$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight C Entries:  615

Flight C topped 600 entries after three hours of play and virtually locked up the $1,000,000 guarantee with three more flights to go. Less than 400 are needed to hit the mark and it will easily get there in Flight D.

We found AJ Kelsall and Hamid Izadi grinding out their day. Kelsall is trying very hard to win a trophy this series and already cashed twice in the only two events possible; he two-tabled tournaments yesterday with a 19th place finish in the $400 PLO and sixth in the $1,100 Six-Handed NLH event.

Izadi is trying for his first Tampa trophy to go along with some success at our sister property in Coconut Creek. There he won the third of his three WSOP Circuit rings in 2019.

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Entries:  72

The Ladies Event came blasting out of the starting gates with more than 70 in the game after the first level. A tremendous tournament for the special tournament and it very may well set the record for the biggest Ladies Event field in Seminole Poker history.

Among the starters we found online pro Clarisa “WeePro83” Blakely and former WSOP Ladies Champ Marsha Wolak.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  504

Flight C players were sent on their first break shortly after the entry count topped 500 after two hours. A great start to the day and we are going to lock in the first milestone later this evening.

$250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have a special tournament kicking off at noon with the WPT Tampa $250 Ladies Event. We expect a great group of players this afternoon trying to take home the title.

They will start with 20K stacks and the first six levels will last 20 minutes each. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 2:15 pm. From there till the end, levels will last 30 minutes throughout the day.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (2:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Entries:  441

The fast-moving registration line feeds the field as they get closer to the first break. Flight C crossed over 400 entries and going to tease 500 by the time that 15-minute timeout comes along.

A few more familiar faces jumped into the game including local Tony March and cross-state visitor Ricardo Eyzaguirre. March was having a laugh with neighbor AJ Kelsall; the last two players in the 2019 Winter Poker Open $360 multi-flight event. Kelsall never chops but made an exception at that final table to enable March to donate nearly $50,000 to his Pay It Backward Foundation.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight C Entries:  339

Flight C started big and quickly grew, nearly doubling itself in the first 30 minutes and filling up the tables in the Event Center.

A few familiar faces include Vinny Monteiro (coming off a victory in the $400 PLO tournament), Marvin “Duckman” Karlins, Nicole Diaz, and Nashaat Antonious.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight C Entries:  180

Tournament staff put cards in the air for Flight C and we had a nice group of 180 players at the very start. They have one half of the Event Center packed already with many more expected over the next four hours.

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We are rolling into the series’ first weekend with the next two flights of the $1,000,000 guarantee opener. The $600 buy-in tournament drew 948 entries over the first two flights and we expect enough players today to reach the magic number to create a seven-digit prize pool.

They start with 20,000 stacks out front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. All flights continue into the evening and close down when 10% of the field remains.

Everyone with chips will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money and ready to earn.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels 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

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Flight C – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels 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

12PM: Event 4 – $250 Ladies Event (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-6 last 20 minutes; Levels 7+ last 30 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (2:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 – $1,100 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (6:55pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Flight D – $600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

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

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

8PM: $150 Event 1 Flight E Turbo Satellite (1-in-5)

• 1-in-5 will earn a seat into Flight E of Event 1
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

$600 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  96 of 948

Flight A: 511 Entries; 52 Advanced
Flight B: 437 Entries; 44 Advanced
Flight C: Friday at 10 am
Flight D: Friday at 5 pm
Flight E: Saturday at 10 am
Flight F: Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1 pm