Event 21 Flight A: Scott Frier’s Turn at the Top

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  497

Scott Frier

The second break ended and players returned for the start of Level 9 and we closed the door on the first flight. Flight B starts at 6 pm with late registration available until 10:30 pm.

Scott Frier is the latest player to take the top spot among the chip counts with two tough players not far behind; David Moreno and Darryll Fish the closest to catching him.

Scott Frier – 152,600 (153 bb)
David Moreno – 129,300 (129 bb)
Darryll Fish – 124,800 (125 bb)

Event 21 Flight A: Last Level to Register

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  442

Frank Russo (left) and Michael Chiappetta (right) enjoy a moment during the first break

With 442 entries in Flight A, the tournament is nearly a quarter of the way to the $1,000,000, with a huge weekend expected. Get your Day 2 seat early in the “smaller” Thursday fields.

They will play out Level 8, take a 15-minute break while the black chips come out of play, and return with registration closed.

Event 21 Flight A: Nick Toralba Leads Early

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries:  368

Nick Toralba

Players returned to their seats with four more levels left to spin up the entry count for this first flight of six. We have a great start of the mid-series big game.

Louisiana’s Nick Toralba is the earlier leader with 78,000 while Shanmukha Meruga and Stephenson Decius are separated by a single 1K chip for second and third.

Nick Toralba – 78,000 (195 bb)
Shanmukha Meruga – 76,500 (191 bb)
Stephenson Decius – 75,500 (189 bb)

Event 21 Flight A: First Break

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight A Entries:  302

Darryll Fish

Flight A of Event 21 is about ready to take their first break not long after the entry count crossed over 300. They are setting up for a very big number by the time registration closes late Saturday evening.

Two past champs joined the field before the break. Darryll Fish was our WPT LHPO Champion in 2018 and Colin Robinson won our $1,100 Shootout during the last RRPO series.

Colin Robinson

Event 21 Flight A: Early Entries

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries:  160

Francis Margaglione

There was a nice little jump after cards went in the air, and the entry count went up to 160 after 30 minutes of action. An excellent start on a Thursday morning.

A few early familiar faces include Francis Margaglione, Barry Roth, two-time WSOPC ring winner John Depersio, Solange Lucas, Jennifer David, Michael Tait, and Eric Piderit.

Barry Roth
John Depersio

Event 21 Flight A: Stepping it Up

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The second weekend of the series is just about here and we have our first tournament with a $1,000,000 guarantee. Event 21 kicks off with Flight A at 10 am, the first of six starting flights for the $600 Deep Stack.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 after Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight A will come to an end when 10% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

  • $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 21 Structure Sheet

Showdown Day 8 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 21 Day 1A – $600 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 21 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 22 – $400 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw (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 22 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 23 – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry) (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:25pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 23 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 21 Day 1B – $600 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 21 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 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 (3:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 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 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 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

2023 Poker Showdown Schedule
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