Championship Day 1B: Filling In Nicely

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  467

Antuan Bunkley

Another level down and the prize pool climbed to $3.7 million as we roll to bigger blinds. It will hit $4,000,000 before too long and we are chasing even more.

A few more friends in town for the Championship include Antuan Bunkley, Fred Dabus, Jessica Dawley, Matthew Leecy, and Tarun Gulati.

Fred Dabus
Jessica Dawley
Matthew Leecy
Tarun Gulati

Championship Day 1B: John Malvasio Leads Early

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  382

John Malvasio

The first break ended and Championship players returned to action with the prize pool just a few bucks shy of $3.5 million.

John Malvasio made the most of his day so far, sitting at the front of the room and running his 50K starting stack up to 147,600. Art Peacock is second with 144,900 with Joe Liberta, Brian Murphy, and Matias Gabrenja rounding out the top five.

1.  John Malvasio  –  147,600  (369 bb)
2.  Art Peacock  –  144,900  (362 bb)
3.  Joseph Liberta  –  140,000  (350 bb)
4.  Brian Murphy  –  127,700  (319 bb)
5.  Matias Gabrenja  –  126,700  (317 bb)
6.  Dan Chalifour  –  126,500  (316 bb)
7.  Omar Hafeez  –  122,600  (307 bb)
8.  Jeremy Maher  –  121,000  (303 bb)
9.  Chance Kornuth  –  119,500  (299 bb)

Art Peacock

Championship Day 1B: More Friends

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  314

Darren Elias

We are flying right along here in the Grand Ballroom this afternoon with a regular, fast-moving line and no waiting for seats in the Championship. The only thing that will slow it down a little is the first break in 30 minutes.

A few more friends in the field include Darren Elias, James Salmon, Ken O’Donnell, Ricardo Eyzaguirre, Shaun Deeb, Steve “Cuz” Buckner, and Pat Lyons.

James Salmon
Ken O’Donnell
Ricardo Eyzaguirre

Championship Day 1B: Early Entries

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  186

Erik Seidel

We’re off to a fast start for Flight B with nearly 200 entries in the game in the first 30 minutes and they are cruising to the guarantee.

Some early friends include Erik Seidel, Brian Arbaugh, Dion Jagroo, Ryan Eriquezzo, Michael Wang, Chance Kornuth, and Farid Jattin.

Brian Arbaugh
Dion Jagroo
Ryan Eriquezzo

Championship Day 1B: Guaranteed Good Day

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The first flight of the RRPO Championship drew 696 entries to set up a big Saturday afternoon in the Grand Ballroom. The $3,500 buy-in tournament will surpass its $3,000,000 guarantee early in the day and then start reaching for some milestones.

We’ll highlight them along the way.

Players start with huge 50K stacks and all levels last 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then they go up to 90 until they reach the six-handed final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm.

Flight B will play ten levels and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return tomorrow at noon.

  • $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • ClubWPT Gold Passport will be awarded for the overall chip leader at the end of Day 1A and Day 1B, the stone bubble when hand for hand and to the final six players at the Final Table
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
  • Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

Chip counts from Flight A

RRPO Day 11 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship

  • $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • ClubWPT Gold Passport will be awarded for the overall chip leader at the end of Day 1A and Day 1B, the stone bubble when hand for hand and to the final six players at the Final Table
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1 & 2 levels last 60 minutes
  • Levels last 90 minutes when 40 players remain
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 32 – $600 Mixed Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 25,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 32 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 33 – $300 Quad Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 12 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 33 Structure Sheet

9PM: Event 34 – $1,100 Purple Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 34 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15am)
  • Structure Sheet

11AM: $375 Championship Super Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 10 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (12:20pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $1,050 Event 37 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 1-in-10 win seats into $10,000 RRPO Event 37
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2024 Rock ‘N’ Roll Open Schedule

Championship: Day 1A Chip Counts

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  238 of 696

Day 1A:  696 Entries;  238 Advanced
Day 1B:  Saturday at 11 a.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 12 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 12 p.m.
Day 4:  Tuesday at 12 p.m.
Day 5: Wednesday at 1 p.m.

