$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 26 of 116

Forrest Raleigh was already leading the field at the last break of the day. He returned to a stack worth 186,000 and began Level 12 with another boost.

On the first hand back, he opened the action from the cutoff and the button moved all in for 26,500. It was an easy call for Raleigh with and his opponent’s was no big deal.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 36 of 116

The Flight E field is working its way lower and the stacks are getting deeper. There are 36 players remaining and we expect to get down to two tables before they bag up in a couple of hours.

Still plenty of time to catch Scott Caraccioli and his 343,500 at the top of the overall counts.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 55 of 116

The slips are fully counted and Flight E officially drew 116 entries to put Event 1 closer to the $250,000 guaranteed prize pool. Only 334 more are needed and we might get that tomorrow afternoon on its own. Flight F runs tonight at 6 pm and the final flight tomorrow morning at 11 am.

Chip counts through Flight D

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries: 116 (Total Entries: 499)

Cards are back in the air and registration is closed for Flight E with an unofficial 116 entries putting the tournament one away from 500 combined.

Mario De La Puente was the big stack the first two break and he continues to sit atop the counts with 77,000. But he’s not alone now. Tablemate Max Goodarzi caught up and sits with the exact same stack heading into the latter parts of the day.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries: 113 (Total Entries: 496)

We are midway through Level 8 and the clock is ticking down for you to take a shot in Flight E. We have 113 entries right now leaving the field on the cusp of hitting 500 for Event 1 combined and well on the way to hitting the $250,000 Guarantee.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Entries: 91 (Total Entries: 474)

Flight E players are back in their seats after the first break with 91 entries so far. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 9 and players can fire as many times as they wish during that time.

Mario De La Puente had to exercise one of those options early, busting on the first hand of the day, but he’s cruising now. The Event 2 champion is up to 62,100 and leading the field.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight E Entries: 88 (Total Entries: 471)

The entry count is up to 88 and the prize pool is nearing $150,000 on its way to $250K. The bigger field means we’re seeing a snowballing with re-entries and we should hit triple digits after the first break.

Mark Wiser is back in the Poker Room after a jaunt across the county to Las Vegas for the first weekend of WSOP action.  He has plenty of success her including  a Six-Max win during the Tampa Poker Classic in February.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight E Entries: 69 (Total Entries: 452)

Unlike the first two days of opening flights, when we were still toiling in the weekdays, the entry count took a deliberate march higher while registration was open. It’s a bit different today and the number is clicking up at a nice, steady pace as we near 70 in the first hour.

This will turn out to be the biggest flight so far with two monsters yet to go.

Wayne Daley is among the early crew looking for another WPTDeepStacks Tampa cash. He made two trips to the payout cage last year including a deep run in the Main Event.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100
Flight E Entries: 38 (Total Entries: 421)

The player instructions are complete, players are seated, and dealers put cards in the air for the fifth flight of Event 1. They will play four 30-minute levels before taking their first break.

$360 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We are at the midpoint of Event 1 and the opening tournament on the WPTDeepStacks Tampa schedule is ready to ramp it up. The first four flights of the tournament drew 383 entries and that was before the weekend got here. Now it’s time to run that number up.

The $360 buy-in tournament should hit its $250,000 guaranteed prize pool tomorrow afternoon and we will set the table today.

Entrants start with 20,000 deep starting stacks and the tournament has 30-minute levels throughout. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 around 3:25 pm and their day will end after Level 14. Anyone with chips will bag them up and return on Sunday along with the other 55 who advanced.

Cards go in the air at 11 am and we will track them all the way down.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips with 30-minute levels
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet