Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Mark Spies – 335,000 (167 bb)
Michael Lipman – 195,000 (92 bb)
Mike Beasley – 84,000 (42, bb)
David Diaz – 70,000 (35 bb)
Alex Bolotin – 54,000 (27 bb)
Raj Vohra – 40,000 (20 bb)
Michael Tait – 38,000 (19 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 28,000 (14 bb)
Pete Rios – Eliminated
Adam Levy – Eliminated
Joey Couden – Eliminated
The button raised to 3,500 and the small blind called preflop. Michael Lipman reraised to 13,000 on the big blind. The button reraised all in for 16,800 more and the small blind called all in. Lipman called to cover both of them and the three players flipped over their cards.
Button: 
Lipman: 
Small Blind: 
Board: 
The button won the hand to effectively triple up and Lipman took a hit, although he is still in the chip lead for notable players with 228,000.
Here is a look at some of the notable players in action on Day 1A of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Adam Levy
Alex Bolotin
David Diaz
Michael Beasley
Michael Lipman
Michael Tait
Raj Vohra
Zo Karim
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 100
After two players in early position limped in, Michael Lipman raised to 6,000 from middle position. The player in the hijack called, the UTG+1 player folded, and the UTG+2 player called to see a 
flop.
A check from the player in early position led to a bet of 20,000 from Lipman. The player in the hijack folded after about 60 seconds in the tank, leading to the early-position player raising all in for about 50,000. Lipman called with 
for bottom set, ahead of his opponent’s 
for two pair.
The turn and river were safe for Lipman, upping his stack to roughly 270,000 and increasing his lead on the field.
Albert Destrade, who appeared on the reality television show Survivor season that took place in the South Pacific was spotted playing on Day 1A of Event 1 here at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. Time will tell if he survives to Day 2, which will take place on Sunday, August 11. Unlike Survivor he does have the option of re-entering if he doesn’t survive Day 1A by playing in any of the four other starting flights in this $500,000 guaranteed event.
$350 BI $500K guaranteed at Hard Rock tonight?….I might as well take it down
— Albert Destrade (@SurvivorAlbert) August 8, 2013
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 100
A short-stacked Nancy Birnbaum was all in for about 10,000 from the cutoff with against an early-position opponent’s 
. The board ran out 
, giving Birnbaum top pair to score the double up to about 21,000.
Busted flight 1a of hard rock 500k with j9 on q62k10 no flush. I raised called 3 bet on river vs a clown. Would prob fold vs most but didnt
— Daniel Buzgon (@WiLDmAn_75) August 9, 2013
As the players return to Level 9 with blinds at 400-800 with a 100 ante we have 313 players remaining from 631 that entered on Day 1A of the $350 no-limit hold’em event here at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Hollywood, Florida.
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
Michael Lipman – 100,000 (166 bb)
Mike Beasley – 95,000 (158 bb)
Raj Vohra – 50,000 (83 bb)
Joey Couden – 42,000 (70 bb)
James Hoeppner – 41,000 (68 bb)
Michael Tait – 38,000 (63 bb)
Leif Oskarsson – 37,000 (61 bb)
David Diaz – 33,000 (55 bb)
Zo Karim – 23,000 (38 bb)
Alex Bolotin – 19,000 (31 bb)
Adam Levy – 16,000 (26 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 15,000 (25 bb)
Jason Sackler – Eliminated
Barry Hutter – Eliminated
Dan Buzgon, Darryll Fish, and Corey Burbick are among those who have recently been eliminated. Roughly 400 players remain in today’s flight.