$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 11: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante

A couple of new big stacks were counted during the last break.

Roman Federov leads the flight with 185,300 chips.

Hot on his heels is Robert LeBeau, who had 182,800.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 10: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante

Just before the break, Stuart Prieto opened for 4k and got a  call from the big blind.  On the Jack-high flop, Stuart bet another 4k and got check-raised all-in for 16,625.

Stuart made the call, showing AQ for two overcards.  His opponent held J5 for a pair of Jacks and the lead.

Stuart got lucky, catching the ubiquitous Ace on the river to take the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.  Stuart chipped up to almost 90k.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

End of Level 9: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante

Players are scattering for a 15 minute break.

Tables are breaking down fast now that registration has closed.  Only 20 tables remain in action with fewer than 180 players remaining in this flight.

One of those gone is Stephen Diamantas.  He won the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open WPT Regional Championship here last December, taking home $121,900.   He tweeted his exit:

Busted with AJ to KQ BVB. Prob will reenter at 7

— Stephen Diamantas (@SDiamantas) May 31, 2014

$385 Mega Satellite Into Championship

Cards are in the air for today’s only secondary event.  The $385 Mega Satellite will award 1 in 10 players a seat in the $3,500 Summer Poker Open Championship event.

Two seats are guaranteed to be awarded.  Players started with 10,000 chips and levels are 30 minutes long.  Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of level 5 (about 5:15pm).

Looking to stay while you play in the poker tournament?  There are many options:

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Tampa
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The rooms at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa fill up fast, but never fear.  There are plenty of nearby hotels, in all price ranges, to chose from.  Some offer shuttle service to/from the Hard Rock.  Call for details.

Off-Property Hotels

Country Inn & Suites Seffner (813) 675-8600
Springhill Suites (813) 623-9990
Hilton Garden Inn Crescent Park Drive (813) 626-6610
Hilton Garden Inn Highland Manor Dr (813) 626-6700
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Sheraton Tampa East (813) 623-6363
Staybridge Suites (813) 227-4000
Residence Inn by Marriott (813) 627-8855
Main Stay Suites (813) 622-8557
Holiday Inn Express (813) 490-1000
Comfort Suites (813) 868-7770
La Quinta (813) 626-0885
Red Roof Inn (813) 623-5245
Fairfield Inn & Suites (813) 626-3000
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Innisbrook Resort (727) 942-2000
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Sheraton Riverwalk (813) 223-2222

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 7: Blinds 300/600/75 ante

Players are back from their second break and registration has closed for this flight.

The final count for entries in Flight E is 344, nearly double the size of he largest previous flight.  This brings the overall total to 946 entries.  With one more flight to go at 7pm tonight, the prize pool is already up to $283,800 of the $300,000 Guarantee.

The sixth and final flight takes off at 7pm.  Registration for Flight F will be open until the start of level 7 (about 10:30pm).

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 6: Blinds 200/400/50 ante

Justin Booth is in the house, fresh from winning his first gold ring a couple of weeks ago in New Orleans.  He’s sporting the hardware today as he builds a big stack early.

The Atlanta native is up to about 104k and decided to detour south for the action here at the Seminole Hard Rock Tampa instead of heading straight to Vegas.  He’s got a baby on the way next month and having great poker action closer to home is a huge benefit.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 5: Blinds 150/300/25 ante

Flight E has crossed the 300 entries mark, bringing the total field to over 900.

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$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 4: Blinds 100/200

Players are back in action after the break.

The Rockin’ Poolside Tournament Area is packed today with Fight E.  Players are still arriving and can register until the start of level 7 (about 2:30pm).

The chip leader at the end of each flight earns an $1,100 seat in Event 9, the $75,000 Guaranteed NLH event on Sunday, June 8th at 2pm.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

End of Level 3: Blinds 75/150

Players are enjoying their first break of the day.  They’re up to 281 entries in this flight.

For the winner of Event 1:  $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em

In addition to the prize money, the eventual winner of this event will walk away with this incredible Seminole Hard Rock Tampa signature guitar.

The Event 1 trophy guitar is on display in the back of the Tournament Area, near the Rockin’ Pool.