Aleksejs Ponakovs Wins RRPO High Roller for $682,238 6pd2p

Aleksejs Ponakovs

The 2023 RRPO High Roller drew 93 entries for the $25,500 buy-in event and they created a prize pool worth $2,297,100. The last 12 players made the money and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Aleksejs Ponakovs outlasted a tough field to take the title along with $682,238.

Place First Name Last Name Prize Amount
1 Aleksejs Ponakovs $682,238
2 Timur Vardanian $459,420
3 Brian Altman $298,623
4 Anton Wigg $204,442
5 Joe McKeehen $135,529
6 Adam Hendrix $101,072
7 Ali Turkan $82,696
8 Ben Grise $71,210
9 Justin Zaki $68,913
10 Shashi Ramakrishna $66,616
11 Frank Lagodich $64,319
12 Ethan Yau $62,022

High Roller: Brian Altman – 3rd Place ($298,623) 6y3m

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 93

Brian Altman

High Roller: Anton Wigg – 4th Place ($204,442) 2w23c

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 93

Anton Wigg

High Roller: Updated Counts on Break 322i4i

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 3,980,000 (80 bb)
Seat 2: Aleksejs Ponakovs – 1,855,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Brian Altman – 1,870,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Timur Vardanian – 1,590,000 (32 bb)

1st: $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $459,420
3rd: $298,623
4th: $204,442
5th: Joe McKeehen – $135,529
6th: Adam Hendrix – $101,072
7th: Ali Turkan – $82,696
8th: Ben Grise – $71,210

High Roller: Joe McKeehen – 5th Place ($135,529) 13444q

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 93

Joe McKeehen

High Roller: Adam Hendrix – 6th Place ($101,072) 2a143b

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 93

Adam Hendrix

High Roller: Ali Turkan – 7th Place ($82,696) 5h5q64

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

Ali Turkan

High Roller: Anton Wigg Leads After First Break 132ld

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Anton Wigg

The eight remaining High Rollers were sent on a break and returned with Anton Wigg leading the final table.

Blinds are up to 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante and the average stack is about 1,330,000 (33 bb).

Seat 1: Anton Wigg – 2,455,000 (61 bb)
Seat 2: Adam Hendrix – 715,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Ali Turkan – 550,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Joe McKeehen – 1,555,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Aleksejs Ponakovs – 1,825,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Brian Altman – 1,215,000 (30 bb)
Seat 7: Timur Vardanian – 980,000 (25 bb)

1st:  $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $459,420
3rd:  $298,623
4th:  $204,442
5th:  $135,529
6th:  $101,072
7th:  $82,696

8th:  Ben Grise – $71,210

High Roller: Ben Grise – 8th Place ($71,210) 344j5l

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Ben Grise

High Roller: Final Table Underway 1z6a3n

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

After they agreed on a short delay so Timur Vardanian wouldn’t miss any hands, cards are in the air for the RRPO High Roller final table with eight remaining.

Seat 1:  Anton Wigg  –  440,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2:  Adam Hendrix  –  740,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3:  – Empty –
Seat 4:  Ali Turkan  –  780,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5:  Joe McKeehen  –  1,405,000  (47 bb)
Seat 6:  Aleksejs Ponakovs  –  1,500,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7:  Brian Altman  –  1,535,000  (51 bb)
Seat 8:  Timur Vardanian  –  1,155,000  (39 bb)
Seat 9:  Ben Grise  –  1,735,000  (58 bb)

1st:  $682,238 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  $459,420
3rd:  $298,623
4th:  $204,442
5th:  $135,529
6th:  $101,072
7th:  $82,696
8th:  $71,210