$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)Level 17: 6,000/12,000 Limits | Structure Players Remaining: 7 of 53 g2y5x

Limit Hold’em 

Ricardo Quintero raised from the hijack and Georges Boyadjian three-bet on the button. Quintero called and the flop was .

Quintero checked and Boyadjian bet. Quintero called. The turn was the and Quintero put his last 4,000 in the pot. Boyadjian called.

Quintero was in great shape with his up against Boyadjian’s .

The river was the and Quintero doubled up.

Ricardo Quintero – 64,000
Georges Boyadjian – 37,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Denis Cyr opened to 125,000 from the hijack and Ari Engel called in the big blind to the flop. Both checked and Engel bet 140,000 after the turn.

Cyr called and the river prompted a 155,000 bet from Engel and Cyr sat back to think about it. He counted out his chips, stacked and restacked and finally tossed in a call. Engel showed for two pair tens and eights, Cyr double-checked his cards before mucking them at the dealer.

Ari Engel – 3,550,000 (59 bb)
Denis Cyr – 725,000 (12 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Matas Cimbolas opened to 130,000 from the hijack and Joao Simao defended in the big blind to the flop. Simao checked, Cimbolas bet 120,000 and Simao check-raised all in for 455,000.

Cimbolas thought for a moment then folded while showing the . Simao flipped over the for the table to see and he nearly doubled up without a showdown.

Joao Simao – 955,000 (16 bb)
Matas Cimbolas – 4,900,000 (82 bb)

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

The Championship is still sitting at nine players with no major pots since Michael Newman doubled up against Shaun Deeb. Newman sits with the second biggest stack while Matas Cimbolas contains to build his lead.

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 455,000 (8 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,580,000 (26 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 1,450,000 (24 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 3,550,000 (59 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 720,000 (12 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 5,200,000 (87 bb)
Seat 7: Ari Engel – 2,500,000 (42 bb)
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb – 850,000 (14 bb)
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 1,050,000 (18 bb)

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 5,000/10,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 7 of 53

Razz

Phil Hui: [x][x] /
Dennis O’Connor: [x][x] /

Picking up the action on fourth street, Dennis O’Connor bet and Phil Hui called.

“I called light,” said O’Connor. “The ace helped me.”

On fifth, O’Connor kept the lead and bet again. Hui called. On sixth, Hui took the lead with a jack against a king and checked. O’Connor bet and Hui called.

On seventh, both players checked. Hui showed and won the pot with a nine low. Over the course of the last couple of rounds, Hui took the chip lead over the rest of the table.

Phil Hui – 230,000
Dennis O’Connor – 85,000

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 7 of 53

Omaha Hi-Lo 

Dennis O’Connor raised from the cutoff and Carey Pickus called out of the big blind.

Pickus led out on a flop of and O’Connor raised. Pickus called and the turn was the . Pickus checked, O’Connor bet and Pickus called.

The river was the and Pickus checked. O’Connor bet and Pickus folded.

Dennis O’Connor – 110,000
Carey Pickus – 81,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

Shaun Deeb opened to 145,000 from early position and Michael Newman three-bet to 450,000 from the button. The blinds released and Shaun Deeb moved all in. Newman quickly called at risk for 1,690,000.

Deeb:
Newman:

The more standard race and Newman was ahead with the queens. There was no drama as the dealer ran out the board to send the huge double up to Newman.

Michael Newman – 3,570,000 (60 bb)
Shaun Deeb – 975,000 (16 bb)

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 7 of 53

Omaha Hi-Lo 

Dale Phillips raised from under the gun and Dennis O’Connor called from the hijack. The flop was and Phillips bet. O’Connor raised and Phillips raised all in. O’Connor called and Phillips was all in for 8,500.

Phillips showed , giving him aces and the second nut low draw against O’Connor’s .

The turn was the , giving O’Connor a straight, but Phillips had a better low. The river was the O’Connor improved to a better low to scoop the pot.

Phillips was eliminated on the bubble and the final seven players are in the money.

Dennis O’Connor – 125,000
Dale Phillips – Eliminated 

$300 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 4,000/8,000 Limits | Structure
Players Remaining: 8 of 53

Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 

Carey Pickus: [x][x]/
Ricardo Quintero: [x][x]// Fold
Georges Boyadjian: [x][x]/

Carey Pickus completed on third and was called by Ricardo Quintero and Gorges Boyadjian.

On fourth, Quintero and Boyadjian both check before Picks bets. Both players call.

On fifth, Pickus bet, Quintero folded and Boyadjian called. They were heads-up to sixth street and they checked the final two streets down.

Pickus showed as two of her three hole cards and won the pot with two pair.

Carey Pickus – 130,000
Georges Boyadjian – 35,000

$3,500 RRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
Championship Structure | Payouts
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 585

No players were eliminated in the 90-minutes of action following the dinner break but some were pushed around. Matas Cimbolas continues to lead with Shaun Deeb in second.

Seat 1: Joao Simao – 615,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Darryll Fish – 1,900,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Denis Cyr – 1,845,000 (31 bb)
Seat 4: Michael Newman – 1,865,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Tom Marchese – 770,000 (13 bb)
Seat 6: Matas Cimbolas – 4,810,000 (80 bb)
Seat 7: Ari Engel – 2,110,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb – 2,645,000 (44 bb)
Seat 9: Sheddy Siddiqui – 990,000 (17 bb)

1st – $374,240 + Trophy
2nd – $262,440
3rd – $168,920
4th – $121,920
5th – $93,560
6th – $75,380
7th – $62,600
8th – $49,880
9th – $37,420