Event 34: Alan Hamza – 6th Place ($15,600)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 838

Alan Hamza was all in for about 1,550,000 from the cutoff against Asem Alsaadi on the button.

Hamza:  KdQc
Alsaadi:  AsAh

The board ran out 9s7s4s6h5c, no help to Hamza, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Asem Alsaadi  –  8,800,000  (110 bb)
Alan Hamza  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($15,600)

With five players remaining, the average stack is about 3,350,000 (42 bb). The remaining five players are guaranteed at least $19,600.

Event 34: Peru Valenzuela – 7th Place ($12,900)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 838

Duff Charette raised to 125,000 from middle position, Peru Valenzuela three-bet all in for about 600,000 from the small blind, and Charette thought for a few moments before he called.

Charette:  5d5s
Valenzuela:  9s7s

The board ran out Kc8h4dAsAh, no help to Valenzuela, ending his tournament in seventh place.

Duff Charette  –  2,300,000  (38 bb)
Peru Valenzuela  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($12,900)

With six players remaining, the average stack is about 2,795,000  (47 bb). Everyone is guaranteed at least $15,600.

Event 34: Jose Rivero – 8th Place ($10,270)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 838

Jose Rivero was all in for about 1,350,000 from the small blind with 10s10h against Asem Alsaadi in early position holding KcKs.

The board came down Qs7s5s3hJd, no help to Rivero, ending his tournament in eighth place.

Asem Alsaado  –  4,300,000  (72 bb)
Jose Rivero  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($10,270)

Event 34: Chris Audrain – 9th Place ($7,715)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 838

Chris Audrain

Chris Audrain raised all in for 200,000 from the hijack and Alan Hamza called on the button with Kd9c, trailing Audrain’s AhAs.

The board came down 9d8d2hJd2d, giving Hamza a flush to eliminate Audrain in ninth place.

Alan Hamza  –  2,900,000  (58 bb)
Chris Audrain  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($7,715)

Event 34: Final Table Lineup

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 838

2022 RRPO Event 34 Final Table Lineup

Seat 1:  Duff Charette  –  2,045,000  (41 bb)
Seat 2:  Alan Hamza  –  3,265,000  (65 bb)
Seat 3:  Asem Alsaadi  –  2,450,000  (49 bb)
Seat 4:  Michael Laufer  –  700,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5:  Peru Valenzuela  –  860,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6:  Connor Rash  –  3,200,000  (64 bb)
Seat 7:  Lunique Petiote  –  2,400,000  (48 bb)
Seat 8:  Jose Rivero  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)
Seat 9:  Chris Audrain  –  350,000  (7 bb)

1st:  $76,075 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $52,300
3rd:  $34,900
4th:  $25,795
5th:  $19,600
6th:  $15,600
7th:  $12,900
8th:  $10,270
9th-10th:  $7,715

Event 34: Day 2 Set to Roll

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  106 of 838

Zak VanKeuren leads the Day 2 return

The last multi-flight on the RRPO schedule drew 838 entries over three flights of the $600 Deep Stack. It had 106 players advance to Day 2 this afternoon at 1 pm, and they are all in the money.

Zak VanKeuren leads the field, but there’s a long way to go between the restart and the top prize of $52,300.

Cards go back in the air at the top of the hour, and we will pick up coverage later this evening as they approach the final table.

Top ten returning stacks:

  1. Zac VanKeuren – 583,000 (146 bb)
  2. Matthew Grud – 530,000 (133 bb)
  3. Phu Vo – 525,000 (131 bb)
  4. Lunique Petiote – 507,000 (127 bb)
  5. Alexander Haber – 364,000 (91 bb)
  6. Will Givens – 361,000 (90 bb)
  7. Scott Zakheim – 360,000 (90 bb)
  8. David Laufer – 344,000 (86 bb)
  9. Alan Hamza – 302,000 (76 bb)
  10. Corey Hochman – 301,000 (75 bb)

Day 2 Seats | Day 2 Chips | Payouts

RRPO Day 14 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 41 – $400 Seniors 50+ (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Seniors Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship

12PM: Event 42 – $5,000 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 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 42 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 34 Day 2 – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

1PM: Event 36 Day 2 – $1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 39 Day 2 – $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

2PM: Event 43 – $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Levels last 30 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 43 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 44 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)

  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 44 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 42 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • Two seats guaranteed into $5,000/$200K GTD Event 42
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips
  • Levels last 15 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (12:15pm)
  • Structure Sheet

2022 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Schedule