Welcome to Day 1E coverage of Event 1 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Event 1 is a $500 + $60 NLH re-entry tournament with a $1 Million Guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights. Here is a look at the schedule for those starting flights:

Day 1A: Thursday, March 27 – 286 entries/59 players remaining
Day 1B: Thursday, March 27 – 278 entries/59 players remaining
Day 1C: Friday, March 28 – 272 entries/61 players remaining
Day 1D: Friday, March 28 – 263 entries/59 players remaining
Day 1E: Saturday, March 29 – 11 a.m.
Day 1F: Saturday, March 29 – 7 p.m.

After four starting flights, 238 players remain from 1,099 total entries. On top of the chip counts so far is David MacDonald (Day 1C chip leader) with 286,700, followed by George Dolofan (Day 1D chip leader) with 284,000 and David Shaw (Day 1A chip leader) with 276,800.

Each Day 1 flight consists of 14, 30-minute levels. Unlimited re-entries are available through the start of Level 5 and any player eliminated after Level 5 can enter in a subsequent starting flight, in this case just tonight’s Day 1F. The chip leader at the end of each flight will receive $1,000 and players who survive will return for Day 2 on Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m.