$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight B Entries: 254 (Total Entries: 650)

Flight B players returned to their seats and everyone is chasing Purple Chip Bounty champ A.J. Gambino. He is stacked up to 98,000 to lead the field but Mario De La Puente is not far behind with 96,000.

De La Puente went on a nice heater to close out his spring and head into the summer. He final tabled our WPT Poker Showdown $360 tournament in April then went to our sister room in Tampa and won two tournaments during their WPTDeepStacks series. The second of the two wins gave him his biggest career cash, a $39,000 payday for capturing the $1,650 Mega Stack title.

Other notable big stacks include Kevin Lew (93,300). Corey Hochman (89,800), Craig Varnell (81,500), Matthew Zarcadoolas (80,000), Luis Zedan (79,000), Daniel Couzens (78,000), Anthony Dianaty (76,000), and Rainer Kempe (68,000).

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Entries: 223 (Total Entries: 619)

Flight B entry number 223 hit the field before the first break to push the total count up to 619. That is good enough to push the prize pool over $3,000,000 with more than eight hours remaining to run it up.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Entries: 200 (Total Entries: 596)

Flight B is playing its way closer to the first break and the entry count has climbed to 200 to leave the Championship on 19 away from surpassing the $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. It’s a race between the clock and the count.

Eric Afriat is back with us and aiming for another major title. He came close to setting a WPT record earlier this year when he made the final table of our WPT Poker Showdown Championship, the same title he won in 2014. A second title in that tournament would make him the first person to win the same WPT event more than once.

Unfortunately for the two-time WPT Champions Club member, he was unable to pull it off but added another $465,000 to his bankroll for his runner-up result.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Entries: 164 (Total Entries: 560)

We had 19 tournaments play out on the schedule as the run up to the SHRPO Championship. David Levi came out of the gates at full speed and won the $400 Limit Omaha 8 on the first day of the series which pushed his career cash total over $4,000,000.

A few days later, he made it deep in the $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty tournament and finished fifth place. That tournament was won by A.J. Gambino who dominated late to win his trophy. It was his third Hollywood win and first major series title.

For all the SHRPO results so far, check out our schedule page.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight B Entries: 150 (Total Entries: 546)

Players continue to make their way to the Event Center even before we roll into the afternoon hours. Some were here very early and some will wait until its very late, whatever works best for their style.

Jeff Trudeau was in his seat at the start, chasing Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year honors along with a SHRPO Championship title. He sits in fourth overall behind Chad Eveslage, Dan Chalifour, and leader Jason Young. He earned all of his POY points at our sister room in Tampa; fifth place in the Tampa Poker Classic early in the year and a win in the WPTDeepStacks Tampa Main Event this summer.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight B Entries: 100 (Total Entries: 496)

At the top of the hour, tournament supervisor Jordan Cutter put cards in the air for Flight B of the SHRPO Championship. There were 100 entries in the room at the start with a steady line at the registration desk.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante

Today we have one primary tournament in the Event Center, the second and final flight of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship. The first flight drew 396 entries for the $5,250 buy-in tournament to leave it only 223 away from making its $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. There’s little doubt it will get there today, the only real question is how big it will get.

Tony Sinishtag, 2017 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Champion, was here from Level 1 in Flight A and finished with 365,500. Chris Moneymaker, 2003 WSOP Main Event winner, was one of the last entries and finished the day in fourth with 309,000.

Other notables advancing include Tim Reilly, Scott Baumstein, Matt Brady, Matt Berkey, Ryan Riess, Paul Volpe, Mohsin Charania, Dan Suied, Mukul Pahuja, Jake Schindler, reigning WPT Poker Showdown champion James Carroll, and defending SHRPO Champion Brandon Eisen.

Chip counts for Flight A

Players will sit down to 40,000 starting stacks and play one-hour levels until 27 players remain. At that point, levels will increase to 90 minutes and remain that way until only two players remain. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9 pm and players may only re-enter one time in the Championship.

We get underway at 11 am and the first milestone will be getting to the $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool this afternoon then continue building until we close registration and finalize the Day 2 field.

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes until 27 players remain; 90-minute levels until heads-up
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Players are allowed to enter the event a maximum of TWO times
• Day 1 will end after Level 10 or Tournament Director discretion
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes until 27 players remain; 90-minute levels until heads-up
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Players are allowed to enter the event a maximum of TWO times
• Day 1 will end after Level 10 or Tournament Director discretion
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: Event 58 – $555 Super Turbo Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $3 Million GTD SHRPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 58 Sheet

3PM: Event 59 – $300 SHRPO Event 21 Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into SHRPO Big 4 Event 21
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 59 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 60 – $300 SHRPO Event 21 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into SHRPO Big 4 Event 21
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 60 Structure Sheet

10:30M: Event 61 – $2,625 Super Turbo High Roller Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into SHRPO Big 4 High Roller
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 61 Sheet

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight A Entries: 348

Trent Smith dipped and Brian Ray rose up. We have a new leader after the second break and it is Brian Ray with 140,000. That is good enough to put him up top but 2013 SHRPO Champ Blair Hinkle is not far behind with 134,000.

Other notable big stacks include Ben Tarzia (128,400), Matt Berkey (110,000), Nipun Java (108,000), Sergio Giha (108,000), Kitty Kuo (105,000), and Igor Merda (104,000),

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Entries: 342

Flight A of the Championship is enjoying the second break of the day as the entry count continues to click higher. They will return to play two more levels before the 75-minute dinner break.