$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:  255 of 914

The players returned from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 220K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Keith Wagner  –  265,500  (133 bb)
2.  Nigel Murray  –  252,500  (126 bb)
3.  Ken Harding  –  249,000  (125 bb)
4.  Michael Mann  –  247,500  (124 bb)
5.  Uri Kadosh  –  221,500  (111 bb)

With about 255 players remaining from a Flight C field of 914, the average chip stack is around 71,500 (36 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 92 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

$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:  914

It’s tough to make us speechless but Event 1 is giving it a run. Flight C drew another 914 entries to the tournament to leave only 773 away from crossing the $1,00,000 guarantee. It will probably happen this evening during Flight D with more than four flights.

We are going to set the record.

Flight C will continue into the evening until 92 players remain to advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight B

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  892

Wall-to-wall, the Ballroom is packed. The Flight C count snowballed and now we’re looking at 900+ entries and a huge boost to the tournament with five more flights to go.

Former SHRP champs Ryan Hogan and Shawn Mohamed drew seats next to each other in the corner, among the huge field of friendly faces we have this afternoon.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries:  775

Full house, Grand Ballroom full of players with just about every seat accounted for, and those are being filled as soon as a seat card can change hands. The entry count for Flight C is getting closer to 800 and they are already well over 2,000 combined for the tournament so far.

Huge.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries:  675

Flight C players returned from the first break and are on the verge of putting another 700 entries into the game. The field is going to get really close to topping the $1,000,000 guarantee by the time registration closes for Flight D tonight at 10:30 pm.

Get that out of the way before four weekend flights run it way up.

$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:  575

Things are ramping up in the Grand Ballroom with every table in play before the huge Flight C field, the Omaha 8 tournament in the corner, and a satellite in the front. All this and we haven’t even reached the weekend.

It looks like Event 1 will hit its $1,000,000 at some point this evening in Flight D and lining up for some interesting numbers.

A few more familiar faces including Hard Rock regular Sheddy Siddiqui and defending SHRPO Champion Dimitri Vorbe.

$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:  423

Players are piling into the Grand Ballroom with more than 400 entries in the mix before 11 am. We are staring down a huge turnout even before we throw the weekend flights into the mix.

Some early friendly faces include Pedro Palacio, Chad Vetstein, Paula Alibrandi, Jennifer David, and Neil Blumenfield.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight C Entries:  283

Cards are in the air for Flight C of SHRPO Event 1 with a huge early number. There are 283 entries to put the prize pool more than halfway to the $1,000,000 guarantee already. We feel pretty confident it will get there.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Wednesday we rolled the first day of the 2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and players came out in huge numbers. The first two flights combined to put 1,344 entries into the $400 Deep Stack to set it on an easy path to hitting the $1,000,000 guarantee.

All records and big money amounts are in play.

Today we continue the push toward new territory with Flight C at 10 am in the Grand Ballroom and Flight D at 6 pm.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes at the start of Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. Flight C will continue to play down until only 10% of the field remains and survivors will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

We expect crowds to build as we head into the weekend, so come get your bag early.

• $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 until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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 until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 6 – $400 Eight-Handed Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 7 – $150 Big Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $5,300 SHRPO Championship seat ADDED to 1st place
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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 until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 event and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (1:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

2PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 event and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 event and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet