$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  100

Players are taking their third break in the action while tournament staff color off the black chips and will return with registration closed. If they bust after that, they’ll have two more shots to build a bag.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  95

Day 1A reached the last level with open registration, they will run through these 40 minutes, take a 15-minute break, and we will close the books when they come back for Level 10.

We still have two more flights to go: one tomorrow at 11 am and the last on Saturday at 11 a.m. Plus, there is a satellite tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday morning.

A few new friends in the field include John Tyler Kennedy, RJ Sullivan, and last night’s DeepStack Challenge champ Ken O’Donnell.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  82

The second break ended and players are back in action with three levels (plus a break) to get in the game or re-enter if that’s what they need.

Justin Fawcett did not lead at the last break but jumped to the top two minutes into the new level. Now, he’s the outright leader at the second break with 184,500.

The closest to him are all seated at Table 21 with Evlys Gutierrez (118,400), Bill Burdick (103,300), and Wasim Assaf (102,000) trying to chase Fawcett down.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  81

Day 1A players are now on their second break and return to play three more levels before registration closes. We’ve had a nice little rush over the last hour and building a healthy field.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  78

Day 1A is creeping up near its second break and they continue to make good progress toward the $300,000 guarantee.

If you want to get into the Championship at a discount, we have a $200 satellite running this evening at 6 pm with two seats guaranteed into Flight B of the Championship.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  67

The Day 1A field reached 67 entries at the midpoint of Level 5, the exact pace needed to surpass the $300,000 guarantee. But we want to smash it, and we expect to do just that with a busy weekend in the near future.

MMA superstar Colby Covington joined us after the first break. The former Champ has several big scores with our friends in Hollywood, including a SHRP Pot-Limit Omaha 8 trophy, and he’s here looking for his first Tampa score.

Recent friends joining include Drew Dodge, Rusty Wadsworth, David DiBernardi, Filipp Khavin, Sarah Ortego, and Tarun Gulati.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  51

The second break ended, and cards went back in the air. There were 51 entries, which is a nice pace for the busy weekend coming up.

Robert LeBeau was the early front-runner with 123,000, followed by Justin Fawcett with 108,000. They are the only two players to spin their 40K stack up over 100K.

But LeBeau’s lead did not last long; soon after the start of Level 4, Fawcett let us know he was now at 141,000 and climbing.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  48

Day 1A players are now on their first break of the day with 48 players in the game and many more expected through the weekend.

If you want to grab a bite to eat at the Snack Bar, check out the expanded menu.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  40

Flight A is moving right along, more players are making their way to the Poker Room and joining the Championship. They will play out this level before their first break, a perfect opportunity to check out the upgraded menu at the Snack Bar (get the pizza).

A few more friends today include legendary Fred Paradis, Justin Fawcett, Nick Schulz, Tony March, and Ken Fishman.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  36

The field is growing as we near the afternoon hours and players start waking/walking to the Poker Room.

Some early friends in action include Mo Alhallwani, David Moses, Eli Kiwan, Gabe Fuller, Mike Ahman, and Stephen Brite.

Alhalwani went deep in this tournament last year, finishing fifth for $41,920.