$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  104 of 622

The players returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante. With 104 players remaining from a Flight C field of 622, the average chip stack is about 120,000 (30 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 350K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Ricardo Velasco  –  455,000  (114 bb)
2.  Haim Toorgeman  –  381,000  (95 bb)
3.  Francois Gagne  –  374,000  (94 bb)

Action will continue tonight until there are 63 players remaining. Those players will finish in the money and advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 1:  100/100

We have three out of eight flights locked down for RRPO Event 1 and tonight we will hit the midpoint. They’ve already put more than 1,600 entries into the game with the big weekend fields set to blast the $1,000,000 guarantee. Flight D gets underway at 6 pm and will add to the numbers.

They’ll start with 20,000 deep stacks and Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm. Flight D will continue playing until 10% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

• $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 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  180 of 622

Flight C made it through three more levels before tournament staff sent them on another break while they colored off the black chips. There are still 180 players remaining so they have some work ahead of them with only 63 of them advancing to Day 2.

Charlie Honkonen looks like the current leader with his 194,500 putting him in good position for a late night run.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  622

Registration closed for Flight C of the RRPO opener with another 622 entries pushing the combined count up to 1,653. They’ve put $545,490 towards the $1,000,000 guarantee and that should easily be hit tomorrow.

Flight C will continue this evening until only 63 players remain. Those players will join the 104 already advancing to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

Chip counts through Flight B

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  606

The clock is ticking down with five minutes remaining in Level 8 and 20 minutes left to register for this big flight. We have more than 600 signed up so far and we should pick up a few more before registration closes at the start of Level 9.

We have 1,637 combined in the game so far with a huge turnout expected over the weekend.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries:  574

The Flight C field is growing at a faster rate this afternoon with more new players taking part and the entry count is bursting. We are heading towards a 600-entry day at this rate and we’ve already put 1,600 in the field with registration open until the late hours of Saturday.

We caught two new faces in the crowd and seated right next to each other. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Loni Harwood (with five WSOPC rings as well) grabbed a seat midway through Level 7 and joined fellow SHRP Hollywood regular Ricardo Eyzaguirre to her left.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries:  486

In a room full of chip stacks, our two biggest were as close as they could be without being tied. Our walk among the tables found Julian Roldan sitting with 77,900 and Brandon Berkenfeld only one black chip behind with 77,800.

There’s still a long way to go but these two have a jump on the rest fo the field.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  465

Level 4 is coming to an end which means the first break is near. They will play it out and take 15 minutes to refresh and restore.

The 465 entries put the tournament on the verge of getting halfway to the $1,000,000 long before registration closes late on Saturday evening.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Entries:  390

Tables are filling up as players wake up and make their way to the Grand Ballroom. The count is nearing 400 and we haven’t hit the afternoon yet.

We found two familiar faces in the crowd with some success with us. Jeff Kessler booked the biggest cash of his career when he finished third in the $1,000,000 guarantee opener for more than $100K. He also has a trophy from winning the 2013 RRPO Seniors Event.

That same year, Larry Klur went big in our first ever SHRPO $10,000,000 guarantee Championship. He went out on the final table bubble but took home a cool $116,350 consolation payout.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight C Entries:  270

We are 30 minutes into the day and we already have a huge crowd in the Grand Ballroom. There are 270 entries in Flight C to push the combined total over 1,300 for the tournament so far with a ton of time remaining to join the fun.

We’re guaranteeing a seven-digit prize pool and now we’re waiting to see how high it goes.