Championship: Rishi Makkar – 9th Place ($74,300)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,447

Rishi Makkar

Rayan Chamas opened to 400,000 from the button, Rishi Makkar moved all in for 1,100,000 from the big blind and Chamas called with the bigger stack.

Chamas: Ks9d
Makkar: AcQh

Makkar was in good shape to double up but had to fade two live cards to get there. Chamas picked up a gutshot straight draw on the Td7d6s flop that turned into a double belly buster on the Jh turn.

The 8h river finished the board, completed the straight for Chamas, and Makkar was eliminated in ninth place.

Rayan Chamas – 6,500,000 (43 bb)
Rishi Makkar – Eliminated in 9th place ($74,300)

Championship: Final Table Lineup

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,447

Cards are back in the air for the WPT RRPO Championship with nine players remaining, six advancing to the live-streamed final table, and Sandy Sanchez leads.

Seat 1: Rayan Chamas – 7,500,000 (50 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Bond – 3,875,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Rishi Makkar – 1,650,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Darryll Fish – 7,150,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Sagle – 1,900,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Luke Graham – 6,175,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Istvan Briski – 18,000,000 (120 bb)
Seat 8: Fred Goldberg – 6,725,000 (45 bb)
Seat 9: Sandy Sanchez – 19,450,000 (130 bb)

1st: $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd: $494,800
3rd: $366,500
4th: $274,000
5th: $206,900
6th: $157,800
7th: $121,500
8th: $94,500
9th: $74,300

Championship: Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea Eliminated in 10th Place by Fred Goldberg

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,447

Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea

Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea opened to 300,000 from the hijack and Luke Graham called from the cutoff. Istvan Briski three-bet to 725,000 from the button and Fred Goldberg put in a fourth bet to 2,925,000, leaving 500K behind.

Olaechea called at risk for 1,975,000 total before Graham and Briski quickly folded.

Goldberg: JsJh
Olaechea: KhKd

Olaechea was in great shape for a double but Goldberg took the lead when he hit a set of jacks on the JcTd2h flop. He made a boat on the Tc turn, and Olaechea was eliminated in tenth place after the 6c river.

Fred Goldberg  –  6,725,000  (45 bb)
Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($74,300)

Tournament staff paused the clock, and the nine remaining players redrew their seats at the final table. They will continue until six remain for the WPT live-streamed final table.

Championship: Sandy Sanchez Leads After Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,447

Cards are back in the air after another break and Sandy Sanchez sits at the top with ten players remaining and a redraw coming with one more elimination.

Table 7
Seat 2: Rishi Makkar – 1,500,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea – 7,250,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Luke Graham – 8,350,000 (56 bb)
Seat 6: Istvan Briski – 12,550,000 (84 bb)
Seat 8: Fred Goldberg – 3,000,000 (20 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: Jason Sagle – 4,000,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Bond – 6,725,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Darryll Fish – 10,675,000 (71 bb)
Seat 6: Sandy Sanchez – 14,775,000 (99 bb)
Seat 8: Rayan Chamas – 3,525,000 (24 bb)

1st: $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd: $494,800
3rd: $366,500
4th: $274,000
5th: $206,900
6th: $157,800
7th: $121,500
8th: $94,500
9th-10th: $74,300

Championship: Viktor Kovachev Eliminated in 11th Place by Darryll Fish

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,447

Viktor Kovachev

Darryll Fish opened to 250,000 from under the gun and Viktor Kovachev three-bet to 1,350,000, leaving 100K behind. It folded back to Fish, he moved all in, and Kovachev called at risk.

Fish: TsTc
Kovachev: AdKs

They were racing and Kovachev needed to improve to double. The board ran out Jd6h4c8d6d, Fish’s tens held, and Kovachev was eliminated in 11th place.

Darryll Fish – 9,500,000 (76 bb)
Viktor Kovachev – Eliminated in 11th place ($59,000)

Championship: Viktor Kovachev Doubles Through Matt Bond

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,447

Viktor Kovachev

Matt Bond limped his button and Viktor Kovachev raised to 950,000 from the big blind leaving 100K behind. Bond moved all in and Kovacheck called at risk.

Kovachev: AcQs
Bond: KsKd

Kovachev ran into a monster but found help when he paired his ace on the As5c3s flop to take the lead. The board finished with the 6h turn and Jd river to give him a double.

Viktor Kovachev – 2,300,000 (18 bb)
Matt Bond – 6,100,000 (49 bb)

Championship: Jason Sagle Doubles Through Rayan Chamas

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,447

Jason Sagle

Jason Sagle opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Rayan Chamas came along in the big blind to the KhTh7d flop. Chamas checked, Sagle bet 450,000 and Chamas called.

The turn was 8d, Chamas checked, and Sagle bet 1,400,000 leaving only a single 25K chip behind. Chamas thought for a minute, used two time chips, and moved all in. Sagle quickly called at risk.

Sagle: AcAs
Chamas: Ks3s

Sagle was ahead with his aces and got max value from Chamas after the 2c river to double up.

Jason Sagle – 4,050,000 (32 bb)
Rayan Chamas – 5,500,000 (44 bb)

Championship: Updated Counts on Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,447

Players were sent on a 15-minute break and here’s a look at the counts. Istvan Briski continues to lead with Sandy Sanchez sitting in second.

Blinds are up to 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante and the average stack is about 6,580,000 (53 bb).

Table 7
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Rishi Makkar – 1,475,000 (12 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty –
Seat 4: Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea – 5,550,000 (44 bb)
Seat 5: Luke Graham – 3,825,000 (31 bb)
Seat 6: Istvan Briski – 14,500,000 (116 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Fred Goldberg – 7,300,000 (58 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1: Jason Sagle – 2,175,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Matt Bond – 6,325,000 (51 bb)
Seat 3: Darryll Fish – 7,000,000 (56 bb)
Seat 4: Viktor Kovachev – 2,400,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Sandy Sanchez – 13,150,000 (105 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Rayan Chamas – 8,650,000 (69 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $752,500 – includes WPT World Championship seat
2nd: $494,800
3rd: $366,500
4th: $274,000
5th: $206,900
6th: $157,800
7th: $121,500
8th: $94,500
9th-10th: $74,300
11th: $59,000

Championship: Lucian Silveira Eliminated in 12th Place by Fred Goldberg

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,447

Lucian Silveira

Istvan Briski opened to 200,000 and Lucian Silveira moved all in for 600,000. Fred Goldberg cold four-bet to 1,000,000 and Briski let it go.

Goldberg: AcJh
Silveira: 3s3h

Silveira was ahead with his threes but Goldberg moved ahead when he paired his ace on the AsTd5c flop. The Ad turn and 5h river finished the board and Silveira was eliminated in 12th place.

Fred Goldberg – 7,200,000 (72 bb)
Lucian Silveira – Eliminated in 12th place ($59,000)

Championship: Niko Koop Eliminated in 13th Place by Rayan Chamas

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts | Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,447

Niko Koop

It folded over to Niko Koop on the button and he opened to 800,000 (more than half of his stack). Rayan Chamas moved all in from small blind, Jason Sagle folded his big, and Koop called at risk for another 750,000.

Chamas: Ad9d
Koop: KcJc

Koop had two live, suited cards to double up but the 6s6d3h7sTh board provided no help.

Rayan Chamas – 13,000,000 (130 bb)
Niko Koop – Eliminated in 13th place ($47,300)