$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  33 of 462

Flight B came to an end with 27:34 remaining in Level 19, with blinds at 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000. This is the earliest finish so far, so the blinds will begin Day 2 no later in the structure than this.

There are 33 survivors who advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 2:00 pm. The chipleader is Charlie Honkonen, who bagged up 789,000 (79 big blinds). The full list of official chip counts will be posted when they are released by the casino.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  33 of 462

Here are the players who were eliminated but have finished in the money for Flight B:

34th:  Gary Taylor  –  $800
35th:  Nicole Diaz  –  $800
36th:  Bryce Williams  –  $800
37th:  Luiz Duarte Ferreira  –  $800
38th:  Anubhav Sahgal  –  $800
39th:  Matthew Leecy  –  $800
40th:  Brian Arbaugh  –  $800
41st:  Gregory McNealy  –  $800
42nd:  Edward Gibbs  –  $800
43rd:  Isaac Vasquez  –  $800
44th:  James McKeon  –  $800
45th:  Kelvin Foster  –  $800
46th:  Carlos Bezara Vivas  –  $800
47th:  Alexi Hernandez  –  $800
48th:  Oscar Lindo Zeledon  –  $800
49th:  Kevin Ragusa  –  $800
50th:  Farzad Raji  –  $800
51st:  Motyk Scott  –  $800
52nd:  Robert Hadnott  –  $800
53rd:  Hung Tran  –  $800
54th:  Nikola Ristivojevic  –  $800
55th:  Fred Dennison, Jr.  –  $800
56th:  Brian Sanders  –  $800
57th:  Maled Tajalli  –  $800
58th:  Martha Patella  –  $800

The final 33 players have advanced to Day 2, and they are currently bagging and tagging their chip stacks.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  47 of 462

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Charlie Honkonen  –  479,000  (80 bb)
2.  Marco Townsend  –  457,000  (76 bb)
3.  Matt Mayo  –  438,000  (73 bb)
4.  Matthew Leecy  –  431,000  (72 bb)

The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $800 each, and the final 33 players will advance to Day 2.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  58 of 462

When the field got down to 59 players, action was stopped to begin hand-for-hand play. But somebody else busted during one of the hands that was already in progress, leaving 58 players.

Since 58 players finish in the money, the bubble had burst and there was no need for hand-for-hand play.

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $800 each, and the final 33 players will bag up their chips and advance to Day 2.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  81 of 462

Flight B is creeping its way down towards the money bubble with 81 players remaining at the last nine tables. They still have some work to get done with only 58 of them guaranteed at least $800 but it’s getting there.

Marsha Wolak is the latest to build a big stack and the former WSOP Ladies champ is up to 268,500 rolling towards the endgame.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  108 of 462

The third break has come and gone and players returned to their seats with 108 players remaining and 58 getting paid.

Matthew Mayo came back to the biggest stack in the room with his 295,000 leading the way. His closest competitors were Ulises Olortiga (219,000), Steve Ekin (182,000), and James Kerr (171,500).

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The third of seven flights of the WPT Tampa opening tournament starts at 5 pm in the Event Center. The $500 buy-in tournament already has 925 combined entries and tonight they will push the prize pool closer to the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Players start with 20,000 double stacks and run 30-minute levels on Day 1. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm with a single re-entry option if they are eliminated.

The top 12.5% of the field will make the money tonight and Flight C will come to an end when it reached 7%. Those remaining will bag up their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 2 pm.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry until the start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Single re-entry per flight
• Tournament will pay top 12.5% of starting field
• Day 1 will end at 7% of the field or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Chip counts from Flight A

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  126 of 462

Flight B is down to 126 players remaining with a little bit of time before they begin thinking about the money bubble.

James Kerr doesn’t have a sweat at the moment the way he is going. The reigning Tampa Poker Classic Main Event champ is up to 134,800 in the middle stages of the day and can work his stack.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight B Entries: 462  (Total:  925)

The math is complete and Flight B of Event 1 officially drew 462 entries to put the combined total up to 925 with five more flights to go.

The last 58 players will make the money later this evening and will be guaranteed at least $800. Flight B will come to an end with 33 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 2 pm.

$500 Double Stack NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries: 444  (Total:  907)

Cards are back in the air for Flight B with the tournament clock showing 444 entries but we are awaiting on the official numbers. They will make their way through four more levels before another break shows on the schedule.