$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 150/200 with a 50 Ante
Flight E Entrants: 492

Flight E players returned from their first break of the day as they blast towards a 500-entrant day. That’s a lock and we’re into the realm of massive numbers.

Clifford Conners is your early Flight E leader with more 230 big blinds to wield in Level 5. Francois Guittierez and local favorite Cindy Baumel are not far behind and round out the list of players over 60,000. Not a bad start from their opening 20,000 stack.

Top stacks and notables:

Clifford Conners – 69,000 (230 bb)
Francois Guttierez – 66,150 (221 bb)
Cindy Baumel – 65,000 (217 bb)
Edith Hayes – 59,300 (198 bb)
Jorge Leidi – 58,800 (196 bb)
David Prociak – 57,000 (190 bb)
Vinny Mollica – 55,700 (186 bb)
Joseph Paulin – 55,000 (183 bb)
Andrew Pacifico – 54,300 (181 bb)
Alexander Vraymagov – 52,150 (174 bb)
Adam Agosto – 50,400 (168 bb)
Tim Shane – 50,000 (167 bb)
Charles Horton – 50,000 (167 bb)
Tim Kegel – 48,000 (160 bb)
Jason Young – 33,750 (113 bb)
Peter Striano – 29,200 (97 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 23,000 (77 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 21,300 (71 bb)
Steven Bennett – 11,950 (40 bb)

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 Ante
Flight E Entrants: 417

The swell is turning into a full-on wave of players getting in the game as we’re seeing the exponential growth of re-entries. More than 400 entrants are here before the first break and this should easily have the biggest field of the tournament so far.

We caught up with 2008 WSOP bracelet winner Jason Young building up his starting stack. He flopped the joint with and earned three street’s of value against an unbelieving opponent. Young has $775,000 in career earnings and holds a big Borgata title along with his WSOP glory.

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 Ante
Total Entrants: 103

The Seniors Event more than doubled in size by the time they hit the first break and crossed over 100 entrants when they returned to their seats.

Marsha Wolak is among the crowd today and trying to earn her fifth career title. The four she has are impressive on their own. She owns a WSOP Circuit ring and an SHRP Seniors Event title from the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown, but Wolak hit her biggest score (and “trophy”) when she captured the WSOP Ladies Championship bracelet in 2011.

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Flight E Entrants: 306

We’re seeing the numbers swell in the Friday morning flight with more than 300 entrants hopping in before they hit the noon hour. That’s on pace to make it the biggest flight of the tournament so far and it’s going to be a huge number by the time registration closes at 3:30pm.

Sheddy Siddiqui is taking his first shot at the $1 Million GTD event today and was in his seat early. The Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member is looking to pad his $1.2 million in career earnings that include a fifth place finish in the massive 2015 WSOP Millionaire Maker event and runner-up result in this past spring’s $1,650 Deepstack Series for another $110,000.

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
Flight E Entrants: 210

We expected a big crowd for the Friday morning session and we’re seeing just that. The entrant count crossed over 200 midway through the first level and we’re seeing a consistent parade of players through the front doors.

Among them we found Bruce McGregor back in town for some action. The two-time SHRP champion told us he like the value in this small buy-in/big prize pool tournament and took a few days away from home to attempt to get a huge payout.

$360 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Event 1 hit the starting day midpoint last night with four flights in the books and four remaining. The numbers have been impressive as we head into the weekend where they will only grow.

So far, the total entrant count stands at 1,712 combined across those four flights with 313 players booking their spot on Sunday for Day 2. The $1 Million Guarantee is within sight and we’ll see how close we can get today.

Entrants will start with 20,000 stacks out front and levels last 30 minute during the starting flights. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm and unlimited re-entries are available during that time. Play will continue until the end of Level 14 when all remaining players will bag up their stacks for Day 2. If players do not make it that far, Flight F kicks off at 6pm.

It will be a busy day in the ballroom with nearly all the tables in use and we’ll keep an eye on the expanding field.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
Total Entrants: 50

Seniors Event players are having a good time, plenty of laughs between hands with some needles flying. The only joking complaint was the tournament location.

“Why did you put us back in the corner!” one player laughed with tournament staff. “That’s a long walk for us old guys.”

The entrant count matched the age requirement soon after the start including Jeff Kessler trying for another title in this event. It’s been a while (he had to check with us for the exact year) but he earned the Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” title back in the glory days of 2013 when the series was held in the Poker Room.

$300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

You have to get up pretty early to play in the Seniors Event and you have to be 50 years old as well. Event 3 has a 10am start time in the ballroom and we expect a nice crowd for a little morning poker fun.

The Seniors Event is always a good time and it will keep the room hopping.

The tournament has a $300 buy-in and each player will sit down to a 10,000 starting stack. They will play 30-minute levels all day long with late registration and unlimited re-entries open until the start of Level 9 at 2:30pm. This is a one-day tournament and we’ll find our second champion of the series before the night is complete.

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Players must be born on or before 11/18/1966
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Main Event Schedule

10AM: Event 3 – $300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Players must be born on or before 11/18/1966
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $360 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $360 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 18 – $90 Event 1 Turbo Mega Satellite (1-in-5)

• 4 seats guaranteed into the $1 Million Guarantee Event 1
• Players begin with 6,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Satellite will be held in The Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 18 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 19 – $200 Deep Stack Turbo NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

7PM: Event 20 – $150 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 packages guaranteed into Events 1 and 6 plus $270 cash
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet