$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400/400 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 59

The first two starting flights are complete in Event 1.

This $570 re-entry event features a $1 million guarantee, and the field is well on the way to reaching that mark, having drawn 737 entries across the first two starting sessions. Day 1A drew 441 of that with 88 advancing to Day 2, and Day 1B sent 59 of its 296 entries through. So far, a total of 147 players have advanced.

Matt Affleck finished the Day 1A flight with the big stack of 213,000 chips, but that lead did not hold through the evening flight. Ruslan Dykshteyn ended Day 1B with 251,000 chips, good for the top spot in his flight and the overall lead through opening day. Dykshteyn has experienced some previous success in this building, too, winning the April version of this same event about 18 months ago.

Matt Kuba also eclipsed Affleck’s end-of-day count, finishing with 231,000, and there are a handful of others nipping at their heels. Here’s the top five so far:

1. Ruslan Dykshteyn – 251,000
2. Matt Kuba – 231,000
3. Matt Affleck – 213,000
4. Kevin Ho – 212,000
5. Ryan Smith – 210,500

Local standouts Bruce Snell and Paul Balzano both bagged up stacks of close to 200,000 chips themselves, and the same can be said for traveling pro Ryan D’Angelo.

A bit further down the list, Spencer Champlin (159,000), “Miami” Jon Cernuto (92,000), Loni Harwood (82,000), Mike Beasley (67,000), Darryll Fish (63,000), Neil Blumenfield (50,500), and Corey Burbick (50,000) have also secured their spots in the Day 2 field. Seminole Hard Rock Poker’s Jessica Dawley also earned herself a couple days off, though she has a short stack of 21,000 chips in the bag.

The survivors from all flights will return on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. for the combined Day 2, while two more flights of players will take their seats Friday.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 72

The clock was paused with 10 minutes left in the level, and a card was drawn. It was a four, so each table will play that many more hands before the bagging of the chips.

A recap of the day’s action will be posted shortly, followed by the complete list of chip counts for the survivors from the first two flights.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 81

Level 14, the final level of the night, has just begun. When it ticks down to 10 minutes remaining, a card will be drawn to determine the final number of hands for Day 1B.

There are nine tables in play right now.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 90

The player in the cutoff moved all in for about 23,000, and the button re-shoved for around 70,000 total. In the big blind, Jon Brody woke up with an easy decision, and he quickly called all in for 37,000 to put himself at risk, too.

Cutoff:
Button:
Brody:

The board ran out , and Brody flopped top set to drag the big pot.

Jon Brody – 103,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 108

Francis Margaglione is a South Florida local and a familiar face at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood. He’s won three trophies in this building — two in 2015 and one in 2016 — to form part of a small group of three-time winners. He was one of the first players to build a big stack this evening, but the recent levels have eaten away at his gains.

In the most recent pot, Margaglione got a few back. He opened to 4,000 under the gun, Alex Haber called from the small blind, and the big blind defended to create three-way action.

The flop was , and it checked to Margaglione. He bet 7,000, drawing two quick folds and winning the pot with no further resistance. He flashed as he collected the chips.

“Pocket nines,” Haber said. The Jamaican grinder is another who’s typically in attendance when the tournaments come to Hollywood. This week marks the one-year anniversary of his lone victory at this venue; Haber took down Event #11 at last year’s SHRPO.

Although he dropped that pot, Haber has leapfrogged Margaglione on the leaderboard.

Francis Margaglione – 58,000
Alex Haber – 130,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 108

The first 11 levels are complete, and the field is on their final 15-minute break for Day 1B. When they return, they’ll play three more levels before calling it a night. The board shows just over 100 players remaining.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 135

Marcus Stein’s table just broke, and he passed by the media table while he was relocating. “You know how the last couple hands before a table breaks are death? I just had queens, then kings.”

Stein won both pots, dispatching Stewart Newman and his pocket fives in the first, then a player with ace-king in the second. His stack has suddenly surged upward; he’s now among the current leaders, sitting with a six-figure count.

Marcus Stein – 105,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 153

A player in early position limped in, as did Tim Reilly before the button raised to 4,500. The first limper called, but Reilly re-raised all in for 29,600 total. The button re-shoved with his big stack, coaxing a fold from the player in the middle and getting himself heads-up with Reilly.

Reilly:
Button:

The flop was a good sweat, giving the button a flush draw to chase. The turn and river were the wrong shade of black for him, though, and Reilly’s kicker played to earn him a double-up.

Tim Reilly – 65,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 153

The player in the cutoff opened to 2,100, and Marcus Stein three-bet to 5,600 on the button. The blinds folded, and the cutoff four-bet to 13,600. Stein responded by moving all in for just over 30,000 total.

His opponent had a similar stack, and he pondered for a couple minutes before surrendering his cards into the muck.

Marcus Stein – 47,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight B Entries: 296
Players Remaining: 162

This Day 1B flight drew another 296 entries, bringing the total field to 737 through the first two starting flights. There are 162 players remaining as Level 9 ticks off the clock, and play will continue tonight until the end of Level 14.