$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  72 (Total: 157)

The entry count keeps pushing the Event 5 prize pool higher since the $200,000 guarantee has been reached and more are joining as we move deeper into the weekend.

Luiz Duarte is back in the Poker Room not long after a big run in Event 3. The Brazilian made the final table and a river five kept him from doubling when heads-up with eventual champ Aaron Valencia. He earned $35,480 for his runner-up finish and came into Event 5 on a roll.

Duarte is one of the more accomplished players in the room today with more than $1.2 million in career earnings. He has three Brazilian Series of Poker High Roller titles, he picked up R$710,000 ($281,408) for a second-place finish in the 2014 BSOP Millions Main Event, and another $129,312 for a second-place finish in the $109 Online Mini WPTDeepStacks series.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  49 (Total: 134)

Well before the first break of the day, Flight B put 49 more entrants in Event 3 to officially push the prize pool over the $200,000 guarantee. And there’s plenty of time to join up.

Registration will remain open for Event 3 until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at noon. There are 14 levels play today to jump in plus another full flight tomorrow.

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

The Memorial Day weekend is upon us and today we have the second of three flights for the $1,700 Deepest Stack tournament starting at 10 am. Flight A drew 85 entries to put it on a quick path to topping the $200,000 guarantee later today.

Players start with 50,000 deep stack and all levels last 40 minutes o Day 1, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 2 and 90 from Level 23 forward. Late registration will remain open until cards go in the air for Day 2 on Sunday with unlimited re-entries

It should be a great weekend of poker!

• $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

$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:  21 of 85

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

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 5 Day 1B – $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

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$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante

Aaron Valencia came back from break with a healthy lead but the result was still up in the air. With the stacks still deep, a long night grind was possible.

Until both hit a big hand.

The board was out to the turn reading and Valencia checked. Duarte bet 400,000 from his button and Valencia called. The river was , Duarte bet and Valencia announced all in. Duarte checked to make sure he heard correctly and called at risk for 4,350,000.

Valencia tabled for the rivered full house and Duarte flipped over . He flopped trip tens but the river five ended his tournament in second place for $35,480 while Valencia earned $54,095 for the win.

1st: Aaron Velancia – $54,095
2nd: Luiz Duarte – $35,480

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

Aaron Valencia and Luiz Duarte were sent on another 10-minute break. Valencia extended his lead even further as blinds go up to 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante.

Seat 3: Aaron Valencia – 16,050,000 (107 bb)
Seat 5: Luiz Duarte – 4,475,000 (30 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $54,095
2nd: $35,480

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

It was a casual hand until the end. Aaron Valencia had the button and the board was out reading . Luiz Duarte slid a barrel of 100k chips in the middle and Valencia thought for 30 seconds before he called.

Duarte was ready to much after the call and Valencia showed for the flopped set, rivered full house. Duarte flashed what looked like to Valencia before mucking.

Seat 3: Aaron Valencia – 14,650,000 (117 bb)
Seat 5: Luiz Duarte – 6,800,000 (54 bb)

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

The heads-up match for the Event 3 title is underway with Aaron Valencia leading Luiz Duarte. But there are a lot of chips in play and they are settled in for the long haul.

Blind levels will now last 40 minutes for the duration.

Seat 3: Aaron Valencia – 12,425,000 (99 bb)
Seat 5: Luiz Duarte – 9,025,000 (72 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $54,095
2nd: $35,480

$600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 536

While Luiz Duarte built his stack after the break, Andre Bryan wasn’t so lucky. He was down to 2,150,000 and moved all in after Duarte opened to 250,000 and Valencia called. Duarte folded to the shove but Valencia quickly called.

Valencia:
Bryan:

Bryan needed help and caught an open-ended straight draw on the flop. But that was as close as the Poker Room favorite would get as the turn and river finished his tournament in third place.

Aaron Valencia – 12,425,000 (99 bb)
Andre Bryan – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($26,100)