$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight F Players Remaining:  144 of 477

Flight F is down to 144 players already at 18 tables trying to make the last 48 players into Day 2. There’s still a lot of work to be done to get there but they can see the end.

WSOP bracelet winner Chris Tryba is the latest to run up a big stack with 233,000 heading into the latter part of the day. Others still in contention include Alan Thomas, Dion Jagroo, Nicole Diaz, Ryan Luker, Brandon Byars, John Gordon, and a pair of Anthonys (Astarita and Askey).

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight F Entries:  477

Registration closed for the final flight of Tampa Winter Poker Open Event 1 drew 477 entries to put the final tally at 1,334 for the tournament. They created a prize pool worth $446,980 and we will release the payout information after bagging this evening.

Flight F will play down to the last 48 players and survivors will return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2 in the money.

Chip counts through Flight E

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight F Entries:  477

The second break has come and gone, along with the black chips during the color-up, and players are back in their seats. With that, we closed registration for Event 1 with an unofficial 477 entries showing on the clock.

Our leaders at the first break are not our leaders at the second. Josh Babcock sits with the biggest stack in the room, his 282,000 out front of the rest of the field.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight F Entries:  438

Time is running out if you want to join this huge turnout for Flight F. There are 438 entries at the moment with more expected and no waiting. The prize pool is over $400,000 so this would be a good one to get.

They will play out Level 8, take a 15-minute break, and we will close the door on the WPO opening event when they return.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight F Entries:  340

There is a person in every seat in the Poker Room, both cash and Event 1 players, and we are hopping. We even have Flight F players in the high-limit room, packing them in.

A few familiar faces include Ryan Luker, Phillip Krnyaich, Zachary Eichenbaum, Raminder Singh, Marvin Karlins, Mark Winchell, Dan Wilson, Chris Tryba, Vitor Coelho and Nicole Diaz with Tony March and Brandon Byars among those grinding and the semi-private room.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight F Entries:  340

Flight F players returned to their seats and cards are back in the air. The prize pool topped $400,000 while they were gone and there are still people in line. Registration will remain open until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm so there’s still time to get down here.

There were a lot of stacks to peep at break but it looks like Charles Montalvo is leading the field. The November Little Slick champ is up to 162,500 with Charles Elrod his closest competitor at 154,300.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight F Entries:  302

Flight F players are set to take their first break at the top of the hour with more than 300 entries here already. The prize pool is moving up toward $390,000 and we should $400K before too long.

Everyone will get a 15-minute breather at the end of Level 4 and we’ll get a first good look at the early leaders.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

Five flights are done for the WPO opener with one more to go. Flight F gets underway at 10 am and the last chance to get a piece of the prize pool that already topped its $250,000 guarantee. We expect a huge crowd this morning and afternoon, get here early!

Players start with 30K stacks out front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes for Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight F will play down to the last 10% of the field and survivors will return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2 in the money.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Flight F – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  88 of 857

Flight A: 156 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B: 123 Entries; 13 Advanced
Flight C: 135 Entries; 14 Advanced
Flight D: 178 Entries; 18 Advanced
Flight E: 265 Entries; 27 Advanced
Flight F: Saturday at 10 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am