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Aido, Lagodich & Newman Among Big WPT Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open Side Event Winners

Patrick Mandelle December 1, 2022 5 min read

December 01, 2022

The World Poker Tour (WPT) recently wrapped the 2022 WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The $3,500 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Main Event saw Andy Wilson top a 1,541-entry field to win $785,800 plus a $10,400 seat into the WPT World Championship at Wynn Las Vegas.

However, that was just one of 44 events in the festival, which catered to a combined 16,284 entrants and awarded $13,199,710 in prize money. We already highlighted early winners from the series, so we thought it only fair to recap some of the bigger winners from down the stretch.

Among those to capture titles late in the 2022 RRPO were Lisa Levy (Event #29: $400 Ladies Event for $5,870), Duff Charette (Event #34: $600 Deep Stack NLH for $76,075), Dominique Mosley (Event #39: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha for $61,170), Elliott Kampen (Event #32: $10,000 PLO High Roller for $121,600), and Eric Afriat, who won not one, but two titles (Event #33: $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty for $46,515 and Event #41: $400 Seniors 50+ for $9,100).

Here’s a look at some of the most notable storylines from the stop’s late side events.

Check out early winners from the 2022 RRPO here!

Sergio Aido Wins High Roller for $500K

From November 28-29, Event #37: $25,500 High Roller played out. The tournament attracted 85 runners and offered up a $2,099,500 prize pool paid out to the top dozen finishers including Justin Zaki (10th – $60,885), Giuseppe Iadisernia (11th – $58,790), and Michael Rossitto (12th – $56,690), who all cashed but failed to make the final table.

The tournament ended in a three-way deal that saw Sergio Aido, who this past August won the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open (SHRPO) Championship for $900,100, claim the title and $500,000 in prize money. That brought his lifetime career earnings up over $14.7 million according to the Hendon Mob.

“I can come for only five or six days,” Aido told Seminole reporters, “and since I am living in Mexico now, it’s a convenient three-hour flight.”

RRPO $25K High Roller Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Sergio Aido	$500,000*
2	Scott Margereson	$413,746*
3	Justin Saliba	$402,634*
4	Gytis Lazauninkas	$186,855
5	Stan Jablonski	$123,870
6	Joe McKeehen	$92,380
7	Alex Livingston	$75,580
8	Chance Kornuth	$65,085
9	Ray Qartomy	$62,985

_{*Denotes three-way ICM deal.}

Frank Lagodich’s Heater Continues

On November 29, Event #42: $5,000 Deep Stack NLH more than tripled its $200K GTD as 134 entrants generated a prize pool of $636,500. The top 17 finishers made the money, and some of those to cash but fall short of the final table were Jason Klapman (11th – $15,920), Joey Weissman (14th – $14,000), Josh Reichard (15th – $12,900), and Ryan Riess (16th – $12,900).

The tournament ended in a five-way deal that saw Frank Lagodich, a big chip leader at the time, win the title and $133,241 in prize money. It was the second six-figure score for the Ohio pro in just over a week as he was fresh off winning the WSOP Circuit Grand Victoria $1,700 Main Event for $275,896. The latest win moved Lagodich over $1 million in lifetime earnings according to the Hendon Mob.

It was also Lagodich’s second SHRP major series trophy after having won the 2022 Seminole Poker Showdown $1,100 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship for $26,575.

RRPO Event #42 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Frank Lagodich	$133,241*
2	Yuval Bronshtein	$86,947*
3	Brian Hastings	$77,211*
4	Scott Dehm	$72,022*
5	Erik Seidel	$62,249*
6	James Romero	$26,735
7	Artem Metalidi	$23,230
8	Eric Panayiutou	$20,365
9	Isaac Kempton	$17,980

_{*Denotes five-way ICM deal.}

Michael Newman Wins 8th SHRP Title

Michael Newman is a crusher at the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. On November 21, he topped a 107-entry field to win Event #18: $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH for $7,136 and his seventh SHRP title. That moved him into a five-way tie for second place with Brian Altman, Yuval Bronshtein, Gabe Ramos, and David Prociak, but it didn’t take long for him to break that tie.

On November 29, Event #44: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty attracted 286 entrants and once again it was Newman getting the job done. His victory came with a $6,437 top prize but perhaps more importantly his eighth SHRP title, which broke the tie and moved him solely into second place behind only the nine titles of Raminder Singh.

Newman’s SHRP Titles

Series	Tournament	Prize
2016 SHRPO	$570 No-Limit Hold’em	$17,589
2016 RRPO	$360 Pot-Limit Omaha	$7,740
2017 LHPO	$570 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha	$7,473
2017 RRPO	$3,500 RRPO Championship	$374,240
2019 LHPO	$360 Ultimate Re-Entry	$183,525
2021 SHRPO	$400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em	$7,573
2022 RRPO	$400 Turbo No-Limit Hold’em	$7,136
2022 RRPO	$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty	$6,437

Check out our feature article on Michael Newman here!

