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Event 1 (Flight B): Ready to Rock ‘n’ Roll Again

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: Blinds 25/50

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Alisha & Angela Help Kickoff Event 1

Minutes after the bags close from Day 1A, Flight B settles in for it’s crack at the $1 Million Guaranteed prize pool of the opening event of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown.

Players start with 25k in chips (500 bb) and levels last 30 minutes each.  Registration and re-entry is open until ~9:15 pm.

This is the second of six starting flights with Day 2 set for 1 pm Sunday.

Day 1A: Thursday, March 27 – 286 Entries/59 players remaining
Day 1B: Thursday, March 27 – 7 p.m.
Day 1C: Friday, March 28 – 11 a.m.
Day 1D: Friday, March 28 – 7 p.m.
Day 1E: Saturday, March 29 – 11 a.m.
Day 1F: Saturday, March 29 – 7 p.m.
Day 2: Sunday, March 30 – 1 p.m.

2014 Showdown Live Updates

Event 1: Day 1A Recap

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The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida kicked off this morning with Day 1A of Event 1: $560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em. A total of 286 entries took to the felt and after 14 levels, only 59 punched their ticket to Day 2. Leading the way is David Shaw 276,800, followed by Robert Williams (275,000) and Michael Ortiz (243,300).

Others who survived the day include Patrick Eskandar (188,400),Jessica Dawley (95,900), and Marsha Wolak (73,500). Among those who failed to make it through were Ylon Schwartz, Dan Heimiller, Nancy Birnbaum, and Kevin O’Donnell. With five more Day 1 starting flights, chances are we will see them (and many others who took part in the Day 1A field) back in action at some point.

Day 1B is set to kickoff at 7 p.m., so keep it here for more updates on all of the action.

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Event 1: Ortiz Dodges Disaster

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante

A player in early position raises to 11,500, Michael Ortiz calls from the hijack, and both players in the blinds call to see a flop of AcQc2d.

The player in the small blind leads out for 20,000, getting folds from the player in the big blind and the preflop raiser. Before Ortiz acts on his hand, though, the player in the small blind turns over his own cards, AdQs for top two pair.

With a smile on his face, Ortiz takes one last look at his cards and folds AsKd face up.

“I cost myself a lot of money on that one,” says the player in the small blind.

“I had a funny feeling you had ace-queen anyway,” replies Ortiz.

Despite losing the pot, Ortiz dodges what could have been a big loss and is still going strong with about 289,000.

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Event 1: A Few Chip Counts From Around The Room

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante

Eugene Kleyman – 175,000 (145 bb)
Patrick Eskandar – 100,000 (83 bb)
Marsha Wolak – 89,000 (74 bb)
Wendy Freedman – 85,000 (70 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 61,000 (50 bb)
Dan Heimiller – 55,000 (45 bb)
Brian Hawkins – 54,000 (45 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – 25,000 (20 bb)
Matthew Elsarelli – 22,000 (18 bb)
Joe Kuether – 14,000 (11 bb)

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Event 1: Ortiz Crosses 200K

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante

Picking up the action after a flop of 8s6c3c with about 15,000 in the pot, Michael Ortiz is in the tank after his opponent moves all in for roughly 21,000. After a little while Ortiz calls with AsKs, leading his opponent’s Ac5c.

Ortiz fades his opponent’s outs as the Kd turn and 7h river secure the pot for him with a pair of kings, increasing his stack to a tournament leading 220,000.