$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 625
Average Stack: 93,000 (31 big blinds)

Event 25 was the last big field, multi-day open tournament on the schedule and it drew 625 entrants over two starting flights. Only 67 were able to make it through to the end of the night and they return this afternoon to play down to the champion.

The first order of business is getting them into the money. Only 36 of them will earn a piece of the $75,000 prize pool and they should get there in the early afternoon.

There are plenty of tough names still in the running including Eli Levy, three-time WSOP Circuit winner Nancy Birnbaum, and Seminole Hard Rock Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah.

They’ll get underway at the top of the hour and we’ll pick up the action as they near the money bubble.

Top ten returning counts:

Paul Tong – 366,300 (122 bb)
Julio Fernandez – 290,400 (97 bb)
Chein Chiu – 244,500 (82 bb)
Andrea Kaiser – 230,700 (77 bb)
Raminder Singh – 205,100 (68 bb)
John Cummings – 205,000 (68 bb)
Xiaoyan Wang – 199,000 (66 bb)
Vasile Schita – 179,900 (60 bb)
Dustin Tragethon – 170,000 (57 bb)
Hector Chevalier – 167,700 (56 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 625

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 67 of 625

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 40 of 353

The second of two starting flights in the $150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry event is in the books and Paul Tong bagged the chip lead in both Day 1B and the overall tournament.

There were 353 players that made their way to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino for Day 1B of the event. Combined with the players from Day 1A, it made for a total field size of 625 and a prizepool of $75,000, which blew away the $50,000 guarantee.

The tournament ended with just over 21 minutes left in level 14 since that was where Day 1A ended and the aforementioned Tong led the 40 survivors of the day. Tong Finished the day with 366,300 and is the only player remaining in the tournament with more than 300,000. Julio Fernandez bagged 290,400 on 1B and sits second in the overall chip counts.

Chien Chiu was the chip leader from 1A and sits in third chip position with 244,500. Andrea Kaiser rounded out the top four counts with 230,700.

The 40 players that survived 1B will merge with the 27 players that made it through 1A to play down to a winner on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Here is a look at the chip counts from 1B. Combined chip counts will be posted overnight.

Paul Tong – 366,300
Julio Fernandez – 290,400
Andrea Kaiser – 230,700
Raminder Singh – 205,100
Dustin Tragethon – 170,000
Scott Strickland – 159,800
Julian Gallo – 154,000
Colby Covington – 148,000
Nancy Birnbaum – 144,300
Stephen Harris – 139,000
Luis Bueno – 129,000
Paul Prager – 128,300
Evan Cash – 112,600
Robert Valentine – 93,300
Eli Levy – 90,400
Billy Haworth – 75,900
Irwin Block – 71,700
Sergei Kirkunov – 70,600
Melissa Singh – 66,000
Vincent Ortega – 60,000
Emmanuel – Santos – 58,400
Den Kim – 53,700
James Caughlin – 51,500
Cesar Fuentes – 50,000
Luiz G. – 49,600
Rajiv Maragh – 49,500
Bryce Phuong – 48,400
Stephanie Keyser – 46,700
Lawrence Edwards – 45,800
Gabriel Mezzotero – 44,500
Trevor Coleman – 39,200
DJ MacKinnon – 34,600
Marla Crumpler – 31,500
Jason Sugarman – 30,700
Didier Hirigoyen – 30,200
Michael Benko – 26,600
Wally Maddah – 23,600
Mohammed Alenezi – 23,000
Nathan Adler – 22,400
Jordan Chizick – 19,300

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Total Entries: 625

Registration is now closed for Event 25. Yesterday’s Day 1A drew 272 entries, and another 353 joined today to bring the total field to 625 entries. That generated a prizepool worth $75,000 to be shared by the final 36 players thusly:

1st: $20,237
2nd: $12,000
3rd: $7,875
4th: $5,438
5th: $4,013
6th: $3,188
7th: $2,438
8th: $1,763
9th: $1,275
10th-12th: $975
13th-15th: $788
16th-18th: $675
19th-27th: $563
28th-36th: $488

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)/$2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

The clock strikes 5 p.m. and two new primary events are underway. Event 25 continues with Flight B in the two-flight tournament. Yesterday’s opener drew 272 entries and advanced 27. Today’s event follows the same schedule of play with players beginning with 10,000 chips and late registration available until the start of Level 9.

Tournament details:

5PM: Event 25 Day 1B- $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

Also kicking off is Event 28, a two-day $2,200 buy-in deep stack pot limit Omaha tournament. This tournament boasts 20,000-chip starting stacks and 40-minute levels.

Tournament details:

5PM: Event 28 Day 1 – $2,200 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 28 Structure Sheet

More on each event will be posted when registration closes and the prize pools are finalized.

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 272

With 21:29 remaining in level 14, the tournament was stopped and the clock was paused because they had reached 10% of the original starting field.

The 272 players was trimmed down to 27 and it’s Chien Chiu leading the field with 244,500 in chips. John Cummings is his closest competitor with 205,000 in chips and is the only other player above the 200,000 chip mark.

The survivors of Day 1A will combine with the survivors of Day 1B, which takes place on Tuesday, to play Day 2 on Wednesday.

Here is a look at the chip counts for the survivors:

Chien Chiu – 244,500
John Cummings: 205,000
Xiaoyan Wang – 199,000
Vasile Schita – 179,900
Hector Chevailier – 167,700
Guillaume Darcourt – 160,000
Martin Robbins – 155,000
Stuart Greenbaum – 152,500
Albert Green – 137,000
Corey Hochman – 118,500
Jorgie Chavez – 116,300
John Magnetta – 111,000
Azary Tamara – 96,500
Edina Pantinchin – 82,000
Anibal Rodriguez – 63,900
Elliott Zaydman – 62,000
Kimberly Jones – 55,000
Mark Shulla – 52,600
David Feller – 50,500
Megan Endres – 48,500
Gamminco Caspare – 48,300
Bill Stanton – 44,800
Scott Cowan – 41,000
Juli Bindelglass – 40,000
Artur Chimchriar – 35,500
Edgardo Rosario – 27,500
Brian Hardy – 24,500

$150 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry 
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Total Entrants: 272

With cards getting in the air for the start of level 9, registration has closed for the first flight of the $150 no limit hold’em re-entry event.

There are 272 entries in this flight, which generated $32,640 towards the $50,000 guaranteed prizepool. Complete chip counts will be posted at the end of the night.

$1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)/$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The clock strikes 5 p.m. and Event 24 and Event 25 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown are underway. Event 24 is a $1,100 turbo no limit hold’em re-entry tournament. Players begin with 12,000 chips and are set to log 15-minute levels throughout.

Here’s more:

5PM: Event 24 – $1,100 Turbo No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

Event 25, meanwhile, marks the first of two starting flights in a $150 no limit hold’em re-entry tournament. This event features a $50,000 guarantee and see its players take their seats to 10,000-chip starting stacks. Its second flight begins tomorrow also at 5 p.m.

Tournament details:

5PM: Event 25 Day 1A- $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 25 Structure Sheet

More information on both events will be posted when registration closes. For the turbo, that marks the release of the prize pool. For the $150, we’ll release the final field size in the opener.