Championship: Ryan Dougherty – 8th Place ($100,000)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,541

Ryan Dougherty

Andrew Wilson opened to 400,000 from early position and Ryan Dougherty moved all in for 850,000 from the cutoff. Josh Kay called from the big blind, Wilson called, and the flop came As8h3d.

Kay checked, Wilson bet 250,000 and Kay folded.

Dougherty: JcTc
Wilson: AhQd

Wilson was ahead with the paired ace; Dougherty picked up a gutshot draw on the 7d turn, but blanked the Qh river to exit in eighth place.

Andrew Wilson – 30,400,000 (152 bb)
Ryan Dougherty – Eliminated in 8th Place ($100,000)

Championship: Ted McNamara – 9th Place ($78,500)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,541

Ted McNamara

Ted McNamara opened to 400,000 and Andrew Wilson three-bet to 950,000. McNamara moved all in for about 4,000,000 and Wilson quickly called.

Wilson: AsKh
McNamara: QsQc

A massive race and McNamara needed his queens to hold to double up. The KsJs7c flop moved Wilson into the lead with his paired king and McNamara could not find a comeback on the 4s turn or 2c river.

Andrew Wilson – 24,100,000 (121 bb)
Ted McNamara – Eliminated in 9th Place ($78,500)

Championship: Final Table Lineup

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,541

The nine remaining players redrew seats at the final table (of the day) and will continue playing until six remain for the WPT live-stream final table tomorrow at 2 pm.

Seat 1: Chad Eveslage – 13,850,000 (92 bb)
Seat 2: Ryan Dougherty – 2,500,000 (17 bb)
Seat 3: Eric Bonin – 1,475,000 (10 bb)
Seat 4: Robel Andemichael – 1,900,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Josh Kay – 11,900,000 (79 bb)
Seat 6: Ted McNamara – 6,300,000 (42 bb)
Seat 7: Gediminas Uselis – 9,000,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Andrew Wilson – 20,550,000 (137 bb)
Seat 9: Brian Altman – 9,300,000 (62 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
7th: $129,000
8th: $100,000
9th: $78,500

Championship: Steve Karp Eliminated in 10th Place by Andrew Wilson

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,541

Steve Karp

Ryan Dougherty opened to 375,000 from the cutoff, Andrew Wilson called on the button, and Ted McNamara cold three-bet to 1,800,000 from the small blind. Steve Karp called all in for 850,000 from the big blind, Dougherty folded, and Wilson called.

The flop came KdQc5s and both live players checked. The turn was 8h, McNamara bet 2,000,000 and Wilson called. The river was 3d, McNamara checked and folded as Wilson reached for chips.

Wilson: 8s8c
Karp: AsQh

Karp flopped a pair of queens but Wilson turned a set of eights to eliminated Karp in tenth place.

Andrew Wilson – 20,550,000 (137 bb)
Steve Karp – Eliminated in 10th Place ($78,500)

Championship: Ryan Dougherty Doubles Through Ted McNamara

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,541

Ryan Dougherty

Ted McNamara opened to 300,000 from under the gun and it folded to Ryan Dougherty in the small blind. He moved all in for 1,875,000, Andrew Wilson folded the big and McNamara called.

Dougherty: AcJc
McNamara: 6c6d

It was a race and Dougherty needed to catch something to double up. He found it right on the Tc8c2c flop with the nut flush and had McNamara drawing dead after the 5h turn to double up.

Ryan Dougherty – 4,050,000 (27 bb)
Ted McNamara – 9,925,000 (66 bb)

Championship: Denys Shafikov Eliminated in 11th Place by Gediminas Uselis

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,541

Denys Shafikov

Denys Shafikov open-shipped for 1,525,000 from early position, it folded to Gediminas Uselis in the big blind, and he called.

Shafikov: As9d
Uselis: KdQs

Shafikov was in good shape for a double but needed to fade the two live cards of Uselis. The Jc7c2s flop was safe but Uselis took the lead when he paired his king on the Kh turn. The Td river finished the board and Shafikov was eliminated in 11th place.

Gediminas Uselis – 9,200,000 (61 bb)
Denys Shafikov – Eliminated in 11th Place ($62,500)

Championship: Phong Nguyen Eliminated in 12th Place by Josh Kay

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,541

Phong “Turbo” Nguyen

It folded to Phong “Turbo” Nguyen on the button and he opened to 250,000. Josh Kay three-bet to 600,000 from the big blind, Nguyen shoved for about 4,500,000 and Kay quickly called.

Kay: AsAh
Nguyen: AdTh

Nguyen ran into a big blind monster and never found a sweat on the 7d3h2c3d5h river to exit in 12th place.

Josh Kay – 15,200,000 (122 bb)
Phong “Turbo” Nguyen – Eliminated in 12th Place ($62,500)

Championship: Jacob Dolehanty Eliminated in 13th Place by Chad Eveslage

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,541

Jacob Dolehanty

Jacob Dolehanty was down to about 800,000 and put those chips to work. Unfortunately for him, Chad Eveslage was waiting next to him with a big hand.

Eveslage: KsKh
Dolehanty: AcJd

Dolehanty had an over card to the kings but could not find a save on the 8h5h3sKh9d board to exit in 13th place.

Chad Eveslage – 8,200,000 (66 bb)
Jacob Dolehanty – Eliminated in 13th Place ($50,000)

Championship: Dung Nguyen Eliminated in 14th Place by Gediminas Uselis

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,541

Dung Nguyen

Gediminas Uselis opened to 250,000 from the cutoff and Dung Nguyen called in the big blind to see the JsTh7h flop.

Nguyen checked, Uselis continued for another 275,000 and Nguyen moved all in for about 2,000,000. Uselis quickly called without getting a specific count and Nguyen was in trouble.

Nguyen: Ac8h
Uselis: 7d7s

Nguyen was caught making a move after Uselis flopped a set of sevens. The dealer put out the Jc turn and Tc river and Nguyen was eliminated in 14th place.

Gediminas Uselis – 8,500,000 (68 bb)
Dung Nguyen – Eliminated in 14th Place ($50,000)

Championship: Joey DiPascale Eliminated in 15th Place by Josh Kay

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,541

Joey DiPascale

Brian Altman opened to 250,000 from middle position and Josh Kay called in the cutoff. Joey DiPascale three-bet to 700,000 and only Kay along to the Jd5c5h flop.

Kay checked,  DiPascale moved all in for 2,525,000 and Kay called to put him at risk.

DiPascale: KhJh
Kay: AcJc

Both players paired their jack on the flop but DiPascale had kicker issues with his king because Kay’s ace. The board finished with the 3d turn and 7h river to send DiPascale out of the Championship in 15th place.

Josh Kay – 8,625,000 (69 bb)
Joey DiPascale – Eliminated in 15th Place ($40,500)