I’m in Florida playing the 10 mil guarantee at the hard rock. Along with everyone else in the poker world
— Chris Klodnicki (@SLOPPYKLOD) August 22, 2013
Matt Brady Eliminated
Matt Brady was all-in from late position on a short stack with a flop reading 
. The button called and the two players flipped over their cards.
Brady: 
Button: 
Turn and River: 
Brady was eliminated on the hand but he will most likely re-enter in one of the subsequent starting flights to get another shot at that $10 million guaranteed prize pool.
Thomas Laviano Busts Two Players to Reach 155,000
There was just a massive three-way all-in situation at Table 7 that crowned a new chipleader in the field.
An unknown player raises from middle position, Thomas Laviano calls from the hijack, and Barry Hutter moves all in from the cutoff for about 10,000. The original raiser calls, and Laviano moves all in over the top. The original raiser calls, and they turn over their cards.
Here they are, in descending order of chip counts:
Thomas Laviano: 
Middle-Position Player: 
Barry Hutter: 
The board comes 
, and Laviano wins the pot with an ace-high diamond flush to eliminate both players and catapult into the chip lead with more than 150,000.
Thomas Laviano – 155,000 (310 bb)
Barry Hutter – Eliminated
Out of Retirement
Retired or not retired there’s no way I’m missing out on a $10,000,000 guarantee that might overlay 7 figures, on my way to @SHRThePokerRoom
— Jonathan Aguiar (@JonAguiar) August 21, 2013
Just a few days ago, Jon Aguiar sent the tweet above about coming out of his poker retirement. Turns out Aguiar wasn’t kidding as he has once again hit the felt.
A WSOP bracelet winner, Aguiar decided to step away from poker to work on his new project, Draft Kings. Now based out of Boston, Aguiar has been dedicating all of his time to his new venture. However, the allure of a $10 million prize pool drew Aguiar to South Florida.
Aguiar has taken his seat on Day 1A of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event. Retirement has been good to Aguiar so far, as he currently sits on 53,000 in chips.
A Couple of Busts
Bah busted shr bullet 1 3 bet squeezed 99 and called off Micah’s jam vs his AQ. A on flop. #Day1aDonatorLivesOn
— matt salsberg (@msalsberg) August 22, 2013
First bullet was a blank, got last 45bb in AK<JJ. Bullet #2 is luckier though. @TEAMULive @SHRPOlive
— Terrence Chan (@tchanpoker) August 22, 2013
After being completely frustrated all day it caught up with me and I punted off my 21k stack. Absolutely unacceptable.
— Aaron Massey (@nevermissmassey) August 22, 2013
Level 8 Begins w/ 612 Entrants
Level 7 comes to an end, and Level 8 begins with increased blinds of 250-500 and a 75 ante.
The tournament clock shows 612 entrants in the Day 1A field, and registration remains open until the end of the dinner break (about 8:00 pm). Players who bust may re-enter as many times as they’d like until registration closes on each of the three starting days.
More Chip Counts
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
| Christian Harder | 77,000 |
| Mike Leah | 73,000 |
| Isaac Baron | 65,000 |
| Jamie Armstrong | 58,000 |
| Shawn Buchanan | 48,000 |
| Taylor Paur | 45,000 |
| Michael Lipman | 43,000 |
| Matt Stout | 42,000 |
| Jon Aguiar | 39,000 |
| Gavin Smith | 38,000 |
| Ty Reiman | 34,000 |
| Ryan Riess | 33,000 |
| Dan Shak | 30,000 |
| Amir Lehavot | 28,000 |
| Nelly | 26,000 |
| Scotty Nguyen | 25,000 |
| Tristan Wade | 22,000 |
| Shannon Elizabeth | 15,000 |
| Isaac Haxton | 14,000 |
| Brent Hanks | 14,000 |
| John Hennigan | 13,000 |
| Byron Kaverman | 12,000 |
| Shaun Deeb | 12,000 |
| Harrison Gimbel | 12,000 |
| Brian Hastings | 12,000 |
| Matt Affleck | 11,000 |
More Late Arrivials
Among the players who have recently taken their seats are Erik Seidel, Will Failla, Matt Glantz, Darren Elias, Micah Raskin, Isaac Hagerling, Tommy Vedes, Matt Waxman, and Tony Gregg.
Level 7 Begins w/ 599 Entrants
The players return from their second break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 200-400 and a 50 ante.
The tournament clock shows 599 entrants in the Day 1A field, and registration remains open until the end of the dinner break (about 8:00 pm). Players who bust may re-enter as many times as they’d like until registration closes on each of the three starting days.
Sands Short-Stacked
Have 1/6th of starting stack on my first bullet here in FL. Got 1 outed w 1 to come for most of it. Glad it’s a re-entry event;)
— David Doc Sands (@Doc_Sands) August 22, 2013