$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight B Entries:  208  (Total:  671)

The clock hit 10 am and tournament staff put cards in the air for Flight B of Event 1. We have more than 200 in the game at the start and expect a lot more before registration closes at 2:30 pm.

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

Yesterday we kicked off the first flight of the first tournament of our WPT Tampa series and it was a good one. Flight A  drew 463 entries to Event 1 to put the $500 tournament on a clear path to topping the $1,000,000 guarantee with six more flights to go.

Flight B gets underway this morning at 10 am with Flight C  following in its path at 5 pm.

Players start with 20,000 double stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm and players are limited to a single re-entry if they are eliminated.

The flight will continue into the money this evening with 12.5% of the starting field earning at least $800. Flight B will come to an end when 7% of them remain to bag up and advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 2 pm.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until the start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• Tournament will pay top 12.5% of starting field
• Day 1 will end at 7% of the field or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Chip counts from Flight A

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1B – $500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until the start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• Tournament will pay top 12.5% of starting field
• Day 1 will end at 7% of the field or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 3 – $400 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until the start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays to completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1C – $500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until the start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• Tournament will pay top 12.5% of starting field
• Day 1 will end at 7% of the field or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $80 Event 1 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 7,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 6
• Satellite winners will be registered into the first available flight; chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $120 Event 1 Satellite (1-in-5)

• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 6
• Satellite winners will be registered into the first available flight; chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $120 Event 1 Satellite (1-in-5)

• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until start of Level 6
• Satellite winners will be registered into the first available flight; chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 463

Flight A: 463 Entries; 33 Advanced
Flight B: Thursday at 1004 am
Flight C: Thursday at 5 pm
Flight D: Friday at 10 am
Flight E: Friday at 5 pm
Flight F: Saturday at 10 am
Flight G: Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2: Sunday at 2 pm

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  33 of 463

Flight A came to an end with 29 seconds remaining in Level 19, with blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000.

There are 33 survivors who will advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 2:00 pm. The chipleader is Pasquale Hudson, who bagged up 728,000. Here are the official chip counts:

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  33 of 463

Here’s the final batch of players who have finished in the money from Flight A:

34th:  Nathaniel Galliford  –  $800
35th:  Austin Gowler  –  $800
36th:  Gregory Burns  –  $800
37th:  Daniel Tanco  –  $800
38th:  David Sweeley  –  $800
39th:  Richard Carr  –  $800
40th:  Mitchell Smith  –  $800
41st:  Francois Zayas  –  $800

The final 33 players have advanced to Day 2, and they are currently bagging and tagging their chip stacks.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  41 of 463

The remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $800 each, and the final 33 players (7% of today’s field) will advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 2:00 pm.

Here’s the most recent batch of players who have finished in the money from Flight A:

42nd:  Justin Lal  –  $800
43rd:  Julian Foster  –  $800
44th:  Alexander Brown  –  $800
45th:  Philip Toister  –  $800
46th:  name to come  –  $800
47th:  Marco Townsend  –  $800
48th:  Bryce McVay  –  $800
49th:  Harry Binda  –  $800
50th:  Tung Nguyen  –  $800

Action will continue tonight until there are 33 players remaining. There will be two more starting flights tomorrow, with Flight B beginning at 10:00 am, and Flight C beginning at 5:00 pm.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  50 of 463

The remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $800 each, and the final 33 players (7% of today’s field) will advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 2:00 pm.

Here’s the first batch of players who have finished in the money so far from Flight A:

51st:  James Snell  –  $800
52nd:  Scott Hartmann  –  $800
53rd:  Seth Bobet  –  $800
54th:  Fernando Acosta  –  $800
55th:  Kenneth Sohl  –  $800
56th:  Glenn Blumberg  –  $800
57th:  Kirk Newman  –  $800
58th:  Austin Fowler  –  $800

Action will continue tonight until there are 33 players remaining. There will be two more starting flights tomorrow, with Flight B beginning at 10:00 am, and Flight C beginning at 5:00 pm.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  58 of 463

The final 60 players returned from break only two spots away from the money, and it took about seven minutes to lose the first player. But the next elimination came from a hand that was already in progress, so by the time all the tables had stopped for hand-for-hand play, they were already in the money.

The remaining 58 players are all guaranteed at least a min-cash of $800, and the final 33 will advance to Day 2, with larger payouts waiting. (We won’t know the Day 2 payouts until all seven starting flights have concluded.) Day 2 begins Sunday at 2:00 pm.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  60 of 463

The final 60 players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a big blind ante of 6,000. The field is only two spots away from the money, with an average chip stack around 154,000 (26 big blinds).

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard with Hassan Hakim at the top:

1.  Hassan Hakim  –  419,000  (70 bb)
2.  Saed Amireh  –  355,000  (59 bb)
3.  Mahmoud Bidarin  –  319,000  (53 bb)
4.  Mike Halprin  –  317,000  (53 bb)

The final 58 players in this field (12.5%) will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $800 each, and the final 33 players (7%) will advance to Day 2.