Event 5: First Break

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  400/800 Limits
Entries:  60

Chris Tryba

The H.O.R.S.E. tournament has an excellent turnout for the $600 buy-in version with 60 entries at the first break, and we’re sure to pick up a few more with registration available until 3:30 pm.

A few familiar faces include WSOP bracelet winner Chris Tryba, seven-time Hollywood major champ Gabe Ramos, Joel Harwood, and David Shmuel.

Gabe Ramos

Event 1 Flight C: Back Underway

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries:  452

Noah Piderit

Action got back underway for Flight C with the count up to 450 for the afternoon session and it will continue to climb until registration closes at 2:30 pm.

Some more familiar faces include Noah Piderit, Nancy Thomas, Vitor Coelho, Jeremy Becker, Lou Stadler, Solange Lucas, and Francis Margaglione. Piderit is trying to match his father and brother after both Eric and Caleb bagged in Flight A.

Nancy Thomas
Vitor Coelho

WPT Meetup Game Starts at Noon

It’s not all tournament action this afternoon; we also have a big WPT Meet Up Game getting underway in the Poker Room at noon.

WPT Ambassadors Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen are in town and hosting the Meet Up Game from noon till 10 pm this evening. There will be plenty of $2/$5 action underway, followed a player party at PLA from 10 pm till midnight.

You can join the fun by going to the Poker Room, putting your name on the signup list, and getting a seat in the game!

Event 1 Flight C: Travelers Coming to Town

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Entries:  304

Dan Wilson

Another level and another big number crossed. 300 plus entries so far this morning and we haven’t hit the afternoon hours yet.

With the weekend on the horizon, we are starting to see some visitors come to town for the RRPO opener including a couple of champs from our sister room in Tampa.

Dan Wilson captured the Seniors 50+ title during Tampa’s Pinktober Poker Open in 2021 and Quentin Jones won a big one with a WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event victory in 2018.

Quentin Jones

Event 5: H.O.R.S.E. on Deck

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  150/300 Limits

It’s just about time for one of the more popular games on any of our schedules. We have two H.O.R.S.E. tournaments on the schedule for this series, and the $600 buy-in version gets underway at 11 am.

H.O.R.S.E. players start with 15,000 chips in their stack and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. They have a 45-minute dinner break schedule at 5 pm and return to play it out to a winner.

  • 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 5 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight C: Early Entries

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight C Entries:  220

Steven Bennett

Flight C cruised over 200 entries are the start and we are ready to put another big number on the board when registration closes at 2:30 pm. Then we can start making predictions for when they $1,000,000 guarantee will be hit.

Steven Bennett and Errol Massey are two early entrants after having nice runs on the first day of the series. Bennett made the final table of the $600 Seniors Event and finished in third for $13,060 after a four-way deal.

Massey had the second-biggest stack at the Big O final table when they made a six-way deal that locked up a $7,066 payday for the Omaha specialist.

Errol Massey

Event 1 Flight C: Building Bigger

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Another two flights for RRPO Event 1 run today, starting with Flight C at 10 am in the Grand Ballroom. The $400 buy-in tournament is cruising toward the $1,000,000 guarantee and it will get there before too long.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes at the start of Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight C will play into the evening and finish up when 10% of the field remains. Those players will bag up and return in the money on Sunday at 1 pm.

  • $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

RRPO Day 2 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $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 5 – $600 H.O.R.S.E. (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 5 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 6 Day 1 – $1,100 Five-Card Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 40 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 7 (7:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 12
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 7 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 RRPO Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 7 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $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

8PM: Event 8 – $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 8 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: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 event and $400 event plus $250 in cash
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Schedule