$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 326

Flight A: 326 Entries; 53 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 10am
Flight C: Saturday at 10am
Day 2: Sunday at noon

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  63 of 326

Day 1A is down to the last 40 minutes of the flight with seven tables remaining. They will continue through Level 14 until 10 minutes are left on the clock and each table will play a randomly-drawn set of hands to finish off the night.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  72 of 320

The Day 1A field is dropping quickly with only 72 players remaining and about an hour remaining in their day. They still have plenty of time to catch the leaders.

Former SHRP winner Matthew Zarcadoolas is one of those making a move, up to 375,000 at the clock ticks down toward the end of the day.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  315

Whatever dip Anto Slisko experienced in the middle part of the day was clearly not a permanent situation. The former chip leader dropped back to an average chip stack during dinner but bounced back to take the lead again with 455,000. Most of that seems to have been at the expense of Sebastian Sacca, the one who took the lead from Slisko, who is no longer in his seat.

Vinny Monteiro is sporting the second-biggest stack with 301,500 with a handful of players hovering in the 250K range.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  304

Players were sent on their last break of the day with a little more than 100 players remaining and registration still open. Once they return, it will be three more levels before survivors bag up for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  299

Right as Day 1A rolled over into Level 11, entry number 299 joined the field to officially put the Event 1 prize pool over the $100,000 guarantee. It hit $100,165 to be precise.

That’s a great beginning to the series with two more big weekend flights for Event 1 plus late registration open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday.

Big start.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  285

The entry count is nearing 300 which means we can officially start looking for someone to push the prize pool over six digits. That’s a virtual lock now, just a matter of time before it gets there.

A few more familiar popped on our radar after dinner including 2018 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood champ Scott Baumstein and Poker Room regular Zoltan Czinkota.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  269

Sebastian Sacca had the second biggest stack and the second break but returned from dinner to the biggest stack in the room. While he climbed up to 288,500 to take the lead, former big stack Anto Slisko dropped back to the pack.

Caleb Piderit looks like the second biggest stack with 170,000 followed by Michael Newman at 161,000.

Sebastian Sacca – 288,500 (289 bb)
Caleb Piderit – 170,000 (170 bb)
Michale Newman – 161,000 (161 bb)
Ory Hen – 95,500 (96 bb)
Judy Bielan – 81,500 (82 bb)
Fred Dabus – 63,500 (64 bb)
David Shmuel – 59,000 (59 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza – 57,000 (57 bb)
Richard Rice – 55,000 (55 bb)
Anto Slisko – 54,500 (55 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 53,500 (54 bb)
Jorge Gomez – 44,500 (45 bb)
Matthew Yorra – 29,000 (29 bb)
Solange Lucas – 20,500 (21 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi – 11,000 (11 bb)
Paul Balzano – 10,500 (11 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  263

Level 8 came to an end and players are now enjoying a 40-minute break from the Poker Room. Tournament staff will use this time to color off the black chips and blinds will be 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante when they return.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  257

Players continue to push the entry count higher with the 257 we have so far putting more than $85,000 towards the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

A few more familiar faces were found in the field including Solange Lucas, Richard Rice, and Matthew Yorra. Unfortunately a few were sent to the rail including Loni Hui, Scott Baumstein, and Michael Tait.

They will play out Level 8 then go on a 40-minute dinner break.