2021 Deep Stack Series

Event 5 Day 1B: Mark Guariglia Leads after Last Break

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  124 (Total: 209)

Mark Guariglia

The last break has come and gone and players returned to their seats to play out the last three levels of the day. We have 124 entries in the field today with the clock showing 56 remaining for Flight B. We’ll add over a few before bagging and lose a bit more.

We have a new leader in the house. Mark Guariglia was the lastest to join the big stacks and he’s sitting comfortably behind a couple barrels worth 240,500 in the late stages of the day.

Event 5 Day 1B: Charlie Odenz Building Again

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  120 (Total: 205)

Charlie Odenz

The last break is on the near horizon and the march of the entry count slowed as the night draws on. The prize pool is over $300,000 with one big left to run tomorrow afternoon.

Charlie Odenz jumped in the game early today and running up another stack. The SHRP regular ran deep in Event 3 and made the final table which was played out yesterday. Odenz banked a sixth-place finish for $10,955 pushing his career total near $150,000.

Event 5 Day 1B: $300K and Counting

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  117 (Total: 202)

The numbers keep piling up and Event 5 hit another milestone in the middle of Level 10. The combined entry count is now over 200 to put a +$300,000 prize pool up for grabs.

So far.

Flight B will continue through Level 14 and Flight C kicks off tomorrow at 10 am. Registration for the tournament will remain open from now until noon on Sunday.

Event 5 Day 1B: Another POY in the Room

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  113 (Total: 198)

David Nathaniel Jr

Yesterday we mentioned Jason Young playing in Event 5, tossing chips on a freeroll thanks to winning the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year.

Now we have the most recent POY in the field on the same freeroll. David Nathaniel Jr took top honors in the race, highlighted by a win in the 2019 SHR Tampa Pinktober Main Event. Part of his prize package was an entry into this tournament and we hope to see him in the end.

Event 5 Day 1B: Last Level Before Dinner

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  100 (Total: 185)

Leve 8 came around and we now have an even 100 entries in the field today with 185 combined. Another 15 and the prize pool will $300,000 for another milestone.

Once this level is complete, players will have 40-minutes to relax or feed themselves in the casino then return for six more levels before bagging.

Event 5 Day 1B: Ronnie Sewell Leads

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  87 (Total: 172)

Ronnie Sewell

Play got back underway after the break with blinds up to 300/600 and a 600 ante with 87 entries so far today.

Ronnie Sewell came back to the biggest stack with the WSOP Circuit winner up to near 150K after six levels. Still plenty of time for players to get to the Poker Room and spin up a stack of their own.

Random notables:

Ronnie Sewell – 149,500 (249 bb)
David “Coldstone” Inselberg – 117,500 (196 bb)
Marc Duquette – 104,000 (173 bb)
Brett Bader – 87,400 (146 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 79,700 (133 bb)
Thomas Gari – 66,000 (110 bb)
Luke Brererton – 65,800 (110 bb)
Skip McDonough – 62,000 (103 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi – 55,500 (93 bb)
Howard Mash – 48,700 (81 bb)
Jermaine “Lion” Gerlin – 22,100 (37 bb)

Event 5 Day 1B: Familiar Faces

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  79 (Total: 164)

John De Soto

We are only a few new entries away from putting the prize pool at $250,000 and they keep coming into the Poker Room.

A walk among the tables found more than a few familiar faces mixing it up in the $1,700 tournament. John De Soto (above) and Josh Phillips (below) made deep runs to start the series and back at it today. Other include David “Coldstone” Inselberg, Thomas Gari, Ido Ashkenazi, and Marc Duquette.

Josh Phillips