$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 298

Anthony Bertuccio opened to 45,000 from the hijack and Marie Harrell moved all in for 75,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Bertuccio wished her good luck, and called.

Bertuccio:
Harrell:

Harrell was in trouble with a single over card and a club wish but blanked the board to exit ni 18th place.

Anthony Bertuccio – 725,000 (36 bb)
Marie Harrell – Eliminated in 18th Place ($2,900)

19th: Stephen Brite – $2,900
20th: Saif Keshwani – $2,900

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 298

Championship players were sent on another break with 20 players remaining and the 1K chips coming out of play. Shane Melert continues to lead but Anthony Bertuccio took a dip while Karl Manouchakian and Vincent Cafone moved up.

Table 11
Seat 1: Shane Melert – 870,000 (58 bb)
Seat 2: Harry Binda Jr – 740,000 (49 bb)
Seat 3: Brett Apter – 395,000 (26 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Stephen Brite – 275,000 (18 bb)
Seat 6: Anthony Bertuccio – 195,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Vincent Cafone – 745,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Marie Harrell – 290,000 (19 bb)

Table 21
Seat 1: Vinny Censabella – 370,000 (25 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Saif Keshwani – 165,000 (11 bb)
Seat 4: Scott Riddell – 385,000 (26 bb)
Seat 5: Evan Pantano – 660,000 (44 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Karl Manouchakian – 750,000 (50 bb)
Seat 8: Doug Marro – 100,000 (7 bb)

Table 22
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Maha Ahmad – 455,000 (30 bb)
Seat 3: Bo Gray – 330,000 (22 bb)
Seat 4: Curtis King – 630,000 (42 bb)
Seat 5: Frank Weigel – 385,000 (26 bb)
Seat 6: Jason Klapman – 390,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: Aaron Thivyanathan – 530,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: David Atrubin – 300,000 (20 bb)

1st: $60,190 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $40,070
3rd: $29,190
4th: $21,550
5th: $16,130
6th: $12,240
7th: $9,410
8th: $7,340
9th-10th: $5,800
11th-12th: $4,740
13th-14th: $3,940
15th-16th: $3,350
17th-20th: $2,900
21st: Brian Arbaugh – $2,570
22nd: Tony March – $2,570
23rd: Denis Ramic – $2,570
24th: Brad Williams – $2,570

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 298

With the elimination of Richard Lahey in 25th place, tournament staff paused the clock to redraw seats at the last three tables with 24 players remaining. Here’s a look at the seat draw and we will catch some chip counts once everything settled.

Table 11
Seat 1: Shane Melert
Seat 2: Harry Binda Jr
Seat 3: Brett Apter
Seat 4: Denis Ramic
Seat 5: Stephen Brite
Seat 6: Anthony Bertuccio
Seat 7: Vincent Cafone
Seat 8: Marie Harrell

Table 21
Seat 1: Vinny Censabella
Seat 2: Brian Arbaugh
Seat 3: Saif Keshwani
Seat 4: Scott Riddell
Seat 5: Evan Pantano
Seat 6: Brad Williams
Seat 7: Karl Manouchakian
Seat 8: Doug Marro

Table 22
Seat 1: Tony March
Seat 2: Maha Ahmad
Seat 3: Bo Gray
Seat 4: Curtis King
Seat 5: Frank Weigel
Seat 6: Jason Klapman
Seat 7: Aaron Thivyanathan
Seat 8: David Atrubin

Remaining payouts:

1st: $60,190 + PPO Trophy
2nd: $40,070
3rd: $29,190
4th: $21,550
5th: $16,130
6th: $12,240
7th: $9,410
8th: $7,340
9th-10th: $5,800
11th-12th: $4,740
13th-14th: $3,940
15th-16th: $3,350
17th-20th: $2,900
21st-24th: $2,570

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 298

Forrest Raleigh was down to 47,000 and ripped it in to get a call from Saif Keshwani.

Raleigh:
Keshwani:

Raleigh was behind but had to live, suited connectors to catch a double. He missed the flop and Keshwani locked up the hand when he paired his ace on the turn. The river finished the board and Raleigh was eliminated in 26th place.

Saif Keshwani – 340,000 (34 bb)

26th: Forrest Raleigh – $2,330
27th: Alan Thomas – $2,330
28th: David Howard – $2,330
29th: Ken O’Donnell – $2,330

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 298

After sending a double across the table to Ken O’Donnell, Daniel Zappulla was down to 132,000 and three-bet shipped after Maha Ahmad opened and Ahmad called with the bigger stack.

Zappulla:
Ahmad:

Zappulla was ahead for a double of his own and faded Ahmad’s live cards on the flop. The turn was safe for Zappulla but Ahmad paired his king on the river to send him out.

Maha Ahmad – 340,000 (43 bb)
Daniel Zappulla – Eliminated in 30th Place ($2,330)

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 298

Wasim Assaf opened the action from the button and Marie Harrell moved all in for 120,000 from the big blind. Assaf called with a similar stack and had Harrell at risk.

Assaf:
Harrell:

Harrell woke up with a monster in the big blind and her kings held on the board to double up. Assaf was left with only 4,000 and eliminated by Harry Binda Jr on the next hand.

31st: Wasim Assaf – $2,330
32nd: Fred Paradis – $2,330

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 298

Anthony Bertuccio and Shane Melert began Day 2 with the top two stacks in the Championship and they are still there but reversed position. Melert leads now with a big stack of 956,000 and Bertuccio is second with 567,000.

To make things a little more fun for Table 21, they are seated right next to each other.

Blinds are up to 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante after the first break and the average stack is about 280,000 (35 bb).

$200 Bankroll Builder NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Time is running out if you want to take home a PPO trophy and Event 7 is the last open tournament of the series with the Seniors Event closing things out tomorrow. We have the $200 Bankroll Builder at noon with a $20,000 guarantee and football on the TVs.

Players start with 25K stacks and all levels last 25 minutes for this one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:50 pm.

This will be a fun tournament to close out the last of the series and ready for a good time.

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 25 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:50pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  32 of 298

The PPO Championship field dropped down to the last four tables when Event 1 winner Nick Scholz was eliminated in 33rd place. He lost a big flip against David Howard to get short and go out soon after.

Blinds are up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 280,000 (47 bb).

33rd: Nick Scholz – $2,160
34th: Chad Kitchen – $2,160
35th: Brenda Lane-Worley – $2,160
36th: Amelio Amato – $2,160
37th: Travis Hall – $2,160

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 298

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of the 2023 PPO Championship with 37 players in contention for the title.

They will play the last 15 minutes of Level 14 and all of Level 15 before taking the first break. Blinds are 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is about 242,000 (48 bb).