$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16:  400/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 101

Flight A: 101 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 11 am
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  400/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  13 of 101

It took a little longer than expected to get the Flight A field down to the last 13 players. But David Meagher never slowed down, bagging  a massive stack for Day 2 on Sunday.

He put 1,060,000 away in his bag, more than double that of second-place Drew Dodge with 459,000.

We will post the complete chip counts as soon as they are available.

$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:  33 of 101

A quick walk among the remaining tables during break, we found a new frontrunner in the Championship. Tampa regular David Meagher had the new big stack and the closest to 200K with his 198,500.

Other big stacks include Robert Fregosi (178,000), David Moses (152,500), and Drew Dodge (152,000).

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  40 of 101

Registration closed for Flight A of the WPO Championship with 101 entries, a nice start and we should cruise past the $300,000 guarantee in tomorrow’s flight then crush it on Saturday.

Flight A will continue until 13 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at noon in the money. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  100

Players are taking their third break in the action while tournament staff color off the black chips and will return with registration closed. If they bust after that, they’ll have two more shots to build a bag.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  95

Day 1A reached the last level with open registration, they will run through these 40 minutes, take a 15-minute break, and we will close the books when they come back for Level 10.

We still have two more flights to go: one tomorrow at 11 am and the last on Saturday at 11 a.m. Plus, there is a satellite tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday morning.

A few new friends in the field include John Tyler Kennedy, RJ Sullivan, and last night’s DeepStack Challenge champ Ken O’Donnell.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  82

The second break ended and players are back in action with three levels (plus a break) to get in the game or re-enter if that’s what they need.

Justin Fawcett did not lead at the last break but jumped to the top two minutes into the new level. Now, he’s the outright leader at the second break with 184,500.

The closest to him are all seated at Table 21 with Evlys Gutierrez (118,400), Bill Burdick (103,300), and Wasim Assaf (102,000) trying to chase Fawcett down.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  81

Day 1A players are now on their second break and return to play three more levels before registration closes. We’ve had a nice little rush over the last hour and building a healthy field.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  78

Day 1A is creeping up near its second break and they continue to make good progress toward the $300,000 guarantee.

If you want to get into the Championship at a discount, we have a $200 satellite running this evening at 6 pm with two seats guaranteed into Flight B of the Championship.

$1,700 WPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  67

The Day 1A field reached 67 entries at the midpoint of Level 5, the exact pace needed to surpass the $300,000 guarantee. But we want to smash it, and we expect to do just that with a busy weekend in the near future.

MMA superstar Colby Covington joined us after the first break. The former Champ has several big scores with our friends in Hollywood, including a SHRP Pot-Limit Omaha 8 trophy, and he’s here looking for his first Tampa score.

Recent friends joining include Drew Dodge, Rusty Wadsworth, David DiBernardi, Filipp Khavin, Sarah Ortego, and Tarun Gulati.