WPT Alpha8: Level One Report

JC Tran stares down Jason Mercier early in the Alpha8.
JC Tran stares down Jason Mercier early in the Alpha8.

Blinds: 200-400Players: 11

The first level has come to a close over in Hard Rock Live and there are currently 11 players in the World Poker Tour Alpha8 Super High Roller event at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. As you might expect, this $100,000 buy-in super high roller event has attracted some of the top poker players in the world. Here is what the tournament floor currently looks like:

Table 89

Seat 1: JC Tran
Seat 2: Jason Koon
Seat 3: Jeff Gross
Seat 5: Daniel Perper
Seat 7: Jason Mercier
Seat 8: Andrew Lichtenberger

Table 90

Seat 1: Tom Hall
Seat 2: Brandon Stevens
Seat 3: Isaac Haxton
Seat 5: Daniel Alaei
Seat 8: Steve Silverman

Registration is currently open and players can enter or re-enter as many times as they like before 4:30 p.m. ET. There are 20 players confirmed for the event, but it looks like some of them have planned a late arrival on the first day of this brand new event.