$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 52

Flight A: 52 Entries; 15 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 10 am
Flight C: Saturday at 10 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  15 of 52

Day 1A came to an end with 15 players of 52 entries advancing to Day 2 on Sunday at noon. Interesting coincidence at the end, Jason Goldman and James Maiti spent most of the day sitting next to each other and both put 361,000 in their bag as co-leaders. Brian Arbaugh is third with 338,000 and the rest will be chasing them.

We will post the full chip count list as soon as it is available.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  52

Flight A is heading into the last level of the evening with 52 entries and 18 players remaining. We expect both numbers to adjust over the next 40 minutes but we are set up nicely for a big weekend.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  50

The last break has come and gone and they are still chasing Brian Arbaugh as the chip leader. He started out strong and looks like he will finish the same way. Arbaugh is up to 347,000 for the lead with Ken O’Donnell second with 238,000.

They will play through three more levels and anyone with chips will have a seat in Day 2 on Sunday at noon.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  48

Flight A players are just about to take their last break of the day with 48 entries in the game and still 22 around trying to make Day 2. They will return and play three more levels before bagging up.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  48

The entry count is up to 48 for Flight A to get the field nearly halfway to the $150,000 guarantee with two huge flights to go, tomorrow at 10 am and Saturday at the same time.

While that number went up, the players remaining went down. Tournament staff shrunk them down to three tables with 22 players in contention for a Day 2 bag.

Aaron Thivyanathan is among the recent entries and he had a nice summer with us. He finished second in the $2,200 NLH tournament during the WPT Tampa series and picked up a win in the July $1,100 One-Day Challenge tournament.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  39

Cards are back in the air after the dinner break and everyone is chasing Brian Arbaugh at the top of the counts. He came back to a stack worth 180,000 with a mystery stack in second with 157,500 and Alan Thomas in third with 122,500.

Arbaugh, a MSPT champ, is coming off a nice $1,500 tournament win in Jacksonville where he bank $42,572 for the win.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  39

Flight B players are now on their dinner break. They will return after 40 minutes away from the Poker Room to play six more levels before bagging up for the night.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  39

Flight B is moving through Level 8 and they will take a 40-minute dinner break once it is complete. There are 39 entries in the game for a nice Thursday afternoon turnout.

A few more familiar faces include Michael Laake, Filipp Khavin, John O’Neill, and Marie Harrell.

$1,700 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  35

The second break came to an end with 35 entries in the game and Alan Thomas continues to lead. He is up to 142,000 and off to a great start this afternoon.

A few more familiar faces recently joined the game including Bryce MaVay and John Dolan.