$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight D Entries:  314

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 58K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Daniel Quesada  –  95,700  (239 bb)
2.  Olamide Otti  –  68,400  (171 bb)
3.  Haim Toorgeman  –  59,100  (148 bb)
4.  Joseph Marchese  –  58,800  (147 bb)

With Level 5 underway, the field is up to 314 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the next break, around 9:30 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  65 of 438

The third of eight starting flights for Event 1 has come to an end with 65 survivors from a field of 438 entries, and the big stack belongs to Naing Thu, who bagged up 409,500 to take the overall chip lead (so far).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted a little later tonight, but in the meantime, here’s an unofficial look at the top three:

1.  Naing Thu  –  409,500  (102 bb)
2.  Gilles Dalco  –  381,500  (95 bb)
3.  David Bradshaw  –  347,500  (87 bb)

Flight D is already underway, with registration open until about 9:30 pm, and there will be two more starting flights tomorrow and the final two flights will be on Saturday.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  81 of 438

Michael Monaco raised UTG+1 to 6,000, John Tobias reraised from the small blind to 21,500, and Monaco moved all in for 97,500.

Tobias called with , but Monaco turned over . Monaco needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the aces held up for Monaco to win the pot and double up in chips.

Michael Monaco  –  201,000  (67 bb)
John Tobias  –  20,000  (7 bb)

A few minutes later, Tobias got it all in preflop in a multiway pot, and the others folded after Monaco bet the flop. Monaco had flopped a set of fives against the of Tobias, and it held up for Monaco to win another pot and eliminate Tobias from Flight 1C.

Michael Monaco  –  240,000  (80 bb)
John Tobias  –  Eliminated

At the neighboring table, there is a flop of , and Evgeniy Catane got it all in from the button for 70,500 with against the UTG player’s .

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the pocket aces held up for Catane to win the pot and double up in chips.

Evegeniy Catane  –  190,000  (63 bb)

There are currently 81 players remaining as the field is in the final level of the night.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 90 of 438

Flight C has reached Level 14, the last of the day. Players trying to position themselves for a deep Day 2 run and several are sitting in the 300K range including Sean Shah with 312,500. That’s a good spot either way on Sunday and he has a chance to catch Raminder Singh as the overall leader.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 117 of 438

Flight C players recently returned from their final break of the day with 117 players trying to book a Day 2 seat. The field should shrink into the 70s before they bag up after Level 14.

Stuart Paterson, 2016 Coco Poker Open Champion, is building his stack for a deep run and sits with 165,000 in the late stages. Sitting next to him is Rafael Reis with his 90,000 and trying to duplicate one of his biggest scores.

In 2016, this tournament attracted the biggest field in Florida poker history and Reis was the last player standing. He took home more than $155,000 after topping the 5,018-entry field.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The fourth flight of Event 1 is about to get underway in the Seminole Ballroom to get the tournament to its midway point. The first three flights put a combined total of 1,174 entries into the game to set an clear path toward the $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The $400 buy-in tournament gives players 20,000 deep starting stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm. Flight D will play through 14 levels and those with chips at that time will bag them up for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

Cards fly at 5 pm and we’ll hit the highpoints along the way.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• 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

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 171 of 438

Registration was closed down for the third of eight starting flights of Event 1 and the big trend continued. Another 438 entries are now in the game to push the combined total up to 1,174 and a significant increase from last year’s turnout.

There’s still plenty of time for players to join the fun. We have Flight D running at 5 pm (late registration open until 9:30 pm) plus two more flights on Friday and the last two on Saturday.

Chip counts through Flight B

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries: 438

Players are back in their seats after the second break of the day and registration is closed on the third of eight Event 1 starting flights.

We have a new leader in the room. Ernesto Sanchez was not on our radar at the first break but he sure is at the second. He is up to 167,000 and the clear frontrunner more than halfway through the day.

Suzanne McCarthy sits in second holding 133,000 with Dan Uhs (120,000), Robert Tannenbaum (117,000), Daniel Rambally (104,000), Neil Blumenfield (102,300), and Robert Nielsen (100,000) also sporting six-digit stacks.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries: 346

The first break came to an end and players returned to their seats to continue grinding out Flight C. There are still nearly two hours remaining to register and the field is nearing another 400-entry day.

There were some bigger stacks in the room, including Joanne Brogan’s 64,000, but everyone is chasing monster stack Georgi Osikovski. He spun his 20,000 starting stack all the way up to a cool 90,000 and sits as the clear leader after four levels.

But there is a long time to go with bags coming out after Level 14.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries: 300

Flight C hit 300 entries in the middle of Level 4 and those still in the game will take a break at the top of the hour. We will use that opportunity to peep the biggest stack over the first part of the day.

Some more regular faces are here today including Eli Levy,  Lou Stadler, Neil Blumenfield, Solange Lucas, and David Bradshaw.