Four players paid a price of admission costing 1,100 preflop and the first three cards were dealt . All four players checked through, and they did the same after the fell on the turn. The fell on the river and Noah Schwartz bet 5,500 on the big blind. The two players to his immediate left folded and the button pondered a call but decided to fold. Schwartz was up to 68,000 after the hand and has one of the largest stacks of the notables in the field.

The tournament field is about to reach the halfway point for the day in terms of players remaining. There are 324 left from the 622 that entered on Day 1B here at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

There was 7,000 in the pot and the flop read when the button bet 2,200 and Hans Winzeler called UTG+1. The cutoff folded and the turn was dealt . Both players checked and the river delivered the . Winzeler led out for 6,300 and the button tanked. He eventually called, but mucked his cards when Winzeler revealed .  Hans was up to 55,000 after the hand.

Here is a look at the players who joined the field late but before the close of registration for Day 1B.

Adam Levy
Michael Beasley
Fred Goldberg
Hans Winzeler
Stu Patterson
Zo Karim
Donny Mizrachi

The Players Lounge will be open each day until midnight at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open adjacent to the ballroom. The room features televisions, Nintendo Wii, a pool table, couches and free beverages.

Cards are back in the air for Level 5 after the first break of the day and that means registration has closed. The turnout for Day 1B clocks in at 622 players, which takes the event total up to 1,257. With three more starting flights left to add players to the field, this could be one of the largest live tournaments of the year.

There are currently 480 players remaining from the 622 that entered the tournament today.

At the end of Level 1 the turnout for Day 1B of Event 1 ($350 no-limit hold’em – $500,000 guaranteed) has reached 400 players at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida will award $12.5 million in guaranteed prize pools at 33 events that run from August 8-29. Everything leads up to the $5,300 no-limit hold’em championship event that starts on August 22 and features a $10 million guarantee that will crown a champion on August 28. Another marquee event on the schedule is the inaugural World Poker Tour Alpha8 $100,000 no-limit hold’em high roller event that runs on August 26 and 27.

Other preliminary events to keep an eye on include Event No. 1 ($350 no-limit hold’em – $500,000 guaranteed), Event No. 6 ($125 no-limit hold’em – $150,000 guaranteed prize pool), Event No. 7($560 no-limit hold’em – $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool), and Event No. 23 ($150 no-limit hold’em – $50,000 guaranteed prize pool). The Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open live updates team will bring you all of the action from all 33 events. In addition to the website coverage you can also get updates on Facebook if you like the page: The Poker Room at Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open, and follow us on Twitter @SHRPOLive. Live Streaming video from each and every day of the tournament series can be found here: www.SHRPOLive.com.

Here is a look at the full schedule: