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Championship Day 1C: Closing on 400

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 2: 75/150

The number of entrants continues to climb for Day 1C and should hit 400 before the first break.

Loni Harwood, Tristan Wade, and TJ Shulman are a few new faces along with Matt Brady back for another shot after falling short during 1A. Esther Taylor-Brady, his better half, played yesterday and bagged chips to return tomorrow.

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Championship Day 1C: Sexton Sitting

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 2: 75/150

Mike Sexton changed hats today after doing the “shuffle up and deal” honors once again. The WSOP bracelet winner plays in most of the WPT events before taking his seat in the commentary booth for the final table.

The WPT had to adjust their procedures twice in the past when the Hall of Famer went on to make the final table, taking a much bigger position in the spotlight for those events. He is looking to make it a third time this week.

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Championship Day 1C: Level Up

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 2: 75/150

They are about to level up here in the ballroom with 344 entrants in the field so far. Erik Cajelais, Zo Karim, Stuart Paterson, and Matt Berkey have taken up seats over the previous level and Jacob Bazeley is back for another shot.

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Championship Day 1C: Early Entrants

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 1: 50/100

Most top names wait until later in the day to register for big events, taking their time before jumping in. There are a few who were seat early including Ryan Riess, Aaron Massey, Tony Ruberto, DJ MacKinnon, Joe Kuether, and Ian O’Hara.

Marsha Wolak is back action along with other local regulars like Steven Bennett, Abbey Daniels, Peter Striano, Larry Klur, Dimas Martinez, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker ambassador Michael Laake.

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Championship Day 1C: Start It Up

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 1: 50/100

Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton kicks things off for the third and final flight of the Championship. We’ll keep an eye on the field and tournament board as the day moves along.

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Championship Day 1C: Final Flight

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 1: 50/100

Today is the final starting day of the 2015 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship and it will be the biggest of the three. The first two drew 906 entrants with 332 ending their day with chips.

Everyone continues to try and catch Barry Hutter atop the counts when he finished 1A with 305,700 followed by Ryan River with 226,900. They will have eight hours to get in the game, or re-enter if they find their stack count dropped to zero, as we move closer to the $5,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They will sit down to 30,000 stacks and play 60-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and re-entry is available until the start of Level 7 after the dinner break, approximately 8pm, and we’ll know the official numbers at that point. Play will conclude for the day at the end of Level 10 and everyone who survives will return tomorrow for Day 2.

Cards will be in the air at noon for the final flight of the Championship.

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Championship: End of Day 1B Counts

