$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:  365

The second break is coming up in a few minutes, when Level 8 wraps up, and we will close registration when they return to action at 2:30 pm.

The prize pool is nearing the halfway point of the $1,000,000 guarantee and a seven-digit prize pool is a virtual lock, then we see how big they can make it.

$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:  215

The Grand Ballroom is filling in nicely as we cruise toward the afternoon hours, more than 200 in the Flight C field so far. They are closing on 1,000 entries and climbing toward the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Some early friends in the field include Arthur Peacock, Gabe Fuller, Marshall Morris, TJ Shulman, Julio Novo, Alan Bieler, Jay Romano, and George Dolofan.

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

The third flight of Showdown Event 1 gets underway at the top of the hour and looks to build on Wednesday’s great start. With 746 entries in the first two flights, our players have already put nearly $250K towards the $1,000,000 guarantee with a huge weekend coming up.

This is going to be a big one.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 in Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight C will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm.

• $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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• 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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 5 – $600 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 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

2PM: Event 6 – $600 Deep Stack Big O (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

5PM: 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
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 7 – $300 Quad Stack NLH/PLO Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

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

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 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 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 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 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

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

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 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

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  94 of 746

Flight A:  390 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight B:  356 Entries;  45 Advanced
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$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 B Players Remaining:  145 of 356

Flight B of Showdown Event 1 closed with 356 entries, bringing the total field size to 746 entries through the opening two flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 45 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  49 of 390

Flight A:  390 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight B:  In Progress (Reg. Open ~9:30 p.m.)
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  49 of 390

Flight A of Event 1 is in the books with Hector Pacheco on top of the chip counts with 419,000.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted in about an hour, but here are the four players who bagged at least 300K:

1.  Hector Pacheco  –  419,000  (84 bb)
2.  Rosaline Linares  –  375,000  (75 bb)
3.  Aaron Kirshenberg  –  368,000  (74 bb)
4.  Youssef Bagach  –  364,000  (73 bb)

Flight B is already underway, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:30 pm. Six more starting flights remain, two apiece over next three days, beginning at 10:00 am and 5:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  49 of 390

Michael Garcia raised to 10,000 in the hijack, Jeff Kessler called in the cutoff, Scott Zakheim committed his remaining 21,000 from the big blind, and Garcia isolated the pot with a four-bet-shove.

Garcia: 
Zakheim: 

The board ran out , giving Garcia aces and queens to eliminate Zakheim and send the remaining field onward to Day 2.

Michael Garcia  –  204,000  (41 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

$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 A Players Remaining:  54 of 390

Shortly after the last break of the flight, the field reached 54 players on six tables and the money bubble is nearing. Only 49 of them will bag this flight and guarantee a cash on Sunday.