$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Remaining Players: 251 of 354

Hyndi Khomutetsky was all in with in the hole short preflop, and her opponent had her covered holding .

The final board read , and Khomutetsky doubled up to survive with 36,000 after collecting the pot thanks to the flush.

Hyndi Khomutetsky – 36,000 (14 bb)

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  343

Here are the top chip counts in the field at the latest break.

Nicholas Chong – 465,500
Nick Raio – 345,000
Willie Wiggins – 242,000
George Hortelano – 238,000
David Prociak – 220,000

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  354

Registration closed for Flight C with 354 to put the combined total of 778 entries into the SPS Championship. The prize pool reached $1,167,000 and we will post the complete payouts as soon as they are available.

Chip counts through Flight B

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  343

Level 9 is here, so time is limited to get in the Championship. The total field is 767 for a prize pool worth $1.15 million and it will go up a bit more before registration closes at 5:45 pm after the next break.

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1C Entries:  330

Time is running out if you want to play in the SPS Championship. Little more than an hour remains with registration open and we will shut it down at 5:45 pm after the third break.

A few more friends in the field include Dyanna Lopez, Michael Laake, James Calderaro, Nick Raio, Yan Jiang, Raminder Singh, Peter Walsworth, Charles Kahrs, and Colby Covington.

Raio is the latest to make a run at the top spot, sitting with 236,000 as we get into the latter parts of the day.

$250 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$20,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The SPS Championship isn’t the only game in the Event Center today; we have a $250 Triple Stack NLH starting at 4 pm for those who already bagged in the big game or want to play a one-day trophy event.

Players start with 30K in their stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 6:15 pm. Before too long after that, someone will take home the SPS trophy and a nice chunk of change.

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7 (6:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 17 Structure Sheet

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  309

The second break ended, and we found a new leader in the crowd. After sending two players out with a bigger straight versus a smaller straight versus a set, Nicholas Chong is stacked up huge with 325,400. For reference, that would be good enough for the sixth overall stack going into Day 2, and he has seven more flights to build it.

Wagner Wysotchanski continued to hold a spot near the top and improved to 228,500 to hold second.

Flight C will play three more levels, take a break, and registration closes for the Championship when they return at 5:45 pm.

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

Flight C players are heading on their second break with 300 entries on the dot on the board. We’ll peek the stacks again and find out if anyone caught out leaders in these three levels.

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1C Entries:  278

We continue to see players join the SPS Championship with three hours remaining to register. Plenty of time to hit some new milestones.

Recent addition include Fabian Foster, Anthony Askey, Hyndi Khomutetsky, 2021 TPC Champion James Kerr, Josh Adcock, and Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler.

Khomutetsky was the last player to enter the Championship on a discount, winning her seat in the Last Chance satellite that started at the same time as Flight C.

$1,700 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  243

Soon after the first break, entry 243 took a seat in Flight C to put the combined total at 667 for the SPS Championship. That number pushed the prize pool over the $1,000,000 guarantee and will continue growing until registration closes at 5:45 pm.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support and those still on their way.