Championship Day 1A: Angel Guillen Eliminated by Brian Hastings

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  189 of 447

Angel Guillen raised all in for 11,000 from early position and Brian Hastings called from middle position with AdQs, leading Guillen’s KcQh.

The board ran out Jc6cJd6d4h, safe for Hastings to score the elimination.

Brian Hastings – 160,000 (133 bb)
Angel Guillen – Eliminated

Championship Day 1A: Ravi Raghavan Doubles Up

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  198 of 447

In a battle of the blinds, Ravi Raghavan was all in for 20,200 from the small blind with Js10s. His opponent in the big blind was ahead with 10h10d.

The board ran out 7h2dKsJc2h, giving Raghavan jacks and deuces to double through his opponent.

Ravi Raghavan – 43,400 (36 bb)

Championship Day 1A: James Mackey Knocks Out a Player

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 447

James Mackey
James Mackey

James Mackey raised from early position to 2,800, a player in late position called, the button called, and the player in the big blind moved all in for 12,000.

Mackey thought for a while before reraising to 22,000, and the next two players folded.

The big blind turned over AhKs, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Mackey’s QdJd.

The board came 10c7s6c9cKc, and Mackey rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Day 1A.

James Mackey  –  191,000  (159 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Paul Domb Knocks Out a Player

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 447

Paul Domb
Paul Domb

With the board showing Ac10c5dAh on the turn, the small blind moved all in, and Paul Domb called from the big blind with As4c for trip aces.

The small blind turned over Jc10h for a pair of tens, and he was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card double-paired the board with the 5h, and Domb won the pot with a full house to eliminate the small blind from Day 1A.

Paul Domb  –  90,000  (75 bb)

Championship Day 1A: John Dolan Doubles Through Julien Martini

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  207 of 447

Julien Martini raised to 2,800 from middle position, John Dolan three-bet all in from the hijack for 33,800 and Martini called.

Martini: AhQh
Dolan: 8h8d

The board ran out 5s9h4s6c7c, giving Dolan an eight-high straight to double through Martini.

John Dolan – 70,600 (59 bb)
Julien Martini – 174,000 (145 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Ken O’Donnell Doubles Up; T.K. Miles Shoves the Turn

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  225 of 447

Ken O'Donnell
Ken O’Donnell

Ken O’Donnell was all in from the cutoff for 54,600 with KhKc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s QsQd.

The board came AcAh4h7c9d, and the pocket kings held up for O’Donnell to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ken O’Donnell  –  114,000  (95 bb)

At another table, after a flop of Jd8h2d, T.K. Miles checked from middle position, the player on the button bet, and Miles check-raised to 20,000. The player on the button thought for a bit before he called.

The turn card paired the board with the 8d, and Miles moved all in for about 33,000. The player on the button thought for a while before he folded, and Miles took the pot.

T.K. Miles  –  78,000  (65 bb)

Level 9 came to an end, and Level 10 began with increased blinds of 600-1,200 and a 1,200 ante. This will be the last level of the night, and action should end around 11:15 am.

Championship Day 1A: Straight for Julien Martini

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 234 of 447

With about 40,000 in the pot and the board reading 10c2s8h6sJh, Julien Martini bet 51,000 from under the gun and his opponent in the cutoff tanked for a little while before he called.

Martini tabled Qc9c for a queen-high straight, his opponent mucked and Martini won the pot.

Julien Martini – 219,000

Championship Day 1A: One for Ian O’Hara

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 234 of 447

Brian Hastings raised to 2,000 from early position, Ian O’Hara called from middle position and the player in the big blind called.

They checked to the river of a 2h10d2s4dQh board where Hastings check-called 3,000 from O’Hara who showed KsQs.

Hastings showed just the Qc and mucked, giving the pot to O’Hara.

Ian O’Hara – 61,000 (61 bb)
Brian Hastings – 78,000 (78 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Robert Mizrachi Takes One Out

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining: 234 of 447

Picking up the action after the turn of a 6sQh8dAd board, with about 20,000 in the pot, Robert Mizrachi bet effectively 20,000 from the cutoff and his opponent in early position called all in for 29,000 with KhQs with a pair of queens.

Mizrachi was drawing with Jd10d.

The river was the 4d, giving Mizrachi a flush on the river to eliminate his opponent.

Robert Mizrachi – 243,000

Championship Day 1A: Michael Tureniec Eliminated by Scott Zakheim

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1 Entries:  447

Scott Zakheim
Scott Zakheim

Scott Zakheim raised UTG+1 to 2,300, another player called from middle position, and Michael Tureniec moved all in from middle position for 7,000.

Zakheim four-bet all in over the top for 34,000, and the third player tanked for a while before he called.

Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Middle Position:  QhQd
Scott Zakheim:  10d9d
Michael Tureniec:  AdJh

The board came 10s9c7d3d10h, and Zakheim flopped two pair and rivered a full house to win the pot, doubling thru the middle-position player and eliminating Tureniec from Day 1A.

Scott Zakheim  –  77,500  (78 bb)