$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  125  (Total: 337)

Players returned to their seats ready to play two more levels before dinner break. We have 125 entries so far with a couple dozen more expected before bagging.

Carlos Guerrero had the biggest stack we found during the break, his 158,800 leading the field at the midpoint of the day.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  122  (Total: 334)

Shortly before the second break, entry 122 took their seat to push the Event 5 prize pool over $500,000. We’re not sure how big it will get before the start of Day 2 tomorrow but it’s looking good.

Tournament staff sent the players away from the room for 15 minutes and they will return to play two more before a dinner break.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  117  (Total: 329)

Flight C is very close to hitting another milestone as the entry count continues to climb into the afternoon. We’re going to handing out a lot of money on Sunday.

Hector Pacheco is back in the Poker Room, the scene of his latest big score. Event 1 of the series drew 1,102 entries and Pacheco ended up with every chip in the tournament when it was done. He won the title outright and walked away with $62,160 for the effort.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1C Entries:  104  (Total: 316)

The first May Deep Stack Poker Series ran in 2014 and we’ve had six different Main Event/Deepest Stack champions in six years. No one has one it twice and Ory Hen is trying to get that done this weekend.

Not only did Hen win this title back in 2015, but he also did it in a very unique way. Registration remains open for the tournament until the start of Day 2 and in 2015, Hen was one of the max late registered players. He then ran his stack all the way up until he had every chip for the outright win.

The win also helped propel Hen to becoming the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year.

May Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event winners:

2014 – Nigel Murray
2015 – Ory Hen
2016 – Scott Heiligman
2017 – Geddes Cooper
2018 – Chris Bolek
2019 – Paul Domb

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries:  96  (Total: 308)

Flight C returned from their first break of the day with the entry count only a few clicks away from 100.  The combined total is over 300 and the prize pool surpassed $450,000 earlier this morning.

You might notice something a little different from the picture above. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood lifted the mandatory mask requirement this week and they are now voluntary. The Poker Room began removing the plexiglass dividers on the table last night and the process continues.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Time is running out if you want to take home a trophy from the May Deep Stack Poker Series headliner. Two flights of the $1,700 buy-in tournament are in the books and today we run the last one starting at 10 am.

The $200,000 guaranteed prize pool was already surpassed and it was over $300,000 before Flight B ended. Today we will add a lot more money to it.

Players start with 50,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at noon with unlimited re-entries during that time.

Cards fly at 10 am and we will take a look at the field at the first break.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Levels 15-22 last 60 minutes; Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Day 2 on Sunday
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight B

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 5 Day 1C – $1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Levels 15-22 last 60 minutes; Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Day 2 on Sunday
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 6 – $150 Deep Stack Turbo Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:15 pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays till completion
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

Seminole Hard Rock Safe + Sounds Guidelines

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  55 of 212

Flight A: 85 Entries; 21 Advanced
Flight B: 127 Entries; 34 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday at 10 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  34 of 127

Flight B of Event 5 came to an end with 34 players remaining of the start 127. Josh Mountain stormed ahead over the last few levels and put 446,000 away for Day 2 on Sunday.

We have a combined 55 players with seats for Day 2 with a lot more expected after tomorrow’s final flight which starts at 10 am.

Full chip counts will be posted as soon as they are available.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  127 (Total: 212)

Flight B slid into the 14th level of the day, the last 40 minutes for players to build a bag for Day 2 on Sunday. We have 127 entries with 48 remaining and likely to get to five tables before they bag up.

We will post the top stacks and combined chip count so far once everything is settled.