Championship: “Turbo” Nguyen Doubles Through Brian Altman

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,541

Phong “Turbo” Nguyen

Brian Altman opened the action and Phong “Turbo” Nguyen shipped for 2,275,000. Altman called and Nguyen was at risk.

Altman: JdJc
Nguyen: Ad6d

Nguyen was in bad shape with only a single over card and missed the Kh6c4h flop. He found good news on the As turn and pulled a double after the 4d river.

Phong “Turbo” Nguyen – 4,800,000 (38 bb)
Brian Altman – 6,850,000 (55 bb)

Championship: Nicholas Verderamo Eliminated in 16th Place by Dung Nguyen

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,541

Nicholas Verderamo

On the day’s first hand, action folded to Nicholas Verderamo in middle position and he moved all in for 1,000,000. Dung Nguyen moved all in over the top for 2,750,000 from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Nguyen: 9s9c
Verderamo: 4d4c

Verderamo ran his pair of fours into a bigger pair and was drawing thin to stay in the Championship. The board ran out Ah5s2c2sAd, he picked up a wheel draw on the flop, but blanked to go out early on Day 4.

Dung Nguyen – 4,075,000 (33 bb)
Nicholas Verderamo – Eliminated in 16th Place ($40,500)

Championship: Cards in the Air

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,541

Cards are in the air for Day 4 of the WPT RRPO Championship with 16 players remaining and they’ll keep going until we have the official final table set with six players.

Blinds are 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante for the next 80:46 and the average stack is about 4,825,000 (39 bb).

Championship: Heading to the Final Table

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,541

Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson leads Day 4 of the RRPO Championship

The 2022 WPT RRPO Championship began with 1,541 entries and is down to the last 16 players with a shot at the title. Andrew Wilson leads the return with some dangerous players behind him, including three-time WPT champ Brian Altman and defending champ Gediminas Uselis.

Today they will continue playing down until only six players remain top battle on the WPT live stream final table tomorrow afternoon.

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Joey DiPascale  –  4,250,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2.  Robel Andemichael  –  5,425,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3.  Jacob Dolehanty  –  1,875,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Evesalge  –  7,350,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5.  Brian Altman  –  10,225,000  (82 bb)
Seat 6.  Phong “Turbo” Nguyen  –  1,800,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Eric Bonin  –  2,050,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Josh Kay  –  6,100,000  (49 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Steve Karp  –  2,325,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2.  Gediminas Uselis  –  4,575,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  Ryan Dougherty  –  3,050,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Denys Shafikov  –  3,175,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  1,000,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6.  Dung Nguyen  –  2,750,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Wilson  –  12,875,000  (103 bb)
Seat 8.  Ted McNamara  –  8,825,000  (71 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-10th:  $78,500
11th-12th:  $62,500
13th-14th:  $50,000
15th-16th:  $40,500

RRPO Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 41 – $400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Seniors Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship

12PM: Event 42 – $5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 42 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 34 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 36 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 39 Day 2 – $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 43 – $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 44 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (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 9 (7:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 44 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 42 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 42
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Schedule

Championship: Andrew Wilson Leads the Final 16 Players into Day 4

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,541

Andrew Wilson
Chipleader Andrew Wilson

Day 3 came to an end with 80:46 remaining in Level 28, with blinds at 75,000-125,000. The field is down to the final two tables (16 players), and Andrew Wilson leads with 12,875,000 (103 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions for Day 4, which begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 12:00 noon EST:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Joey DiPascale  –  4,250,000  (34 bb)
Seat 2.  Robel Andemichael  –  5,425,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3.  Jacob Dolehanty  –  1,875,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Evesalge  –  7,350,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5.  Brian Altman  –  10,225,000  (82 bb)
Seat 6.  Phong “Turbo” Nguyen  –  1,800,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Eric Bonin  –  2,050,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Josh Kay  –  6,100,000  (49 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Steve Karp  –  2,325,000  (19 bb)
Seat 2.  Gediminas Uselis  –  4,575,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  Ryan Dougherty  –  3,050,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Denys Shafikov  –  3,175,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  1,000,000  (8 bb)
Seat 6.  Dung Nguyen  –  2,750,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Wilson  –  12,875,000  (103 bb)
Seat 8.  Ted McNamara  –  8,825,000  (71 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

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-10th:  $78,500
11th-12th:  $62,500
13th-14th:  $50,000
15th-16th:  $40,500

Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for our continuing coverage of the WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Championship.

