Event 1 Day 1F – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200
Flight F Entries: 288

Final flight players are heading off on their first break of the day with a healthy 288 entries in the game and more expect with 180 minutes left to registration the big event.

We’ll take a walk around the empty ballroom to check for the early big stacks.

$580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Returning to Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 160 of 1,202

Flight A: 160 Entries, 19 Advanced
Flight B: 144 Entries, 18 Advanced
Flight C: 232 Entries, 29 Advanced
Flight D: 268 Entries, 36 Advanced
Flight E: 398 Entries, 58 Advanced
Flight F: Late registration till 10:30pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1pm

Event 1 Day 1F – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Flight F Entries: 220

We’re seeing no slowdown to the steady pace of entrants into the last flight of the $500,000 Guarantee Kickoff with 220 in the game during the first hour. That pushed the prize pool over $700,000 and the next stop is $750,000.

Dylan Drazen is back trying to put together a bag but it will be tough to top his last result in a major SHRP event. He already owned a trophy from last year’s Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” when he went deep in the huge Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship last month. Drazen came one spot away from the huge trophy but he was able to bank a very nice $528,000 for his runner-up finish.

Event 1 Day 1E – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 59 of 398

The clock shows 25:27 remaining in Level 15 of Flight E and Saturday’s morning play is now over. There are an unofficial 59 players remaining and it’s AJ Gambino who will sleep on the overnight chip lead.

Gambino put together 232,100 chips and topped his flight easily. The stack will put him in the top five overall through five starting days and he’s likely to remain toward the top even after tonight’s play.

Joining Gambino as a Flight E Day 2 qualifier will be Erik Cajelais. The tournament standout with more than $3,300,000 in earnings bagged healthy holdings of 177,000.

Top ten Flight E stacks:

1. AJ Gambino – 232,100
2. Stephen Allen – 180,000
3. Erik Cajelais – 177,000
4. Wes Lasher – 150,100
5. Yue Wang – 145,000
6. Howard Becks – 142,900
7. Vitor Coelho – 138,000
8. Bruce Snell – 136,600
9. Abbey Daniels – 135,300
10. Chris Brown – 134,000

Complete Day 2 chip counts through Flight E will be posted within the hour.

Event 1 Day 1F – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 50/100
Flight F Entries: 151

Flight F is off a huge start and could very well challenge this morning’s field for the biggest of the tournament. There were more than 150 entries in the game before the first level was complete and we have a steady parade coming in the door.

WSOP shoot-out winner Jason Young is making his first appearance this series. He’s had a few deep runs on property but still waiting for his first SHRP win, for a ring to go along with his bracelet. Young won’t have an easy go of it with six-time WSOP Circuit ring winner John Holley sitting to his right.

Event 1 Day 1E – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 81 of 398

AJ Gambino, winner of last April’s in-room $1,100 Big Slick, is trending up late in Flight E of the WSOP Circuit opener. Gambino’s enjoying a good run of cards and is currently flirting with 200,000 chips. Meanwhile, previous chip leader Brad Schiller — who claimed 200,000 chips at the 400/800 level — has been eliminated from and will not be making Day 2 for now.

Less than 20 minutes remain in the day and we’ll try to grab a shot of the leader before chips make it in the bags

Event 1 Day 1F – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

Saturday evening is here and it’s time for the final flight of the huge WSOP Circuit opening event. The $580 buy-in tournament easily cleared the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool early this afternoon and they will continue to pile money on top through the night.

As with the first five flights, players will sit down to 12,000 starting stacks and play 30-minute levels. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm with unlimited re-entries options during that time. Due to a quick run in Flight A, play will come to an end this evening with 25:27 remaining in Level 15. Those with chips will put them in a bag for a Day 2 return tomorrow at 1 pm.

The tournament is already a success and tonight’s players will help make it bigger when action kicks off at 6 pm.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end with 25:27 remaining in Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Day 1E – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Heading to Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 90 of 398

Players are on their final break of the night. When they return, they’ll log just over two more levels of play before action wraps with 25:27 left in Level 15.

Event 1 Day 1E – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 108 of 398

Play is moving along here on Saturday evening as the 398-entry starting field is down to 108 players. If past trends hold true, the event should narrow to about 13 percent — or roughly 50 players — remaining by the time action wraps. Remember, Flight A hit the 12-percent hard stop with 25:27 remaining in Level 15 so all subsequent flights have been matching that duration.

Full chip counts through Flight E will be posted after play concludes.

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