$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 125

Flight A: 125 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 11 am
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon
Day 3: Monday at 2 pm

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  16 of 125

After a long process of getting to the bubble and going through, Day 1A got down to 16 players and they will move on Day 2 on Sunday in the money.

Chad Lipton made a huge comeback from 83K at the last break to lead the field at the end of the day. He put 717,000 in his bag closely followed by Arman Navazi with 713,000 and Stephen Dees with 705,000.

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

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  26 of 125

Another break ended and 26 players returned to the action with 16 of them set to book a seat into Day 2. They have two tough opponents at the top to get through, so it won’t be a cake walk.

Stephen Song rolled into town and sits with 451,000 for the chip lead followed by Michael Wang’s 406,000. A lot of chips in talented hands.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  32 of 125

Day 1A of the WPO Championship is down to four tables; half of these players will advance to Day 2, while the other half will have to take another shot.

They will go on break at the end of Level 12 and get down to some serious action as they near the bubble.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  37 of 125

Day 1A of the WPO Championship brought out some of the top players in the game, mixing in with our locals and taking a shot at the title.

Previously-mentioned Michael Wang has two WSOP bracelets, Eric Afriat grabbed a late seat, and he owns three WPT titles (one of them with our friends across the state in the Hollywood WPT Poker Showdown Championship). Stephen Song has been playing all day and the GPI Player of the Year/WPT Prime champ has more cashes in the last 12 months than most have in their career.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  44 of 125

Registration closed for Day 1A of the WPO Championship with 125 entries putting $187,500 toward the $300,000 guarantee with two huge weekend flights to go. Day 1B starts tomorrow at 11 am, followed by Day 1C on Saturday at the same time.

Day 1B will continue until 16 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at noon in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the Championship.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 125

The third break ended and players returned to their seats with registration closed for Day 1A of the WPO Championship. The clock shows an unofficial 125 entries and we will report the numbers once the math is complete.

Like the two previous breaks, Ian Siegel returned to the biggest stack in the room with 298,000. Tyler Kennedy moved up to second with 267,000 followed by Michael Wang, Chad Lipton, and AJ Kelsall.

Ian Siegel – 298,000 (149 bb)
Tyler Kennedy – 267,000 (134 bb)
Michael Wang – 256,500 (128 bb)
Chad Lipton – 232,000 (116 bb)
AJ Kelsall – 184,500 (92 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries: 117

Day 1A of the WPO Championship moved into the ninth level of the day with 117 entries easily topping the opening numbers from this tournament’s last run. They will take a 15-minute break after this level and registration will close when they return.

Some recent additions include Matthew Leecy and GPI Player of the Year Stephen Song. Leecy has two championship titles with us; the 2019 Tampa Poker Classic and 2022 Pinktober Poker Open Championship trophies are going to his home.

Leecy has a tough table with former Jake Ferro to his left, former TPC champ James Kerr one seat over, and two-time WSOP bracelet Michael Wang to his right.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1A Entries: 110

Bud Waggoner and Michael Wang were heads up with the flop reading . Waggoner moved all in, Wang called, and we saw two big hands.

Wang:
Waggoner:

Both players flopped a set but Wang was best with his set of tens. The board finished with the turn and river and the dealer began counting down the similar stacks.

Waggoner was the player at risk for 79,600 with Wang had a covering stacks worth 80,200 to send him out.

Michael Wang – 170,000 (142 bb)

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 107

Players returned to their seats with triple digit entries and more expected with two more hours of late registration and re-entries. A great start to the Championship.

Ian Siegel led at the first break and increased his advantage three levels later. He is up to 250,600 with AJ Kelsall still sits in second with 139,4000 but the stacks are tightening up after that.