$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  135 of 1,358

As the Flight G field was approaching the money bubble, multiple bustouts before hand-for-hand play began left the field with 135 players who advanced to Day 2, which is Sunday at 1 p.m.

Full chip counts through Flight G will be posted in a little while. Here is the top of the Flight G leaderboard with eight players who bagged at least 450,000:

1.  Myles Barker  –  646,000  (81 bb)
2.  Ronald Birmingham  –  620,000  (58 bb)
3.  Zachary Fischer  –  592,000  (74 bb)
4.  Oliver Rebello  –  492,000  (62 bb)
5.  Robert Seaton  –  480,000  (60 bb)
6.  Scott Epstein  –  472,000  (59 bb)
7.  Alex Obed  –  463,000  (58 bb)
8.  Kevin Ruscitti  –  455,000  (57 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  140 of 1,358

On the river of a board with about 110,000 in the pot, the player in the hijack checked to Myles Barker on the button who bet about 130,000.

After a little while in the tank, the hijack folded face up.

Barker showed as he collected the pot.

Myles Barker  –  625,000  (78 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  207 of 1,358

Another break has come and gone, probably the last of Flight G, and cards are back in the air with everyone gunning for a seat in the Day 2 field.

Huicun Qiao, known for his fun time at the table and LA Poker Open champ win, ran his way to the top of the counts with 441,000 and in contention for the overall lead if he can push the stack a bit higher.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight H Entries:  550

Cards went the air for the last flight of RRPO Event 1 and every table available is in play. We added another 20 tables in Salon East and there’s no waiting.

The tournament also hit another milestone: the second-biggest tournament field in state history with an outside shot of getting to the top. We have a combined 6,665 entries in Level 1 and only 2022 SHRPO Event 1 was bigger with 7,703 entries.

2022 SHRPO Event 1 – 7,703 entries
2023 RRPO Event 1 – 6,665 entries and counting
2023 SHRPO Event 1 – 6,253 entries
2021 RRPO Event 1 – 6,196 entries
2022 RRPO Event 1 – 6,134 entries

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last flight of the 2023 RRPO opener is set to kick off at 5 pm and put a big finishing touch on the already terrific turnout. The tournament put 6,115 entries into seats through the first seven flights, including a record number this morning, and the $2,000,000 guarantee is already in the rearview mirror.

Now, they just boost it higher.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 in Level 24. Late registration is available until 9:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed while reg is open.

Flight H will wrap up when 10% of the field remains and they will be the last group of survivors booking a seat in Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm.

• $2,000,000 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 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight G Players Remaining:  351 of 1,358

Tournament staff sent players on a 15-minute break after Level 11 to take the black chips out of play and put some pretty 25K chips in action.

There are only 351 players with a chance to move forward and not a lot of aggressively big stacks to track down. Hollywood regular Raffaello Locatelli has the biggest so far with 258,000 but there’s a lot of work to do before they bag up.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight G Entries:  1,358

The math is complete and we know exactly the heights reached by Flight G. It drew 1,358 to create the biggest non-Championship single flight in state history and the 6,115 entries also pushed the prize pool over its $2,000,000 guarantee.

2023 RRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,358 entries
2022 SHRPO Event 1 Flight H – 1,256 entries
2023 SHRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,256 entries
2022 SHRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,252 entries
2022 RRPO Event 1 Flight H – 1,168 entries

A great turnout and we have the last flight getting underway at 5 pm.

Flight G will continue until 136 players remain and survivors will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to make the money.

Chip Counts Through Flight F

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight G Entries:  1,358

Players returned to their seats to another milestone; with more than 1,304 in Flight G, the tournament officially surpassed its $2,000,000 guarantee with one more flight to go.

Flight H starts at 5 pm and will spin it up.

We will post the official numbers as soon as the counting is complete.

Some more familiar faces in today’s field include Michael Chiappetta, Jeff Morzella, Tony Burns, Lisa Teebagy, Charlemagne Benjamin, Ory Hen, Richard Rice, Wagner Wysotchanski, and David “The Dragon” Pham*.

* – Not a real dragon

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight G Entries:  1,257

Saturday morning flights are traditionally the biggest of any tournament we run, and today, it went to new levels. With 1,257 entries (and counting), it is officially the biggest single non-Championship flight in our history.

Kudos and thanks and let’s see where it goes from here.

2023 RRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,257 entries and counting
2022 SHRPO Event 1 Flight H – 1,256 entries
2023 SHRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,256 entries
2022 SHRPO Event 1 Flight G – 1,252 entries
2022 RRPO Event 1 Flight H – 1,168 entries

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight G Entries:  1,040

We are having quite a massive day in the Event Center with more than 1,000 entries so far and many getting ready to join. We are going to lock up a top ten biggest flight and we are drawing live for the biggest ever.

A few friendly faces here include Francis Margaglione, Luke Brereton, Scott Woodring, Jacqueline Scott, James Calderaro, Kevin Blewitt, Luz Sanchez, and ten-time Hollywood champ Raminder Singh.