$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with an 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 6,134

After sending half of his stack to Kamoru Yusuf, Alexander Abella was down to 575,000 and moved all in from the small blind after Jorge Gomez opened to 500,000 from the button. Justin Datloff came along in the big blind and Gomez called.

Both live players checked down the board and all the hands were flipped up.

Abella:
Gomez:
Datloff:

Neither Abella nor Datloff paired their hands and Gomez was good with the pocket threes to send Abella out in 20th place.

Jorge Gomez – 10,100,000 (67 bb)
Alexander Abella – Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,290)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  100,000/200,000 with an 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 6,134

Kuppuraj Mohan open-shoved for 1,725,000 and it folded to Zak VanKeuren on the button. He confirmed the counts, checked the stacks in the blinds, and called. The blinds folded and the hands were tabled.

VanKeuren:
Mohan:

VanKeuren woke up to a monster on the button and Mohan needed to catch to stay in the game. He missed the flop, picked up a heart draw on the turn, but blanked the river to exit in 21st place.

Zak VanKeuren – 5,900,000 (39 bb)
Kuppuraj Mohan – Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,290)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 6,134

Nigel Murray raised from the cutoff to 400,000, Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea moved all in from the button for 1,975,000, and Murray tanked for a while before he called with .

Olaechea turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Olaechea paired his ace on the river, but the same card gave Murray a heart flush. Murray won the pot to eliminate Olaechea in 22nd place.

Nigel Murray  –  5,900,000  (39 bb)
Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($6,680)

Note:  In order to balance tables, Richard Baker was moved from Table 6, seat 7 over to Table 7, seat 5.

With 21 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 5,825,000 (39 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $7,290 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 6,134

Christopher Mo moved all in from the button for 725,000, and Kamoru Yusuf called from the big blind with . Mo turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Mo won the pot with a pair of nines to double up in chips.

Christopher Mo  –  1,675,000  (11 bb)
Kamoru Yusuf  –  4,075,000  (27 bb)

A few minutes later Christopher Mo moved all in UTG+1 for 1,675,000, and Peter Hsu moved all in over the top from the hijack for 15,000,000.

Kamoru Yusuf tanked for a long time in the cutoff without about 4.8 million, but he kept looking at Hsu’s massive chip stack and eventually folded.

Mo showed , and Hsu turned over . Mo needed to improve to stay alive.

Yusuf claimed to have folded ace-king suited, which is more believable because he folded ace-king face up to a three-bet shove last night (click here for details).

Back to the present, the board came , and Mo flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Hsu won the pot with two pair, aces and queens, to eliminate Mo in 23rd place.

Peter Hsu  –  17,050,000  (114 bb)
Christopher Mo  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($6,680)

With 22 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 5,575,000 (37 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,680 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with an 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 6,134

With the board reading and about 950,000 in the pot, Boris Kravets moved all in against Jorge Gomez and he quickly called at risk for 4,050,000.

Gomez:
Kravets:

Gomez was ahead and pulled a big double after the turn and river.

Jorge Gomez – 9,050,000 (60 bb)
Boris Kravets – 2,300,000 (15 bb)

On the next hand, Kravets open-shipped from early position for 2,300,000 and Alexander Abella called at risk from the cutoff for 1,200,000.

Abella:
Kravets:

Kravets had two live cards for the knockout but Abella paired his nine on the flop, made trip nines in the turn, and doubled after the river.

Alexander Abella – 2,775,000 (19 bb)
Boris Kravets – 1,100,000 (7 bb)

On the next hand, Kravets open-shoved for 1,100,000 from under the gun and Peter Hsu quickly called from the big blind.

Hsu:
Kravets:

Kravets needed to catch to double up but Hsu paired his eight on the flop to improve. Hsu made trip eights on the turn to leave Kravets drawing dead to the river, a quick end to his day.

Peter Hsu – 15,000,000 (100 bb)
Boris Kravets – Eliminated in 24th Place ($6,880)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 6,134

Francesco DiGiacomo moved all in from middle position for 1,975,000, and Matthew Vetstein moved all in over the top from the hijack for 3,500,000 with .

DiGiacomo turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Vetstein turned a set of eights to win the pot and eliminate DiGiacomo in 26th place.

Matthew Vetstein  –  5,850,000  (39 bb)
Francesco DiGiacomo  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($6,075)

A few minutes later, Henry Fermin, who had been knocked down to just seven big blinds in an earlier hand, was eliminated in 25th place.

Henry Fermin – Eliminated in 25th Place  ($6,075)

Note:  In order to balance tables, Brandon Lulov was moved from Table 7, seat 1 over to Table 6, seat 4.

With 24 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 5,100,000 (34 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,680 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 6,134

The final 26 players have returned today to play down to a winner (or at least down to a deal), and the action got underway at 3:00 pm as scheduled.

About five minutes into the action, Henry Fermin raised from middle position to 350,000, Earl Gallegos moved all in from the hijack for 1,325,000, and Fermin called with .

Gallegos turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Fermin flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Gallegos won the pot with a flopped pair of queens to double up in chips.

