Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 29 of 232

With a stack of 319,600, Luiz Guimares bagged the Flight C lead and jumped into the overall lead through three starting flights. The clock shows an unofficial 29 players advancing and complete, combined Day 2 counts through Flight C will be posted within the hour.

In the meantime, here’s a look at some of the other big stacks from Flight C:

Event 1 Day 1D – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 50/100
Flight C Entries: 105

We had a quick start here in the fourth flight of the WSOPC kickoff event with more than 100 entries in the game before the first level was complete. That puts Flight D on pace to be the biggest of the four so far and get us that much closer to the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Wally Maddah is back in the ballroom after having an unfortunate end to his Friday morning grind. The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker ambassador ran into a cooler, kings versus aces, to blast away his big Flight C stack but he says he’s ready to find a bag tonight.

Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 40 of 232

The last full level of the night — Level 14 — is underway. After it wraps, players will log just a few minutes of Level 15 before bagging and tagging.

Seminole Hard Rock standout Daren Stabinski is in search of an early bag here in Flight C. He took some time away from the felt following this summer’s World Series of Poker and is making his Seminole Hard Rock Circuit debut here in Flight C. If he’s able to make it through the next roughly 30 minutes of play, he’ll stand to find a bag and earn himself a day off tomorrow.

Event 1 Day 1D – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

We are at the midpoint of the WSOP Circuit kickoff event and the $580 buy-in tournament is well on its way to hitting the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. They have combined to put 536 entries into the game and we’ll pile a lot more on this evening.

Players will sit down to 12,000 starting stacks and play 30-minute levels throughout the day. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm. Due to the quick pace in Flight A, they are scheduled to play until there are 25 minutes and 27 seconds left in Level 15 and survivors will bag up their chips for a return on Sunday.

Dealers are in their positions, players are beginning to take theirs, seats, and cards will fly at 6 pm sharp.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end with 25:27 remaining in Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 54 of 232

Level 14 is underway and it’s Cameron Glendenning who’s in front of the action late. Glendenning’s stack totals 161,200 and he’s tops with a handful of others working their way up the counts.

Here’s a look at some of the notable stacks to kick off Level 13:

• Cameron Glendenning – 161,200
• Luiz Guimaraes – 122,000
• Mark Ellerbe – 100,000
• Ory Hen – 98,800
• Paul Balzano – 55,800
• Robert Hodson – 50,000
• Eli Levy – 31,000
• Daren Stabinski – 26,200
• Kevin Chan – 20,000
• Dolphus Powers – 16,500

Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Heading to Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 54 of 232

The day’s final break is underway now. The clock reads 54 players remaining and Eli Levy is among those still in the action. Levy busted both Flight A and B yesterday and looks to find a bag here in the Friday 11am installment.

Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 63 of 232

Luiz Guimares is emerging as one of the tournament big stacks late in Level 11. Guimares sits on healthy holdings of roughly 130,000. While his performance thus far is impressive, he has a quite a ways to go to catch the overall chip leader Max Campbell who owns 244,800.

Flight C is set to play until 25 minutes remain in Level 15. Updated Day 2 chip counts will be posted at that time.

Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 81 of 232

Bob Chow is a both a Seminole Hard Rock and World Series of Poker regular. With the two brands having partnered to run a series here in South Florida, Chow’s attendance comes as no surprise. The two-time ring winner owns a home in Fort Lauderdale and is expected to be jockeying for a third gold daily now through October 2nd.

Chow burst onto the poker tournament scene in October of 2011 winning a WSOP Circuit Main Event at Horseshoe Casino outside of Chicago. He earned a hefty prize of $393,584 skyrocketing his tournament bankroll. With that score long in his repertoire, Chow hopes to revisit his gold ring winning ways here in Hollywood.

Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Flight C Entries: 232 (Total Entries: 536)

Registration is closed in Flight C of the $580 World Series of Poker Circuit opener and the number is final. C marked the largest start day to this point with 232 entries. Through three flights, the combined field stands at 536 entries generating an unofficial prize pool of $268,000 with three starting flights still to come.

Tournament breakdown:

Day 2 Chip Counts through Flight B

Next up is Flight D kicking off tonight at 6pm.

Event 1 Day 1C – $580 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End Level 8: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight C Entries: 228 (Total Entries: 532)

Players are in the midst of their second break of the day and it marks the close of registration. When play resumes, the registration desk will close and Flight C will be final. The final figure will be provided as soon as it’s verified.