$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 150/300

Registration has closed for 1B and the second starting flight of Event 1 drew 179 players, combined with 1A to create a 364 player field with three more flights to go.

Three-time WSOP Circuit winner Nancy Birnbaum was one of the later entrants and she quickly moved built her starting 20,000 stack to over 35,000. Below are the top ten stacks at the break.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 100/200

Players are off on their first break of the day with 165 currently showing on the tournament board. Players have the options to surrender their stacks and re-enter for a fresh 20,000 or play what they have. Late registration and re-entry closes at the end of the break.

We are gathering the first round of chip counts and will return with the numbers.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 75/150

They’ve played into their second level and it is no longer “morning” at the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino. Closing in 130 players, the players have been less active then late night fights. Only a few have lost their stack while more continue to enter including Zach “Redlocks” Kessler making his first appearance of the series.

Noon time rolled around a players have begun eyeing up their lunch options for their first break in an hour. The Coco Poker Open doesn’t offer the standard fare you’ll find in most poker rooms, here the grub is just a few steps away with great options including everything for the health conscious to the hot dog loving player.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 50/100

The field is slowing building and they crossed 100 entrants as the first level came to a close with more waiting to get their seats. A few regulars have joined the crowd including Eric Piderit, Steven Bennett, Elliott ‘Comrade’ Zaydman, and Luis Santoni back for another bullet.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Blinds 25/50

Players are taking their seats for the start of Flight B of Event 1. The $250,000 guaranteed No Limit Hold’em tournament drew 185 entrants for the last night’s opening flight and even more are expected to put up $350 for their piece of the action this morning.

Players start with 20,000 stacks and will play through 14 levels, 30 minutes each. Players have the option of re-entering the tournament or late registering until the start of Level 5, approximately 1:15pm for this flight. If they bust out after that point, the next chance kicks off at 7pm with two more flights tomorrow.

Everyone is chasing Edward Medoff who finished 1A with 292,300 and the lead among the 36 who survived to make Day 2. Those who remain in the tournament when play is complete today will join them at 1pm on Sunday to play down to a winner.

Tournament staff gave their players instructions and cards are in the air.

Today’s Events (Pavilion)

11AM: Event 1 Flight B – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed

• 20,000 in starting chips
• Levels: 30 minutes
• Players may Re-Enter until start of Level 5
• This is a 2-Day event with five starting flights

3PM: $75 Qualifier into $250,000 Guaranteed Event 1
10 Seats Guaranteed

• 5,000 in starting chips
• Levels: 20 minutes
• Players may Re-Enter until start of Level 7
• 1-day event

7PM: Event 1 Flight C – $350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed

• 20,000 in starting chips
• Levels: 30 minutes
• Players may Re-Enter until start of Level 5
• This is a 2-Day event with five starting flights

9PM: $135 Qualifier into $50,000 Guaranteed Event 3
5 Seats Guaranteed

• 5,000 in starting chips
• Levels: 20 minutes
• Players may Re-Enter until start of Level 7
• 1-day event

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Play has concluded for the night with 36 players surviving to move on to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m. Edward Medoff is our chip leader with 292,300 in chips. The only other player with more than 200,000 was Evgeniy Catane with 239,000. Mike LaRocca rounded out the top three with 193,800. Full chip counts can be found below:

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 1.2K/2.4K Ante 300

We’re now playing the last level of the evening. There are 45 players remaining.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 1K/2K Ante 200

As play winds down for the night with just two levels remaining, Edward Medoff is leading the way with 274,300 in chips. Here’s a peek at the unofficial top ten:

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Blinds 600/1.2K Ante 200

With a little less than 10 minutes left in Level 11, the tournament is down to 63 players. They will go on a 15-minute break at the end of Level 12 and we’ll provide some updated chip counts shortly after that break.