$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Return to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 100 of 365

Flight A: 71 Entries; 20 Advanced
Flight B: 118 Entries; 32 Advanced
Flight C: 176 Entries; 48 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

Note: Registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
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Level 14: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  174

Flight C reached the last level of the night with 174 entries on the clock and 58 players still in the game. They will try to advance to Day 2 or buy-in with a max late reg tomorrow before 11 am.

We will post the Day 2 chip counts and seat assignments later this evening.

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Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  163

The last break ended, players returned to their seats, and Mike Laufter still has the biggest stack in the room. He is up to 357,500 with Matthew Zarcadoolas, Deon Itwaru, Richard Rice, and Ido Ashkenazi the closest to catching him.

They will play three more levels and survivors will return tomorrow at 11 am for Day 2.

Mike Laufer – 357,500 (179 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – 303,500 (152 bb)
Deon Itwaru – 285,000 (143 bb)
Richard Rice – 272,500 (136 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi – 265,000 (133 bb)

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  163

Players are rolling out of the Poker Room for their last 15-minute breather from the action. They will return to play three more levels before survivors bag up for Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am.

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  156

We are starting to see a lot of talent show up in the Poker Room on a Saturday evening, including a couple of WPT champs.

Frank Stepuchin captured the WPT Gardens title in 2019 and James Carroll was our WPT Poker Showdown Champion a few months later, his second career WPT win.

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Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Entries:  145

The Deep Stack Poker Series hit another milestone in Level 10 with the 145th entry today, putting the combined total at 334 for the tournament. That boosts the prize pool over $500,000 and registration remains open until tomorrow at 11 am for the start of Day 2.

Thanks!

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Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1C Entries:  140

The dinner break ended, and players returned to action with six more levels left in their day. The entry count moved to 140, and a few more people are sliding up to the registration desk.

Mike Laufer continues to lead the field with 199,000 but poker pro Farid Jattin is not far behind with 177,000. Laufer scored big by winning the opening event of the 2021 RRPO series and Jattin did the same thing a few months later by capturing the Event 1 title at the 2022 LHPO series.

Big stacks and random counts:

Mike Laufer – 199,000 (199 bb)
Farid Jattin – 177,000 (177 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – 176,500 (177 bb)
Kenna James – 121,500 (122 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 110,000 (110 bb)
Todd Rosenthal – 104,000 (104 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi – 90,000 (90 bb)
Willie Wiggins – 90,000 (90 bb)
Richard Rice – 84,500 (85 bb)
Mike Chiappetta – 84,500 (85 bb)
Michael Tait – 78,500 (79 bb)
David Nathaniel – 72,000 (72 bb)
Solange Lucas – 54,500 (55 bb)
Tom Schafer – 53,000 (53 bb)
Howard Feingold – 51,000 (51 bb)
Michael Graffeo – 48,000 (48 bb)
Steve Bennett – 35,500 (36 bb)

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Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  129

Level 8 ended and players were sent on a 40-minute dinner break. The entry count will tick up a few spots while they are gone and we should have a $500,000 either tonight or before registration closes tomorrow morning at 11 am.

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries:  126

Players returned to their seats after the second break and we had a nice little rush at the registration desk. The entry count is up to 126 for Flight C to leave the field less than 20 new entries away from creating a prize pool over $500,000.

It’s a good day.

Mike Laufer is the latest to top the counts and sits with 172,800. Tom Schafer is second with 152,000 and Todd Rosenthal is still in contention with 150,400.

Laufer has some big results with us; he won the opening event of the 2021 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open for $160,734 then earned another $215,000 a few months later for a final table finish in the 2022 WPT Poker Showdown Championship.