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Event 1: Day 1E About To Start

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Welcome to Day 1E coverage of Event 1 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Event 1 is a $500 + $60 NLH re-entry tournament with a $1 Million Guaranteed prize pool and six starting flights. Here is a look at the schedule for those starting flights:

Day 1A: Thursday, March 27 – 286 entries/59 players remaining
Day 1B: Thursday, March 27 – 278 entries/59 players remaining
Day 1C: Friday, March 28 – 272 entries/61 players remaining
Day 1D: Friday, March 28 – 263 entries/59 players remaining
Day 1E: Saturday, March 29 – 11 a.m.
Day 1F: Saturday, March 29 – 7 p.m.

After four starting flights, 238 players remain from 1,099 total entries. On top of the chip counts so far is David MacDonald (Day 1C chip leader) with 286,700, followed by George Dolofan (Day 1D chip leader) with 284,000 and David Shaw (Day 1A chip leader) with 276,800.

Each Day 1 flight consists of 14, 30-minute levels. Unlimited re-entries are available through the start of Level 5 and any player eliminated after Level 5 can enter in a subsequent starting flight, in this case just tonight’s Day 1F. The chip leader at the end of each flight will receive $1,000 and players who survive will return for Day 2 on Sunday, March 30 at 1 p.m.

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Event 1: Flight D Recap

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Next Blinds: 1,500/3,000/300 ante
Day 2 – Sunday 1 p.m.

George Dolofan
Dolofan, Flight D Chip Leader
2nd Overall

Heading into the last two levels of the night, the end of night chip leader bonus was up for grabs and when the dust settled it was George Dolofan (Miami, FL) who earned the $1,000 prize.

Dolofan bagged 284k to lead flight D of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $1 Million Guaranteed opening event.

“This was my first (entry),” said Dolofan, “I came in late and just ran it up.”

But the big hand for Dolofan happened after the last break of the night. Dolofan said he called an all-in bet with KdQd against pocket 3s and flopped two pairs to add 78k to his 200k stack.

“That was definitely the one,” said Dolofan who finished ahead of four other players who battled it out on the same table.

“I guess I’m the bubble boy,” said Cord Garcia (Katy, TX) who wound up second with 248k. Lee Stewart (Hollywood, FL) , Trevor Winstead (Fort Worth, TX) and Jason Maeroff (Dunwood, GA) battled with Garcia and finished third, through fifth, respectively.

The fourth of six flights here in Hollywood, FL had 263 entries to increase the total entries to 1,099, which is more than half of what’s needed to meet the guarantee.

59 Flight D players bagged and tagged and return 1 pm Sunday for Day 2.

Dolofan is currently second overall, less than 3k behind David MacDonald (Jupiter, FL) who bagged 286,700 in Friday’s earlier Flight C.

The next wave of entries hits the Ballroom Saturday at 11 am, followed by the event’s final flight which takes off at 7 pm.

Cord Garcia
Garcia (right) Counts his Stack while
(clockwise from dealer) Stewart, Maeroff & Winstead look on.
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Event 1: Flight D Bag & Tag

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14 Complete
59 players remaining, 111k avg (37 bb)

Chip leader George Dolofan (Miami, FL) earns the $1,000 end of flight bonus by bagging 284k.

The full list of chip counts will be posted later this morning, but for now here are your big stacks:

Flight D Chip Leaders

George Dolofan (Miami, FL) 284,400
Cord Garcia (Katy, TX) 248,000
Lee Stewart (Hollywood, FL) 238,100
Trevor Winstead (Fortworth, TX) 217,900
Jason Maeroff (Dunwoody, GA) 210,600

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Event 1: Loosening Up for the Last Level

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
72 players remaining,  91k avg (38 bb)

The last level of the night is underway and it’s still a tight race for the end of night bonus.

The short stacks are starting to gamble as they’d rather return for Sunday’s Day 2 with a healthy chip count rather than a bag full of crumbs.

Bag and tag is set for ~2:45 am.

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Event 1: $1,000 Sweat

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: Blinds 1k/2k/200 ante
81 players remaining, 81k avg (41 bb)

There are lots of players in the mix for the $1,000 bonus that goes to the end of night chip leader.

With only two levels of play remaining, Cord Garcia (Katy, TX) is calling it a $1k sweat.

Chip Leaders

Cord Garcia (Katy, TX) 201k
George Dolofan (Miami Beach, FL) 201k
Pedro Ortiz (Hialeah, FL) 168k
Trevor Winstead (Fort Worth, TX) 168k
Henry Fermin (Hallandale Beach, FL) 157k
Ryan Sponaugle (Oldsmar, FL) 152k
Kevin O’Donnell (N. Las Vegas, NV) 150k

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Event 1: Twitter Traction

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$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
108 players remaining, 61k avg (51 bb)