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1FrankStepuchinLas VegasNV394,000
2WilliamLamar-BooneAlamo HeightsTX391,000
3JesseLonisLas VegasNV390,500
4KevinSchulzFort LauderdaleFL388,000
5GregoryBackThe WoodlandsTX364,500
6AlexandreReardFrance-357,500
7UriKadoshFort LauderdaleFL356,500
8ChadRoedersheimerCincinnatiOH341,500
9JarodLudemannSalt Lake CityUT332,000
10PaulSneadKings ParkNY328,500
11NicholasCarballoMiamiFL321,000
12IanCohenFort LauderdaleFL316,500
13DmitriiAstratov-306,500
14LuisOrtizMeridenCT292,000
15ScottBaumsteinFt LauderdaleFL288,000
16TanupatPunjarojanakulWestburyNY285,500
17Robert-AndreiBurlacuLondon-282,000
18HosseinEnsanQreven-275,000
19VitalijsZavorotnijsRiga-273,000
20JarrettMullinsYadkinvilleNC271,500
21RobertKennedy IiiOcalaFL265,500
22ScottLevittDelray BeachFL257,000
23LilyKilettoBallwinMO257,000
24LiridonHotiWhite HavenPA255,500
25NealCorcoranStuartFL254,000
26SethKatichGlenshawPA254,000
27DanielNeilsonCabramatta-253,000
28WasimAssafOrlandoFL247,000
29LiorRusinekBoca RatonFL246,000
30DrazenIlichLincolnNE239,500
31JosephMolitorSecanePA231,500
32JosephSerockFort LauderdaleFL228,000
33JuanMarquezWestonFL228,000
34EricZhengMaple GroveMN227,000
35ElliottKampenCarmelIN226,000
36KristenFoxenLas VegasNV225,500
37JoshuaKayBoca RatonFL224,000
38SamuelLaskowitzBayportNY222,500
39FerencDeakDohany Str. 66-220,000
40BenWarringtonLeather-218,500
41ThienNguyenCape CoralFL218,500
42ErnestBushFort LauderdaleFL217,500
43JohnCostelloBayonneNJ215,000
44RyanRiessLas VegasNV213,000
45SamuelGanzfriedMiami BeachFL211,500
46MorganPetroFredericksburgVA211,000
47LouisWhitemanHollywoodFL211,000
48NicholasDavidsonRochester HillsMI208,500
49ElierMontefuMiamiFL207,000
50NicholasSewardLas VegasNV206,000
51JosefSnejberg-205,500
52WesleyHaymondMurphysCA204,500
53AlanArbos-204,000
54StephenSongWest Palm BchFL203,500
55JohnnyBrombergLos AngelesCA203,000
56FlorianRibouchonFrance-200,500
57MatthewWantmanStonehamMA200,500
58AnibalPabonHomesteadFL199,000
59JohnLittletonRoswellGA197,500
60JoshuaStewartWinter GardenFL195,000
61ManuelAmaro AlvarezLoxahatcheeFL195,000
62EricKolodnySunny Isles BeachFL194,000
63MatthiasLipp-193,000
64MiguelCapriles CannizzaroMiamiFL193,000
65DeividasDaubarisKlaipeda-192,500
66BorisShakhmurovRoslyn HeightsNY192,500
67TylerMontoyaNorth Las VegasNV190,000
68YunkyuSongCamasWA190,000
69AdamHendrixAnchorageAK187,500
70CarlosLeivaBarcelona-185,500
71AsherNeamanPembroke PinesFL184,000
72JaydenKrnyaichOrlandoFL182,500
73AndrewVoorWestfieldIN182,500
74MatthewBeinnerBoca RatonFL182,500
75JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL182,000
76SterlingSavillTampaFL181,000
77EugeneKotlyarevskiyBoca RatonFL180,500
78TylerRauhMiamiFL175,500