Brian Altman
Three-time WPT Seminole Hard Rock Champion Brian Altman is second in chips.

Championship: Anthony Zinno Eliminated in 17th Place by Ted McNamara

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,541

Anthony Zinno
Anthony Zinno

Anthony Zinno opened to 275,000 from the cutoff, Ted McNamara three-bet shoved with a covering stack from the big blind, and Zinno called all in for roughly 2,700,000.

Zinno:  AdKc
McNamara:  JsJc

The board ran out QhQdQs4s6h, no help to Zinno, ending his tournament in 17th place.

Ted McNamara  –  8,825,000  (70 bb)
Anthony Zinno  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($33,100)

Championship: Official Chip Counts (17 Players Left)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,541

The players have returned from break to begin Level 28, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante.

Action will continue tonight until one more player is eliminated, and then the final two tables (16 players) will return tomorrow at 12:00 noon EST to play down to the six-handed WPT Final Table.

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 4,525,000 (36 big blinds). Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Jacob Dolehanty  –  2,200,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Andrew Wilson  –  12,425,000  (99 bb)
Seat 5.  Josh Kay  –  6,100,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Dung Nguyen  –  3,050,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  Brian Altman  –  10,050,000  (80 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Ted McNamara  –  5,850,000  (47 bb)
Seat 2.  Phong “Turbo” Nguyen  –  1,800,000  (14 bb)
Seat 3.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  1,075,000  (9 bb)
Seat 4.  Anthony Zinno  –  2,425,000  (19 bb)
Seat 5.  Chad Evesalge  –  7,825,000  (63 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Denys Shafikov  –  3,125,000  (24 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Ryan Dougherty  –  3,850,000  (31 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Joey DiPascale  –  2,575,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Steve Karp  –  2,650,000  (21 bb)
Seat 5.  Robel Andemichael  –  5,425,000  (43 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Gediminas Uselis  –  4,825,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Eric Bonin  –  1,725,000  (14 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

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-10th:  $78,500
11th-12th:  $62,500
13th-14th:  $50,000
15th-16th:  $40,500
17th:  $33,100

And here are the most recent eliminations:

18th:  David Nowling  –  $33,100
19th:  Martins Adeniya  –  $33,100
20th:  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  $33,100

Championship: David Nowling Eliminated in 18th Place by Dung Nguyen

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,541

David Nowling
David Nowling

Andrew Wilson raised to 250,000 from under the gun, Dung Nguyen called in the cutoff, David Nowling three-bet all in for 625,000 from the big blind, Wilson folded, and Nguyen called.

Nguyen:  Kc10c
Nowling:  Ah5s

The board ran out AcJd8s4sQs, giving Nguyen Broadway on the river to eliminate Nowling in 18th place.

Dung Nguyen  –  3,250,000  (33 bb)
David Nowling  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($33,100)

Championship: Chad Eveslage Doubles Thru Ted McNamara

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,541

Chad Eveslage
Chad Eveslage

Chad Eveslage got it all in from the big blind for 3,975,000 with AdKs, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AsJh of Ted McNamara in the hijack.

The board came Kd9h5c3s4d, and Eveslage won the pot with a pair of kings to double up in chips.

Chad Eveslage  –  8,100,000  (81 bb)
Ted McNamara  –  5,800,000  (58 bb)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $33,100 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are two tables remaining (16 players).