The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida kicked off this morning with Day 1A of Event 1: $560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em. A total of 286 entries took to the felt and after 14 levels, only 59 punched their ticket to Day 2. Leading the way is David Shaw 276,800, followed by Robert Williams (275,000) and Michael Ortiz (243,300).

Others who survived the day include Patrick Eskandar (188,400),Jessica Dawley (95,900), and Marsha Wolak (73,500). Among those who failed to make it through were Ylon Schwartz, Dan Heimiller, Nancy Birnbaum, and Kevin O’Donnell. With five more Day 1 starting flights, chances are we will see them (and many others who took part in the Day 1A field) back in action at some point.

Day 1B is set to kickoff at 7 p.m., so keep it here for more updates on all of the action.