{"id":5162,"date":"2022-12-02T11:58:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T11:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=5162"},"modified":"2022-12-02T11:58:05","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T11:58:05","slug":"andy-wilson-wins-2022-wpt-seminole-rrpo-main-event-for-785800","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/andy-wilson-wins-2022-wpt-seminole-rrpo-main-event-for-785800","title":{"rendered":"Andy Wilson Wins 2022 WPT Seminole RRPO Main Event for $785,800"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/andrew-wilson.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Wilson\" width=\"300\" title=\"Andy Wilson Wins 2022 WPT Seminole RRPO Main Event for $785,800\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/andrew-wilson.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2022\/12\/andrew-wilson-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wilson topped a 1,541-entry field to capture his first WPT title in the 2022 WPT RRPO Main Event<\/li>\n<li>Three players who reached the final table are WPT titleholders<\/li>\n<li>Wilson\u2019s win came with a free ticket to the WPT World Championship<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BowieEffect\">Andy Wilson<\/a> is now officially a World Poker Tour (WPT) champion. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/top-10-us-poker-sites\">UK poker<\/a> pro topped a field of 1,541 entries and navigated his way through a tough final table to win the <strong>2022 WPT Seminole Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Poker Open (RRPO) Main Event<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"wilson-triumphs-over-former-wpt-champs\">Wilson Triumphs Over Former WPT Champs<\/h2>\n<p>Wilson\u2019s victory came with a $785,800 top prize, the biggest cash of his career, plus a seat into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/world-poker-tour-gears-up-for-record-breaking-2022-wpt-world-championship\">upcoming <em>$10,400 WPT World Championship<\/em><\/a> at Wynn Las Vegas and a chance to etch his name on the prestigious Mike Sexton WPT Champions Cup. <\/p>\n<p>The final six players immediately got down to business when the final table kicked off, and five hands into the action, one player fell. <strong>Robel Andemichael<\/strong> was the first to leave the table after losing his ace-four to Wilson\u2019s ace-queen. He collected $167,000 for his 6th-place finish.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion <strong>Gediminas Uselis<\/strong> was looking to pull off a back-to-back victory but was unsuccessful after busting in 5th place for $219,000, again courtesy of Wilson. It didn\u2019t take long before the next elimination took place, with three-time WPT winner <strong>Brian Altman<\/strong> hitting the rail just four hands later, his king-high straight defeated by <strong>Josh Kay<\/strong>\u2019s ace-high straight. Altman placed 4th for $290,000.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;height:0;padding-bottom:56.25%\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Me4TKLABId8?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0?ecver=2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;left:0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Eveslage<\/strong> has had an excellent run at the live felts this year after winning his first World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet during the summer and then capturing the record-breaking <em>WPT $10,400 Five Diamond World Poker Classic<\/em> in October for $1 million. <\/p>\n<p>The American poker pro was gunning for his third WPT title in the RRPO Main Event, but failed this time, settling for 3rd place with $390,000 in winnings. He may have fallen short of the title but his latest finish has officially put him at the top of the WPT Season 20 Player of the Year leaderboard, surpassing <strong>Steve Buckner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"first-major-live-tournament-victory-for-wilson\">First Major Live Tournament Victory for Wilson<\/h2>\n<p>Wilson entered heads-up play with a 3:1 chip lead over Kay, which he managed to extend to a 10:1 advantage as the game progressed. But Kay wouldn\u2019t give up without a fight. He was able to recover from the huge chip deficit and even grabbed the lead at one point. <\/p>\n<p>But the win was destined for Wilson as Kay ended his run in 2nd place for $525,000.<\/p>\n<p>The win marks Wilson\u2019s first major live tournament victory and he was able to achieve that after battling it out with WPT veterans and titleholders. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/blog\/biggest-poker-tournament-prizes\">live tournament winnings<\/a> now sit at more than $1.4 million. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Wilson topped a 1,541-entry field to capture his first WPT title in the 2022 WPT RRPO Main Event Three players who reached the final table are WPT titleholders Wilson\u2019s win came with a free ticket to the WPT World Championship Andy Wilson is now officially a World Poker Tour (WPT) champion. 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