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Level 11:  Binds 500/1,000/100 ante

Registration has closed with an unofficial number of entries at 722 for a total of 1,499.  That makes the total prize pool $10,000,000.

The players seem very happy about this:

I’m looking around the room trying to figure out who’s gonna finish 2nd. #SHRPO

— Victor Figueroa (@mr_victorrr) August 31, 2014

I’m playing a 1500 person tourney with $2.5 million added. #shrpo #cool — kai swell (@kaizerkp) August 31, 2014

Starting up post dinner break at a lively table with @LilyKiletto and @RandALLin #SHRPO

— Darryll Fish (@DarryllFish) August 31, 2014

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Level 11: 500/1K/ 100 ante

We’re now on our second 60 minute level of the night, Level 11: 500/1K/ 100 ante. 468 players remaining, with an average stack of about 46K. We’ll be playing about another 3 hours until the end of Level 13 tonight, which should put us just around midnight.

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Level 10: 400/800/ 100

Will “The Thrill” Failla is all-in for his tournament life and up against the player on the button. After a few moments of deliberation, the button makes the call and the cards are turned face-up:

Button player:
Failla:

The board is kind to Failla as it falls , and Failla ends up making trip Kings by the river to double up. The 2011 “Legends of Poker” WPT Champ now has about 25K (31bbs) to his stack.

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Level 10: 400/800/ 100

Players have just gotten back to their seats after their 90 minute dinner break, and we’re starting Level 10 of play which will last 60 minutes as opposed to the previous 40 minute levels. 719 players for Day 1C is the unofficial count right now.

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End of Level 9:  Blinds 300/600/75 ante

Players chirping about chips over dinner:

Tyler Patterson 84,000
Ian O’Hara 80,000
Dan Smith 70,000
Amanda Musumeci 65,000
Tim Lahey 60,500
Todd Terry 51,600
John Holley 50,000
Mike Wang 48,000
Jessica Dawley 48,000
Rex Clinkscales 40,000
Lily Kiletto 40,000
Sheddy 39,000
Josh Hillock 33,000
Greg Merson 30,000
@MiamiErikC 26,675
Marsha Wolak 21,000
Nicolau Villa-Lobos 21,000

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End of Level 9: 300/600/ 75

Players have now reached the end of Level 9 and are going on their 90 minute dinner break. When they return at 8pm, they’ll be playing blinds of 400/800/ 100 ante. We’ve got 682 players and still counting. You’ve got an hour and a half to get in on the action, hurry down and register (or re-enter) now.

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Level 9:  Binds 300/600/75 ante

Faraz Jaka (cutoff) shipped a double when his fell to a player (bb) who got all-in pre-flop with .

Faraz raised, the big blind 3-bet, Faraz 4-bet, and his opponent jammed for ~45k total.

The board ran out giving his opponent a flush and double-up.  Faraz was left with ~20k.

Faraz has more than $4.1 million in reported lifetime earnings.

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Level 9: 300/600/ 75

Also joining us late in today’s field is this year’s WSOP “The Big One for One Drop” winner Daniel Colman. Colman won a 1st place prize of over $15.3 Million this past June, the 2nd largest first place prize in WSOP history, by beating Daniel Negreanu heads-up.

We’ve just started Level 9 of play, this is the last level before players go on their 90 minute dinner break. There’s 660 entries so far in Day 1C. The 90 minute dinner break is the very last chance for players to get into this $10 Million guaranteed championship field. Come down and register now!

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Level 8: 250/500/ 75

Jamie Gold

On a board showing , we find 2006 WSOP world champ Jamie Gold all-in for about 11K from late position. His opponent in seat 2 goes into the tank for a while, so much so that the floor was called in to start the clock on him. He eventually decides to muck, and shows his face up…saying that he folded AJ. Gold then tells his opponent that he made a good fold, as he flips over one of his cards…the .

After some prodding from the player in seat 2, Gold eventually flips over his other hole card…the for pocket Aces. Gold rakes in the pot.

Gold won the largest WSOP Main Event field in history with 8,773 players, as well as the largest 1st place prize in Main Event history at $12 Million.