$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

Andrew Ostapchenko raised from the hijack to 120,000, Dennis Rodriguez moved all in from the button for 835,000, and Ostapchenko called with .

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

The board came , and Rodriguez paired his ten on the flop, but Ostapchenko paired his jack on the river to win the pot and eliminate Rodriguez in 25th place.

Andrew Ostapchenko  –  2,035,000  (34 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($22,900)

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).

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

David Nowling raised under the gun to 125,000, Michael Lee moved all in from the hijack for 1,210,000, and Nowling used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called with .

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

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Nowling to win the pot and eliminate Lee in 26th place.

After the hand, Lee asked why it took so long for Nowling to call, and Nowling said that Lee had been playing so tight that he actually considered folding.

David Nowling  –  3,065,000  (51 bb)
Michael Lee  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($22,900)

Around the same time, Robel Andemichael got it all in from the button for 905,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Ted McNamara in the big blind.

The board came , and Andemichael flopped a set of eights and turned quads to win the pot and double up in chips.

Robel Andemichael  –  2,025,000  (34 bb)
Ted McNamara  –  2,970,000  (50 bb)

With 25 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,080,000 (51 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,900 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).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,541

Mike Vela got it all in from UTG+1 for 240,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of chipleader Brian Altman in the small blind.

The board came , and Altman paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Vela in 31st place.

Brian Altman  –  9,300,000  (155 bb)
Mike Vela  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($22,900)

A few minutes later, Juan Endara got it all in for about 350,000 with , only to run into . Endara didn’t improve, and he was eliminated in 29th place.

Juan Endara  –  Eliminated in 29th Place  ($22,900)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 2,750,000 (46 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,900 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).

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 1,541

In the last hand before the break, Gediminas Uselis raised from the cutoff to 100,000, Jason Min reraised from the small blind to 400,000, and Joseph Dipascale moved all in from the big blind for 1,250,000.

Uselis folded, and Min called with . Dipascale turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Dipascale paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Joseph Dipascale  –  2,650,000  (53 bb)
Jason Min  –  3,415,000  (68 bb)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 2,335,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 25, 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 1,541

With the change to 90-minute levels, they took a break mid-level with 30 minutes remaining in Level 24. The players have returned from break with the blinds still at 25,000-50,000 with a 50,000 ante.

A scan of the field during break turned up eight players with at least three million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Brian Altman  –  6,535,000  (131 bb)
2.  Max Kingstone  –  5,750,000  (115 bb)
3.  Nicholas Verderamo  –  5,670,000  (113 bb)
4.  Andrew Wilson  –  4,995,000  (100 bb)
5.  Chad Eveslage  –  4,290,000  (86 bb)
6.  Robel Andemichael  –  3,705,000  (74 bb)
7.  Jason Min  –  3,415,000  (68 bb)
8.  Eric Bonin  –  3,205,000  (64 bb)

With 33 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 2,335,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 each.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 25, 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 1,541

After a flop of , Raymond Roberty got it all in from the big blind for 515,000 with for a pair of queens, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the (pair of threes) of Nicholas Verderamo, who was UTG+1.

The turn card was the , giving Roberty two pair but Verderamo additional outs to a club flush.

The river card was the , and Verderamo rivered a higher two pair, aces and threes, to win the pot and eliminate Roberty in 38th place.

Nicholas Verderamo  –  6,025,000  (121 bb)
Raymond Roberty  –  Eliminated in 38th Place  ($19,300)

With 37 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 2,030,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 1,541

Badr Imeggane raised UTG+1 to 100,000, Anthony Zinno reraised from the cutoff to 450,000, and Denys Shafikov moved all in from the small blind for 3,350,000.

Imeggane used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he folded, and Zinno quickly called all in for 780,000 with .

Shafikov turned over , and Zinno needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Zinno paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Anthony Zinno  –  1,760,000  (35 bb)
Denys Shafikov  –  2,565,000  (51 bb)

With 38 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 2,030,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 1,541

Andrew Wilson raised under the gun, Jim Collopy reraised from the button to 255,000, and Wilson called.

The flop came , Wilson checked, Collopy bet 155,000, and Wilson check-raised to 350,000. Collopy called.

The turn card was the , Wilson moved all in, and Collopy thought for a while before he called all in for 785,000 with for two pair with a gutshot straight draw.

But Wilson turned over , for trip kings with the same gutshot straight draw, and Collopy needed to catch a jack or the case ace to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Wilson won the pot with a full house, kings full of tens, to eliminate Collopy in 39th place.

Andrew Wilson  –  6,150,000  (123 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  Eliminated in 39th Place  ($19,300)

With 38 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 2,030,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  39 of 1,541

Pasquale Caiazza moved all in under the gun for 740,000, and Max Kingstone called from the small blind with .

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

The board came , and the kings held up for Kingstone to win the pot and eliminate Caiazza in 40th place.

Max Kingstone  –  4,625,000  (93 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza  –  Eliminated in 40th Place  ($19,300)

With 39 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 1,975,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 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 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 1,541

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

41st:  Giovanni Fazio  –  $16,500
42nd:  Basar Kirang  –  $16,500
43rd:  Joonhee Yea  –  $16,500
44th:  Dimitry Agrachov  –  $16,500
45th:  Jason Klapman  –  $16,500
46th:  Jakub Paulik  –  $16,500
47th:  Mark Dickstein  –  $16,500
48th:  Frank Funaro  –  $16,500

49th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $14,200
50th:  Hossein Pezeshkan  –  $14,200
51st:  Hitesh Patel  –  $14,200
52nd:  Jimmy Born  –  $14,200
53rd:  Kevin Ho  –  $14,200
54th:  Alex Keating  –  $14,200
55th:  David Kahan  –  $14,200
56th:  Darren Elias  –  $14,200

Now that the field is at the final five tables (40 players), blind levels have increased to 90 minutes. When the six-handed WPT Final Table begins, blind levels will drop down to 60 minutes, and when heads-up play begins, blind levels will drop down to 30 minutes.

With 40 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 1,925,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $19,300 each.

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