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship

Day 1B of the Championship drew 404 players with 150 moving on to Day 2

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTCHIP COUNT
RYANRIVERSNIAGARA FALLSON226,900
BRIANGREENDECATURTX226,000
BRIANHASTINGSFORT LAUDERDALEFL213,200
KEVINEYSTERLAFAYETTELA199,600
BRETTTREVILLIANMACQUARIE HILLS196,300
DAVIDPOWERSSAN DIEGOCA193,900
JAREDJAFFEEBROOKLYNNY191,000
CHRISTOPHERMOORMANBEFLEET189,300
NIKOLAISEARSMUSKEGONMI173,000
SHANNONSHORRHOMEWOODAL173,000
DAIANEMENDESCRICIUMA164,800
MOHAMMEDJAAFARMIAMIFL162,900
JONATHANDUHAMELBOUCHERVILLEQC161,900
REXCLINKSCALESLAS VEGASNV161,500
YUNGHWANGSUGAR LANDTX158,400
JOHNUTLEY JRMORGANFIELDKY153,200
SHAWNNGUYENWEST PALM BEACHFL145,400
jonathanDIMMIGLAS VEGASNV144,800
DAVIDMACDONALDJUPITERFL142,300
HARRISONGIMBELJUPITERFL142,000
NANCYBIRNBAUMFORT LAUDERDALEFL139,500
CORNELCIMPANSACRAMENTOCA135,500
PAULGRIFFINNORTHRIDGECA128,300
JOHNKRPANOAKVILLEON128,000
LIYINGUIBEIJING127,200
LONGNGUYENHOUSTONTX126,900
NANCYTODDBOCA RATONFL126,400
ZHENCAILAKE WORTHFL125,900
DIMITRYAGRACHOVWESTONFL123,000
BRETTFEDERLEXINGTONSC121,600
ROSSLEBOLEHIGH ACRESFL119,500
NOAHSCHWARTZSUNNY ISLES BEACHFL114,300
JOHNRADVANSKYBRUNSWICKOH113,900
SAMUELPHILLIPSWEST PALM BCHFL112,500
JORDANCRISTOSPALMDALECA112,400
ANTHONYNEWMANBROOKLYNNY109,500
CHADEVESLAGERAMSEYIN109,000
ARDITKURSHUMIDELRAY BEACHFL106,500
RICARDOCAMACHOCOOPER CITYFL105,600
VASILESCHITAOAKLAND PARKFL102,500
MICHAELLEWINDELRAY BEACHFL102,200
RICHARDLYNDAKERLOWVILLENY100,800
CURTKOHLBERGWESTONMA99,300
JAMESMANKOWSKIJACKSONVILLEFL96,500
LAWRENCEGREENBERGWESTONMA96,400
ESTHERTAYLORHAVERTOWNPA95,600
RUSLANDYKSMTEYNHALLANDALE BEACHFL93,800
ROBERTPANITCHNORTHBROOKIL93,200
JOHNDOLANBONITA SPRINGSFL89,600
BENJAMINHAMNETTLAS VEGASNV89,100
JAMIEGOLDRIVIERA BEACHFL89,000
BLAKELYPURVISMONTGOMERYAL88,900
BRETTMAISTRIWELLINGTONFL88,300
ERICRILEYDEERFIELD BCHFL88,200
HARVEYVANDEVENOCALAFL87,500
ARUTYUNARUTYUNYANGLENDALECA86,100
STEVENWOLANSKYCOOPER CITYFL85,900
JOHNDERMODYPALM BEACH GARDENSFL84,600
ALBERTORODRIGUEZHOLLYWOODFL83,000
EDWARDBLOUNTMINERALVA82,900
JASONSUHOUSTONTX82,000
JESSEROCKOWITZPETALUMACA81,100
CARLONINIMONTREALQC80,300
MATTHEWSALSBERGSTUDIO CITYCA79,000
RYANFRANKLINSAVANNAHGA77,700
CASEYYONTZCOLUMBUSOH77,300
RONNIEYAMBRAHOUSTONTX76,600
THUYBELTRANSAINT PETERSBURGFL76,300
ANTHONYCOUSINEAUDAYTONA BEACHFL74,700
AARONMERMELSTEINPHILADELPHIAPA74,500
KELLYMINKINPHOENIXAZ73,300
IGORSKOCHILOAVENTURAFL73,300
RICHARDKAPLANCOLUMBUSOH72,500
PHOUNSAVATHPHILACHACKGARLANDTX72,400
JAIMECAMPOSMIAMI BEACHFL72,300
SETHBERGERWOODBURYNY71,500
LLOYDMANDELFORT MYERSFL70,400
ARMANDOGUTIERREZORLANDOFL68,600
STUARTKRASNEYFORT LAUDERDALEFL68,500
STEVENKARPNORTH MIAMI BEACHFL67,300
TREVORPOPELAS VEGASNV65,000
FRANCOISGOULETLAVALQC64,600
BAONGUYENHOUSTONTX64,200
TAYLORPAUREL DORADO HILLSCA64,000
BUCKRAMSAYPORT COLBORNEON63,600
JOSEPHYSELONIACORAL SPRINGSFL63,300
WILLIAMPILOSSOPHPRESTOPA63,200
KEVINSCHULZPALATINEIL62,700
LennyDuvdivaniSUNRISEFL61,300
HAGAISTEINDAVIEFL60,100
JOAQUINSOSAROYAL PALM BEACHFL60,000
JOHNSPADAVECCHIA JRMOORESVILLENC57,600
KYLESORELPOMPANO BEACHFL56,500
MichaelMassriWORCESTERMA55,600
JUAN CARLOSRUIZ LOPEZBAYAMONPR55,300
FARHANMADHANIMIRAMARFL55,000
VICTORFIGUEROAMIAMIFL54,500
DAVIDRHEEMLOS ANGELESCA54,000
EBONYKENNEYFORT MYERSFL52,300
JORIEPOLOKOFFFORT LAUDERDALEFL52,200
RAJAEEWAZWAZBROOKLYN PARKMN50,400
DAVIDLEEMEMPHISTN50,000
DAVIDPAREDESBROOKLINEMA49,600
DARRYLRONCONINAPERVILLEIL49,500
JESSECOHENARDMOREPA48,900
AMIROUDDINEALIBAYSAINTE-THERESEQC48,800
NIPUNJAVALOS ANAGELESCA47,500
STEVENDIAMONDBOYNTON BEACHFL46,700
NADERBAHHURBOCA RATONFL46,100
MICHAELLIPMANMIAMIFL46,100
DAVIDLEVILAS VEGASNV45,200
ALEKSANDRBOLOTINBROOKLYNNY44,200
GORDONSHACKELFORDFREDERICKSBURGVA43,900
LAWRENCELIPMANFORT MYERSFL43,600
ZACHARYGOODMANBOCA RATONFL43,300
ANGELAPRADA-MOEDMIAMI BEACHFL42,300
STEVENSTAHURSKYWESTPORTCT41,500
SETHDAVIESBENDOR39,600
MICHAELNEWMANNANUETNY39,500
BENJAMINGRISEINDIANAPOLISIN39,000
BARBARA GENECARDINAPOLLO BEACHFL36,500
MATTHEWKIRBYBEMIDJIMN35,800
JUANRESTREPOPEMBROKE PINESFL35,000
OMARZAZAYRICHARDSONTX34,700
JAREDHAMBYHENDERSONNV34,400
JOHNSITTON IIIGREENVILLESC33,900
ROBERTBANKSCHARLOTTETOWNPE33,300
JAMESKIRKCHAMBLEEGA32,200
ANDREWBLAKEDELRAY BEACHFL32,000
FRANCOISZAYASMIAMI SPRINGSFL31,600
MATTHEWO DONNELLTAMPAFL31,400
DAVIDDIAZBARTLETTTN31,100
CHRISTINALINDERMANLAS VEGASNV30,600
RICHARDARNOMIRAMARFL30,400
PAULDLUGOZIMASAINT PETERSBURGFL29,200
WITOLDWASIKST PETERSBURGFL28,900
RICHARDALSUPSAVAGEMN28,200
MATTHEWHAUGENANN ARBORMI28,200
ISAACGALAZANSUNNY ISL BCHFL28,000
MICHELLESHAHDELRAY BEACHFL27,800
NICHOLASGRIPPOARLINGTON HEIGHTSIL26,400
robertzlatkissORLANDOFL25,500
MICHAELKIRBYREGINASK24,800
MICHAELARONPALM BCH GDNSFL18,800
JORDANSCOTTBOCA RATONFL18,600
MICHAELWEBERFISHERSIN18,600
MICHAELMOEDMIAMIFL18,000
ANDREWWHITAKERTAMPAFL18,000
THOMASKORALSKOKIEIL14,300
TIMOTHYWESTLOS ALTOSCA13,800
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Championship Day 1B: Ryan Rivers Ends Day 1B On Top