79BinWengLas VegasNV174,000
80JordanSparaganaFt LauderdaleFL172,000
81ShannonShorrLas VegasNV171,500
82SeunghyunNamBrightonMA167,500
83KevinGomezSouthwest RanchesFL167,000
84KarolisSereikaVilnius-167,000
85AdamDunmarsSeattleWA167,000
86JakeSchwartzFt LauderdaleFL164,000
87SebastienAubeMontrealQC163,500
88NitisUdornpimNaplesFL162,500
89ShamicaLamarWellingtonFL161,500
90DavidNathaniel JrMiramarFL159,000
91TaylorWilsonWheelingWV158,500
92T.K.MilesDavieFL154,500
93GabrielPardoMiamiFL154,000
94AndrewSmithLos AngelesCA150,000
95RobertHover149,500
96AaronKupinMiamiFL149,500
97ShawnBarnettOldsmarFL149,000
98DrewO'ConnellMiddletownNJ147,000
99PeterFellowsMiramarFL146,000
100BorisKolevProvoliv-144,500
101FrankLagodichCantonOH144,000
102MarcusEl-HuaickOrlandoFL142,000
103AlanLevinePlantationFL141,000
104MichaelBerkChestertonIN141,000
105EusebiuJalbaRuse-141,000
106ShivaDudaniChicagoIL140,000
107NicholasSena-HopkinsIslamoradaFL140,000
108AaronMasseyLas VegasNV140,000
109ViktorKovachevSofia-139,000
110DavidLeeVictoriaBC138,500
111NeelMurthyLas VegasNV138,500
112NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL138,500
113DominiqueMosleyFort LauderdaleFL138,000
114KyleAroraHoustonTX136,000
115FrederickGoldbergPlantationFL135,500
116PhillipKrnyaichClermontFL135,000
117HarveyVandevenOcalaFL135,000
118AlexanderZiskinEsteroFL135,000
119RichardWhitebrookMiami BeachFL132,000
120JasonMercierDavieFL130,500
121GabrielAndradeHoustonTX130,000
122A.J.KelsallTampaFL128,500
123RodneyTurvinCairoGA127,000
124VladimirMinkoLondon-126,500
125BrianHawkinsWellingtonFL126,000
126MattGlantzLake WorthFL126,000
127ShovalMalinEvenyuda-126,000
128CaseyHatmakerChambersburgPA123,500
129RenLinBrooklynNY123,000
130RobertLebeauTampaFL122,000
131MitchellGarshofskyLas VegasNV120,000
132RajaiWazwazWhite Bear LkMN120,000
133JoeMckeehenConshohockenPA120,000
134RobertSouaid JrGulf StreamFL120,000
135MaxKingstoneOrlandoFL119,000
136DebraHedgpethMiamiFL118,000
137DiomigDelgadoNaplesFL117,000
138BrandonWilsonChicagoIL115,500
139RajeshVohraLake WorthFL113,000
140DavidColemanMorristownNJ112,500
141ChangfengFanFlushingNY111,500
142Ya YunLiuBeijing-110,500
143JustinChuTaoyuan-108,000
144RichardAlsupHopkinsMN107,000
145BrianAltmanBostonMA107,000
146KevinRuscittiWest BloomfieldMI107,000
147AnnaAntimonyFort LeeNJ107,000
148DennisStevermerSaint PaulMN106,500
149DungNguyenDaniaFL106,000
150TomFuchs-105,000
151RussellBrooksAtlantaGA105,000
152DimitriVorbeMiamiFL103,000
153JosephElpayaaForest ParkIL102,500
154GiulianoLentiniNew YorkNY102,500
155JudithBielanLas VegasNV101,500
156NatashaMercierDavieFL101,500
157MatthewLambrechtJupiterFL100,000
158BrettApterTreasure IslandFL99,500
159AleksDimitrovSofia-98,000
