$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Entries:  125

Flight C reached the last level with open registration and we have 125 entries in the game. The $250,000 guarantee is not that far away so we can already start predicting how much they will crush it wiht four huge flights left to go.

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries:  104

Flight C players returned from their first break and the field topped triple digits soon after. We have 104 in the game right now, matching Flight A’s turnout, with nearly two hours remaining to register.

But have no fear if you miss out, we have another flight at 6 pm with two more Friday and one huge flight on Saturday.

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 232

Flight A: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 128 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight C – $500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Flight D – $500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $70 SPS Event 1 Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two seats guaranteed into $250,000 GTD SPS Event 1
• Players begin with 10,000 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

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight B Entries:  128

Registration closed for Flight B of SPS Event 1 with 128 entries, putting nearly $100,000 toward the $250,000 guarantee with a lot of time to crush it.

Play will continue until 16 players remain and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 104

Flight A: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: In progress
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  13 of 104

The quick play continued and the field reached the money with 13 players remaining. They advance to Day 2 on Sunday in the money and already facing a big chip leader.

Brandon Kessous put 795,000 in his bag, way more than double that of second-place Tarun Gulati’s 304,000. MHD Amer Al Kmeh, Gerson Marques, and Ronald Kruk round out the top five and we will post the full chip count list as soon as it is available.

Brandon Kessous – 795,000 (159 bb)
Tarun Gulati – 304,000 (61 bb)
MHD Amer Al Kmeh – 278,000 (56 bb)
Gerson Marques Da Silva – 276,000 (55 bb)
Ronald Kruk – 252,000 (50 bb)

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second flight of SPS Event 1 gets underway at the top of the hour and will build on the great start in Flight A. We had 104 entries in the first session to put the $500 buy-in tournament on an easy path to its $250,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before increasing to 40. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Play will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return on Sunday at noon in the money.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  24 of 104

Flight A of SPS Event 1 quickly dropped down to its last three tables with 24 players remaining. The pace is quick but it should slow with only 13 of them set to book a seat in Day 2 on Sunday.

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight A Entries:  104

Registration closed for Flight A of SPS Event 1 with 104 entries putting the tournament on an easy pace to top the $250,000 guarantee.

Play will continue until 13 players remain and survivors will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.