$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,541

Andrew Ostapchenko completed the small blind to 75,000, and Denys Shafikov checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Ostapchenko bet 75,000, Shafikov raised to 150,000, and Ostapchenko moved all in for 375,000.

Shafikov called with for a pair of fives, but Ostapchenko turned over for a set of aces. Ostapchenko needed to avoid running fives or running clubs to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Shafikov a club flush draw, but the river card was the . Ostapchenko won the pot with his set of aces to double up in chips.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  975,000  (13 bb)
Denys Shafikov  –  825,000  (11 bb)

With 20 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,850,000 (51 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).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,541

Badr Imejjane raised to 175,000 from under the gun, Josh Kay three-bet to 500,000 from the hijack, Imejjane four-bet to 1,500,000, Kay five-bet, and Imejjane called all in for another 275,000.

Imejjane: 
Kay: 

The board ran out , not enough help to Imejjane, ending his tournament in 21st place.

Josh Kay  –  9,075,000  (121 bb)
Badr Imejjane  –  Eliminated in 21st Place  ($27,400)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 1,541

Brian Altman raised from the button to 1,300,000, which covers both of the blinds. Max Kingstone used the full 30 seconds on the time clock before calling all in for about 700,000 with .

Altman turned over , and Kingstone needed his eights to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Altman paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Kingstone in 22nd place.

Brian Altman  –  9,075,000  (121 bb)
Max Kingstone  –  Eliminated in 22nd Place  ($27,400)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,675,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,400 each.

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

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,541

Willie Wiggins raised to 175,000 from middle position, Robel Andemichael called on the button, and Gedeminas Uselis called in the big blind.

The flop was , Uselis checked, Wiggins continued for 250,000, Andemichael called, and Uselis folded.

The turn was the , Wiggins bet 400,000, and Andemichael called.

The river was the , Wiggins bet 600,000, Andemichael raised all in with a covering stack, and Wiggins called all in for about 2,100,000 total with for a set of fours.

Andemichael, however, tabled for a king-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Wiggins in 23rd place.

Robel Andemichael  –  6,900,000  (92 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($27,400)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,541

Andrew Ostapchenko raised all in for 600,000 from middle position and Denys Shafikov called in the hijack.

Ostapchenko: 
Shafikov: 

The board came , giving Ostapchenko kings and deuces to double up.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,400,000  (19 bb)
Denys Shafikov  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,541

The players have returned from dinner break and the cards are back in the air.

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,541

Level 25 comes to an end, and the players take a one-hour dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 7:45 pm. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Jacob Dolehanty  –  975,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Max Kingstone  –  375,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Badr Imejjane  –  2,225,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Andrew Wilson  –  6,850,000  (91 bb)
Seat 5.  Josh Kay  –  5,700,000  (76 bb)
Seat 6.  Martins Adeniya  –  3,725,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Brian Altman  –  9,725,000  (130 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Ted McNamara  –  5,125,000  (68 bb)
Seat 2.  Phong “Turbo” Nguyen  –  2,650,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  4,800,000  (64 bb)
Seat 4.  Anthony Zinno  –  1,975,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Chad Evesalge  –  4,700,000  (63 bb)
Seat 6.  Dung Nguyen  –  4,650,000  (62 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  600,000  (8 bb)
Seat 8.  Denys Shafikov  –  2,100,000  (28 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Ryan Dougherty  –  1,950,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Willie Wiggins  –  2,640,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3.  Joey DiPascale  –  2,565,000  (34 bb)
Seat 4.  Steve Karp  –  2,175,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Robel Andemichael  –  3,345,000  (45 bb)
Seat 6.  David Nowling  –  2,505,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7.  Gediminas Uselis  –  1,625,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8.  Eric Bonin  –  2,475,000  (33 bb)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,350,000 (45 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,400 each.

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

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 1,541

After a flop of with 340K in the pot, Max Kingstone checked the big blind, Andrew Wilson bet 90,000 from UTG+1, and Kingstone check-raised to 350,000.

Wilson used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a reraising to 875,000, and Kingstone used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he moved all in for about 3,640,000.

Wilson quickly called all in for 3,255,000 with for a pair of queens. Kingstone turned over for bottom two pair, fives and deuces. Wilson needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Wilson turned a higher two pair, aces and queens, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Andrew Wilson  –  6,850,000  (114 bb)
Max Kingstone  –  385,000  (6 bb)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,350,000 (56 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,400 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 6:45 pm, and action is scheduled to continue today until there are two tables remaining (16 players).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,541

After the elimination of Dennis Rodriguez in 25th place, the final 24 players drew for random seats at the final three tables.

Each player was reset to exactly six Time Chips, which can be used to add 30 seconds to a decision. (The 30-second Action Clock by Protection Poker is in use for the rest of the tournament.)

Here is the new lineup, along with approximate chip counts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Jacob Dolehanty  –  1,260,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Max Kingstone  –  4,800,000  (80 bb)
Seat 3.  Badr Imejjane  –  960,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Andrew Wilson  –  3,800,000  (63 bb)
Seat 5.  Josh Kay  –  4,260,000  (71 bb)
Seat 6.  Martins Adeniya  –  3,250,000  (54 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Stashin  –  755,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Brian Altman  –  9,300,000  (155 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Ted McNamara  –  5,935,000  (99 bb)
Seat 2.  Phong “Turbo” Nguyen  –  2,085,000  (35 bb)
Seat 3.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  5,050,000  (84 bb)
Seat 4.  Anthony Zinno  –  2,490,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  Chad Evesalge  –  5,370,000  (90 bb)
Seat 6.  Dung Nguyen  –  2,550,000  (43 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  1,730,000  (29 bb)
Seat 8.  Denys Shafikov  –  1,450,000  (24 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Ryan Dougherty  –  1,555,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Willie Wiggins  –  2,225,000  (37 bb)
Seat 3.  Joey DiPascale  –  2,575,000  (43 bb)
Seat 4.  Steve Karp  –  3,690,000  (62 bb)
Seat 5.  Robel Andemichael  –  2,650,000  (44 bb)
Seat 6.  David Nowling  –  3,275,000  (55 bb)
Seat 7.  Gediminas Uselis  –  2,600,000  (43 bb)
Seat 8.  Eric Bonin  –  3,350,000  (56 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
17th-20th:  $33,100
21st-24th:  $27,400

With 24 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,210,000 (54 big blinds). There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 6:40 pm, and action is scheduled to continue today until there are two tables remaining (16 players).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 1,541

Here is a list of the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

25th:  Dennis Rodriguez  –  $22,900
26th:  Michael Lee  –  $22,900
27th:  Aristoteles Neto  –  $22,900
28th:  Jason Min  –  $22,900
29th:  Juan Endara  –  $22,900
30th:  Edward Holyoke  –  $22,900
31st:  Mike Vela  –  $22,900
32nd:  Kyle Merron  –  $22,900

33rd:  Nikita Kalinin  –  $19,300
34th:  Brock Wilson  –  $19,300
35th:  Ronald McMillen  –  $19,300
36th:  Jeff Trudeau Jr.  –  $19,300
37th:  Michael Belov  –  $19,300
38th:  Raymond Roberty  –  $19,300
39th:  Jim Collopy  –  $19,300
40th:  Pasquale Caiazza  –  $19,300

With 24 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,210,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $27,400 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after this level, around 6:40 pm, and action is scheduled to continue today until there are two tables remaining (16 players).