$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight F Entries:  49

It didn’t take very long to get there.

Midway through Level 2, entry 49 hit Flight F and TPC Event 1 officially surpassed its $150,000. The prize pool will continue to grow, with registration open tonight until 10:30 pm and a big Saturday flight at 11 am.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

We are fully into the first weekend of the series, and this morning’s flight had a great turnout. So good that we only need 50 new entries in the 6 pm flight for the $400 tournament so surpass its $150,000 guarantee.

Easy.

Then they will run it much higher tomorrow with the final flight at 11 am.

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  28 of 118

We are just about to the end of Level 12 with 28 players remaining and 15 set to advance to Day 2.

They will soon take their likely last break of the day as tournament staff pull the purple chips out of play.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight E Entries:  118

Registration closed for Flight E of TPC Event 1, with 118 entries, putting the combined total at 406 for the tournament. They would need only 50 new entries to surpass the $150,000 guarantee, and they will get there tonight, then blast it tomorrow for the Saturday flight.

Play will continue until 15 players remain and they will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries:  91

This is already the biggest flight of the tournament and they have put more than $125K into the prize pool and they should crush the guarantee tonight, but for sure tomorrow with a huge Saturday flight.

Some friends grinding in the field today include Kevin Blewitt, Riley Price, Tony March, Jennifer Frankenstein, Mark Wiser, Roberto Melo, Manny Minaya, and Julio Delgado.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight E Entries:  79

The first break of the flight is here with a very nice 79 entries on the clock. They’ve put more than $120K toward the $150,000 guarantee and it should get there easily this evening with a huge turnout expected on Saturday.

They will return and play four more levels, plus another break, before we close registration at 3:30 pm.

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  38 of 288

Flight A: 74 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight C: 88 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: 77 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Flight E – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Flight F – $400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-19 last 30 minutes; Levels 20+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 211

Flight A: 74 Entries; 10 Advanced
Flight B: 49 Entries; 7 Advanced
Flight C: 88 Entries; 11 Advanced
Flight D: Thursday at 6 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 6 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

$400 No-Limit Hold’em
$150,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  11 of 88

Flight C was dragging along at a slow pace late in the day, deep stacks and plenty of play with the bubble getting closer.

Then Maroun Akiki ended it in a hurry. Two players were sent out at the same time, negating the need to play hand-for-hand on the bubble, and the remaining 11 players set about bagging their chips.

Akiki took the overall lead with 648,000 and four more flights to go.

We will post the full chip counts as soon as they are available.

Flight C counts:

Maroun Akiki – 648,000 (108 bb)
A.J. Kelsall – 403,000 (67 bb)
John Wolfe – 334,000 (56 bb)
Renato Moraes – 245,000 (41 bb)
Milan Cyprich – 240,000 (40 bb)
Michael Gross – 232,000 (39 bb)
Joseph Incatasciato – 192,000 (32 bb)
Anthony Berouty – 150,000 (25 bb)
Ioannis Patsourakis – 99,000 (17 bb)
Joshua Poe – 72,000 (12 bb)
James Mori – 47,000 (8 bb)