$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante Flight A Players Remaining: 90 of 375
Martin Ryan
Fresh off a gold ring win in yesterday’s one-day $365 buy-in, Martin Ryan is cruising here in Flight A of the re-entry. He’s turned his 10,000 starting chips in to about 110,000. During today’s early morning hours — shortly after his win just before 4am — Ryan told reporters he was playing today’s Flight A and hoped to bag so he earned a day off and could go to a flea market tomorrow.
So far so good for the flea market.
Joining Ryan as some of the tournament big stacks are Niall Costigan and Paul Balzano. The pair hovers right around the 85,000 mark but it’s Costigan who currently has Balzano edged out slight.
Niall CostiganPaul Balzano
The clock shows 90 players remaining as well over two-thirds of the field has hit the rail. Flight A play is scheduled to go through Level 18, but the 12-percent hard stop will likely hit before then. If it does, all subsequent flights will match the levels played in Flight A.
$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 1: 25/50 Flight B Entries: 51 (Total Entries: 426)
The 4pm hour is upon us and Flight B of the World Series of Poker Circuit at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek $365 re-entry is off and running. Today’s Flight A opener set the bar high with 375 entries getting in the $300,000 guaranteed action. That has the tournament well on pace to best the six-figure target with registration available until about 8:30pm tonight and tomorrow’s Flight C and D still to come.
Here’s the skinny on Flight B which is underway now:
4PM: Event 2 Day 1B – $365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante Flight A Entries: 375
Level 9 is underway and, with that, registration in Flight A of the World Series of Poker Circuit $365 re-entry is closed. The first of four starting options drew 375 entries putting the tournament well ahead of pace to best the $300,000 guarantee (current prize pool sits at an unofficial $112,500).
$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante Flight A Entries: 347
Wally Maddah
Wally Maddah, a staple at the Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa, made the journey across the state yesterday and enjoyed a night in South Florida before getting in the game in today’s Flight A of the $300,000 guarantee.
With more than $300,000 in reported earnings over the course of 125 tournament cashes, Maddah has had his share of success on the felt. He’s yet to record a cash here in Coconut Creek, though, and hopes to change that in this big-field event.
Maddah was recently spotted raking in a pot that grew his stack to about 16,5000.
$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 ante Flight A Entries: 321
Players are back in their seats following their first recess of the day and the field continued to grow on break. The 300-entry threshold was recently hit and it’s currently settled in at 321.
Sheddy Siddiqui
Among those in the game are Sheddy Siddiqui and Paul Balzano. Both accomplished pros, Siddiqui and Balzano are local to the South Florida region and each recorded a cash during the WSOP Circuit at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood last summer.
Paul Balzano
They’re in the action and jockeying for a gold ring here in the big $300,000 guaranteed Event 2.
$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 4: 100/200 Flight A Entries: 288
Mike Terrell
Recent Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open champion Michael Newman was one of the tournament’s newest entries when he approached his table. With two 5,000 chips (a fresh starting stack), he plopped his holdings on the table and stood behind his chair as he finished up a message on his phone. He was dealt in and there was a raise to 425 and an all-in for about 6,000. Newman, who needed to be tipped off he had a hand in front of him, was next up.
“You know what, I call,” he said taking his seat.
Michael Newman (left) calls off his stack on his first hand in play
It folded back around to the original raiser — Mike Terrell — who four-bet shoved for more than Newman’s starting stack. Newman called and was all-in on his very first hand.
$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 2: 50/100 Flight A Entries: 180
After getting start with 72 entries, the Flight A count has more than doubled as 180 are in the game early in Level 2. That puts the first of four starting flights well on pace for 300+ entries and the tournament way ahead of pace to best its $300,000.
A quick stroll through the tournament area reveals a handful of Florida regulars including gold bracelet winner Jackie Scott and former November Niner Neil Blumenfield.
$365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) $300,000 Guaranteed | Structure Level 1: 25/50 Flight A Entries: 72
Yesterday’s kickoff served as a soft opening for the first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. It was a strong showing with 318 entries in the $365 buy-in game, but today and tomorrow’s play will put that figure to shame with a total of four starting flights and a $300,000 guarantee. Opening weekend’s headliner boasts a $365 buy-in and sees players take their seats to 10,000 chips and 30-minute levels.
The first of the four starting flights — Flight A — kicked off moments ago. Here are the details:
11AM: Event 2 Day 1A – $365 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
The clock showed a strong turnout of 72 entries at kickoff, but that number will steadily climb until registration closes at about 3:30pm. Those unable to make this morning’s installment can register Flight B this afternoon at 4pm, or Flight C and D tomorrow at 11am and 4pm.
Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SeminoleCoconutCreekPoker.com. Good luck, players!
