$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 75 Ante
Flight A Entries: 299

We’re seeing more and more tough players make their way to South Florida as the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown moves towards the bigger events on the schedule.

Alex Foxen is back with us in the ballroom and he has some nice results here in the last year. He made the semi-finals in the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Heads Up event this summer after earning the biggest score of his career for a tenth place result in the 2016 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship last April. Foxen also owns a WSOP Circuit ring and several deep WSOP runs.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 Ante
Flight A Entries: 243

Players returned to their seats after the first break and we have our first look into the bigger stacks around the room.

Adam Mouyal is out front after more than tripling up his 20,000 starting stack with Matthew Edge, Angelo Mieles, and Daniel Roberts all topping 50K in two hours.

Top stacks and notables:

Adam Mouyal – 65,000 (217 bb)
Matthew Edge – 57,000 (190 bb)
Angelo Mieles – 55,000 (183 bb)
Daniel Roberts – 54,500 (182 bb)
Nancy Thomas – 37,000 (123 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 32,000 (107 bb)
Alex Foxen – 30,225 (101 bb)
Eric Piderit – 26,000 (87 bb)
Asher Conniff – 24,200 (81 bb)
David Jackson – 24,200 (81 bb)
Rafael Reis – 22,000 (73 bb)
Jean LeBlond – 21,000 (70 bb)
Charlemagne Benjamin – 12,000 (40 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 Ante
Flight A Entries: 217

Four levels are in the books and Flight A players are taking off on their first break of the day. They’ll return to play four more levels, one more break, and the registration will close down for this session.

But have no fear if you miss out this afternoon, the $1,000,000 Guarantee tournament has another flights set to go this evening at 6pm.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 Ante
Flight A Entries: 210

The entry count jumped over 200 during the fourth level of Flight A and we’re well on our way to passing 300 before registration closes at 4:30pm.

Jean LeBlond already has success this series after he beat popular SHRP regular David Jackson heads up for the $1,100 Six-Max Event 4 title. It was a long, drawn out battle but LeBlond overcame several tough spots to win the title while also earning a seat in the $10,000 WPT Finale/$3,500 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship freeroll.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150 with a 25 Ante
Flight A Entries: 177

Flight A continues its path towards 200 entries and higher, a steady stream of players making their way to the feeder table to get their seat.

Julian Gallo has a little recent success in these big field tournament. He battled his way with a below-average stack for much of Event 1 but worked his was down to the last three tables to finish 24th out of 3,107.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2: 50/100
Flight A Entries: 145

The morning hour is almost complete and we expect to see more players get in the game when the time no longer has “AM” after the number. The entry count is closing on 150 and it will continue to climb as we head deeper into the afternoon

Jon Borenstein is back with us after taking the weekend off. He’s a South Florida transplant with some big results in our games. Three of Borenstein’s biggest scores came with a third place finish in the last year’s big Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown opening tournament, seventh place in the inaugural Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Big 4 $2,650 Freeze-Out, and a deep run last year during the $10,000 WPT Finale.

Borenstein’s best cash came in the second biggest tournament ever played. He made the final table and walked away eighth out of 21,613 players in the WSOP Colossus event last summer.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50
Flight A Entries: 110

Flight A kicked off right on time and the field quickly hit 100 entries before too long. The first flight of the big tournament is usually a good indicator of future success and we are right on pace for another huge prize pool.

Aaron Massey is making his first appearance in the ballroom this series and down to business early. The last time we saw the 2014 Heartland Poker Tour Player of the Year, he was busy finishing in ninth place during the WPTDeepStacks Seminole Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event in January.

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

Things get a little more serious starting today, the first day of the first event with a seven-digit prize pool. There will be some big money handed out this weekend but the hard work starts this morning/afternoon/evening in the ballroom.

Event 9 has a $570 buy-in with a cool $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and six chances to put together a bag for Day 2 on Sunday. The first of six starting flights starts today at 11am with the second running at 6pm.

Each entrant will start with a 20,000 deep stack and play 30-minute throughout Day 1. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm and players can re-enter as many times as needed while registration is open. Play is scheduled to wrap up for the day after Level 14 and those with chips will put them in a bag for the Sunday restart.

Players are beginning to take their seats and we will be underway at exactly 11am.

• $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 9 Structure Sheet

Main Event Schedule

11AM: Event 9 Day 1A – $570 Deep Stack NLH (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 9 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 10 – $300 Seniors 50+ No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 9 Day 1B – $570 Deep Stack NLH (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 9 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 53 – $140 Mega Turbo Satellite into Event 9 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1 Million GTD Event 9
• Players begin with 8,000 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 53 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 54 – $250 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 packages guaranteed; two $570 Showdown buy-ins & $1,050 WPT Finale Satellite seat
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 54 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 55 – $1,050 WPT Finale Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $2 Million GTD WPT Finale
• Players begin with 10,000 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 55 Structure Sheet

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Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Property Update

Preparations are underway for the development of an iconic hotel tower and resort:

• Parking – Poker players are encouraged to park in Winner’s Way Garage to access both the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown tournament space and The Poker Room

• The Poker Room – Players may access the poker room by entering through the main lobby or via the exterior entrance on the opposite end of Winner’s Way Garage.

• Inside hotel – Services and amenities inside the hotel will remain open along with regularly scheduled events and entertainment.

For additional construction updates, please visit TheNewHardRock.com