$360 Omaha 8 or Better 
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 Blinds, 10,000/20,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 74

In just a couple levels, the final table participants have been cut in half and one of the smaller stacks became the chip leader.

The money bubble burst when Steven Pollack hit the rail 10th place, leaving the final nine players in the money. John Binns, who came into the redraw with just 32,000 in chips, roughly three big bets, is now the chip leader. He’s ran his stack up to 380,000 over the last few levels.

Here are the payouts up to this point:

6th: Michael Guardino – $1,132
7th: Perry Werber – $944
8th: John Reese – $755
9th: Marty Raschkovan – $566

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Level 8: 400/800 with a 75 ante
Total Entries: 259

On a flop of , the player in the cutoff bets 2,600 and Daren Stabinski raises to 7,200 on the button. The cutoff thinks for a few moments and folds.

Stabinski mucks his hand and takes the pot. He already bagged 77,000 just a short time ago at the conclusion of Day 1A, but players have the option to play other flights, take the best stack forward and earn $2,500 in cash for each additional flight that they survive.

Stabinski is off to a good start in 1B and already has more than double his original starting stack. He is looking to be one of the first players to bag multiple stacks and leave Day 1B with cash in his pocket.

Daren Stabinski – 39,500

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Level 17: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 327

Just two hands after the level changed and blinds were 5,000/10,000, the bubble burst and the final 32 players all secured a spot in Day 2.

Miguel Martinez bagged up the chip lead, finishing Day 1A with 355,000 in chips. Other notables to survive the first flight include Ricardo Eyzaguirre (285,000), Paul Balzano (164,000) and Daren Stabinski (77,000).

There is 25:38 remaining in the level and becomes the baseline for where Day 2 will start. If any subsequent flight finishes before this point in the structure, that will become the new Day 2 starting point.

Day 1B registration is running and there are 256 entries thus far, approaching the end of level 7. Registration is open until the start of level 13.

Chip Counts from both flights will be posted later tonight.

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Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 327

With 33 players remaining and 32 players making Day 2, the tournament is playing hand-for-hand. Paul Balzano raises to 18,000 from middle position and the player in the big blind calls.

The flop is and both players check to the turn. The big blind leads out for 10,000 and Balzano moves all in for the big blind’s remaining 30,000.

The big blind folds, Balzano wins the pot and hand-for-hand continues.

Paul Balzano – 145,000

$300 Omaha 8 or Better
Level 15: 3,000/5,000 blinds, 5,000/10,000 limits
Players Remaining: 10 of 74

The $300 Omaha 8 or better event is down to the last table. The final 10 players have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table of 10. With one more elimination, the final nine players will be in the money and also credited with making a final table.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Michael Guardino – 60,000
Seat 2: Jason Lopesilvero – 42,000
Seat 3: Marty Raschkovan – 29,000
Seat 4: Perry Webber – 140,000
Seat 5: John Reese – 45,000
Seat 6: Michael Moed – 79,000
Seat 7: John Binns – 32,000
Seat 8: Steve Pollack – 55,000
Seat 9: David Carvara – 59,000
Seat 10: Stephen Reid – 183,000

Here is a look at the payouts for the final nine who make the money:

1st: $6,605
2nd: $3,585
3rd: $2,264
4th: $1,698
5th: $1,321
6th: $1,132
7th: $944
8th: $755
9th: $566

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Level 4: 100/200
Flight B Entries: 165

Flight B continues to climb and the opening flight hits a slow down nearing the money bubble with six tables remaining.

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah made his way across the state and he grabbed a seat in the night flight. He had a nice run here a few weeks ago when he cashed four times in the WSOP Circuit series including a final table eighth-place finish in the Pot Limit Omaha event.

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Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 72 of 327

Ultimate Re-Entry Flight A players returned to their seats after the third break and registration closed on the opening session. The first flight drew 327 entries and they will continue to play until only 32 players are still in the game.

They will go into hand-for-hand mode at 33 and the last 32 will advance to Day 2 already in the money.

$300 Omaha 8 or Better
Payouts
Level 12: 2,500/5,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 17 of 74

The Omaha/8 tournament is moving right along and they only thing that can slow them down is the dinner break. Only 17 players remain with nine getting paid and they are now enjoying a 40-minute break from the action to eat, recharge, and return to play down to a champion.

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Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players: 324

We have two flights of the Ultimate Re-Entry event running side-by-side but time is running out for anyone who would like to hop into the early flight. They will play out this level, take a 15-minute break, then shut registration down for the first flight.

SHRP regular Marcus Stein is one of the later entries into Flight A and he is busy switching from playing to entertaining the table. Despite 11 final tables and $330,000  in career earnings, he’s still looking for his first SHRP trophy.

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Level 1: 25/50

We are still running strong in Flight A of the Ultimate Re-Entry event even as we kick off the second flight of the tournament. Registration will close for Flight A at 5:45pm but some players will opt to fire their next bullet into the evening session with more time to run it up.

The Ultimate Re-Entry format rewards players for advancing more than one stack to Day 2 on Sunday. They are allowed to play as many of the eight flights as they wish and they will pick up a $2,500 Multi-stack award if they survive more than once. Their smallest stack(s) will be pulled out of play, they will earn a $2,500 cashout each one removed, and play their biggest stack on Day 2.

Each flight will also play down to the money before stopping action. Everyone advancing to Day 2 will already be in the money and the bubble will burst when 10% (rounding down) remain in each starting flight.

Everyone will start with 15,000 out front and each flight will run 30-minute levels. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 11:45pm and they will continue playing until all remaining players are in the money.

Cards go in the air at 5pm and we’ll stay on top of them the entire way.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• 10% of each flight’s field, rounded down, will advance to Day 2
• All Day 2 players will be in the money
• Players surviving more than one Day 1 flight will receive a $2,500 cash payout for each lesser multiple chip stack
• Ultimate Re-Entry Structure Sheet