Level 9 (400/800/100) is winding down and of the 554 entries total entries on Day 1C, only 272 players remain. The players will bag and tag after Level 14 (1,200/2,400/300).
Smith and Burbick Clash
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 50
Picking up the action after the turn of a 
board with about 6,000 in the pot, Micah Smith checked from the big blind over to Corey Burbick in the cutoff. After a few moments, Burbick bet 4,000. Smith called to see the 
river and checked. Burbick bet 8,000, resulting in a fold from Smith after about 30 seconds.
Corey Burbick – 85,000 (170 bb)
Micah Smith – 81,000 (162 bb)
Chip Counts
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 50
Micah Smith – 84,000 (210 bb)
Corey Burbick – 77,000 (192 bb)
Alex Bolotin – 75,000 (187 bb)
Darryll Fish – 53,000 (132 bb)
Chris Bell – 41,000 (102 bb)
Cord Garcia – 33,000 (82 bb)
Abbey Daniels – 25,000 (62 bb)
Walid Maddah – 23,000 (57 bb)
Steve Karp – 21,000 (52 bb)
Adam Levy – 9,500 (23 bb)
Day 1C Field Set at 555
With a total of 555 entries on Day 1C, the total field size is now up to 1,808 entries. Among the late arrivals on Day 1C were Corey Burbick, Micah Smith, Pedro Rios, Steve Karp, Ebony Kenney, and Chris Bell.
Complete Day 1A and Day 1B Chip Counts
Garcia Chipping Up
Blinds: 75/150
Picking up the action after the river of an 
board, Cord Garcia bet 1,950 from the big blind. His opponent in early position raised to 4,500, sending Garcia into the tank for a little while before he called. The early-position player showed 
for top pair, but Garcia tabled 
for two pair to take down the pot and increase his stack to about 37,000.
Notables in the Field
Among the players that are here so far include Alex Bolotin, Darryll Fish, Adam Levy, Barry Hutter, Cord Garcia, and Abbey Daniels.
Day 1C Set To Begin
The players in the Day 1C flight are currently taking their seats. Another 500ish entries are expected tonight, bringing the total amount of entries near the 1,800 mark.
Day 1B Ends with 144 Players – Multiple Pros Advancing
Day 1B of Event 1 ($350 no-limit hold’em – $500,000 guaranteed prize pool) saw another large field of 622 players take their seats on Friday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida; and they pumped the prize pool up to 1,253 total entries. The tournament clock shows that unofficially 144 players advanced to join the 121 that made it through Day 1A.
Among the professionals that advanced were Stu Paterson, Hans Winzeler, John Gordon, Zo Karim, Ylon Schwartz, and Michael Rocco. Farzad “Randy” Raji finished with one of the largest chip stacks in the room with close to 300,000. Familiar faces that busted but will have a chance to re-enter on the Day 1C flight that will begin at 7 p.m. include Adam Levy, Michael Beasley, Noah Sachwartz, Alex Bolotin, Matthew Burnitz, Fred Goldberg, and Donny Mizrachi.
Tune back in just a few minutes from now for 14 more levels of poker action from the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. In addition to the live updates coverage you can also watch full live streaming all night on the Live Stream tab. The total tournament field size could reach 2,000 players tonight in Hollywood, Florida.
Chip Count Update
Blinds: 1,200-2,400
Ante: 300
Farzad “Randy” Raji – 280,000 (116 bb)
Stu Paterson – 168,000 (70 bb)
John Desoto – 124,500 (51 bb)
Zo Karim – 66,000 (27 bb)
Hans Winzeler – 61,000 (25 bb)
Ylon Schwartz – 59,000 (24 bb)
Michael Rocco – 47,000 (19 bb)
John Gordon – 34,000 (14 bb)
Zo Karim – 22,000 (36 bb)
Adam Levy – Eliminated
Donny Mizrachi – Eliminated
Noah Schwartz – Eliminated
Alex Bolotin – Eliminated
Michael Beasley – Eliminated
Matthew Burnitz – Eliminated
Fred Goldberg – Eliminated