Championship: Iulian Blebea Eliminated in 10th Place by Paul Domb

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,435

Iulian Blebea

Iulian Blebea opened to 300,000 from early position, leaving 75K behind, and it folds to Paul Domb. He moved all in and Blebea calls at risk for 375,000.

Domb: KdJc
Blebea: 9c8s

Blebea needs to improve to stay in the Championship but blanked the Tc5s3sQh5d board to go out in tenth place and set the final table.

Paul Domb  –  4,625,000  (31 bb)
Iulian Blebea  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($66,000)

Championship: Artem Metalidi Eliminated in 11th Place by Matthew Beinner

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,435

Artem Metalidi

Matthew Beinner opened to 300,000 from the button, Artem Metalidi three-bet shipped for 2,800,000 from the big blind and Bienner called.

Beinner: JcJd
Metalidi: JsTs

Metalidi was behind, missed the KsKd3c flop, picked up a straight draw on the Qd turn but blanked the 7s river to exit in 11th place.

Matthew Beinner – 9,000,000 (60 bb)
Artem Metalidi – Eliminated in 11th Place ($55,000)

Championship: Dylan Smith Doubles Through Darryll Fish in Huge Pot

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,435

Dylan Smith

Dylan Smith opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Darryll Fish three-bet to 1,000,000 from the hijack. Smith four-bet to 2,000,000 and Fish used one time chip before moving all in. Smith called at risk for 7,000,000 total.

Smith: AcKs
Fish: AsQs

Fish had huge kicker issues for the massive pot and could not find a save on the Td9s4c5s2c board. Smith pulled a huge double and Fish was left short.

Dylan Smith – 14,000,000 (93 bb)
Darryll Fish – 1,300,000 (8 bb)

Championship: Florian Ribouchon Doubles Through Eugene Kotlyarevskiy; Kotlyarevskiy Eliminated in 12th Place

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,435

Florian Ribouchon

Florian Ribouchon opened to 300,000 from under the gun and Eugene Kotlyarevskiy three-bet to 1,050,000 from the hijack. Ribouchon four-bet shipped for 5,225,000 and Kotlyarevskiy called with a similar stack.

Ribouchon: AcKc
Kotlyarevskiy: TsTc

A huge flip for a ton of chips and Kotlyarevskiy was ahead. Ribouchon took the lead when he paired his king on the Kd7s3d flop. The Qh turn and Ah river finished the board and the stacks were counted down. Ribouchon was the player at risk, doubled his stack, and Kotlyarevskiy was left with only 150,000.

With a single big blind, Kotlyarevskiy was eliminated on the next hand.

Florian Ribouchon  –  10,825,000  (72 bb)
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  Eliminated in 12th place ($55,000)

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

Championship: Matt Wantman Doubles Through Eugene Kotlyarevskiy

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,435

Matt Wantman

Matt Wantman raised to 300,000 from the hijack and Eugene Kotlyarevskiy called from the small blind. The flop was KsTs3c, Kotlyarevskiy checked, Wantman bet 300,000 and Kotlyarevskiy check-raised to 1,000,000.

Wantman moved all in for 1,350,000 and Kotlyarevskiy called.

Wantman: KdTh
Kotlyarevskiy: 9s8s

Wantman was ahead with two pair kings and tens and needed to fade spades to double. Kotlyarevskiy added an open-ended straight draw on the Jc turn but the 5c river was safe for a Bucky double.

Matthew Wantman  –  4,575,000  (31 bb)
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  8,400,000  (56 bb)

Championship: Ben Jones Eliminated in 13th Place by Landon Tice

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,435

Ben Jones

Ben Jones opened to 300,000 from the button and Landon Tice called from the big blind. The flop was 9d6s5h, Tice bet 175,000 and Jones called.

The turn was Qd, Tice checked, Jones bet 700,000 and Tice check-raised all in. Jones used two time-bank chips and called at risk for about 3,000,000.

Tice: 9c6c
Jones: KcQc

Jones turned top pair but was behind the two pair of Tice. The board finished with the Jh river and Jones was sent out in 13th place.

Landon Tice: 11,800,000 (78 bb)
Ben Jones – Eliminated in 13th Place ($46,000)

Championship: Alexandre Reard Eliminated in 14th Place by Matthew Beinner

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,435

Alexandre Reard

Action folded to Alexandre Reard in the small blind, he moved all in for his last 550,000 and Matthew Beinner called in the big blind.

Beinner: Ad9h
Reard: JsTh

Reard needed help to double up and took the lead when he flopped two pair on the JcTc3s board. Beinner paired his ace on the Ac river and made a bigger full house on the Ah river to send Reard out in 14th place.

Matthew Beinner  –  9,000,000  (60 bb)
Alexandre Reard  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($46,000)

Championship: Counts on Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,435

Darryll Fish

The first break ended and the 14 players returned to action to continue the march down to the live-stream final table. Darryll Fish continues to lead, everyone is guaranteed at least $46,000 and we expect some fast action.

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Paul Domb  –  3,200,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Iulian Blebea  –  5,700,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  Benjamin Jones  –  4,750,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4.  Dylan Smith  –  4,500,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Landon Tice  –  6,750,000  (45 bb)
Seat 6.  Darryll Fish  –  8,525,000  (57 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Francis Anderson  –  4,600,000  (31 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Drew O’Connell  –  6,325,000  (42 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Matthew Wantman  –  1,200,000  (8 bb)
Seat 4.  Alexandre Reard  –  1,000,000  (7 bb)
Seat 5.  Matthew Beinner  –  7,875,000  (53 bb)
Seat 6.  Florian Ribouchon  –  3,850,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7.  Eugene Kotlyarevskiy  –  8,050,000  (54 bb)
Seat 8.  Artem Metalidi  –  5,375,000  (36 bb)

1st:  $662,200 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $440,000
3rd:  $325,000
4th:  $245,000
5th:  $184,000
6th:  $140,000
7th:  $108,000
8th:  $84,000
9th-10th:  $66,000
11th-12th:  $55,000
13th-14th:  $46,000

15th:  Eusebiu Jalba  –  $46,000
16th:  Roman Korenev  –  $39,000

Championship: Eusebiu Jalba Eliminated in 15th Place Landon Tice

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,435

Eusebiu Jalba

Eusebiu Jalba opened to 375,000 from early position and Landon Tice defended in the big blind. The flop was As9s7c, Tice announced all in, and Jalba called at risk for 950,000.

Tice: 5h5s
Jalba: KsQc

Tice was ahead with his pocket fives and Alba needed to improve to double up. Neither the 3c turn nor 5c river helped and Jalba was eliminated in 15th place.

Landon Tice  –  5,800,000  (46 bb)
Eusebiu Jalba  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($46,000)

Championship: Paul Domb Doubles Through Eusebiu Jalba

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $4,592,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 1,435

Paul Domb

Eusebiu Jalba opened to 250,000 from middle position and Paul Domb three-bet shipped for 2,250,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds folded and Jalba called with the bigger stack to put Domb at risk.

Domb: QdQc
Jalba: TcTh

Domb was dominant with the bigger pair and stayed that way when both made a set on the QsTs9c flop. The 3c turn and overkill quad case Qh river sealed Domb’s double.

Paul Domb – 4,800,000 (38 bb)
Eusebiu Jalba – 1,300,000 (10 bb)