$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
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Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 1,541

Josh Kay raised from the button to 575,000 with , and Brian Altman called from the big blind with .

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Altman checked, Kay bet 300,000, and Altman called.

The river card was the , giving Altman a king-high straight, but Kay clinched the pot with an ace-high straight.

Altman checked, Kay bet 2,000,000, and Altman check-raised to 4,000,000. Kay moved all in, and Altman called all in for about 7,800,000 with his for a king-high straight.

But of course Kay turned over his to win the pot with an ace-high straight, eliminating three-time WPT champion Brian Altman in fourth place.

Brian Altman  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($290,000)

Here are the updated chip counts for the final three players:

Seat 1.  Chad Eveslage  –  13,250,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2.  Josh Kay  –  19,825,000  (79 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Wilson  –  43,900,000  (176 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $785,800 + $10,400 WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $525,000
3rd:  $390,000

4th:  Brian Altman  –  $290,000
5th:  Gediminas Uselis  –  $219,000
6th:  Robel Andemichael  –  $167,000

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 25,675,000 (103 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $390,000.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,541

Gediminas Uselis raised from the button to 550,000, Andrew Wilson reraised from the small blind to 1,700,000, and Uselis moved all in for 8,300,000.

Wilson snap-called with , and Uselis turned over . Uselis needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Wilson won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate defending WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open champion Uselis in fifth place.

Andrew Wilson  –  43,900,000  (176 bb)
Gediminas Uselis  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($219,000)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 19,275,000 (77 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $290,000.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,541

Josh Kay raised from the cutoff to 450,000 with , and Brian Altman reraised from the big blind to 1,600,000 with .

Kay used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he four-bet it to 3,100,000. and Altman thought for a while before he folded.

Josh Kay  –  10,650,000  (53 bb)
Brian Altman  –  9,100,000  (46 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 15,400,000 (77 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $219,000.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,541

Andrew Wilson raised from the hijack to 400,000, Robel Andemichael moved all in from the small blind for 700,000, and Wilson called with .

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

The board came , and Wilson won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Andemichael in sixth place.

This was the second Seminole Hard Rock Championship final table for Andemichael, who also finished second at the 2021 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open, earning $545,500.

Andrew Wilson  –  36,000,000  (180 bb)
Robel Andemichael  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($167,000)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 15,400,000 (77 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $219,000.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

The action is getting underway on the WPT Live Stream, which is on a 30-minute delay. Our live updates here will follow that same delay.

We will keep a link to the live stream in our header at the top of each post, or you can click here. And of course we will be posting the biggest hands right here on SHRPO.com.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

The final six players have been introduced to the audience, and they have taken their seats at the WPT Final Table. Here are their official chip counts:

Seat 1.  Chad Eveslage  –  12,700,000  (64 bb)
Seat 2.  Robel Andemichael  –  1,400,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3.  Josh Kay  –  9,250,000  (46 bb)
Seat 4.  Gediminas Uselis  –  8,375,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  Andrew Wilson  –  33,425,000  (167 bb)
Seat 6.  Brian Altman  –  11,850,000  (59 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $785,800 + $10,400 WPT World Championship seat
2nd:  $525,000
3rd:  $390,000
4th:  $290,000
5th:  $219,000
6th:  $167,000

The cards went in the air shortly before 2:00 pm EST, but our updates will be posted on a 30-minute delay so as not to spoil the WPT Live Stream.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

Fron 1,541 entries down to six players in contention for the 2022 WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to play the final table on the live-stream stage.

Andrew Wilson leads the return, but it’s a talented group trying to chase him down.

We will be updating on a 30-minute delay with the WPT live stream to avoid spoilers.

