$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  66

We are up to 66 entries in Flight B and looking like a lock to crush the $500K guarantee later today—something special in the works.

Some early friends in the field, as the afternoon barely started, include Steve “Cuz” Buckner, Igor Tretyakov, Nick Scholz, Manny Minaya, Gabe Fuller, David DiBernardi, and Jerry Silva.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  36

Cards are in the air for the last flight of the SPS Championship with 36 players at the start and the first milestone coming when we get 113 entries to surpass the $500,000 guarantee.

They will play the first two levels before enjoying a break from the action.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second and final flight of the Signature Poker Series Championship gets underway at noon and the $2,500 buy-in tournament will be aiming to top its $500,000 guarantee. With 110 entries in Flight A, we need 113 on a busy Saturday to get there.

Feels pretty good.

Players start with 40K in their stacks and all levels last 60-minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the first break of Day 2 on Sunday at 1:15 pm. Flight B will play eight full levels, with a break every two hours, and survivors will bag up for a Day 2 return tomorrow at noon.

It will be a great day in the Poker Room, we look forward to seeing everyone.

Chip counts through Flight A

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 on Day 2 Sunday at 1:15pm
• Day 1 will end after Level 8
• Championship Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Day 1B – $2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10 on Day 2 Sunday at 1:15pm
• Day 1 will end after Level 8
• Championship Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: $280 SPS Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (10:45am)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

12PM: $280 SPS Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (2:15pm)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $280 SPS Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (4:45pm)
• Winners will be registered into the first available flight and chips will be in play when tournament starts
• Structure Sheet

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining:  37 of 110

Flight A: 110 Entries; 37 Advanced
Flight B: Saturday at noon
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Day 3: Monday at noon
Final Table: Tuesday at noon

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  110

Level 8 is here, leaving players one more hour to grind up a big bag for Day 2 or make some moves. Since this is a best-stack-forward tournament, they can play tomorrow if they don’t like the state of their stack tonight.

Ken Fishman is still having himself a day, up over 400,000 after sending Liz McKane out when her kings ran into his aces. Wagner Wysotchanski is also building a castle to sit behind with 150,000.

We will gather all the chip counts once the bags are full and report the complete list later this evening.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  105

The last break ended and cards are back in the air for the last two levels of the day. Ken Fishman continues to hold a big lead with 271,900 and trying to go nearly wire-to-wire today.

Andrew Neiding is in second with 179,000 followed by Ya Yun Liu (174,200), Jack Bittker (154,300), and Tarun Gulati (150,900).

They will play out the next two levels, color off the black chips, and bag up for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  105

The last break of the day is right around the corner with 105 entries in the game and and about 72 players still in action. We will grab our break leader and see how they stack up going into the final two levels of Flight A.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  100

The entry count hit triple digits and this field has the tournament almost halfway to the $500K with a big Saturday planned.

A few more familiar faces include Chad Kitchen, Andrew Neiding, Ryan Hogan, John Devine, John O’Neal, Jake Ferro, and last night’s champ Rodney Turvin.

$2,500 SPS Championship (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  98

The second break ended and players returned to action only two new entries away from hitting 100 for the day. Fantastic.

Ken Fishman is the new leader in the room, out front with 127,700 (and added a nice chunk on the first hand back). Andrew Neiding, sitting across the table from Fishman, is second with 125,000 while Oscar Lindo (115,000), and Chad Lipton (104,500) are giving chase.