$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 115

Action has been slow as the field cruised into the late parts of the day. The money bubble is still some distance in the future and they will hit another break before they get there.

The field dropped one spot closer in a battle of Poker Tampa regulars. Herbert Woodbery open-shoved for 52,000 from the hijack and Hassan Hakim called on the button to put him at risk.

Hakim:
Woodbery:

“Fair fight,” said a tablemate.

Woodbery needed his threes to hold to double up but Hakim paired his ace on the flop to take the lead. The turn and produced no other three or running cards to save Woodbery’s buy-in.

Hassan Hakim – 245,500 (49 bb)

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  36 of 115

Cards are back in the air for Flight A after the third break and they should see one more before calling it a day. We have 36 players remaining and action will come to an end when 12 remain.

Emmanuel Santos made another run to become the chip leader but fell a few yellow chips short. Steve Blackmon is the new leader with 415,000 going into Level 13 with Santos right behind with 412,000.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,200/2,400 with a 2,400 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 115

Flight A is down to the last five tables of the day with a bit more work to get to the money bubble. They will play out Level 12 and take a 15-minute break while tournament staff pull the black chips out of play.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Players Remaining:  52 of 115

We have new levels and a new leader. While Emmanuel Santos is still riding a big stack, he dropped to 210,000 and David Edwards built his over 240,000. That’s good enough for a new leader heading into the latter parts of the day.

We have 52 players remaining and they will continue today until only 12 advance to Day 2 in the money.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  115

The second break came to an end and players returned to their seats with registration closed for Flight A. The opening day of the series drew 115 entries to leave it only 118 away from the $100,000 guarantee, a virtual lock for tomorrow’s Flight B.

Emmanuel Santos made the most of his first eight levels, building up his stack to 234,900 for the mid-day chip lead.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  112

Players were sent on their second break of the day with registration closing when they return and 112 entries so far. We might get a couple more in the next 15 minutes.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  107

Level 8 is here and that means time has almost run out to join the big Flight A field. They will play out the rest of this level, take a 15-minute break, and registration will close at the start of Level 9.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1 Entries:  100

Flight A hit 100 entries as the field rolled into Level 7 for a great start to the series. They are nearly halfway to the guarantee and it should get there before registration closes on Friday. For today, they have a little over one hour to spin the number higher.

Anthony Pellegrini was in the game early and the Tampa Poker regular is trying to add another title to go with his Winter Poker Open PLO win.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1 Entries:  91

The first break of Event 1 has come and gone and we have a great group for a Thursday afternoon. More than 90 entries with big crowds expected for the weekend, the $100,000 guarantee is going to be crushed.

WSOP bracelet winner Al Krux and WPTDeepStacks Tampa champ Anthony Astarita drew seats next to each other, two of the tougher players in today’s field.

$500 Mega Stack (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Our next big series is here as we kick off the 2021 Pinktober Poker Open this morning at 11 am with Flight A of Event 1. It is a $500 Mega Stack with three starting flights and a huge $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players start with 40,000 mega stacks and all levels last 30 minutes from beginning to end. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm with unlimited re-entries during that time. There are two ways the flight can end; players will bag up at the end of Level 16 or they will stop early if they drop down to 10% of the starting field. Either way, those with chips will advance to Day 2 on Sunday.

Action gets underway at 11 am and we will pick up the action at the first break.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes each
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 16 or 10% of the field
• Event 1 Structure Sheet