Day 1B of Event 1 ($350 no-limit hold’em – $500,000 guaranteed prize pool) saw another large field of 622 players take their seats on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida; and they pumped the prize pool up to 1,253 total entries. The tournament clock shows that unofficially 144 players advanced to join the 121 that made it through Day 1A.

Among the professionals that advanced were Stu Paterson, Hans Winzeler, John Gordon, Zo Karim, Ylon Schwartz, and Michael Rocco. Farzad “Randy” Raji finished with one of the largest chip stacks in the room with close to 300,000. Familiar faces that busted but will have a chance to re-enter on the Day 1C flight that will begin at 7 p.m. include Adam Levy, Michael Beasley, Noah Sachwartz, Alex Bolotin, Matthew Burnitz, Fred Goldberg, and Donny Mizrachi.

Tune back in just a few minutes from now for 14 more levels of poker action from the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. In addition to the live updates coverage you can also watch full live streaming all night on the Live Stream tab. The total tournament field size could reach 2,000 players tonight in Hollywood, Florida.