$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Entries:  150

Level 8 is winding down and that means time is short if you want to join this flight. If you miss out, have no fears.

We have another flight starting at 6 pm and a very busy final flight tomorrow at 11 am.

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  136

The Flight E field is building nicely as we head deeper into the afternoon and the prize pool continues to climb. We’re looking at $275K up for grabs already with another flight tonight and a busy busy day in the final flight tomorrow.

Some familiar faces in the field this afternoon include Hassan Hakim, Jordan Joeckel, Antuan Bunkley, Barry Roth, Matt Leecy, Aaron Speer, Wayne Leonard, and Marie Harrell.

Hakim, a local grinder with some big scores here, found a huge result a few weeks ago. He entered the $3,500 Aria Poker Classic Championship in Vegas, outlasted most of the 1,853-entry field, and finished fourth for a $320,000 payout.

A little closer to home, Hakim won two titles during our 2021 WPT Tampa series for more than $75K each.

$500 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight E Entries:  111

They got there nice and early as predicted; only 92 new entries were needed to surpass the $250,000 guarantee and they hit the mark before the first break.

From this point forward, the prize pool will continue to climb until we close registration tomorrow afternoon.

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

We are rolling into the first weekend of the 2025 Signature Poker Series and we have three more flights of the $500 opener, the first starting at 11 am. The tournament only needs 93 more entries to surpass its $250,000 guarantee and it will get there earlier.

With a huge day expected tomorrow, this is going to be a big one.

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 3:30 pm.

Action will continue until only 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at noon.

• $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

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight E – $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 F – $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 D Players Remaining:  51 of 138

Registration closed for Flight D of SPS Event 1 with 138 entries, putting $211,260 toward the $250,000 guarantee and they will crush that early in Flight E tomorrow.

Play will continue until 18 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:  46 of 365

Flight A: 104 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: 128 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight C: 133 Entries; 17 Advanced
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 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  17 of 133

After a longer grind than the previous two flights, they finally reached the money bubble and burst it after two hands with 17 players advancing.

William Soscia bagged the Flight C lead with 591,000 and currently sits second overall. Randy Levin, Conor O’Neil, Jerome Leonardo, and Albert Bartok round out the top five.

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

Flight C counts:

1. William Soscia – 591,000 (99 bb)
2. Randy Levin – 450,000 (75 bb)
3. Conor O’Neil – 379,000 (63 bb)
4. Jerome Leonardo – 313,000 (52 bb)
5. Albert Bartok – 307,000 (51 bb)
6. Huang Roy Wong – 282,000 (47 bb)
7. Francis Spaulding – 280,000 (47 bb)
8. Ryan Hogan – 264,000 (44 bb)
9. Brian Johnson – 223,000 (37 bb)
10. Megan Rajablu – 159,000 (27 bb)
11. Michael Cole – 145,000 (24 bb)
12. Khanh Truong – 145,000 (24 bb)
13. Lisa Hoffman – 120,000 (20 bb)
14. Thomas Romero North – 96,000 (16 bb)
15. Mike Ahmad – 86,000 (14 bb)
16. John Tyler Kennedy – 80,000 (13 bb)
17. Ethan Mellish – 74,000 (12 bb)

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

The fourth flight of Signature Poker Series Event 1 gets underway at 6 pm and the $500 buy-in tournament will get really close to its $250,000 guarantee. Only 231 new entries are needed and they probably won’t quite get there, but it will set up an early beat tomorrow.

Players sit with 30K in their stacks and the first 19 levels last 30 minutes before going up 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 for Day 2 on Sunday at noon.

• $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 C Players Remaining:  32 of 133

They are moving right along in Flight C with four table remaining and only 17 making it through to Day 2 on Sunday at noon. If they fall short in this one, the next gets underway at 6 pm with two more tomorrow and one on Saturday.