Event 2: Jose Reyes Wins Another Title After Heads-Up Deal

2018 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed

Entries: 122
Prize Pool: $14,640
May 20, 2018

Jose Reyes, Event 2 Champion

Event 2 was a one-day trophy event with an evening start, perfect for those who wanted to play some Sunday poker or those who busted from the restart of Event 1. The tournament easily surpassed its $10,000 Guarantee and SHRP regular Jose Reyes zoomed to the victory after a heads-up deal with Nicholas Gagne.

The tournament drew 122 entries to create a prize pool worth $14,640 with the last 16 earning some money. As expected with the snappy format, they were in the money an hour after registration closed and at the final table an hour after that.

Reyes and Gagne made the final table along with multiple SHRP champion Raminder Singh and the husband/wife duo of Paulette and Carl Pipitone. They all dropped out one after another in quick fashion until only two were left.

Reyes held the lead 1,435,000 to 1,005,000 and the two agreed to a deal to divide up the remaining prize pool down the middle with Reyes getting the odd dollar extra along with the Deep Stack Poker Series trophy.

The cash pushed Reyes further over $200,000 in a career that saw him win a WSOP Circuit ring in Coconut Creek earlier in the year. He followed that up with two Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown final tables including a runner-up finish in the Turbo Event 22.

Congrats to Reyes and thanks to everyone for the great one-day event.

Event 2 results:

1st: Jose Reyes – $3,441 *
2nd: Nicholas Gagne – $3,440 *
3rd: Joel Piekarski  – $1,574
4th: Carl Pipitone – $988
5th: Emmanuel Santos Orland – $732
6th: Elanit Hasas – $630
7th: Bernard Cohen – $545
8th: Raminder Singh – $483
9th: Paulette Pipitone – $425
10th: Michael Johnson – $373
11th: Michael Steinbacher – $373
12th: Carlos Torres Vazquez – $373
13th: Renato Medeiros Ferreira – $326
14th: Scott Levitt – $326
15th: Roberto Bendeck – $326
16th: Steve Moreno – $285
* – denotes results of heads-up deal

Event 2: Final Table Lineup

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 122

The turbo played down like its name implies and the reached final table ten with Emmanuel Santos holding a big chip lead.

Seat 1: Jose Reyes – 325,000
Seat 2: Bernard Cohen – 100,000
Seat 3: Emmanuel Santos – 480,000
Seat 4: Carl Pipitone – 140,000
Seat 5: Raminder Singh – 180,000
Seat 6: Nicholas Gagne – 140,000
Seat 7: Michael Johnson – 170,000
Seat 8: Joel Piekarski – 700,000
Seat 9: Elanit Hasas – 85,000
Seat 10: Paula Pipitone – 80,000

Remaining payouts:

1st: $4,246
2nd: $2,635
3rd: $1,574
4th: $988
5th: $732
6th: $630
7th: $545
8th: $483
9th: $425
10th: $373

Event 2: Prize Pool and Payouts with $4,426 to the Winner

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 122

Registration closed on the first Turbo tournament of the series and it surpassed expectations. The 122 entries went over the $10,000 guaranteed prize pool and put $14,640 up for grabs.

The tournament will pay out 16 players with $285 for 16th place and $4,246 to the champ along with the Deep Stack Poker Series trophy.

2018 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 2
$150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed

Entries: 122
Prize Pool: $14,640
May 20, 2018

1st: $4,246
2nd: $2,635
3rd: $1,574
4th: $988
5th: $732
6th: $630
7th: $545
8th: $483
9th: $425
10th – 12th: $373
13th – 15th: $326
16th: $285

Event 2: Turbo Sunday

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

The weekend is almost over and it’s time for the second tournament on the May Deep Stack Poker Series schedule. And it will be a quick-moving tournament that will award a trophy at the end of the night.

Event 2 is a $150 buy-in Turbo No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool and snappy 15-minute levels. They will sit down to 20,000 deep starting stacks and late registration open until the start of Level 13 at 9:25pm. The entire tournament will utilize the single big blind ante format as the rest of the series.

They will keep moving right along until we have the Event 2 champion at some point this evening.

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration available until start of Level 13
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

Deep Stack Day 4 Schedule

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $350 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

6PM: Event 2 – $150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration available until start of Level 13
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 2 Structure Sheet

Players are encouraged to park in Seminole Way Garage for easy, covered access to the tournament area and poker room
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