$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  338 of 2,185

Flight A:  400 Entries; 67 Advanced
Flight B:  336 Entries; 51 Advanced
Flight C:  438 Entries; 65 Advanced
Flight D:  419 Entries; 73 Advanced
Flight E:  592 Entries; 82 Advanced
Flight F:  Underway
Flight G:  Saturday at 11 am
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2:  Sunday at noon

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  82 of 592

Flight E has come to an end with 82 survivors from a field of 592. The two chipleaders were seated at the same table, and when the last hand finished, Daniel Rambally had a 1K lead over Nigel Murray.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted a little later tonight, but here is an unofficial look at the top of the leaderboard:

1.  Daniel Rambally  –  372,000  (93 bb)
2.  Nigel Murray  –  371,000  (93 bb)
3.  Jonathan Gordon  –  357,500  (89 bb)
4.  Steve Cohen  –  321,000  (80 bb)

Flight F is already underway, with registration open until the end of the second break, around 9:30 pm. The two final starting flights will be held tomorrow at 11:00 am and 5:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  90 of 592

Remember the unknown chipleader from the last break? He had the chip lead, but didn’t return from break for quite a while. He eventually returned, and we found out he is Jonathan Gordon, a regular at the Coconut Creek poker room. He had some phone calls to make and since he had “walking around” chips, he decided to take a break.

Gordon still has a big stack, but he’s no longer chipleader, as Nigel Murray and Daniel Rambally have both surpassed him at Table 11.

Nigel Murray  –  370,000  (123 bb)
Daniel Rambally  –  365,000  (122 bb)
Jonathan Gordon  –  335,000  (112 bb)

Back at Gordon’s table, Michael Tait was in a position to finish the day with about 150K when the player on the button moved all in for about 67,000, and Tait called from the big blind with . The button turned over , and was dominated and facing elimination with about 20 minutes left in the day.

But the board came , and the button rivered a heart flush to win the pot and knock Tait down to 11,500.

Michael Tait  –  11,500  (4 bb)

The next hand, Tait got it all in from the small blind with against the of Juan Endara in the hijack.

The board came , and Tait paired his jack on the flop to win this smaller pot and double up in chips.

Michael Tait  –  27,500  (9 bb)

Juan Endara lost that pot, but a hand or two later a player was all in from middle position with , and Endara had him covered with from UTG+1.

The board came , and Endara rivered a club flush to crack the pocket aces and eliminate his opponent from Flight E.

Juan Endara  –  75,000  (25 bb)

This flight is about to bag up for the night, so stay tuned for chipleaders, followed by official chip counts.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 180 of 592

The last break has come and gone and we have one massive stack waiting for its owner. There is a stack of 323,000 sitting on Table 22 but the player for that seat is taking advantage of his/her lead to extend their break.

We will track down the player when they come back but 15 minutes into Level 12 and still a no show.

That stack is good enough to ride out the night and would be a top ten stack if it stayed at that point.

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

The weekend is in full swing and the Seminole Ballroom is ready for a big Friday evening crowd. Event 1 moved closer to the $1,000,000 guarantee in Flight E and Flight F will get it almost there.

The first five flights combined to put 2,185 entries into the tournament with three huge chances to run it higher.

Event 1 players will start with 20,000 deep stacks and blind levels last 30 minutes on Day 1, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm with unlimited re-entries. Flight F will come to an end when Level 14 is complete and survivors will bag up for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

Cards fly at 5 pm and we will track them throughout the night.

• $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 E Entries: 592

After the accounting was complete, tournament staff reported the official number is 592 entries for Flight E of Event 1. They pushed the combined total to 2,185 and we have $742,900 in the prize pool on the way to the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Only 757 entries are all that stand between now and the seven-digit prize pool. It probably will not get there tonight but it will be hit early on Saturday.

Three more flights remain; Flight F at 5 pm with the last two tomorrow at 11 am and 5 pm.

Chip counts through Flight D

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  592

The second break is complete and Flight E players returned to their seats with registration closed. The unofficial number shows 591 and we will report once the numbers are counted.

We have a new big stack in Flight E and it belongs to Carey “Bubba” Dukes. He is up to 170,000 and tablemate Andrew Cooper is not far behind with 160,000. Other notable big stacks include Daniel Rambally (149,100), Brent Ballentine (144,800), Nigel Murray (136,700), and Jonathan Gordon (135,000).

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries:  558

Level 8 is halfway complete and the clock is ticking if you want to join this huge Flight E field. The second break will hit at 3:15 pm and registration will close when they return.

A few more familiar faces popped into seats including WSOP braclet winner (also 2014 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Champ) James Caleraro and 2018 WSOP Ladies Champ Jessica Dawley.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight E Entries:  525

Peter Walsworth could be excused if he decided to skip today’s flight in Event 1. But he’s here with us this afternoon less than 24 hours after cashing a $200K ticket in New Jersey.

Walsworth made a detour between Tampa and Hollywood to head to Atlantic City to play the Borgata Fall Poker Open Championship. He made that final table yesterday and picked up a $197,000 payout for a second-place finish after a three-way deal.

Then Walsworth hopped a plane and now playing through the big Flight E field.

It was another busy time in the Seminole Ballroom on Thursday with two more flights of the $1,000,000 guarantee opening tournament and we awarded the second trophy of the series.

Event 3 was a $400 buy-in H.O.R.S.E. tournament that required players to mix it up to build their stack. In the end, it was a bit of redemption for Barry Levy. He made the final table of last year’s RRPO H.O.R.S.E. tournament but had to settle for second place.

This year he closed it out for his fifth career H.O.R.S.E. and second such title here to go along with his 2011 Showdown win. He earned $8,425 with Charles Odenz taking $5,615 for his runner-up finish.

H.O.R.S.E. results:

1st:  Barry Levy  –  $8,425 + RRPO Trophy
2nd:  Charles Odenz  –  $5,615
3rd:  Matthew Smith  –  $3,805
4th:  Richard Shtrax  –  $2,675
5th:  Kevin Love  –  $1,955
6th:  Aaron Kupin  –  $1,485
7th:  Bobby Leff  –  $1,180
8th:  Roy Arkin  –  $975
9th:  Craig Chait  –  $840
10th:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  $840
11th:  Carey Pickus  –  $765

Complete Event 3 updates

Thursday also saw Event 1 hit the midpoint of the tournament. Flights C and D combined to add more than 850 entries and pushed the tournament total up to 1,593.

Flight C saw 65 players advance to Day 2 and Haing Thu took the overall lead as the only player so far over 400K. His 409,500 was good enough to take the top spot from Raminder Singh but it will be tough to hold with a huge weekend crowd expected.

The night flight put another 51 players into Day 2 and Perla Ojeda bagged the biggest in the late evening. The 363,500 stack she bagged up put her fifth overall and in great shape coming back.

Other notables advancing on Thursday included David Bradshaw, James Salmon, Stuart Paterson, Daniel Fuhs, Jeff Kessler, Cherri Beatty, Matthew Yorra, and Ido Ashkenazi.

1. Haing Thu – 409,500
2. Raminder Singh – 387,000
3. Gilles Dalco – 381,500
4. Alfredo Guevara – 379,000
5. Perla Ojeda – 363,500
6. Rafael Bababekov – 359,500
7. David Bradshaw – 347,500
8. Robert Grossman – 319,500
9. Jora Beit – 295,000
10. Denian Costa – 291,000

Chip counts through Flight D

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