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Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  202 of 444

Flight D of Showdown Event 1 closed with 444 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,572 entries. More than $518,000 of the prize pool is accounted for at the halfway point.

Play in Flight D will continue until 56 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip counts thru Flight C

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  142 of 1,128

Flight A:  390 Entries;  49 Advanced
Flight B:  356 Entries;  45 Advanced
Flight C:  382 Entries;  48 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress (Reg. Open ~9:30 p.m.)
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  48 of 382

Ben Moschel raised to 14,000 in early position, a player in middle position three-bet to 64,000, Moschel four-bet all in with a covering stack, and his opponent called all in for about 215,000 with . Moschel showed .

The board ran out , giving Moschel queens full of fives to eliminate his opponent and send the remaining field onward to  Day 1.

Ben Moschel  –  494,000  (99 bb)

With that pot, Moschel also took over the overall chip lead ahead of James Calderaro, who is second in chips with 474,000.

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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  49 of 382

Caleb Piderit raised to 10,000 in early position, Scott Kurtzman called in the small blind, and the player in the big blind called.

The flop was and action checked to Piderit who bet 12,000., Only Kurtzman called.

The turn was the , Kurtzman checked, Piderit bet 20,000, and Kurtzman called.

The river was the , Kurtzman went all in with a covering stack, and Piderit called all in for 60,000 with for trip aces, besting Kurtzman’s for aces and jacks to double up.

Caleb Piderit  –  229,000  (46 bb)
Scott Kurtzman  –  40,000  (8 bb)

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Level 1:  100/100

Flight D of Showdown Event 1 starts at 5 p.m., the fourth of eight flights that will take us to the tournament’s midpoint. The first three flights attracted 1,128 entries so they are aiming to crush the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Flight D will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

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Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  108 of 382

Flight C players returned from another break with 108 players remaining and the money bubble on the horizon. They still have a bit of work to do with 48 advancing to Day 2, so they’ll probably see another break before they get there.

George Dolofan continued to lead the field, sitting out front with 259,500 while Ben Moschel is the closest to him with 207,500.

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Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  162 of 382

Registration closed for Flight C of Showdown Event 1 with 382 entries putting the combined total at 1,128 for the tournament. They put $372,240 toward the $1,000,000 guarantee with five more flights and a busy weekend ahead.

The last 48 players will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm and players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

Chip counts through Flight B

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Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  382

The second break ended and players returned to action with the doors closed for the third flight of the tournament. The clock shows 382 entries and we will wait to see what the math says after accounting is complete.

Hollywood regular George Dolofan is the early leader today, sitting with 149,600 while a few are chasing him with just under 100K.

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Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  365

The second break is coming up in a few minutes, when Level 8 wraps up, and we will close registration when they return to action at 2:30 pm.

The prize pool is nearing the halfway point of the $1,000,000 guarantee and a seven-digit prize pool is a virtual lock, then we see how big they can make it.

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Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  215

The Grand Ballroom is filling in nicely as we cruise toward the afternoon hours, more than 200 in the Flight C field so far. They are closing on 1,000 entries and climbing toward the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Some early friends in the field include Arthur Peacock, Gabe Fuller, Marshall Morris, TJ Shulman, Julio Novo, Alan Bieler, Jay Romano, and George Dolofan.