Event 1 Flight B: Building Momentum

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight B of RRPO Event 1 gets underway at 5 pm and we look to build on a great start to the series. The $400 Deep Stack has a $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and will be one of the biggest (if not the biggest) fields we sport all year.

They’ll sit down to 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 at the start of Day 2 and 60 minutes when they reach Level 24. Late registration is available until 5:30 pm and they may re-enter as often as they wish during that time.

Flight B will play down the last 10% of the field and those with chips will bag them for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm.

  • $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Club WPT Gold Passport will be awarded for the overall chip leader at the start of Day 2 and to the final 9 players at the final table
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips
  • Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
  • Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
  • Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Sammy Summers Turn at the Top

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  126 of 497

Sammy Summers

Flight A players reached another break, this time as tournament staff took the black chips out of play, and they are back in action trying to reach the last 50 to advance to Day 2.

Sammy Summers had a big stack at the second break and now leads the field with 254,000. Salvatore Tangredi is still up there, sitting in second with 202,500.

Sammy Summers

Event 2: Prize Pool and Payouts with $21,860 to Seniors Champ

2024 Seminole Hard Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$600 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries:  174
Prize Pool:  $90,480
November 20, 2024

Registration closed for the $600 Seniors 50+ event with 174 entries, creating a prize pool worth $90,480. The last 22 spots will be paid with $1,040 for a min-cash and $21,860 up top for the Event 2 champ.

1st: $21,860 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $14,500
3rd: $10,700
4th: $8,000
5th: $6,100
6th: $4,640
7th: $3,560
8th: $2,760
9th-10th: $2,180
11th-12th: $1,500
13th-15th: $1,240
16th-22nd: $1,040

Event 3: Big Turnout for Big O

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Entries:  74

Zhen Cai

We took a peek in the Meeting Room and found a pretty view. The $600 Big O had a huge turnout before the first break, with 74 entries, and we are still waiting on many of our Omaha regulars. They are on pace to make this our biggest field for this event, and that’s nice.

Some early grinders include Zhen Cai, Dimas Martinez, Gabe Ramose, Chris Labrie, Brandon Ageloff, Michael Rosenberg, and Ryan Hoenig.

Dimas Martinez

Event 1 Flight A: Registration Closed with 497 Entries

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  207 of 497

Registration closed for Flight A of RRPO Event 1 with 497 entries, setting the pace for the next seven flights. They contributed $164K to the $2,000,000 guarantee with some huge fields expected this weekend.

Flight A will continue until 50 players remain and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

The chip leader at the end of the flight will be in a good position to earn a Club WPT Gold Passport. The biggest stack to start Day 2 will be awarded the Gold Passport, good for an entry into their $5 Million Freeroll, which takes place at Wynn Las Vegas on Dec 13-15, 2024.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 10 a.m.A497TBD
Wednesday at 5 p.m.B
Thursday at 10 a.m.C
Thursday at 5 p.m.D
Friday at 10 a.m.E
Friday at 5 p.m.F
Saturday at 10 a.m.G
Saturday at 5 p.m.H
Total497TBD

Event 1 Flight A: Salvatore Tangredi and Artur Rudenkov Lead at Break

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries: 497

Salvatore Tangredi

Action is back underway in Flight A and we closed the books on the opening session with an unofficial 497 entries. Tournament staff are adding it up and we will report the numbers when they are official.

The two biggest stacks in the room swapped places 60 seconds into the new level. Salvatore Tangredi was the leader during the break with 191,500 and Artur Rudenkov was not far behind with 185,000.

Then Rudenkov shipped someone out on the first hand back and took the lead with 220,000.

Artur Rudenkov

Event 3: Big O is Up Next

$600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante

The 2024 RRPO schedule is chock full of non-hold’em games, as has become our tradition, and we kick off that portion of the schedule at 2 pm with a $600 Deep Stack Big O trophy event.

Coming out big on the first day.

Players sit with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day trophy event. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm and they may refire as often as needed.

  • 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 3 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Flight A: Field Gets Tougher

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight A Entries: 444

Jeremy Becker (left) and Joe McKeehen (right)

The Event 1 field got a little tougher after the first break with the introduction of some top talent. Among those taking a seat, we found Jeremy Becker seated next to Joe McKeehen. Dyanna Lopez, AJ Kelsall, Rob Brown, Loni Hui, and Noah Schwartz also joined the field and we are looking at a great group of players.

Dyanna Lopez

Event 1 Flight A: Brent Hoover Leads Early

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries: 375

Brent Hoover

The first break has come and gone and players are back in action with four more levels (plus the second break) before registration closes on this great start. We have 375 entries in the game so far with a huge weekend coming up.

Brent Hoover grabbed his seat after the start of play but made the most of his time at the table. He was the only player over 100K after spinning his 20,000 starting stack up to 108,500.