Flop top 2 v NFD and lose, then lose KK to AQss in 4b pot, then flop top 2 w/97s and run right into top set. GG, onto bullet 3 now #SHRPO
— Cliff Josephy (@JohnnyBaxPoker) August 23, 2013
Matt Salsberg Crippled with Aces
Utg raises 200 2 calls, me 1100 with AA 2 calls. Flop A65r. Checked around turn 3 bet call river 3. He has 33. Crippled.
— matt salsberg (@msalsberg) August 23, 2013
Main Event Feeling
Playing Day 1b of @SHRPOlive – as excited as playing the main event. Let’s have a fun day! #SHRPO
— Bernard Lee (@BernardLeePoker) August 23, 2013
Level 2 Begins – 461 Players
The blinds are now 50-100 for the next 40-minute level. There are currently 462 players in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open so the total field size has passed over 1,000 players.
The Joys of Surviving Day 1A
Walking through the lobby past all the re-entries carrying my clubs like a trophy. #SHRPO
— Tyler Patterson (@TylerPoker) August 23, 2013
366 Players and Counting
Action begins here on Day 1B with 366 players in the field, but that number is quickly growing as players continue to sign up. Registration remains open until the end of the dinner break, which is about 8:00 pm.
$10M GTD: Shuffle Up and Deal
Cards are in the air on Day 1B at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Blinds begin at 25-50 for the first 40-minute level of the day. Players will begin with 30,000 in chips. Stay tuned to follow all of the action. Shuffle up and deal!
$10M GTD: Day 1B Begins at Noon at Seminole Hard Rock
Cards will get into the air at noon ET for Day 1B at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. The field will play 13 levels on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida and players can enter or re-enter as many times as they like as long as registration is open through the end of the dinner break (8 pm). Levels will be 40-minutes long for the first nine levels, and then after the 90-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 they will increase to an hour in length for the last four levels of the night. Play will end tonight around 12:15 a.m.
Our live updates team will bring you big hands, chip counts, photos, tweets, and videos throughout the day as Friday’s starting flight vies to join the 194 survivors from Day 1A, which attracted a total field of 634 players. The Day 1A chip leader that players are chasing is Aaron Schaaf with 326,600. Hip-hop producer Irv Gotti had the biggest stack from the notables with 238,700.
Check back in at noon for shuffle up and deal.
End of Day 1A with Noah Schwartz
End-Of-Day Chip Counts
Aaron Schaff leads the 194 Day 1A survivors with 326,600. Here are the Day 1A chip counts.