Event 11: Climbing Toward Six Figures

$1,650 Purple Chip County No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 2: 50/75
Entries: 52

The Purple Chip Bounty is off to a strong start in the meeting rooms across the hall. Barely 30 minutes in to the day, the clock shows over 50 entries all but assuring the six-figure guarantee to be met.

A quick stroll through the tournament area reveals a number of notables in the action. Among them, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Affleck and Paul Balzano.

Matt Affleck
Paul Balzano

Affleck claims more than $2,600,000 in tournament earnings including a $500,000 score in the 2010 World Series of Poker Main Event. Balzano, meanwhile, sits on over $1,200,000 in earnings which is inclusive of five titles that came right here at the Seminole Hard Rock.