Event 6, Day 1G: 37 More Survivors to Day 2

The Day 1G field for Event 6 ($125 No-Limit Hold’em w/ $150K Guarantee) started with 325 players, and there were 37 who made it thru the day to reach Day 2.

There are now 260 players who have passed thru to Day 2, plus however many survive the two fields currently in action.

Day 2 will begin with blinds at 1,500-3,000 and a 300 ante. Here are the official chip counts (including a couple of DNRs — Did Not Report).

1.  Sebastien Soares  –  254,300
2.  Ely Levy  –  227,400
3.  José Cedeño  –  169,100
4.  Richard Semanper  –  165,300
5.  John DePersio  –  163,000
6.  James Petrillo  –  128,800
7.  Michael Rocco  –  115,400
8.  Martin Mills  –  113,300
9.  Shawn Lytle  –  104,700
10. Ben Brown  –  103,600
11.  Bryan Saxe  –  93,300
12.  Larry Bass  –  90,200
13.  John Sarver  –  83,300
14.  Mario James  –  76,000
15.  Dustin Dobrilovic  –  72,500
16.  Steve Cardarelli  –  68,100
17.  Omar White  –  66,000
18.  John-Carl Vinsant  –  64,200
19.  Jeff Tuchklaper  –  63,700
20.  Charlotte Holland  –  62,300
21.  Jeff Yeh  –  59,800
22.  Alejandro Ramos Cintron  –  57,600
23.  Genachte Daniel  –  54,000
24.  Jose Pulido  –  50,600
25.  Mayan Shih  –  49,700
26.  Av Lockwood  –  45,900
27.  Bill Mullins  –  44,400
28.  James Jones  –  43,400
29.  Stephen League  –  36,300
30.  Larry Peterson  –  25,900
31.  Tom Walter  –  17,700
32.  Byron Brown  –  8,900
33.  Matthew Friendly  –  DNR
34.  Rich Kanke  –  DNR
35.  David Lee  –  DNR
36.  Jordan Redavid  –  DNR
37.  Mike Weirich  –  DNR

Event 6, Day 1H: Down to 77 at the Last Break

Day 1H of Event 6 began at 3:00 pm with 525 players, which was the largest field so far until the 7:00 pm Day 1I crushed it with (unofficially) 679 players.

After the third and final break, there are 77 players remaining in the Day 1H field, with an average chip stack around 68,000 (34 big blinds).

Here are the chip counts for a couple of notables in the field:

1.  Matt Waxman  –  102,000  (51 bb)
2.  Justin Zaki  –  64,000  (32 bb)
3.  Daniel Buzgon  –  57,000  (28 bb)

And a little praise for the casino’s tableside service here in the tournament room:

 

Event 6, Day 1I: About 679 Entrants (3,617 Total)

After four levels of play, registration is now closed for Day 1I of Event 6 ($125 No-Limit Hold’em w/ $150K Guarantee).

Unofficially, there are 679 players in the field, which would create a total field size of 3,617 and a prizepool of $361,700. Those numbers are unofficial until the casino cage verifies all the numbers and releases the official prizepool information.

With the blinds increasing to 150-300 with a 25 ante, here is a look at the top of the leaderboard, along with some of the notables in the field, some of whom just registered and got a fresh 10K starting stack:

T-1.  Matt Sloan  –  48,000  (160 bb)
T-1.  Ali Toqi  –  48,000  (160 bb)
3.  Carlos Dorca  –  47,000  (156 bb)
4.  Neri Sanchez  –  46,500  (155 bb)
5.  Arthur Rodriguez  –  46,000  (153 bb)
6.  Lynette Robinson  –  45,000  (150 bb)

Ylon Schwartz  –  36,000  (120 bb)
David Tuthill  –  30,000  (100 bb)
Adam “Roothlus” Levy  –  15,000  (50 bb)
Marsha Wolak  –  15,000  (50 bb)
Alex Bolotin  –  10,000  (33 bb)
Barry Hutter  –  10,000  (33 bb)
Doug Lee  –  10,000  (33 bb)
Stu Paterson  –  10,000  (33 bb)
Danny Suied  –  10,000  (33 bb)

Stay tuned for the official prizepool information to be posted later tonight.

Event 6, Day 1H: Chipleaders w/ 162 Left

The field for Day 1H of Event 6 ($125 No-Limit Hold’em, $150K Guarantee) has reached their second break, and the field of 525 players has dwindled down to 162.

The average chip stack is about 32,500, and here’s a look at the top of the leaderboard, along with a couple of notables in the field:

Matt Waxman is among the chipleaders at the second break in the Day 1H field.
Matt Waxman is among the chipleaders at the second break in the Day 1H field.

1.  Bryan Green  –  101,500  (126 bb)
2.  Zvi Shiff  –  86,000  (107 bb)
T-3.  Stan Silverman  –  85,000  (106 bb)
T-3.  Matt Waxman  –  85,000  (106 bb)
5.  Steve Frantz  –  77,000  (96 bb)

Justin Zaki  –  36,000  (45 bb)
Jena Delk  –  20,000  (25 bb)
Daniel Buzgon  –  8,250  (10 bb)

Matt Waxman, a WPT champion, busted a player shortly after play resumed, which is what catapulted him up among the chipleaders.

After a flop of 10s9d4s, Waxman bet 2,100 from the small blind, the UTG player moved all in for about 18,000, and a third player folded from middle position.

Waxman called with 10c8d for a pair of tens, and his opponent turned over QsJd for an open-ended straight draw with two overcards.

The turn was the Qh, giving her a higher pair of queens, but the 10d on the river gave Waxman trip tens to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Event 6 Day 1I: Play Begins

The Day 1I starting flight for Event 6 ($125 no-limit hold’em – $150,000 guaranteed) has begun with blinds at 25-50 and starting stacks worth 10,000. They will play 14 30-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels this evening and play should end just before 3 a.m.
The total field size is already 2,939 players so the prize pool is up to $293,900. That number will easily top 3,000 tonight and double the guaranteed prize pool.Stay tuned tonight for further coverage from the last of Wednesday’s starting flights and see which players advance to join the 223 that have already made it to Day 2 on Thursday, August 15.

Here is a look at turnouts and survivors from the previous starting flights:

Flight A (Mon @ 11 am):  36 of 285
Flight B (Mon @ 3 pm):  35 of 347
Flight C (Mon @ 7 pm):  44 of 397

Flight D (Tue @ 11 am):  25 of 278
Flight E (Tue @ 3 pm):  36 of 406
Flight F (Tue @ 7 pm):  47 of 376

Flight G (Wed @ 11 am): ? of 325
Flight H (Wed @ 3 pm): ? of 525

Event 6 Day 1G: Day 1 Ends

Play has come to a close in the Day 1G starting flight at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open for Event 6 ($125 no-limit hold’em – $150,000 guaranteed) and we have 38 players that have made it through from the field of 325 players. The chip leader from the flight is Sebastien Soares with 254,300 and notables that made it through include Michael Rocco (115,400) and Bill Mullins (44,400). The survivors will return at 1 p.m. ET on Thursday, August 15 for Day 2 action in this event.