$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  160

The entry count clicked up with two new tough opponents in today’s field. Phil and Loni Hui make a formidable couple of spots in the tournament, one of the most successful poker power couples in the game.

Combined they have four WSOP bracelets, nine WSOP Circuit rings, five major SHR poker titles, and $6.45 million in career earnings.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  148

The second break is complete and players are back in their seats to play three more levels before the dinner break.

We have a new leader in the room. Francis Ryan is up to 138,200 to lead the field with Ken O’Donnell less than a gray chip behind holding 133,900.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  144

Level 6 came to an end and tournament staff sent the Main Event players on another 15-minute break. We have 144 showing on the clock and we will get more than halfway to the guarantee before registration closes at 6:30 pm.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  140

Jacob Ferro was in a seat for the first hand of the day, that’s not very common for a lot of players these days. But he was here and ready to go.

Ferro is a regular in the room for most of our tournaments with some nice results including back-to-back Double Stack wins in January. But he hit some really top scores after that starting with a March six-digit cash in Jacksonville. Then the big one came last week for Ferro when he finished second in the WPT RRPO Championship in Hollywood. Two runs for nearly $700K, that’s a good year.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  133

Tampa favorite Tony March is in the field today and already moving his stack in the right direction. He grew his 30K starting stack up to 75,500 and looking for another deep run.

March already has two final tables this series including a $7K six-place finish in yesterday’s $1,100 One-Day Challenge.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  125

We are up to 125 on the entry count as players slide into their seats (or unfortunately take up a new seat if needed) and nearing $200K of the $500,000 for the guarantee.

A few familiar faces in early action we found today include Ken O’Donnell, Kevin Blewitt, Manny Minaya, and David Moses.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  112

Players returned to their seats and cards are back in the air with 112 entries on the board. They will play through three more levels before they can take another breather.

Matthew Romero is the lead Main Event leader. While most stacks are hovering near where they started, he is up to 98,500 after two hours of play.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  108

Three levels are just about in the books and Main Event players will take their first break. With 108 entries so far, we are more than a third of the way to the guarantee and counting.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  92

There are 92 entries and counting so far today to put $140,000 towards the $500,000 already for the Main Event. It’s looking pretty good so far.

Two more Tampa champs were found in early action. Stephen Brite won the $1,100 Six-Max PLO in June when we hosted the World Poker Tour and David DiBernadi won his second WSOP Circuit ring when we hosted their tour in 2020.

DiBernardi also accomplished a rare feat with that win. He is one of a tiny group of players to win a major tournament at three of our Seminole properties. He owns two Poker Showdown trophies from Hollywood and he earned his first WSOP Circuit ring in Coconut Creek.

$1,700 WPO Main Event (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  82

Blinds are up in the WPO Main Event and the count is clicking closer to triple digits. A nice turnout as players wake up and make their way to the poker room.

We found another owner of a guitar trophy in the field today. We ran our first ever September Super Stacks series a few months ago and Thomas Elder took top prize in that Main Event after defeating Nick Palma heads-up for the win.