Seat 1: Chad Eveslage – 12,700,000 (64 bb)
Seat 2: Robel Andemichael – 1,400,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Josh Kay – 9,250,000 (46 bb)
Seat 4: Gediminas Uselis – 8,375,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Andrew Wilson – 33,425,000 (167 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 11,850,000 (59 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $785,800 + $10,400 WPT World Championship seat
2nd: $525,000
3rd: $390,000
4th: $290,000
5th: $219,000
6th: $167,000

The 2022 WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship drew 1,541 entries, the second biggest in our history, and the tournament is down to the last six players vying for the title.

They have a combined $18.3 million in career earnings, six WPT titles, a former WPT Player of the Year with Brian Altman, and another in contention this year in Chad Eveslage.

And Gediminas Uselis has a chance to make history; he is our defending champion and no one has ever won the same WPT event in back-to-back years.

Here’s a little look at the six members of our WPT RRPO Championship final table. Cards go in the air at 2 pm on Wednesday, and everyone is invited to come down to watch the live-stream action.

Seat 1: Chad Eveslage
Chips: 12,700,000

From Fort Lauderdale, he has more than $6.7 in career earnings with two cashes over $1 million, including the WPT Five Diamond title last month. Eveslage has two Hollywood titles, the last in the 2021 Poker Showdown $25K High roller.

Seat 2: Robel Andemichael
Chips: 1,400,000

From White Plains MD, he has more than $600,000 in career earnings and making his second career WPT final table. Andemichael finished runner-up to Ilyas Muradi right here in the 2019 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship and just missed the WPT Legends of Poker final table in August.

Seat 3: Josh Kay
Chips: 9,250,000

From Delray Beach, he has $2.15 million in career earnings, including a PCA Main Event win in 2015. Kay is making his fourth WPT final table, with the most recent coming during the WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship in January.

Seat 4: Gediminas Uselis
Chips: 8,375,000

From Lithuania, he has $1.5 million in career earnings and is our defending champion. Uselis outlasted the biggest WPT RRPO Championship field in history to win the title and $778,000. He also has an MSPT Las Vegas victory and WSOP Online title.

Seat 5: Andrew Wilson
Chips: 33,425,000

From Bolton in the UK, he has more than $600,000 in live poker earnings but that falls well shy of the online pro’s true win numbers. Wilson has several close calls for big wins in live events, including two WSOP runner-up finishes and fourth in an Aria High Roller this summer.

Seat 6: Brian Altman
Chips: 11,850,000

From Boston MA, he has $6.7 million in career earnings with most of that coming from his three WPT victories. Altman became the first player to win the same WPT event twice; he won the 2015 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship and again in 2020. He added his third WPT title last year in Tampa and owns seven career Hollywood major titles.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

The 2022 WPT RRPO Championship reached the official six-handed final table and Andrew Wilson holds a huge lead. He has 43% of the chips in play and will be the favorite coming back for the live-stream WPT final table tomorrow at 2 pm.

But he’ll have to dodge some tough competition, including three-time WPT champ Brian Altman and defending champ Gediminas Uselis.

Everyone has locked up $167,000 but one player will bank $785,800 tomorrow evening.

Seat 1: Chad Eveslage – 12,700,000 (64 bb)
Seat 2: Robel Andemichael – 1,400,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: Josh Kay – 9,250,000 (46 bb)
Seat 4: Gediminas Uselis – 8,375,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Andrew Wilson – 33,425,000 (167 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 11,850,000 (59 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $785,800 + $10,400 WPT World Championship seat
2nd: $525,000
3rd: $390,000
4th: $290,000
5th: $219,000
6th: $167,000

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,541

Andrew Wilson opened to 400,000 from under the gun and Eric Bonin moved all in for 1,350,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Wilson called with his big stack.

Wilson:
Bonin:

Bonin was in great shape for a double up but our chip leader nailed the flop for trip jacks. The turn and river finished the board and Bonin was eliminated in seventh place.

Tournament staff paused the clock and players are bagging their chips for the live-stream WPT final table tomorrow at 2 pm.

Andrew Wilson – 33,425,000 (167 bb)
Eric Bonin – Eliminated in 7th Place ($129,000)