$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries: 222 (Total Entries: 545)

Jeff Trudeau had a long Thursday and Friday that reaped no rewards. The Florida pro played deep into those $1,650 Main Event flights getting past the dinner break and even working up a top stack on Day 1A. In the end, a bag eluded him and he’s here on Day 1C hoping for some luck on his final start day.

He recently hit a bump on that road to a bag after there was a bet and a call on board. The action went as follows: Trudeau checked and Haim Toorgeman bet 3,700. A late-position player called. It was back on Trudeau and he raised to 18,000. Toorgeman got out of the way. The late-position player called and Trudeau tabled for a pair. The player took a moment to decipher the hand, but eventually flipped over for the best of it.

Trudeau surrendered the pot and was knocked below 10,000.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1C Entries: 197 (Total Entries: 520)

The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Winter Poker Open Main Event permits unlimited re-entry through the registration period for each flight. That means those who busted Day 1A or Day 1B can take another shot — or multiple shots — here on Day 1C. This marks the third and final day to get in the game and it’s proving to be huge with 197 entries early in Level 5.

Among those to take advantage of the re-entry option are 2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Raymer. Raymer played yesterday’s Day 1B but couldn’t find a bag. He’s back for more here on Saturday and hopes to capture a big stack for tomorrow’s Day 2.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries: 177 (Total Entries: 500)

One two-hour session is in the books, the first break is done and another milestone has been hit — $750,000 prize pool.

With 177 entries in the Day 1C play, the combined field sits at an even 500. That puts the prize pool at $750,000 and growing with registration and re-entry available all the way until 6:15pm.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Day 1C Entries: 73 (Total Entries: 396)

The Day 1C clock hit a big number before cards even went in the air and the $500,000 guarantee is already well in the rearview mirror. At present, the tally is closing in on 400 total entries with a  bunch more expected through today’s seven+ hours of registration.

Here are the details on the Saturday play:

11am: $1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event – Day 1C

• $1,650 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
• 30,000 chips and 40-/60-minute levels
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~6:15pm)
• Play concludes following Level 15 (~10:30pm)
• Day 2 takes place Sunday, December 16 at noon
• Structure sheet

Updates from the Day 1C play will begin a little closer to first break. Good luck, Main Event players!

11am: $1,650 Winter Poker Open Main Event – Day 1C

• $1,650 buy-in, $500,000 guaranteed
• 30,000 chips and 40-/60-minute levels
• Registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 10 (~6:15pm)
• Play concludes following Level 15 (~10:30pm)
• Day 2 takes place Sunday, December 16 at noon
• Structure sheet

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Day 2 Blinds: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Player Remaining: 46 of 323

Day 1A: 115 Entries, 18 Advanced
Day 1B: 208 Entries, 28 Advanced
Day 1C: Saturday at 11am
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

Chip counts through Day 1B:

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining: 28 of 208

Level 15 expired and the 208-entry Day 1B starting field is down to an unofficial 28 remaining. The chip lead was never in limbo as Brandon Caputo crossed the 600,000 mark a couple levels after dinner and never looked back. He retains the lead heading to Day 2 and is the overall chip leader at this junction by a margin claiming 796,000.

Others advancing from Day 1B include:

• Michael “Gas Card” Collins – 557,000
• Lunique Petiote – 486,000
• AJ Kelsall – 360,000
• Alex Ivan – 285,000
• John Dolan – 195,000
• Karl Manouchakian – 63,000

Complete chip counts through Day 1B will be posted around 12:30am.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining: 31 of 208

2014 Winter Poker Open  Main Event champion AJ Kelsall is making a late push. With only a few minutes left in the day, Kelsall has crossed the 300,000 mark and is one of the biggest stacks in the room.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining: 33 of 208

The last level of the day is underway with the clock showing 33 remaining. They’ll play another 40 minutes of poker before bagging and tagging and returning for Day 2 Sunday at 12pm.

We will provide a look at the some of the chip leaders and notable stacks after play concludes. Full chip counts, meanwhile, will be posted around 12:30am.

$1,650 Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining: 36 of 208

Midway through Level 14, the field has narrowed to 36 and they’re combined to the final four tables. John Dolan, Alex Rocha, Jeff Trudea, Alex Ivan, Brandon Caputo, Erik Christensen, Michael Collins, William Isbell, Tony Tran and Karl Manouchakian are among those still in and searching for a bag.