved all in from the button, and Willy Stadele called from the small blind.

Stadele:
Vetstein:

Vetstein was behind but took the lead when he paired his king on the flop. The turn changed nothing but Stadele took the pot when the river came to send Vetstein out in 11th place.

Willy Stadele – 12,100,000 (40 bb)
Matthew Vetstein – Eliminated in 11th Place ($15,185)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 6,134

Action folded to Jorge Gomez on the button, he opened, and Fabian Foster three-bet shipped from the small blind for 9,475,000. Brandon Lulov folded his big blind and Gomez called with a similar stack.

Foster:
Gomez:

A massive coin flip for a lot of chips and Foster took the lead when he paired his king on the flop. Gomez picked up a heart draw on the turn but blanked the river to exit in 12th place.

Fabian Foster – 18,975,000 (63 bb)
Jorge Gomez – Eliminated in 12th Place ($15,185)

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries:  330

Registration closed for Flight B of the $200 Big Stack tournament with another 330 entries, putting the combined total at 562, with four more flights to reach the $200,000 guarantee.

Flight B will play down to the last 33 and those with chips will bag for a return in the money on Wednesday at 2 pm for Day 2.

$200 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are closing out the last of the three flights for RRPO Event 17 at 7 pm and the $400 Big Stack tournament is more than halfway to its $200,000 guarantee with four total flights remaining. Including this one.

Event 17 players start with 15K big stacks and all levels last 30 minutes from start to finish. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 10:30 pm.

Flight C will continue into the evening and come to an end when 10% of the field remains. Survivors will return on Wednesday at 2 pm for Day 2 and they will all be in the money.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 6,134

Peter Hsu raised from middle position to 650,000, Brandon Lulov moved all in from the big blind for 3,600,000, and Hsu called with .

Lulov turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Hsu paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Lulov in 13th place.

Peter Hsu  –  22,125,000  (74 bb)
Brandon Lulov  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($11,135)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 10,200,000 (34 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,185 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 34:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 6,134

Matthew Vetstein moved all in from the cutoff for 4,150,000, and Eddy Gibbs called all in from the small blind for 2,300,000 with .

Vetstein turned over , and Gibbs needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Vetstein won the pot with his king to eliminate Gibbs in 14th place.

Matthew Vetstein  –  7,000,000  (28 bb)
Eddy Gibbs  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($11,135)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 9,425,000 (31 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,135 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 33:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 6,134

Brandon Lulov raised from the button to 500,000, Justin Datloff reraised from the small blind to 1,850,000, and Lulov thought for a while before he called.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , Datloff bet 2,400,000, and Lulov tanked for a very long time before he called.

Datloff showed for two pair, aces and queens, and Lulov quickly mucked his cards. Datloff won the pot to reach 12.75 million.

Justin Datloff  –  12,750,000  (51 bb)
Brandon Lulov  –  3,800,000  (15 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 8,750,000 (35 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $11,135 each.