$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400/300 Ante

Flight 1E is down to the final level of the day, top stacks are trying to build them bigger for a deep run on Sunday while the short stacks are making moves, looking to move into contention or get in the final flight which just kicked off.

They’ll play 20 minutes and then random draw a set number of hands to complete the day. An impressive number of players still remain after the quick post-registration purge. They just broke another table to get them under 200 for the first time since the start of day.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

After a spectacular Day 1E and crushing the tournament’s $500,000 guarantee, it promises to be another amazing evening here at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

2,280 entries are already in the books as we head into tonight’s play as players will have their final opportunity to reach Day 2 and a chance at the Event 1 title.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante

No more breaks for the 1E players. Unless they bust out and want to play the final flight, then they’ll have a few minutes to sit around until that one gets going.

The late leader is David Hartsman as he amassed 291,000 during the day, getting close to our overall leader from the previous four flight. He has two tournament cashes to his credit and both were right here. Hartman cashed in a Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Deep Stack event in 2013 and another this past spring in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600/200 Ante

Flight 1E is on the final break of the day with 234 players remaining of the starting 709. It will be a short 10-minute breather before they return to play two more levels and bag up their chips.

Back shortly as we try to find the top stacks in the room.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 600/1,200/200 Ante

A quick walk through the field found quite a number of our previous mentions no longer among us. They’ll have one more chance at 6pm to advance or pick another tournament.

“Miami John” Cernuto failed to make it through 1E along with Jason Young, Nigel Murray, Brett Bader, and David Diaz. Another player is back today with a chance for a repeat final table.

Glen Cressman finished sixth in this event last year for a very nice $35,831 payout, a nice return on his $350 investment.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 400/800/100 Ante

They’ve locked the doors on Flight 1E with a whopping 709 entrants buying in over the first eight levels of the day. That brings the total for Event 1 to 2,280 so far with one more flight to go at 6pm. Players in 1E are looking to join the 295 players who have already made it through to Day 2.

Greg Rosen is taking his turn on top of the chip count leaderboard followed closely by Ali Purdy and Tony DelaCruz. Rosen’s first big poker moment came a few months back when he final tabled the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open, finishing 4th behind Kelly Minkin, Mark Dube, and eventual champ Brian Altman

Notable stacks:

Greg Rosen – 112,000 (140 bb)
Ali Purdy – 111,100 (139 bb)
Tony DelaCruz – 108,600 (136 bb)
James Millis – 94,000 (118 bb)
Gonzalo Talma – 87,000 (109 bb)
Brett Bader – 60,400 (76 bb)
Alfonso Perez – 48,300 (60 bb)
Jason Young – 43,300 (54 bb)
David Inselberg – 39,500 (49 bb)
Adam Rouse – 34,900 (44 bb)
Antonio Campbell – 34,200 (43 bb)
Nigel Murray – 26,600 (33 bb)
David Diaz – 24,500 (31 bb)

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 250/500/75 Ante

Players on their second break of the day as the green quarter chips are color up. Registration will close for the morning session when they return with 703 entrants so far.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 250/500/75 Ante

Flight 1E is about to move into the final level before they close registration and moving up towards 700 entrants. They’ll finish up this level, hit a 15-minute color up break, and come back for the official numbers.

A few more local legends joined the field including David Diaz, Dani Dayan, Nigel Murray, Brett Bader, and three-time WSOP bracelet winner “Miami John” Cernuto.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500/50 Ante

With this many people in the ballroom, now up to 650 entrants in Level 7, it sometimes gets a little loud. Especially if you load up a table full guys having fun.

Table 22 is one of those and their names have been redacted to protect their anonymity. But they are having a blast.

It started early with one player getting a massage and calling over as many massage therapists as he could find. Before long, six of the nine players at the table were splitting time between relaxing and laughing at anything mildly amusing.