$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  320 of 1,085

The players returned from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 230K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Mike Gipson  –  248,000  (124 bb)
2.  Julio Abreu  –  243,000  (122 bb)
3.  Eddie Somerville  –  238,000  (119 bb)

With about 320 players remaining from a flight of 1,085 entries, the average chip stack is around 68,000 (34 big blinds). The final 10% of this flight (109 players) will advance to Day 2 and finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  360 of 1,085

The Flight E field is dropping fast and they are down to 360 from the 1,085 starters with 109 advancing to Day 2. They will play out Level 10 and take another break as the black chips come out of play.

We found a few visitors from across the state still in action after sliding in late. WSOP bracelet winner James Calderaro and WPTDeepStacks champ Vitor Coelho are from the other side of the Sunshine State but are here today. At the same table.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight E Entries:  1,085

Registration closed for Flight E of SHRPO Event 1 with a huge turnout of 1,085 entries. That number puts the combined count at 4,168 and the prize pool now stands at $1,375,440. This is the third biggest non-Championship flight and we have three more flights to top it.

Flight E will continue playing until 109 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight D

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  1,085

Cards are back in the air after the second break and registration is now closed from the fifth of eight starting flights. The tournament clock shows 1,085 entries but there are still a few players to be seated.

Once the numbers are balanced, we will have the final numbers heading into Flight F this evening at 6 pm.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries:  1,009

Flight E reached the last level of the day after the entry count clicked up to 1,009 (a pretty prime number). That leaves the field only 2,000 and change away from making this the biggest field in state history with three flights to go.

Lock it up.

$600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have three new tournaments on today’s schedule and two have bounties attached to their players; one no limit hold’em and one with PLO. The first gets underway at 2 pm with a $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH tournament with $200 awaiting a player for each bustout.

They’ll start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for this one-day trophy event. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm. They’ll take off for a 40-minute dinner break at 8:30 pm and return for the march to the winner.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

$400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  300/600 Limits
Entries:  65

The $400 Omaha 8/Stud 8 field was sent on their first break after four levels and we have a very nice group of 65 entries in the split pot/mixed game. They have more than two hours and we expect to add another big group to join before registration closes.

Hal Rotholz is back in the Grand Ballroom and shooting for his second SHRPO trophy. After several close calls, he earned his first on Wednesday as the Big O champ.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Entries:  895

We are closing in on 900 entries this afternoon and we’ve expanded our tables into the Meeting Room across the hall from the Grand Ballroom. Every table is in use and we’re rolling the players into seats as soon as possible.

Matt Bretzfield, Jacob Naumann, and Sheddy Siddiqui are a few friendly faces separated from the rest of the field, quietly grinding in the smaller room.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight E Entries:  670

It was expected and here we are. The Grand Ballroom is packed full of players and the field doubled before the first break. With 670 entries today alone, the prize pool is up to nearly $1.24 million while chasing down a cool $2 million at some point tomorrow.

They will finish out Level 4 at noon before enjoying the first break of the day.