$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Event 1 Day 1B of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open is now underway in the ballroom with 136 players already registered. They will match their Day 1A competitors and play 15 levels.

SHRP POY leader Angel Vu was unable to make it deep in the first flight and has another entry in the 7pm edition.

They begin with 20,000 stacks and 30-minute levels.

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 12: 600/1.2k

Only 30 players were able to make the dinner break bubble and went off to cash their meal comps. Those still alive include “Miami John” Cernuto, Ryan Tepen, Errol Massey, and Brian Gelrod.

They will return in 40 minutes and play eight more levels stopping at 11pm or the final table, whichever comes first.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1k/2k/300 ante

Daniel Kerr was all in preflop for 19,600 with on the hijack and Matthew Goldman called with . The final board read and Kerr doubled up to survive with 40,000. Goldman dropped to 92,000 after the hand.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1k/2k/300 ante

The familiar faces in the Day 1A field for Event 1 include Mukul Pahuja, Jimmy Tran, Mickey Doft, Dimar Martinez Jr, Stu Patterson, and Daniel Buzgon. Here are some photos of those players in the field.

Mukul Pahuja

Jimmy Tran

Mickey Doft

Dimar Martinez Jr.

Stu Patterson

Daniel Buzgon

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1k/2k/300 ante

Players are back from their final break of the day and they have three more levels remaining before bagging up.

Alexander Carbajal found his way into the top five chip counts while the rest of the field was off on break. He was involved in a hand with Julio Sanchez and moved all-in with the board showing .

The 15-minute break was more than half complete before Sanchez talked his way into a fold showing . Sanchez said he thought the hand was best was correct when Carbajal showed him to move up to 166,200.

Edgardo La Torre – 222,500
Jordan Peralta – 218,400
Joshua Kay – 216,500
Dimas Martinez – 184,700
Alexander Carbajal – 166,200

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 1k/2k/300 ante

There was 10,000 in the pot and the flop read when a player in late position bet 7,400 and Lou Stadler raised all in for 34,300 from the cutoff. The small blind tanked but decided to fold. Late position called and the two players flipped over their cards.

Stadler:
Late Position:

Turn and River:

Stadler won the hand and doubled up to grow his stack to 82,500. He is now among the chip leaders in the tournament.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500/50 ante

There are currently 153 players remaining from the field of 414 that entered on Day 1A for Event 1 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

$250 Omaha 8B
Level 9: 300/600

Players are back from their second break of the day and just 56 players remain from the starting 76.  They are dropping at a quicker pace than expected in a limit game.

Brian Gelrod (West Palm Beach, FL) stopped by to let us know he’s having a good day and he was among the current chipleader at break with 33,500.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500/50 ante

UTG+2 limped and the button limped as well preflop. David Diaz moved all in for 19,300 on the small blind and the big blind tanked for a few moments before calling. The two other players folded and the active hands were flipped over.

Big Blind:
Diaz:

Board:

Diaz was eliminated on the hand and the big blind stacked up the pot after taking out one of the most notable players in the field.

Here is what the field will be playing for in the SHRPO $10 Million Guaranteed Championship that starts on August 28. This custom made trophy will go the champion of the event, along with a whole lot of prize money.