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Level 10: 500/1,000/100 Ante

A long day of poker has come to an end and it was Ryan Rivers who emerged as this day’s chip leader with 226,900 in chips. He edged out Brian Green who ended with 226,000. Rounding out the top three was Brian Hastings with 213,000.

The tournament clock shows 150 players made it through bringing the number of Day 2 survivors thus far to 332. Here’s a look at some of the top stacks and notables and their respective chip counts:

Ryan Rivers 226,900
Brian Green 226,000
Brian Hastings 213,000
Kevin Eyster 199,600
David Powers 193,900
Jared Jaffee 191,000
Chris Moorman 189,300
Shannon Shorr 173,000
Nikolai Sears 173,000
Jonathan Duhamel 161,900
Andy Wang 158,400
Harrison Gimbel 142,000
Nancy Birnbaum 139,500
Nancy Todd 126,400
Noah Schwartz 114,300
Jordan Cristos 112,400
Chad Eveslage 109,000
Jamie Gold 89,000
Kelly Minkin 73,300

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Championship Day 1B: Eyster Moving To The Top

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$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 10: 500/1,000/100 Ante

With approximately 30,000 in the pot and the board showing QdJc7dAd, Kevin Eyster put out a bet of 13,000 after his lone opponent checked and that was enough to take down the pot.

Eyster was at approximately 200,000 after the hand which appears to be the chip lead for today’s action but with 15 minutes left in the level and plenty of stacks hovering at the 100,000+ mark, it’s still anyone’s guess who will end up on top at the end of the play.