Event 6 Day 1F: Play Begins

The Day 1F 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 1,911 players so the prize pool us up to $191,100. There are still quite a few starting flights that will take place during the next two days so that number could grow to 3,000 and double the guaranteed prize pool. Here is a breakdown of the remaining schedule for tomorrow.

Wednesday, August 14: Day 1G – 11 a.m.
Wednesday, August 14: Day 1H – 3 p.m.
Wednesday, August 14: Day 1I – 7 p.m.

Players can re-enter in any of these starting flights. Stay tuned tonight for further coverage from all of Tuesday’s starting flights and see which players advance to join the 142 that have already made it to Day 2 on Thursday, August 15.

Event 6, Day 1D: Kyle Fleischmann Leads w/ 36 Left

The field for Flight 1D of Event 6 ($125 No-Limit Hold’em w/ $150K Guarantee) has shrunk down to the final four tables (36 players left), and they took their final break of the day.

The average chip stack is about 77,000 (96 big blinds), and here’s a look at the updated leaderboard with the blinds at 400-800 and a 100 ante:

1.  Kyle Fleischmann  –  180,000  (225 bb)
2.  Brandon Kingston  –  175,000  (218 bb)
3.  Gregory Marcus  –  160,500  (200 bb)
4.  Chris Carey  –  159,000  (198 bb)
5.  Jacob Tryba  –  147,000  (183 bb)

Event 6, Day 1E: 407 Entrants and the Chipleaders

Nariman Daruvalla has an alligator and a Tinkerbell figurine to guard his chips and protect his cards.
Nariman Daruvalla has an alligator and a Tinkerbell figurine to guard his chips and protect his cards.

Registration has closed for Flight 1E of Event 6 ($125 No-Limit Hold’em w/ $150K Guarantee), and unofficially, there are 407 entrants in the field. (This is the field that started play at 3:00 pm.)

Here’s a look at the chipleaders as they take their first break of the day:

1.  Thomas Farrell  –  64,000  (213 bb)
2.  Mike Bennett  –  57,000  (190 bb)
3.  Tyler Spurlock  –  47,000  (156 bb)
4.  David Carpenter  –  46,000  (153 bb)
5.  Nariman Daruvalla  –  40,000  (133 bb)

Event 6 Day 1E: Familiar Faces

As the field size grows to 276 players in the Day 1E starting flight for Event 6 ($125 no-limit hold’em – $150,000 guaranteed) quite a few familiar faces are popping up in the field. Among them are Alex Bolotin, Tony Ruberto, Stu Paterson, Doug Lee and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open regulars Nanacy Birnbaum, Chris Karambinis, Cord Garcia, Jeremy Jennings, and Sergio Corominas.

Event 6, Day 1D: Chipleaders at the Break

There were 278 entrants in the Day 1D field of Event 6 ($125 No-Limit Hold’em w/ $150K Guarantee), which started at 11:00 am. Now that the field is on its second break, there are 79 players remaining.

The average chip stack is about 35,200, but there are already a couple players knocking on the door of the 100,000 mark. Here’s a look at the chipleaders, along with a couple of notables who are still in the field. (Blinds are 400-800 with a 100 ante.)

1.  Kyle Fleischmann  –  95,500  (119 bb)
2.  Chris Carey  –  93,900  (117 bb)
3.  David Jackson  –  91,500  (114 bb)
4.  Andres Garcia  –  80,000  (100 bb)
5.  Brandon Kingston  –  74,700  (93 bb)

Ylon Schwartz  –  56,000  (70 bb)
Derek Buonano  –  29,000  (36 bb)
Marsha Wolak  –  10,500  (13 bb)