Event 1: Dinner Break Complete; Registration Closed

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Entries: 267

The dinner break is complete and registration has closed for Event 1 of the series. The tournament clock shows an unofficial 267 entries but there is some accounting to be done before we know exactly how many jumped in the game.

Once the numbers are crunched, we will post the count along with the prize pool and payouts.

Event 1: Dinner Break in the Opener

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Entries: 263

Level 12’s a wrap and players in the $400 buy-in no limit hold’em re-entry tournament are on a 30-minute dinner break. The big field has narrowed significantly, but registration remains open until the end of dinner break.

Cards go back in the air at roughly 5:50pm and we’ll provide the final tally on the field at that time.

Event 1: WSOP National Champion, Jonathan Hilton

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Entries: 259

Jonathan Hilton

The $400 buy-in, $50,000 guarantee field continues to grow here in Level 11. With now 259 registered for the action, a new batch of notables is emerging. One such player is WSOP gold bracelet winner Jonathan Hilton.

Hilton burst onto the poker scene in 2013 winning the WSOP National Championship in New Orleans. That performance was good for a $355,559 win and a gold bracelet. In the time since, he’s carded dozens more cashes and ultimately claims more than $1,500,000 in tournament earnings.

Event 1: Local and Travelers Converge in Coconut Creek

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 100 ante
Entries: 230

South Florida regular Michael Newman

The World Series of Poker Circuit brand brings a world-class product to South Florida. As such, players from all over the globe are set to converge here in Coconut Creek between now and the 18th. Not only do travelers have a great event to play, but Florida locals have a top-notch product come to them right in their backyard.

Michael Newman, Ory Hen, Ido Ashkenazi and Raminder Singh are just a few of the regulars we’ve seen here during the early stages of Event 1. Newman has had a good go of Seminole events lately just last month scoring a huge win in Hollywood’s Ultimate Re-Entry for $181,025.

Event 1: Big Hitters in South Florida

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 228

Newly minted South Florida resident Athanasios Polychronopoulos is one of the freshest entries in the $400 opener. Polychronopoulos is a two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner and the most decorated pro in the field with more than $2,000,000 in reported earnings.

Polychronopolous has already enjoyed some decent success on the WSOP Circuit having finished runner-up in the 2014 WSOP National Championship.

Polychronopolous let staff know he’ll be here throughout the work, and he hopes to capture some rungood to earn his way back in the season-ending Global Casino Championship again.

Event 1: Player of the Year Brett Bader

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Entries: 189

Reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year, Brett Bader

Reigning Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Brett Bader is a regular here in Coconut Creek and as such wasn’t one to miss a shot at a gold ring opportunity on his him turf. Last year, Bader put a hurt on the Coconut Creek, Hollywood and Tampa Championships ultimately going down as the tour’s POY. He earned entry in all of this years’ Championship as well as a slew of comp dollars to use at the properties.

Bader is out of pocket for this $400 opener, but that’s a modest investment for the traveling pro with more than $1,000,000 in earnings.

The SHRP POY race encompasses all major Championships and runs through August’s Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open. This year’s contest is currently lead by Sheddy Siddiqui.

Event 1: Familiar Faces at Table 16

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Entries: 162

Jason Young

First break in the $400 buy-in one-day opener concluded just a few moments ago. The Seminole Casino Coconut Creek kickoff event is off to a strong start with a stout field that includes recent Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood final tablists Jason Young and Nick Yunis.

Nick Yunis

Young and Yunis faced off against eachother last month in Hollywood’s WPTDeepStacks Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event. Yunis narrowly missed the live-streamed action, finishing 10th, while Young went on to card the victory and a $263,205 score.

The pair is back at it today sharing Table 16 here in the Coconut Creek opener.

Event 1: First Opportunity for a Global Casino Championship Seat

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Entries: 131

Champions of all numbered events in Coco will earn a WSOP Circuit gold ring

The World Series of Poker Circuit at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek opening Event 1 marks players’ first opportunity to earn points toward the Casino Championship.

The Casino Championship race and the title of Casino Champion go to the player that accumulates the most points via in-the-money finishes in eligible gold ring events. Following the conclusion of the series, the player that owns the most points will go down as the Casino Championship and earn a free $10,000 entry in the Global Casino Championship. One additional $10,000 entry in that event is reserved for the Coconut Creek Main Event champion.

More details on the race are available on WSOP.com.

Event 1: Defending Champion Among Growing Field

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 50/100
Entries: 103

The field has more than doubled since Event 1 began less than 45 minutes ago. With the clock now showing more than 100 entries in the action, the event’s $50,000 guarantee is a blip on the prize pool radar. That figure should be eclipsed around first break and the count will continue to climb until registration closes after dinner.

Nine-time ring winner, Martin Ryan

A quick walk through the tournament floor shows a number of notables, but perhaps none more notable than Martin Ryan. Ryan is the defending champion of this event having bested 318 entries 12 months ago earning ring number five and $22,416 in the process. In the time since, Ryan’s heater accumulated him four more rings and he now sits third on the all-time list with nine.