$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship
Level 3: 75/150/25 Ante

The early numbers are in and two-time WPT Champion Darren Elias leads all others. He ran his 30,000 starting stack up to 86,000 at the first break with Christian Rodriguez and regionally-located pro Brian Hastings not far behind.

Notable counts:

Darren Elias – 86,000 (573 bb)
Christian Rodriguez – 82,050 (547 bb)
Brian Hastings – 75,250 (502 bb)
Brent Hart – 71,950 (480 bb)
Devon Shalmi – 69,675 (465 bb)
Craig Palmacci – 69,626 (464 bb)
Seth Berger – 65,000 (433 bb)
Peter Kaemmerlen – 64,725 (432 bb)
James Salmon III – 63,600 (424 bb)
Darryll Fish – 60,225 (402 bb)
Tyler Reiman – 56,100 (374 bb)
Mukul Pahuja – 43,400 (289 bb)
Chris Moorman – 42,100 (281 bb)
Zach Kessler – 41,200 (275 bb)
Matt Brady – 40,100 (267 bb)
Anthony Zinno – 39,800 (265 bb)
Tim Burt – 39,500 (263 bb)
Barry Hutter – 39,275 (262 bb)
Justin Zaki – 38,850 (259 bb)
Allen Kessler – 36,775 (245 bb)
Matt Affleck – 34,725 (232 bb)
Jonathan Duhamel – 33,750 (225 bb)
Andy Frankenberger – 33,400 (223 bb)
David Tuthill – 32,175 (215 bb)
Robert Campbell – 28,725 (192 bb)
Taylor Paur – 28,525 (190 bb)
Chris Bolek – 27,675 (185 bb)
Jason Mercier – 27,200 (181 bb)
Isaac Baron – 26,975 (180 bb)
Aaron Massey – 26,425 (176 bb)
Will Failla – 25,275 (169 bb)
Amir Lehavot – 24,200 (161 bb)
Loni Harwood – 23,950 (160 bb)
Kristy Arnett – 23,575 (157 bb)
Tony Ruberto – 23,525 (157 bb)
Ryan Van Sanford – 21,500 (143 bb)
Tim West – 20,250 (135 bb)