$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  27 of 147

As Flight C rolls through the end of Level 11, the field is down to the last four tables and not far from getting to three. 27 players are remaining, and 15 will get a seat for Day 2 on Sunday.

Shane Melert is still in the mix and coming off a nice run in our last series. During the inaugural Tampa Signature Poker Series, he won the $600 Deep Stack, then followed that up with a ninth-place final table finish in the Championship.

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  43 of 147

Registration closed for Flight C of PPO Event 1 with 147 entries, putting the combined total at 501 for the tournament. They have contributed over $80,000 toward the $100,000 guarantee with three more big flights.

Flight C will continue until 15 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money. Players must bag chips to advance.

Chip counts through Flight B

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Entries:  146

The second break ended, players returned to their seats, and registration closed with an unofficial 146 entries in Flight C. Another great turnout and the fields are only going to get bigger as we move into the weekend.

Milan Cyprich is the early leader with 180,000 with a few more over 100K trying to chase him down. But they all have a lot of ways to go if they want to catch overall chip leader Ed Johnston and his huge 657,000 bag.

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries:  136

Level 8 is about to end and tournament staff will send players on their second break when it completes. That leaves very little time if you want to join this flight but we have another at 6 pm and one more on Friday and Saturday.

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Two flights are down for the PPO opener, and two more run today with Flight C starting at 10 am in the Poker Room. The tournament drew 354 total entries yesterday to put them more than halfway to the $100,000 guarantee, with a lot of room to grow this weekend.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and the first 25 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes afterward. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

Flight C will continue until 10% of the field remains and those players will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am in the money.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 354

Flight A: 129 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 225 Entries; 23 Advanced
Flight C: Thursday at 10 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 10 am
Flight F: Saturday at 10 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Flight C – $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Flight D – $200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 129

Flight A: 129 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: Underway
Flight C: Thursday at 10 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 10 am
Flight F: Saturday at 10 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  13 of 129

After a very, very long money bubble, Flight A dropped down to 13 players and they bagged up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday in the money.

Ed Johnston had a healthy lead at the last break and then went bigger. He put 657,000 for a huge lead over the field with Phillip Krnyaich back in second place with 298,000.

We will post the complete chip count list as soon as it is available. Flight B is cruising along with 112 entries in the first hour and late registration is available until 10:30 pm.

$200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second flight of PPO Event 1 starts at the top of the hour, and it will build on a great start in Flight A. The morning session drew 129 entries to put the $200 buy-in tournament on a path to topping the $100,000 guarantee. There are two more flights tomorrow, with one each on Friday and Saturday.

Players start with 20K in their stacks and the first 25 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes afterwards. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight B will end when 10% of the field remains and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-25 last 30 minutes; Levels 26+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet