$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,541
Brian Altman raised to 200,000 from under the gun, Jacob Dolehanty three-bet all in for 1,100,000 from middle position, and Altman called after a few moments with 
, racing with Dolehanty’s 
.
The board ran out 
, giving Dolehanty treys full of aces to double up.
Jacob Dolehanty – 2,450,000 (25 bb)
Brian Altman – 6,725,000 (67 bb)
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,541
Phong “Turbo” Nguyen moved all in from the button, Nicholas Verderamo folded the small blind, and it was up to Anthony Zinno in the big blind.
Zinno hadn’t looked at his cards, and since he was last to act, he simply flipped one of them over — the 
.
“Uh-oh,” said Zinno, and then he flipped over the other card — the .
Zinno called all in for 1,725,000 with his , and Nguyen turned over . Zinno needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and the aces held up for Zinno to win the pot and double up in chips.
Anthony Zinno – 3,600,000 (36 bb)
Phong “Turbo” Nguyen – 2,300,000 (23 bb)
With 19 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 4,050,000 (41 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 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,541
Anthony Zinno raised to 225,000 from the hijack and Phong “Turbo” Nguyen called in the big blind.
They checked to the turn of a 
board where Nguyen bet 350,000. Zinno called.
The river was the 
, Nguyen bet 500,000, and Zinno used two time-extensions before he called.
Nguyen tabled 
for a king-high flush, Zinno mucked, and Nguyen won the pot.
Phong Turbo Nguyen – 4,500,000 (45 bb)
Anthony Zinno – 1,700,000 (17 bb)
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,541
With the board showing 
on the turn, Ryan Dougherty checked the big blind, Joey DiPascale bet 375,000 from under the gun, and Dougherty called.
The river card was the 
, Dougherty checked, DiPascale bet 725,000, and Dougherty called with 
for a rivered pair of kings. DiPascale rechecked his cards before mucking, and Dougherty took the pot.
Ryan Dougherty – 4,300,000 (43 bb)
Joey DiPascale – 1,350,000 (14 bb)
A short while later, Dougherty raised from the hijack to 200,000, DiPascale moved all in from the cutoff for 1,000,000, and Dougherty called with 
.
DiPascale turned over 
, and needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came 
, and DiPascale flopped a diamond flush draw and turned a pair of deuces to win the pot and double up in chips.
Joey DiPascale – 2,250,000 (23 bb)
Ryan Dougherty – 3,250,000 (33 bb)
With 19 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 4,050,000 (41 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: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 1,541
Ted McNamara raised from middle position, Andrew Ostapchenko three-bet all in for 1,425,000 from the big blind, and McNamara called.
McNamara: 
Ostapchenko:
The board came 
, no help to Ostapchenko, ending his tournament in 20th place.
Ted McNamara – 6,950,000 (70 bb)
Andrew Ostapchenko – Eliminated in 20th Place ($33,100)
$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 1,541
The players have returned from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante.
Here are the official chip counts from the break:
TABLE 7
Seat 1. Jacob Dolehanty – 1,550,000 (16 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.
Seat 4. Andrew Wilson – 8,300,000 (83 bb)
Seat 5. Josh Kay – 7,325,000 (73 bb)
Seat 6. Martins Adeniya – 2,950,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7. Dung Nguyen – 4,625,000 (46 bb)
Seat 8. Brian Altman – 8,400,000 (84 bb)
TABLE 8
Seat 1. Ted McNamara – 6,250,000 (63 bb)
Seat 2. Phong “Turbo” Nguyen – 2,875,000 (29 bb)
Seat 3. Nicholas Verderamo – 5,200,000 (52 bb)
Seat 4. Anthony Zinno – 2,225,000 (22 bb)
Seat 5. Chad Evesalge – 3,375,000 (34 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7. Andrew Ostapchenko – 1,275,000 (13 bb)
Seat 8. Denys Shafikov – 950,000 (10 bb)
TABLE 16
Seat 1. Ryan Dougherty – 1,175,000 (12 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3. Joey DiPascale – 3,200,000 (32 bb)
Seat 4. Steve Karp – 1,875,000 (19 bb)
Seat 5. Robel Andemichael – 7,575,000 (76 bb)
Seat 6. David Nowling – 2,125,000 (21 bb)
Seat 7. Gediminas Uselis – 2,900,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8. Eric Bonin – 2,925,000 (29 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
And here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:
21st: Badr Imejjane – $27,400
22nd: Max Kingstone – $27,400
23rd: Willie Wiggins – $27,400
24th: Michael Stashin – $27,400
With 20 players remaining from a field of 1,541, the average chip stack is around 3,850,000 (39 big blinds). 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
Jacob Dolehanty moved all in from the button for 775,000, and Josh Kay thought for a while before calling from the big blind with 
.
Dolehanty turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came 
, and Dolehanty was ahead the entire way, winning the pot with two pair, eights and fives, to double up in chips.
Jacob Dolehanty – 1,675,000
Josh Kay – 8,300,000 (111 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
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).