$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 150/300/25 ante
Flight A Entries: 374

Players returned to their seats and the ballroom is filling with four more levels of late registration/re-entries available. Another large group of entries jumped in during the break and they will push towards 400.

SHRP regular Roberto Alberro is the early leader after more than tripling his 20,000 starting stack but he can’t get comfortable. There are plenty of talented players trying to chase him down and ten more levels before bagging up.

Big counts and random stacks:

Roberto Alberro – 60,200 (201 bb)
Steven Zaffos – 57,550 (192 bb)
Glenn Menne – 54,700 (182 bb)
Michael Panto – 52,200 (174 bb)
Hagan Stein – 50,000 (167 bb)
Lewis Gallo – 50,000 (167 bb)
Luiz Farias – 50,000 (167 bb)
Neil Blumenfield – 44,000 (147 bb)
Michael Ortiz – 42,025 (140 bb)
Eric Piderit – 40,100 (134 bb)
Francis Margaglione – 29,000 (97 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum – 22,350 (75 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 22,225 (74 bb)
Loni Harwood – 22,000 (73 bb)
David Bradshaw – 18,500 (62 bb)
Matt Affleck – 17,300 (58 bb)
Stacy Matuson – 16,750 (56 bb)
Errol Massey – 12,500 (42 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 4: 100/200/25 ante
Flight A Entries: 333

Event 1 players are taking off for their first break of the day as the entrant count continues to climb at a steady pace. It made its nut in the first four levels and will push higher until registration closes at 3:30.

We’ll take this first opportunity to walk among the tables to identify our early leaders.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200/25 ante
Flight A Entries: 300

The opening flight of the opening event of a series is usually one of the smallest fields. Thursday morning, five other flights, and other factors usually keep the size down as it builds towards the weekend. But it’s also a good indicator of how the tournament will play out and 300 entries before the first break in Flight A before is a big start.

We’re also not used to seeing big names get in the game early but we found two-time WSOP bracelet winner/three-time WSOP Circuit champ/2015 WSOP National Champion Loni Harwood grinding in the middle of the room.

The Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member is coming off a summer that saw her run deep in the WSOP Circuit New Orlean Main Event then cash six times in the WSOP itself. Three of those cashes came in The Colossus III, The Giant, and the $1,500 Monster Stack. Three of the biggest fields in poker history.

In recent SHR Poker accomplishments, Harwood picked up the second biggest cash of her career in April when she finished third in the 2017 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $25K High Roller.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150/25 ante
Flight A Entries: 260

One table in the back of the room is going to have a fun time getting through the 1 and 2 seats, they have to deal with Paul Balzano and Neil Blumenfield in their path to collect some chips.

Balzano is a long time regular with four SHRP titles, over $1 million in career earnings, and Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza wins the last two summers. Blumenfield jumped over seven-digits in a hurry when he finished third in the 2015 WSOP Main Event for nearly $3.4 million and the Florida transplant also has several deep WPT and WSOP runs as well.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 50/100
Flight A Entries: 210

The first level has come and gone and more than 200 entries hit the tables before crossing after to noon. A huge turnout so far and it bodes well for cruising past the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Checking out the new configuration in the ballroom, we took a walk among the tables and found a couple old-school SHR Poker regulars sitting together.

Nigel Murray was the runner-up in the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year race after a great run. He finds himself sitting across the table from Ory Hen, the only player who finished that year with more points.

The two are often seen grinding away at our tournaments so it should be no surprise that they are both early entrants today.

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1A – $570 Deep Stack No Limit 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 1B – $570 Deep Stack No Limit 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 19 – $80 Turbo Satellite to Event 1 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into the $1,000,000 Guarantee Event 1
• Players begin with 6,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 19 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 20 – $200 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 4 packages guaranteed into any $570 & $1,100 SHRPO satellite
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 20 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 21 – $140 Turbo Satellite to Event 1 (1-in-5)

• 2 seats guaranteed into the $1,000,000 Guarantee Event 1
• Players begin with 8,000 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 21 Structure Sheet