$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 398

After five hours of play, only three players were sent to the payout desk and the remaining five were sent on a 40-minute dinner break. Richard Zipes continues to lead with Jason Wandling battling his early short stack up to the second biggest at dinner.

They will return to blinds at 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante and the average stack is 3,975,000 (53 bb). With no one under 30 big blinds, they can settle in for a tough battle.

Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 2,975,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 5,725,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 4,800,000 (64 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Greenbaum – 3,875,000 (52 bb)
Seat 8: Steve Karp – 2,500,000 (33 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $120,410
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 398

On the last hand before the dinner break, Cosmin Joldis had his 1,345,000 stack at risk from the button against Steve Karp.

Joldis:
Karp:

It was a flip and Joldis needed to improve to stick around. The flop changed nothing but Joldis moved ahead when he paired the turn. The river finished the board and Joldis pulled another double.

Cosmin Joldis – 2,975,000 (50 bb)
Steve Karp – 2,500,000 (42 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 398

Jason Wandling and Stuart Greenbaum were heads up to a flop of and Wandling checked. Greenbaum bet 200,000 and Wandling check-raised to 600,000. Greenbaum responded with a three-bet to 1,700,000 and Wandling moved all in for 2,225,000 total. Greenbaum thought for a moment and then called.

Wandling:
Greenbaum:

Wandling outflopped Greenbaum and his two pair aces and eights held after the turn and river for his big double.

Jason Wandling – 4,850,000 (81 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum – 3,750,000 (63 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 398

Richard Zipes opened the action to 200,000 from the small blind and Rafiki Brown called in the big to see the flop. Zipes immediately moved all in and Brown stopped to think it through.

After several minutes and questions of Zipes, Brown called at risk for ~2,300,000.

Brown:
Zipes:

It was a good call by Brown with his top pair queens ahead of Zipes’ second pair tens. The lead lasted one card as the hit the turn giving Zipes trip tens. Brown jumped up and was sent out after the river completed the tough bust out.

Richard Zipes – 6,200,000 (103 bb)
Rafiki Brown – Elimninated in 6th Place ($25,190)

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

We are closing out the 2021 May Deep Stack Poker Series with one last chance to in a trophy. Event 8 is a $150 buy-in tournament with a $10,000 guaranteed prize pool kicking off at 6 pm in the Poker Room.

Players sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and all levels run for 20 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 7 at 8:10 pm with unlimited re-entries during that time. They will continue playing into the event until we crown our last champion of the series.

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10 pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays till completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

There was little activity over the first 30 minutes of the new levels. Stuart Greenbaum continues to lead with Richard Zipes in second.

Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 2,450,000 (41 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 3,940,000 (66 bb)
Seat 4: Rafiki Brown – 2,380,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 1,390,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Greenbaum – 6,290,000 (105 bb)
Seat 8: Steve Karp – 3,425,000 (57 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

Players were sent on another ten-minute break with six remaining and Stuart Greenbaum back to holding a significant lead. Blinds are up to 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante and the average stack is 3,315,000 (55 bb).

Seat 1: Cosmin Joldis – 1,930,000 (32 bb)
Seat 3: Richard Zipes – 3,045,000 (51 bb)
Seat 4: Rafiki Brown – 2,825,000 (47 bb)
Seat 5: Jason Wandling – 1,515,000 (25 bb)
Seat 7: Stuart Greenbaum – 7,275,000 (121 bb)
Seat 8: Steve Karp – 3,285,000 (55 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $120,410
2nd: $80,250
3rd: $58,985
4th: $43,880
5th: $33,045
6th: $25,190

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

Richard Zipes limped from early position, Rafiki Brown raised to 175,000, and Jason Wandling moved all in from the button for 385,000. Stuart Greenbaum called from the small blind followed by calls from Zipes and Brown.

The flop came , Greenbaum checked, and Zipes checked. Brown put out 1,200,000 to get folds from the other two live players.

Wandling:
Brown:

Both players flopped a set but Wandling was best with the jacks. The turn and river complete the board and Wandling dragged the big pot.

“That was a mistake,” Brown laughed. “I meant to bet 300K.”

Jason Wandling – 1,640,000 (33 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

Rafiki Brown opened to 125,000 from under the gun and picked up calls from Stuart Greenbaum in the cutoff, Cosmin Joldis in the small blind, and Richard Zipes in the big.

The flop came and all four players checked. The turn was , Joldis bet 275,000 and only Zipes came along to the river.

Joldis bet 375,000, Zipes thought for two minutes before folding, and Zipes added a nice chunk to his stack without a showdown.

Cosmin Joldis – 2,750,000 (55 bb)
Richard Zipes – 4,200,000 (84 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 398

After a series of raises, Tony Cappadona was all in for ~1,250,000 and Steve Karp had him at risk.

Karp:
Cappadona:

Cappadona was in great shape for a double but Karp nailed the flop to take the lead with his paired ace. The turn and finished the board to send Cappadona out in seventh place.

Steve Karp – 3,515,000 (70 bb)
Tony Cappadona – Eliminated in 7th Place ($18,445)