160PhilipRigbyMitcham-96,500
161NoahNovickWoodbridgeCT96,500
162NoahSchwartzSunny Isles BeachFL96,000
163RyanHoenigFort CollinsCO94,500
164SeanPhillippiFort LauderdaleFL94,000
165JordanLowerySarasotaFL93,500
166DavidSathueDaniaFL93,000
167RomanKorenevKasnoyarst-92,000
168AaronMederosTampaFL91,000
169AlexFoxenLas VegasNV88,000
170JeffreyPalermoParklandFL87,000
171RobertSantanaProspect ParkNJ86,500
172HarrisonGimbelPalm Beach GardensFL84,500
173RoniZelichonokAventuraFL83,500
174OlvensoSavoieParklandFL83,000
175PaulDombKey BiscayneFL82,500
176GhadiAkariDallasTX80,500
177JohnSpadavecchia JrParklandFL80,000
178ChristopherO'HaraHallandaleFL80,000
179ColinRobinsonTempeAZ80,000
180LoniHarwoodTamaracFL79,000
181BenjaminGriseCarmelIN78,000
182NedelcuNarcisRuse-76,000
183VietVoHoustonTX76,000
184PeterMugarBostonMA75,500
185RaminderSinghDelray BeachFL75,500
186DavidDibernardiTampaFL75,000
187JulietHegedusPembroke PinesFL72,000
188BenjaminZamaniBoca RatonFL72,000
189AudriusStakelisVilnius-71,500
190DenysShafikovHallandaleFL71,000
191FlorenceStewartFort LauderdaleFL70,000
192ThomasBarryRockvilleMD69,500
193CubaLevenberryHollywoodFL69,000
194BrockWilsonArdsleyNY69,000
195JonathanLewisHopkintonMA68,500
196AlexandrosTheologisMilenovo-68,000
197StevenDurmentBeevilleTX68,000
198RandySimNaplesFL67,500
199ZacharyFischerEast NorthportNY65,000
200SeanPosnerMiamiFL65,000
201KennethFishmanTarpon SpringsFL65,000
202BenjaminKramerTerre HauteIN64,500
203ScottWeinsteinNew YorkNY64,000
204ChristianRobertsEverettMA63,500
205PaulFisherNorthbrookIL63,500
206OlivierRebello FrechetteMontrealQC62,000
207JoelDeutschHollywoodFL62,000
208JorgeAristizabalCoral SpringsFL61,500
209FarazJakaLas VegasNV61,500
210NicholasPalmaBronxNY60,000
211MartinZamaniBoca RatonFL59,500
212GeorgeAbdallahHoustonTX58,500
213AliaksandrShylko-57,500
214NicholasFunaroSewellNJ57,500
215BradOwenLas VegasNV57,000
216MylesMullalyRyeNY53,000
217FredericNormandQuebecQC52,000
218DavidMzareulovKatyTX51,500
219ZhenCaiLake WorthFL51,500
220AlexanderStewartFort LauderdaleFL49,000
221NicholasVerderamoBaltimoreMD48,500
222LannyVaysmanFlushingNY48,000
223MykhailoLendelBrooklynNY47,500
224MatthewWaxmanFort LauderdaleFL46,500
225EricBreseeAlbanyNY46,000
226AlfredGilletteScrantonPA41,000
227ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL41,000
228MichaelGraffeoFort LauderdaleFL39,000
229AlexisCruz MartinezMidlandTX38,500
230AlejandroGonzalez OlaecheaNorth MiamiFL36,000
231ThomasMuhlockerVienna-35,000
232ZacharyVankeurenSaratoga SpringsNY34,000
233MartinsAdeniyaLondon-30,500
234VladasTamasauskasVilnius-29,500
235StephenKehoeDublin-28,500
236JoseGonzalezMiamiFL23,300
237ConorBerginDublin-18,000
238SergioGihaMiamiFL15,000