Event 19: Day 1 Ends with Seven Players Advancing

$1,100 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 48

Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts for the final seven players that have advanced to Day 2 in Event 19. Michael Reynolds went out in ninth place, and Eric Siegel exited in eighth during the late stages of play. Play starts at 2 pm again tomorrow with blinds at 4,000-8,000 with a big blind ante of 8,000 for the start of Level 16. Aaaron Thivyanathan bagged up the chip lead with 326,000, and he is no stranger to success at Seminole Hard Rock Tampa poker tournament series after making a strong run at the player of the series title one year ago.

Seat 1: Sam Mayed – 78,000
Seat 2: George Qiao – 317,000
Seat 3: Elliot Smith – 166,000
Seat 4: Artem Metaldi – 216,000
Seat 5: Anthony Askey – 292,000
Seat 6: Aaron Thivyanathan – 326,000
Seat 7: Ludek Sisak – 45,000

Here is the prize pool money waiting for the final six when the money bubble bursts:

1st: $19,500 + SPS Trophy
2nd: $11,500
3rd: $7,000
4th: $5,000
5th: $4,000
6th: $3,000