Championship Day 1A: Back from Dinner

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  560

The players have returned from dinner break to begin Level 7 with blinds of 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante.

Here were the chip leaders at the dinner break:

1.  Matthew Martin  –  260,900  (261 bb)
2.  Nitis Udornpim  –  239,500  (240 bb)
3.  Ray Qartomy  –  235,800  (236 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Level Up and More Friends

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  493

Matt Waxman

Blinds are up for Day 1A of the Championship, and the entry count is nearing 500. They have already put more than half of the money needed to surpass the $3,000,000 guarantee, and it will get there early tomorrow.

Some more familiar faces include Matt Waxman, Jon Borenstein, Sheddy Siddiqui, Frank Russo, David Jackson, Ray Qartomy, Darren Elias, Cherish Andrews, Chad Eveslage, and Harrison Gimbel.

Waxman is on the list of former RRPO Champions, winning his tournament back in 2013 when this was a WPT Regional stop.

Jon Borenstein
Sheddy Siddiqui
Frank Russo

Championship Day 1A: Lisa Teebagy (More Than) Doubles

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  455

Lisa Teebagy

With the flop reading KcTh5c and 12,900 in the pot, Lisa Teebagy checked from the big blind, followed by her opponent in the hijack.

Dyanna Lopez bet 6,300 from the button and Teebagy called. Their opponent moved all in for 37,500 to get a fold from Lopez and a quick call from Teebagy.

Teebagy: KdKh
Opponent: 5h5d

It was set-over-set with Teebagy dominating with her set of kings. The dealer finished the board with the 7h turn and 9s river, and Teebagy more than doubled her stack.

Lisa Teebagy – 85,500 (143 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Robert Lebeau Leads After Second Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  455

Robert Lebeau

Players returned to action after the second break with 455 entries, putting nearly half of the money needed to surpass the $3,000,000 guarantee. That’s a great start, with a busy Saturday expected.

Robert Lebeau is the new leader in the Championship with 181,400 followed by Glenn Fishbein, David Manikos, Nitis Udornpim, and Mario Hudson.

They will play out the next two levels and take a 90-minute around 5:30 pm.

1.  Robert Lebeau  –  181,400  (302 bb)
2.  Glenn Fishbein  –  156,500  (261 bb)
3.  David Manikos  –  153,100  (255 bb)
4.  Nitis Udornpim  –  151,600  (253 bb)
5.  Mario Hudson  –  150,500  (251 bb)

Championship Day 1A: More Friends

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  401

Willie Wiggins (left) and Scott Levitt (right)

The entry count crossed over 400 before the second break, and we are filling in nicely with more friends joining.

We found Willie Wiggins, Scott Levitt, Eric Siegel, Frank Russo, Richard Rice, Viet Vo, Bin Weng, and Jimmy Tomblin among the pre-second break crowd and more coming in the door.

Wiggins and Levitt have a little history together in this tournament. In 2021, Levitt finished 13th in the WPT RRPO Championship and Wiggins finished seventh (one spot off the live-stream final table). They spent a lot of time grinding the same tables.

Championship Day 1A: Former Champs

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  366

Milen Stefanov

The first Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open series ran in 2011 and we’ve had an impressive list of champions throughout the years. A lot of talent taking home big trophies. Milen Stefanov is back with us and won the event in 2019, the second year the Championship was part of the World Poker Tour.

Gediminas Uselis won the next WPT RRPO Championship in 2021 and followed that up with a fifth-place finish in 2022.

2011 – Farhan Madhani
2012 – Victor Figueroa
2013 – Matthew Waxman
2014 – Chris Bolek
2015 – Jake Bazeley
2016 – Patrick Mahoney
2017 – Michael Newman
2018 – Pavel Plesuv
2019 – Milen Stefanov
2021 – Gediminas Uselis
2022 – Andrew Wilson

Gediminas Uselis

Championship Day 1A: World Champs

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  330

Jamie Gold

We have our fair share of WPT champions in the WPT RRPO field but we also have a few WSOP Main Event champs. Joe McKeehen (2015) is a familiar face in our big events and Jamie Gold (2006) is back after taking a break for a few series.

Ryan Riess, Espen Jørstad, and reigning WSOP Main Event champ Daniel Weinman have history here and we might see them before the weekend is through.

Joe McKeehen

Championship Day 1A: Jason Andrews Leads Early

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  311

Jason Andrews

Players returned from break with Jason Andrews holding a big lead on the field. He is up to 213,400 with Tommy Tran a distant second holding 140,800. There’s plenty of time to catch his but it’s a great start.

Jason Andrews – 213,400 (534 bb)
Tommy Tran – 140,800 (352 bb)
Steven Joudry – 136,600 (342 bb)
Martin Stausholm – 131,300 (328 bb)
Nitis Udornpim – 126,400 (316 bb)