$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  79 of 484

Flight C comes to an end with 79 players remaining from a field of 484, and the chipleader is Howard Bregman, who bagged up 377,500 (94 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, but in the meantime, here is an unofficial look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Howard Bregman  –  377,500  (94 bb)
2.  Charles Odenz  –  341,000  (85 bb)
3.  Brett Bader  –  324,500  (81 bb)

Brett Bader is the reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, and he bagged up a big stack heading to Day 2 of this first event.

There will be a total of six starting flights for this event, and after the first three flights there are 180 survivors from a field of 1,153. The average chip stack of the survivors is about 128,000 (32 big blinds).

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

Event 1 hit the midpoint of the tournament earlier today when registration closed on Flight C. Now we are ready to load another big crowd for Flight D, the fourth of six starting flights.

The combined total of entries sits at 1,153 to leave the tournament only 734 away from the prize pool crossing the $1,000,000 mark. Flight D will push the count close to that number this evening but more likely the Guarantee will be surpassed very early tomorrow in Flight E.

Players start with 20,000 stacks and Day 1 levels run 30 minutes apiece, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm along with unlimited re-entries. Flight D will come to an end after Level 14 and survivors will their chips sometime around 1:30 am.

The weekend is here, time for some big money.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 144 of 484

The chip lead continues to be a volatile position and we have a new player up top. Howard Bregman leads the way with 401,000 after the last break followed by Charles Odenz with 315,000 and Dan Suied with 279,000.

Flight C players have three more levels to catch them or run up a nice stack for the Day 2 return on Sunday.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 144 of 484

The last break of the day for Flight C is in progress as tournament staff use this opportunity to pull the black chips out of play. There are 16 tables remaining and we expect to nearly cut that in half before the end of Level 14.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10: 1,200/2,400 Limits
Players Remaining: 48 of 88

We have the official numbers for the H.O.R.S.E. tournament and the payout were announced. Event 3 drew 88 entries to create a prize pool worth $29,920 and the last 11 players will earn some money.

A min-cash will take home $800 while the H.O.R.S.E. will bank $8,825 and the SHRPO trophy.

2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries: 88
Prize Pool: $29,920
August 2, 2019 

1st: $8,825 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $5,880
3rd: $3,990
4th: $2,805
5th: $2,050
6th: $1,555
7th: $1,235
8th: $1,020
9th: $880
10th: $880
11th: $800

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9: 1,000/2,000 Limits
Entries: 88

Registration closed on the H.O.R.S.E. tournament with 88 entries and one of the last of those belong to our all-time trophy winner.

WSOP bracelet winner David Prociak entered the tournament late but he’s always a danger to take down the win. He has more Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Poker major series wins in our history and he stands alone.

Prociak has an incredible seven tournament titles with us; the first coming during the 2016 SHRPO series and the last a few months ago during the Poker Showdown (plus a WSOPC ring in there for good measure). With all those wins, Prociak earned Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year honors in 2016.

All-time SHR Hollywood titles:

1st: David Prociak – 7
T2nd: Brian Altman – 5
T2nd: Julio Fernandez – 5
T2nd: Michael Laake – 5
T2nd: Michael Newman – 5
T6th: Nine players with 4

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 180 of 484

We previously mentioned former SHRPO winner Dan Suied earlier after he tussled with Michael Newman. That bullet did not go well but the second might be the charm.

Suied built his new 20,000 stack up as registration closed to come back to 59,000. Now it’s a bit more.

We caught the action after his big hand was complete but the table gave a rundown. Suied was in a three-way pot with the flop reading and all the chips went in with Suied owning the biggest stack.

He flopped top pair with a flush draw holding but the hearts were no good against one opponent’s . The other player had his top pair beat with for two pair and Suied needed to catch.

The turn changed nothing but Suied found a better two pair on the river for the double knockout.

“Thank god the heart didn’t come,” Suied joked.

It was a huge pot and he is up to 265,000 with only a few levels remaining in the day.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries: 484 (Total Entries: 1,153)

The math is complete and Flight C officially drew 484 entries to push the combined total for Event 1 up to 1,153. That leaves the field on 734 entries away from crossing the $1,000,000 prize pool with three full flights remaining.

It should get there early tomorrow afternoon and they will start piling it higher.

Chip counts through Flight B

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 484 (Total Entries: 1,153)

Action is back underway with an unofficial 484 entries showing for Flight C creating the biggest session so far. We will post the numbers once the accounting is complete and see where we are in relation to the $1,000,000 Guarantee.

The big stack we saw on break belongs to none other than Craig Varnell. He’s up to 183,900 more than halfway through the day with first break leader Noel Atherley sitting in second at 158,000.

Varnell has six titles to his credit and they are solid gold. He won a WSOP Circuit ring in 2014, followed that up with a WPT500 Las Vegas title in 2015, and added an EPT $5K Six-Max win later that year.

He won a Deep Stack Extravaganza event in 2016, took a year off trophies in 2017, then won his first WSOP bracelet in 2018.  Capping off a Triple Crown/Grand Slam kind of thing in his young career, Varnell put his name on the WPT Champions Cup for the first time this summer.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries: 477 (Total Entries: 1,146)

The second break is underway leaving less than 15 minutes for players to jump into Flight C. We should pick up a few more along the way to push our total up at the halfway point.

A short walk through the field found one massive stack but we’ll have to wait until they return to identify out leader.