Earl Gallegos  –  3,025,000  (20 bb)
Henry Fermin – 1,025,000  (7 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 6,134, the average chip stack is about 4,725,000 (32 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $6,075 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 6,134

RRPO Event 1 drew 6,134 entries over eight starting flights, and 26 remain after a long Day 2. They return this afternoon at 3 pm to finish it out, find our champion who is set to leave the Grand Ballroom with more than $282K.

Fabian Foster leads the return and he has some history in big opening events, finishing third out of 3,004 in 2021 LHPO Event 1. But he has a lot of tough competition and nothing is locked up except the $6,075 for 26th place.

Cards go back in the air at 3 pm with hour-long levels for the duration and we will be here till we have a winner.

Table 6
Seat 1:  Blake Barousse  –  3,150,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2:  Clifford Mermell  –  3,625,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Fabian Foster  –  12,300,000  (82 bb)
Seat 4:  Henry Fermin  –  2,675,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Earl Gallegos  –  1,400,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Francesco DiGiacomo  –  1,825,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Richard Baker  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8:  Joshua Reifer  –  4,825,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9:  Matthew Vetstein  –  4,950,000  (33 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1:  Brandon Lulov  –  4,900,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2:  Alexander Abella  –  1,950,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3:  Justin Datloff  –  4,875,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4:  Randy Sim  –  2,475,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Christopher Mo  –  4,000,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6:  Peter Hsu  –  11,025,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7:  Boris Kravets  –  6,375,000  (43 bb)
Seat 8:  Kamoru Yusuf  –  4,625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 9:  Jorge Gomez  –  5,150,000  (34 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Zak VanKeuren  –  5,175,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2:  Rob Brown  –  3,250,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Nigel Murray  –  4,100,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4:  Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea  –  2,150,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5:  Willy Stadele  –  9,250,000  (62 bb)
Seat 6:  Kuppuraj Mohan  –  2,025,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7:  Eddy Gibbs  –  7,850,000  (52 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  Phu Vo  –  4,700,000  (31 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $282,775 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $180,330
3rd:  $137,500
4th:  $112,910
5th:  $89,065
6th:  $66,800
7th:  $46,560
8th:  $33,400
9th-10th:  $22,265
11th-12th:  $15,185
13th-15th:  $11,135
16th-18th:  $8,705
19th-21st:  $7,290
22nd-24th:  $6,680
25th-26th:  $6,075

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 16 – $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 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 16 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 17 Day 1A – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 14 Day 1B – $600 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels last 60 minutes when 27 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 13 Day 1 – $1,100 Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 13 Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 13 Payouts

3PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Chip Counts and Seats
• Event 1 Payouts

3PM: Event 17 Day 1B – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (6:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 14 Day 1C – $600 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels last 60 minutes when 27 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 17 Day 1C – $200 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 18 – $400 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 18 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $200 Pot Limit Omaha Event 21 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into RRPO $1,700 PLO Event 21
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 RRPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

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

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 6,134

Day 2 of the 2022 RRPO opener came to an end shortly before 3:00 a.m. with 26 players remaining, and the big stack belongs to Fabian Foster with 12,300,000 in chips (82 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts and seating assignments for Day 3, which begins at 3 p.m. on Monday.

Table 6
Seat 1:  Blake Barousse  –  3,150,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2:  Clifford Mermell  –  3,625,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3:  Fabian Foster  –  12,300,000  (82 bb)
Seat 4:  Henry Fermin  –  2,675,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5:  Earl Gallegos  –  1,400,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Francesco DiGiacomo  –  1,825,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7:  Richard Baker  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8:  Joshua Reifer  –  4,825,000  (32 bb)
Seat 9:  Matthew Vetstein  –  4,950,000  (33 bb)

Table 7
Seat 1:  Brandon Lulov  –  4,900,000  (33 bb)
Seat 2:  Alexander Abella  –  1,950,000  (13 bb)
Seat 3:  Justin Datloff  –  4,875,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4:  Randy Sim  –  2,475,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Christopher Mo  –  4,000,000  (27 bb)
Seat 6:  Peter Hsu  –  11,025,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7:  Boris Kravets  –  6,375,000  (43 bb)
Seat 8:  Kamoru Yusuf  –  4,625,000  (31 bb)
Seat 9:  Jorge Gomez  –  5,150,000  (34 bb)

Table 8
Seat 1:  Zak VanKeuren  –  5,175,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2:  Rob Brown  –  3,250,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3:  Nigel Murray  –  4,100,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4:  Alejandro Gonzalez Olaechea  –  2,150,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5:  Willy Stadele  –  9,250,000  (62 bb)
Seat 6:  Kuppuraj Mohan  –  2,025,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7:  Eddy Gibbs  –  7,850,000  (52 bb)
Seat 8:
Seat 9:  Phu Vo  –  4,700,000  (31 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $282,775 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $180,330
3rd:  $137,500
4th:  $112,910
5th:  $89,065
6th:  $66,800
7th:  $46,560
8th:  $33,400
9th-10th:  $22,265
11th-12th:  $15,185
13th-15th:  $11,135
16th-18th:  $8,705
19th-21st:  $7,290
22nd-24th:  $6,680
25th-26th:  $6,075