$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
End of Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante | Structure
Players Remaining: 17 of 146

Tournament staff paused the Six-Max clock at the end of Level 15 with 17 players remaining of the starting 146 entries. Two-time WSOP Circuit champ Alex Rocha bagged the lead with 247,500 with Ira Schwartz in second returning to a 187,000 stack.

They’ll still have a little work with 15 getting paid, so two of the returning players will not be pleased.

The tournament will restart tomorrow at 2pm to play into the money, down to the final table, and then crown the eventual Event 4 WSOPC ring winner.

Full counts and seat assignments will be published when they are available.

Top 5 returning stacks:

1. Alex Rocha – 247,000
2. Ira Schwartz – 187,000
3. Brandon Miller – 182,500
4. Tony Ruberto – 159,500
5. Paul Balzano – 140,000

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante | Structure
Players Remaining: 27 of 146

Six-Max players have returned from their final break of the evening with 27 players remaining, 15 getting paid, and Brandon Miller with a nice lead.

They will play three more levels then bag up for a return tomorrow for Day 2.

The 100K Chip Club:

1. Brandon Miller – 191,000 (119 bb)
2. Robert Giaquitti – 161,400 (101 bb)
3. Mohamed Serry – 151,000 (94 bb)
4. Benjamin Parker – 127,000 (79 bb)
5. Alex Rocha – 124,000 (78 bb)

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante | Structure
Players Remaining: 30 of 146

The Six-Max event is moving right along and they are down to the last five tables in the tournament. There are still plenty of big names in the game including Cory Waaland, Brett Bader, Russell Sullivan, Tony Roberto, Paul Balzano, and Air Engel.

Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador Wally Maddah is still grinding but he needs to work his stack up as they near the money with 15 getting paid.

2017 Seminole Hard Rock WSOP Circuit
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 4
$580 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Entries: 146
Prize Pool: $73,000
September 25-26, 2017

Registration closed on the Six-Max event with 146 entries getting in the game. The combined to create a prize pool worth $73,000 with the last 15 players taking home some money. A min-cash is worth $1,038 while the winner will earn $20,804 plus the WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: $20,804 + Gold ring
2nd: $12,860
3rd: $9,269
4th: $6,708
5th: $4,873
6th: $3,552
7th-8th: $2,598
9th-10th: $1,907
11th-12th: $1,405
13th-15th: $1,038

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 8: 250/500 with a 75 ante | Structure
Entries: 144

The Six-Max player completed Level 8 and left the room on a 15-minute break while tournament staff color off the quarter chips.

Once the restart action, registration will close on Event 4 and we’ll have an idea of what is up for grabs tomorrow.

Other than the WSOP Circuit ring.

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 6: 150/300 with a 25 ante | Structure
Entries: 127

We expect to see a lot of WSOP Circuit heroes over the next two weeks and we have two of the biggest winners in the field today. One local and one traveler with 15 rings between them.

Ari Engel is a regular in SHRP events and the added bonus of having a WSOP Circuit stop was sure to have him back. Engel owns eight and at one point held the record for most WSOPC wins.

Cory Waaland sits one behind Engel with seven WSOP Circuit titles of his own, good enough for top ten overall.

Neither has picked up WSOPC jewelry since March 2016, maybe this is the event that moves them up one spot.

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 ante | Structure
Entries: 115

Six-Max players returned from the first break of the day with an elevated entry count and a local regular in the lead.

Edward Mandel is a Hollywood grinder and leads a talented group of players after pushing his 12,000 starting stack up to 52,600. He’s followed closely by three-time SHRP champ Eli Levy.

1. Edward Mandel – 52,600 (263 bb)
2. Eli Levy – 50,000 (250 bb)
3. Cory Waaland – 44,500 (223 bb)
4. Russell Sullivan – 38,700 (194 bb)
5. Lawrence Kiang – 34,800 (174 bb)
6. Robert Gianquitti – 34,100 (171 bb)
7. Angelo Miele – 29,375 (147 bb)
8. Jeffrey Trudeau Jr – 27,000 (135 bb)
9. Brett Bader – 26,500 (133 bb)
10. Gabriel Pardo – 25,700 (129 bb)

• Luis Santoni – 25,000 (125 bb)
• Anthony Dianaty – 20,500 (103 bb)
• Daren Stabinski – 17,425 (87 bb)
• Matthew Silva – 12,800 (64 bb)
• Cameron Glendenning – 12,000 (60 bb)
• Ari Engel – 12,000 (60 bb)
• Wally Maddah – 9,975 (50 bb)
• Ricardo Eyzaguirre – 6,000 (30 bb)
• John Alegria – 4,125 (21 bb)

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200 | Structure
Entries: 103

The Six-Max event climbed over 100 entries as players prepared for their first break of the day. They are spread throughout the back of the ballroom and the short-handed tables seem plenty active.

Russell Sullivan and Ricardo Eyzaguirred grabbed their seats in the game and are joined together at the same table. As WSOP Circuit regulars, they have spent other table-time together and yesterday they each went deep in the opening event.

There were 1,612 entries in that tournament and Eyzaguirre made it down to 36th place and Sullivan went out in 24th. Each fell short of winning their second WSOP Circuit ring but this event might be the one.

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 3: 75/150 | Structure
Entries: 95

The clock continues an upward tick and now shows 94 players in the game. Here is a look at just a few of those we recognized.

$580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50 | Structure
Entries: 27

The fourth of 14 gold ring events at the Seminole Hard Rock is off and running in the ballrooms. It’s a $580 No Limit Hold’em Six-Max tournament that permits a single re-entry. Players begin with 12,000 chips and are set to log 15, 30-minute levels on Day 1.

Here are the details:

5PM: Event 4 Day 1 – $580 Six-Max NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips
• Levels 1-18 last 30 minutes; Level 19+ last 45 minutes
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Updates throughout the tournament will be posted right here at SHRPO.com.