2022 RRPO Winners

Date	Tournament	Entries	Prize Pool	Winner	Prize
Nov. 16-21	Event #1: $400 Deep Stack NLH	6,134	$2,024,200	Peter Hsu	$191,223
Nov. 16	Event #2: $600 Seniors 50+ NLH	176	$92,400	Wilmer Chavira	$16,031
Nov. 16	Event #3: $600 Deep Stack Big O	80	$42,000	Chris Kostoulas	$7,418
Nov. 16	Event #4: $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty	177	$19,470	Jesus Figueroa	$4,313
Nov. 17	Event #5: $600 HORSE	78	$40,950	AJ Kelsall	$13,625
Nov. 17-18	Event #6: $1,100 Five-Card PLO	102	$98,940	Robert Lupo	$24,148
Nov. 17	Event #7: $150 Big Stack NLH	239	$30,000	Joseph Diaz	$6,935
Nov. 17	Event #8: $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH	37	$19,610	Matty Bretzfield	$5,828
Nov. 18	Event #9: $600 Limit Omaha 8	108	$56,700	Salvatore Pipitone	$16,900
Nov. 18	Event #10: $600 Double Black Chip Bounty	188	$61,100	Daniel Chlimper	$15,425
Nov. 19	Event #11: $600 PLO 8	122	$64,050	Long Nguyen	$18,065
Nov. 20	Event #12: $400 Deep Stack NLH	515	$172,525	Scott Baumstein	$27,965
Nov. 20-21	Event #13: $1,100 Six-Max NLH	193	$187,210	Glen Cressman	$46,170
Nov. 20-22	Event #14: $600 Deep Stack PLO	405	$210,600	John Holley	$30,191
Nov. 20	Event #15: $600 Deep Stack Turbo NLH	74	$39,220	Raminder Singh	$7,897
Nov. 21	Event #16: $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8	83	$27,805	John Holley	$8,950
Nov. 21-23	Event #17: $200 Big Stack NLH	1,894	$303,040	Christopher Lewis	$32,400
Nov. 21	Event #18: $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH	107	$36,380	Michael Newman	$7,136
Nov. 22	Event #19: $400 Big Stack Six-Max NLH	115	$38,525	Larry Elliott	$7,965
Nov. 22	Event #20: $1,100 Deep Stack NLH Freezeout	68	$65,960	Colin Robinson	$22,135
Nov. 22-23	Event #21: $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty PLO	77	$77,000	David Moreno	$26,020
Nov. 22	Event #22: $400 Deep Stack NLH Turbo	58	$19,720	Matt Vinke	$7,095
Nov. 23	Event #23: $400 Black Chip Bounty 5-Card PLO	154	$36,190	David Goodis	$9,450
Nov. 23	Event #24: $200 Double Green Chip Bounty NLH	254	$27,940	Christopher Corrales	$5,695
Nov. 24	Event #25: $250 Holiday Deep Stack NLH	312	$36,816	Igor Tolstov	$7,816
		1,541	$4,931,200
Nov. 25-30	Event #26: $3,500 WPT RRPO Championship	1,541	$4,931,200	Andy Wilson	$785,800
Nov. 25	Event #27: $400 Black Chip Bounty Turbo NLH	151	$35,485	Daniyal Gheba	$9,550
Nov. 26-27	Event #28: $600 Mixed PLO	62	$32,550	Floyd Scott Jr.	$10,000
Nov. 26	Event #29: $400 Ladies Event	45	$15,075	Lisa Levy	$5,870
Nov. 26	Event #30: $150 Big Stack NLH	119	$14,042	Sebastian Espinoza	$4,052
Nov. 27	Event #31: $400 Black Chip Bounty NLH	349	$82,015	Alexander Perez	$12,806
Nov. 27-28	Event #32: $10,000 PLO High Roller	32	$304,000	Elliott Kampen	$121,600
Nov. 27-28	Event #33: $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty	182	$182,000	Eric Afriat	$46,515
Nov. 27-29	Event #34: $600 Deep Stack NLH	838	$435,760	Duff Charette	$76,075
Nov. 27	Event #35: $1,100 Turbo NLH	51	$51,000	Matthew Davenport	$18,870
Nov. 28-29	Event #36: $1,100 Deep Stack NLH	119	$115,430	Milen Stefanov	$33,640
Nov. 28-29	Event #37: $25,500 High Roller	85	$2,099,500	Sergio Aido	$500,000
Nov. 28	Event #38: $400 HORSE	91	$30,485	David Shmuel	$7,471
Nov. 28-29	Event #39: $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	42	$199,500	Dominique Mosley	$61,170
Nov. 28	Event #40: $150 Big Stack NLH	124	$14,632	Alexander Morgovsky	$4,112
Nov. 29	Event #41: $400 Seniors 50+	149	$49,915	Eric Afriat	$9,110
Nov. 29	Event #42: $5,000 Deep Stack NLH	134	$636,500	Frank Lagodich	$133,241
Nov. 29	Event #43: $1,100 Six-Max PLO	134	$97,970	Rafael Rodriguez Arango	$28,895
Nov. 29	Event #44: $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty	286	$44,300	Michael Newman	$6,437

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