$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining:  37 of 132

Registration closed for the final flight of the 2024 PPO Championship with 132 entries putting the combined total at 296. Our players created a prize pool worth $282,680 and we will post the official payout numbers after bagging this evening.

Flight C will continue until 17 players remain and survivors will return for Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight B

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  132

Action is back underway for Flight C of the PPO Championship with 132 entries showing on the clock. Tournament staff are confirming the numbers and we will report the official count when it is available.

Korey Taylor returned to the biggest stack among the seven remaining tables, leading the field with 186,000. Julio Delgado is in second with 172,000 followed by David Nathaniel with 170,500.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  128

Flight C players are about to take their 30-minute dinner break which means time is running out to join the PPO Championship. We have 128 in the field at the moment and should pick up a few more while they are away.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  127

The level of open registration is here, the prize pool is nearing $280K now, and we are starting to watch the count closely for big jumps.

They will play out this level, enjoy a 30-minute dinner break, and registration will close at 6 pm.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,00 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  122

Players returned to action after the second break with a familiar face at the top. David Nathaniel won this tournament in 2019 and sitting nicely with 140,800 after six levels. Eli Kiwan isn’t far behind with 131,400 and there are several others with bigger stacks in the hunt.

Flight C will play these next three levels before the dinner break and reg will close at 6 pm.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1C Entries:  118

The second break is coming up and the entry count continues to click up. The prize pool is just south of $270K and they are building something nice.

They will return to play three move levels, take a 30-minute dinner break, and registration will close for the Championship when they return to start Level 10.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  101

The entry count climbed over 100 and the prize pool topped $250,000 as they hit Level 5 at pretty much the midpoint of the day. It’s a fun, tough crowd and they are having a great time.

Some more friends in the field include Phil Krynaich, Tarun Gulati, SPS Event 1 champ Kevin Carnevale, Mark Winchell, James Calderaro, Fabian Foster, and Steve Blackmon.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  90

Flight C players returned to action from their first break as they near triple digits today and the prize pool is climbing towards $250,000. This is a great turnout on a Saturday afternoon and we have plenty of time to add to it.

They will cruise through three more levels before the next break and another six before we close registration.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1C Entries:  71

We have a great turnout in the Poker Room this afternoon, and with more than five hours of registration remaining, we are nearly matching the numbers we had in the first two flights.

Great time to be in the Poker Room.

A few early-action friends include Josias Santos, champion pickleballer Marsha Wolak, Karl Manouchakian, Tony March, David Nathaniel, Anthony Pellegrini, and Jerry Silva.

$1,100 PPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries:  46

Before the clock event ticked into the afternoon hours, we had enough players in today’s field to officially surpass the $200,000 guarantee. From this point until we close registration at 6 pm, the prize pool will continue to climb and we will be awarding some nice cash tomorrow on Day 2.