$570 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The first two flights of Event 1 are wrapped up and it’s time for the middle two flights to get rolling, starting off with Flight C at 11am. The big $570 buy-in Event 10 is well on pace to surpass its $1,000,000 Guarantee and we’ll get closer this afternoon.

Two Matts sit atop the leaderboard after yesterday’s action. Matthew Yorra bagged up 332,500 in the opening flight while SHRP team member Matt Affleck put 310,500 in his bag early this morning. The tournament drew a combined 725 entrants yesterday with 134 moving on.

The next session is set to run at the top of the hour and players will sit down to 20,000 starting stacks. Levels will run 30 minutes today with late registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm. Play will conclude at the end of Level 14 and those with chips will return on Sunday for Day 2.

• $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 10 Structure Sheet

The 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open is hitting its stride and some of the bigger events are about ready to get under way.

Thursday’s action was all about the $570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry event, which carries a $1 million guaranteed prizepool.

Day 1A kicked off at 11 a.m. and Day 1B got cards in the air at 6 p.m. Between the two flights, there were 725 entries, which generated a prizepool of $362,500.

70 players advanced from Day 1A and 64 survived the second flight. Matthew Yorra bagged 332,500 and the chip lead in 1A, while Matt Affleck finished 1B with 310,500, good for the biggest stack of his flight.

The survivors of all six flights will be back on Sunday at 1 p.m. to play down to a winner.

Here is a look at Friday’s schedule:

• 11 a.m. – Day 1C – $570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) – $1 Million GTD Prizepool
• 6 p.m. – Day 1D – $570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) – $1 Million GTD Prizepool

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 134 of 725

Flight A: 369 Entries, 70 Advanced
Flight B: 356 Entries, 64 Advanced
Flight C: Friday at 11am
Flight D: Friday at 6pm
Flight E: Saturday at 11am
Flight F: Saturday at 6pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1pm

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
End Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 356

After 14 levels of play, Day 1B of the $570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry has come to an end and it’s Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Ambassador Matt Affleck who leads the final 64 players.

The second of six starting flights brought 356 entries to the Hard Rock ballroom, but by the day’s end only 64 remained.

Affleck finished the day with 310,500 and is the only player from the 1B flight with over 300,000 in chips. William Pappas is next on the 1B leaderboard with 296,000.

Other notables to survive the day include Brian Hastings, Jake Cody, Ryan Van Sanford, TK Miles, Ebony Kenney, Bob Mather, and Mike Beasley.

The survivors of today’s flight will come back on Sunday at 1 p.m. for Day 2. They will merge with the survivors of the other flights and are scheduled to play down to a winner. Combined chip counts for the first two flights will be posted later tonight.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
End Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 64 of 356

The staff has brought out the bags and players are bagging and tagging their chips. Complete chip counts will be posted shortly.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 81 of 356

Ryan Van Sanford raised from middle position and a player behind him moved all in for about 35,000. Van Sanford called and the cards were tabled.

Van Sanford showed and was dominated by his opponent’s .

The flop was and Van Sanford spiked a three-outer on the flop to take the lead. The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Van Sanford and eliminate a player near the end of the day.

Ryan Van Sanford – 93,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 81 of 356

A player in middle position raised and TK Miles moved all in for about 40,000 out of the small blind. Miles’ opponent called and it’s a flip for with Miles showing up against middle position’s .

The board ran out and Miles won the flip to double up near the end of the night.

TK Miles – 84,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 356

Matthew Wilkins raised from early position and the player in the hijack moved all in for 25,000. Alexander Daranyi moved all in on the button for about 120,000 and Wilkins called, all in for about 50,000.

Wilkins is in great shape for more than a double up with his up against the hijack’s and Daranyi’s .

The flop was , however, and Daranyi spiked a two outer to take the lead. The turn was the and the river was the to send the pot to Daranyi and eliminate both Wilkins and the hijack.

Alexander Daranyi – 205,000
Matthew Wilkins – Eliminated 

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 108 of 356

Matthew Wilkins was in the hijack and got his last 23,500 into the middle preflop against a player in middle position. Wilkins showed and was up flipping for his tournament life against his opponent’s .

The flop was and Wilkins was left looking for a five.

“There’s only one left,” said another player at the table.

The turn was the , giving Wilkins a flush draw, and the river was the to fill Wilkins’ flush and send the pot his way at the beginning of the level.

Wilkins is coming off of a seventh place finish in the $150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry event and is looking to make another deep run in the $570 version.

Matthew Wilkins – 56,300

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 117 of 356

Darren Rabinowitz raised from middle position and the player in the cutoff three-bet to 8,000. The player on the button moved all in for 23,000 and Vinny Mollica moved all in out of the small blind for about 39,000.

Rabinowitz moved all in for less than what Mollica had and the cutoff tanked for a couple minutes before folding.

Rabinowitz tabled and was in the lead against the button’s and Mollica’s .

The flop was and Mollica moved into the lead with a set of jacks. The turn was the and the river was the to give Mollica jacks full and he dragged a massive pot just before the end of the level.

Rabinowitz and the button are both eliminated and will have to come back tomorrow in order to take another shot at the $1 million guaranteed prizepool.

Vinny Mollica – 95,000
Darren Rabinowitz – Eliminated