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)

Championship Day 1A: Moving Up

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  230

Chance Kornuth (foreground) has a laugh with Francis Margaglione (background)

Today’s entry count jumped over 200 before we hit noon and a nice turnout as they look to crush the $3,000,000 guarantee. They will take a break after this level and registration remains open until 9:15 pm.

More friends in the field include Chance Kornuth, Francis Margaglione, Matt Wantman, Scott Zakheim, Charlemagne Benjamin, Lisa Teebagy, and Andrew Moreno.

Matthew Wantman

Championship Day 1A: Early Friends

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  180

Wagner Wysotchanski (left) and Dimitri Vorbe (right)

The Championship field is filling in nicely as they approach the afternoon and nearly 200 here in the first level.

Some early friendly faces include Wagner Wysotchanski, Dimitri Vorbe (2021 SHRPO Champ), Alec Torelli, Dyanna Lopez, Jeremy Becker, Noah Schwartz, Michael Tait, Joe Serock, and Paul Domb.

Dyanna Lopez
Alec Torelli

Championship Day 1A: Kicking Off the Big Game

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

All the preliminaries are out of the way, and today, the headliner takes the stage with the 2023 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Championship. Flight A starts at 11 am in the Grand Ballroom and the $3,500 buy-in tournament features a $3,000,000 guarantee with a live-streamed final table.

Players start with huge 50K stacks and all levels on Day 1 and 2 last 60 minutes and increase to 90 minutes when 40 players remain. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm and the day will end after Level 10.

Survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at noon with those who advance from Flight B tomorrow.

We expect a fun, busy last weekend of the series with a bunch of old and new friends in town.

  • $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1 & Day 2 levels will last 60 minutes
  • Day 3 Levels will be 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then go to 90 minutes levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

RRPO Day 10 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1A – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship

  • $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Day 1 & Day 2 levels will last 60 minutes
  • Day 3 Levels will be 60 minutes until 40 players remain, then go to 90 minutes levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 10
  • Championship Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 30 – $600 Eight-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 15,000 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 30 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 31 – $600 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 31 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 20 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 8 (2:00pm)
  • Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 10 seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

8PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Five seats guaranteed into WPT RRPO Championship
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2023 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Schedule

Shaun Deeb Wins His Second SHRP Major Series Trophy With Event 29 Outright Win for $239,100

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 29
$25,500 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Entries:  22
Prize Pool:  $543,400
August 2, 2023

2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event 29 Champion Shaun Deeb

Event 29 of the 2023 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open was the $25,500 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry). A field of 22 entries generated a prize pool of $543,400, and taking it down was Shaun Deeb, winning outright for $239,100.

The win is Deeb’s second SHRP major series trophy victory, having previously won the $25,500 Big 4 High Roller during the 2019 SHRPO.

PlaceFirst NameLast NamePrize Amount
1ShaunDeeb$239,100
2RogerTeska$141,300
3AlexFoxen$97,800
4RenLin$65,200