$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries: 568

The Hard Rock Event Center continues to fill as the Event 1 field grows. They topped 500 entries soon after the first break and it’s getting close to 600 near the second.

They will play out this level, take a break, and close registration when they return.

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Entries: 465

The first break is complete and we have our first glimpse of the big stacks in the Event Center. Two of them stood out and each had a nice run up over the first two hours.

Kevin Brewer leads the field in early action 99,000 from his starting 20,000 with 2017 WSOP Online runner-up Mark Scacewater sitting in second with 91,000.

There’s still plenty of time for others to catch him and it will take a +400K stack to take the overall lead.

Other notables include Nagui Yassa (46,200), Chris Hinchcliffe (44,600), Ory Hen (40,600), Kobi Ribak (25,000), Oniel McCalla (21,500), Howard Mash (16,800), and Jeff Kessler (10,800).

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight E Entries: 426

The first break is here and the packed Event Center will (mostly) empty as the Event 1 players have a chance to get some fresh air or a bite to eat.

The entry count hit 426 at the end of Level 4 and Flight E is already the biggest of the tournament so far with two and a half hours left to register or re-enter.

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/200
Flight E Entries: 230

We had more than 200 entries in the flight during the first level and it continues to climb as we approach the afternoon hours. More players are taking their seats and even some traveling a long distance to play.

Chris Hinchcliffe is primarily known for his grind and success a couple thousand miles away in the California poker scene. He’s making his first SHRP appearance and brings a nice pedigree. Hinchcliffe has more than $1,000,000 in earnings in a career spanning more than a decade including a WPT final table appearance.

That final table was unique because 1) it played out on a cruise ship and 2) it had a Limit Hold’em format. It only ran for three years on the World Poker Tour and Hinchcliffe’s final table read like a poker superhero lineup with Daniel Negreanu, Erik Lindgren, Barry Greenstein, Scotty Nguyen, and Steve Zolotow and John Juanda was the final table bubble.

Not too shabby.

More recently, Hinchcliffe booked a win in the LA Poker Classic Kick-Off Event for more than $140,000.

Pretty cool venue here at @shrpo first time here. Lots of open registration windows lots of space between tables. Now to stack some of these fancy chips. #norcalpoker #westcoastbestcoast pic.twitter.com/xlKGZ66NyD

— Chris Hinchcliffe (@rukidingme44) November 16, 2018

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We are onto Day 3 of the 2018 Seminole Hard Rock “Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open” and cruising to the first weekend of the series. We’ve crowned two winners and played through the first four flights of the $1,000,000 Guarantee opening event.

Now we prepare for the really big numbers.

The $360 buy-in tournament drew 1,425 entries through the first four flights on Wednesday and Thursday and we expect it to really move up now.

Each player will start with a 20,000 stack and all opening flights run 30-minute levels that switch to 40 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30pm and they will play out 14 full levels before the survivors advance to Day 2 on Sunday.

Flight E will move up closer to the big $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will build throughout the weekend.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• 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

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1E- $360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• 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

12PM: Event 4 – $360 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• 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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 26 – $90 Event 1 Turbo Satellite (1-in-5)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1 Million GTD RRPO Event 1
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 26 Sheet

3PM: Event 27 – $150 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 packages guaranteed – $360 Event 1 seat; $570 Event 8 seat, $270 in cash
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 27 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 28 – $390 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $2 Million GTD WPT RRPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 28 Structure Sheet

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Returning to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 210 of 1,425

Flight A: 341 Entries, 51 Advanced
Flight B: 280  Entries, 39 Advanced
Flight C: 419 Entries, 63 Advanced
Flight D: 385 Entries, 57 Advanced
Flight E: Friday at 11am
Flight F: Friday at 6pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11am
Flight H: Saturday at 6pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1pm

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 BB ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 57 of 385

At the end of level 14, the 385-entry Day 1D field was trimmed down to its final 57 players. They will all return on Sunday with the intention of playing down to a winner and are led by Peter Pacifico.

Pacifico finished the starting flight with 487,000 which put him in the overall lead as well as the flight. Michael Rannelli finished second for the flight with 468,000. He is also second overall. Other big stacks include Heng Zheng (378,000), Atef Nassall (364,000) and Francois Zayas (290,000).

David Shmuel (134,000), Gabriel Ramos (130,000), Ben Zamani (95,000) and Leif Force (50,000) are among the notables that made it through the fourth starting flight.

Complete chip counts will be posted shortly.

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 BB ante
Flight D  Entries: 358

The player in cutoff limped in for 600 and Ronnie Bardah moved all in on the button for 14,600. The big blind called and the cutoff folded.

“I hope you have two eights,” said Bardah before the big blind showed . “That’s the nuts.”

Bardah tabled and was in bad shape to stay alive. The board ran out and the big blind made Broadway to eliminate Bardah. Bardah still has time to fire another bullet in the event if he chooses to.

Ronnie Bardah – Eliminated 

$360 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 BB ante
Flight D  Entries: 309

On a flop of , the player in the small blind checked and the big blind led out for 500. The player in the hijack called, Gabriel Ramos called from the cutoff, Robert Hankins called on the button and the small blind called as well.

They were five-handed to the turn and the small blind checked again. The big blind led out for 3,000, the hijack called, Ramos called and Hankins moved all in for 5,100. The small blind folded, the big blind called, the hijack called and Ramos called.

The river was the and the big blind moved all in for 7,900. The hijack folded and Ramos called.

Ramos quickly turned over , good for top set. He won both the main and the side pot against the big blind’s and Hankins’ .

Ramos just entered the event after busting the HORSE and is already over triple his starting stack. Hankins still has a couple of

Gabriel Ramos – 68,000
Robert Hankins – Eliminated