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Event 12 Day 1C: Play Ends, Robert Nieto Leads Flight

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante

Day 1C was Robert Nieto’s playground.

Nieto bagged 367,100 chips to run away with the flight and put up the second biggest stack of the tournament so far.  Dalis Gomez was a distant second at 197,700 followed by Tim Myers at 195,000 in third.   Sonny Quach was fourth at 177,200 and Tim Frazin finished fifth with 156,700.

24 players advanced out of the 219 entries in the flight.  So far 63 players have advanced to Day 2 out 594 entries in this $100,000 guaranteed event.  Players who advanced will be back in action in the Poker Room at 1 PM on Wednesday.

Three more flights will be played tomorrow with start times at 11 AM, 3 PM and 7 PM.

Congratulations to all of our players who advanced to Day 2!

Robert Nieto
Robert Nieto
Dalis Gomez
Dalis Gomez
Tim Myers
Tim Myers

Event 12 Day 1C: But Wait, There’s More

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

Robert Nieto just put some serious distance between himself and the rest of the Day 1C field.

After eliminating an opponent, he is now sitting on 372,500 chips and threatening to take the overall chip lead away from Day 1B flight leader Alex Bergfors who bagged 378,700.

30 players remain as we head into the final level of the evening.

Robert Nieto
Robert Nieto

Event 12 Day 1C: Four Tables Left

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Players continue to drop at a steady pace in the last flight of the evening in Event 12.  The field has now shrunk to 36 players halfway through Level 12.

It brings in the possibility that the flight could end early.  The flight plays down to the end of Level 14 or 10% of the field which would be 22 players.  Day 1B ended slightly early during Level 14 and this group could be on the road to the same fate.

We’ll see where tonight’s flight finishes in around 90 minutes – or less.

RRPO15 EV12 Room Shot

Event 12 Day 1C: Hard Charging Contenders

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200/200 Ante

Two more players are throwing their hats in the ring to lead tonight’s flight.

Tim Myers has pushed himself all the way up to 180,000 chips to rival some of the other big stacks in the room.  Sonny Quach has also raked in a few chips of his own and is now up to 146,000.

Both hope to hang on and reach Day 2 as the field has now fallen down to 45 players as Level 11 continues.

Tim Myers
Tim Myers
Sonny Quach
Sonny Quach

 

Event 12 Day 1C: Familiar Face-Off

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: 500/1,000/100 Ante

Two of the most recognizable players at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino are staring at each other across the table here in tonight’s flight.

Lois Bovit is in the house and joining her at the table is Robert Campbell.  Bovit is getting the best of it right now with 58,500 chips while Campbell is looking to get on track holding onto 22,600.

But both are still standing as the field is now down to 54 players and dropping fast as play continues here in the ballroom this evening.

RRPO15 EV12 Lois Bovit

Stewart Newman
Robert Campbell

Event 12 Day 1C: Lin And Singh Clear Six Figures

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante

Don’t blink – things can go pretty fast sometimes.

Dong Lin just won a huge hand taking him up to 122,400 chips.  But it’s not enough for the chip lead.  That now belongs to series double-champion Raminder Singh.

Singh has stormed out since the break and is now up to 127,000 chips as he looks to complete the unprecedented feat of winning three championships in the series.

63 players remain as we continue on here in Day 1C.

Dong Lin
Dong Lin