$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining:  152 of 542

Flight C is dropping quickly despite no more chances to enter. They still have some ways to go with 55 advancing but they are moving right long.

We mentioned Jacob Ferro earlier, the second-place finisher in the WPT RRPO Hollywood Championship this week, and we found another player in today’s field who also made a deep run in that tournament. Scott Levitt was poised for a monster finish at his local joint but it fell short.

He came back for Day 4 of that Championship leading the last 15 players but that was where the good news ended. A brutal run of cards for Levitt saw three players double through him and he had to settle for a 13th place finish.

Levitt made the trek across the state this weekend to visit family and play today with his son.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining:  224 of 542

The second break was a bit of controlled chaos with a couple hundred players leaving the area at the same time. But it was fun chaos, big money chaos.

When we could get around, we found two big stacks at one table and they looked like the leaders at this stage. Cody Brinn was up to 154,000 and the two-time WSOP Circuit ring winner out-chipped tablemate Mansoor Kader’s 138,600.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1C Entries:  542

Registration closed for the final flight of WPO Event 3 and the $400 buy-in game 542 this afternoon for combined 1,000 entries on the nose. The $100,000 guarantee was easily surpassed and they put $335,000 up for grabs.

Flight C will keep playing this evening until only 55 players remain. They will advance to Day 2 with the other 46 from the first two flights.

Chip counts through Flight B

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  525

Time is running out if you want to be a part of this huge WPO tournament. They are into Level 8 heading towards the second break, registration will close after that.

The combined prize pool is nearing $330,000 and it will jump a bit before we lock it down.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1C Entries:  475

Jacob Ferro could be excused if he skipped this one. He has a couple hundred thousand valid reasons to take some time off.

Ferro is only a few days removed from hitting the biggest payout of his career; he ran through the WPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship in Hollywood this week, a field that drew 1,566 entries, and finished second at the final table for $573,605.

But he’s back in action this afternoon and looking for another deep run.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  450

They keep coming in and tournament staff keeps finding seats. The entry count is up to an incredible 450 for the Saturday flight and they combined to turn the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool over $300,000.

The only thing that will slow them down is when registration ends at 3:30 pm.

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  363

Flight C is back from its first break and they are putting up a huge number this afternoon. With 363 entries already, the Event 3 prize pool is over $275,000 and on its way to $300K with a little work.

They’ll play four more levels before locking down registration at 3:30 pm.

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

Event 3 was the first multi-flight tournament of the series and it has produced some big numbers so far and today should put on a show. The first two flights drew a combined 458 entries to push the $100,000 guarantee up to a prize pool over $150,000.

And we still have a big crowd to deal with today.

Players start with 20,000 stacks and the first 14 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 from Level 15 forward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 3:30 pm. Flight C will continue playing down until only 10% of the field remains and those players will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at noon in the money.

Cards go on the air at 11 am and we will pick up the action at the first break.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight B

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 3 Day 1C – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 10% of field remains
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  46 of 458

Flight A: 187 Entries; 19 Advanced
Flight B: 271 Entries; 27 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon