FSPC Event 1 (Flight 1E): The Big Numbers Are Rolling In

2017 Florida State Poker Championships
Event 1 - $175 No Limit Hold'em ($100,000 GTD)
Level 4 (Blinds 100/200)
Total Flight 1E Entries: 104

Steve Olivier (Miami, FL) 

We are beginning to get answers to some of the questions that were posed earlier this morning, specifically in regards to field size.  The afternoon flights that came before today's hosted field sizes of 101 (Flight 1A) and 105 (Flight 1B), both very respectable numbers for the days they fell on.  They are going to pale in comparison to this afternoon though, as the tournament clock already shows (104) entries.  It's a great sign that these next three weekend flights will likely churn out some big numbers, which then correlates to a massive prize pool.

One of the players to make up this strong early field is Steve Olivier (Miami, FL), who is coming off of his best statistical year of poker.  Olivier had earnings of over $15,000 last year, which included the largest cash of his career.  Olivier bubbled the final table of Event #10 during the 2016 SHRPO, a tournament that had close to $200,000 up top.  His 16th place finish saw him take home $7,014, but also gave him the confidence that any player needs to make a deep run in a tournament with such a massive field (like this tournament will have).  Adding their names to the long list of notables in the field are:

Luke Rosenberg

Michael Tufaro

Robert Miller

Michael Weinberg

Francois Gagne

Paul Shafran

Edward Jaffe

Peter Bronstein

Alan Saltzman

Players are taking their first break of the day, and will be returning at (10) minutes to Level 5, and new blinds of 150/300/35.