$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  360 of 882

Registration closed for Flight E of Showdown Event 21 with another 882 entries putting the combined total at 3,162 and the prize pool up to $1,644,240. The final flight starts at 6 pm with late registration available until 10:30 pm and they will likely push the prize pool over $2,000,000.

Flight E will continue until 89 players remain and they will advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

Chip Counts Thru Flight D

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight E Entries:  882

Players are back in their seats after the second break and we have two new big stacks in the room. Nick Chiappetta is tops in the room right now with 160,800 with Joe Yselonia not far behind with 140,600.

The clock shows an unofficial 882 entries for Flight E and we will report the numbers as soon as they are available.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight E Entries:  825

We are getting close to shutting down registration for Flight E but not before we add up some more big numbers. The combined total is now over 3,100 entries and the prize pool is up to $1.6 million. They are going to make it $2 million later this evening, lock it up.

We found a bunch of former champs in the field, including James Calderaro, Alvin Davis, and Michael Tweedlie.

Davis won the $600 Eight-Handed NLH tournament a few days ago, Michael Tweedlie crushed the $1,100 NLH live-streamed final table in August, and James Calderaro won the 2014 WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open Championship (small asterisk since he won it up the highway in Coconut Creek but we’ll allow it).

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight E Entries:  785

With about 34,000 in the pot and the board reading , Jason Young moved all in for 9,200 against the player in the 1-seat. He called and saw the damage.

Young:
Opponent:

Young was behind to start but flopped trip nines, turned a full house nines full of tens, and was paid on the river to move the 2019 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event champ to more than double starting stack.

Jason Young – 52,000 (87 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Flight E Entries:  750

Flight E continues to put up the big numbers with 750 in the game this afternoon with about 90 minutes remaining to push it higher. A $2,000,000 prize pool is almost assured and that would be a huge final number.

More friends took their seats including two-time Hollywood champ Valerie Novak (most recent during the 2023 LHPO series), Luz Sanchez, and former GPI Female Player of the Year Nadya Magnus.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Entries:  606

The first break is complete and we’re mentioning Wagner Wysotchanski again, but this time as the chip leader and not the Flight D bubble. The Tampa regular is up to 107,100, followed closely by nearby competitor Bill Beer with 104,000.

The prize pool climbed over $1.5 million while they were gone and registration will remain open for Flight E until 2:30 pm. The last flight starts at 6 pm with late registration till 10:30 pm.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight E Entries:  536

The first break is near and the 500+ entries packing the Grand Ballroom are about to empty into the hallway. They are closing on a $1.5 million prize pool and a cool $2 million is possible by the time registration closes this evening at 10:30 pm for Flight F.

A few more familiar faces include David Jackson, Tampa legend Fred Paradis, LHPO Event 1 champ Scott Woodring, and Wagner Wysotchanski.

Wysotchanski could be excused if he took some time off this morning but he’s back only a few hours after he stone-cold bubbled Flight D very very early this morning.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight E Entries:  413

Flight E wasted no time putting up more big numbers, climbing over 400 less than an hour after getting underway. The prize pool is now over $1.4 million and clicking up steadily.

A few early friendly faces include US Open Pickleball Champ (and also WSOP Ladies Champ) Marsha Wolak, Steve Blackmon, Fred Dabus, Jessica Meir, Emerson Ward, Nancy Birnbaum, Billy Papadopoulos, and Halbani Rotem.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight E Entries:  225

Tournament staff put cards in the air for Flight E of Showdown Event 21 with a huge start. At the start, we had 225 entries in their seats to put the prize pool over $1.3 million and a long time to run it up.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Flight E of Showdown Event 21 is ready to go at the top of the hour for the start of what we expect to be a huge day in the Grand Ballroom. The first four flights of the $600 Deep Stack drew 2,280 entries, the prize pool topped the $1,000,000 guarantee, and it’s going to get much much bigger today.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 at the start of Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm. Flight E will come to an end when 10% of the field remains and players with chips will move on to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight D