2023 Deep Stack Series

Event 1 Day 1C: Alexander Morgovsky Leads After Break

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries: 220

Alexander Morgovsky

The second break has come and gone and players are back in action as they look to hit another milestone. The prize pool is nearinf $250,000 and should get there without a problem.

The new big stack in the room in Alexander Morgovsky, stacked up to 168,300 for the early chip lead. He knows a little something about finishing off a tournament; Morgovsky won the $150 Big Stack during the 2022 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open.

Brandon Curry sits in second with 159,200 with a big crowd trying to chase them both down.

Brandon Curry

Event 1 Day 1C: Dimitry Agrachov Doubles Up

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries: 200

Dimitry Agrachov

With the flop reading Kc3h2h, Dimitry Agrachov committed his last 7,800 to the pot from the button and an early position player had him at risk.

Agrachov: KdJc
Opponent: Qh5h

Agrachov was ahead for a double with top pair kings but needed to dodge hearts. The 6c turn and Jd river finished the board, Agrachov finished with two pair kings and jacks, and the former Tampa Hard Rock champ doubled up.

Dimitry Agrachov – 20,400 (41 bb)

Event 1 Day 1C: Friendly Faces

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1C Entries: 172

Diane Linke (left) and Paula Alibrandi (right)

The prize pool continues to climb and we hit another milestone; the prize pool is now over $200,000 to double up the $100,000 guarantee with a long way to go before we close registration tomorrow at 11 am.

A few familiar faces in the crowd today include Diane Linke, Paula Alibrandi, Judith Bielan, Nancy Birnbaum, Michael Graffeo, Emerson Ward, Michael Newman, and Frank Russo.

Judith Bielan

Event 1 Day 1C: Gary Fitzgerald and Marshall Morris Leading

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries: 152

Gary Fitzgerald

The first break ended and the entry count crossed 150 as each open seat is immediately filled. We have a steady stream of players getting in the game and the prize pool continues to climb.

Gary Fitzgerald is the early chip leader with 101,800 with tablemate (and Showdown Turbo PLO champ) Marshall Morris sitting in second with 94,000. Alexander Morgovsky is not far behind with 93,300 and there are a lot knocking on the 100K door.

Marshall Morris

Event 1 Day 1C: Last Big Flight

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Two flights are in the bag for the May Deep Stack Series opening tournament with 435 entries already turning the $100,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $143K. And we have a big flight today to really boost it up.

Players start with 30K deep stacks and all levels last 40 minutes on Day 1, increasing to 60 for the start of Day 2 and 60 from Level 27 forward. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

Flight C will continue through Level 14 and survivors will return tomorrow to begin playing it down.

  • $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 30,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Levels 15-26 last 60 minutes; Levels 27+ last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Day 2 (Sunday at 11am)
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14
  • Event 1 Structure Sheet

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight B

$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:  72 of 435

Flight A: 185 Entries; 28 Advanced
Flight B: 250 Entries; 44 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1EmilSofferMiamiFL586,000
2EricWardTavernierFL565,000
3CarlosBermudezHialeahFL532,000
4JulioDelgado ReyesOrlandoFL507,000
5GilBen-SimhonFort LauderdaleFL469,000
6RaulHernandezHialeahFL427,000
7UriKadoshFort LauderdaleFL355,000
8GokhanSaldirdakBereaOH317,000
9NicholasChiappettaBoca RatonFL310,000
10ErnestoAlvarezPembroke PinesFL278,000
11DejanPetkovicBelgrade274,000
12JordanFlaschnerOkeechobeeFL274,000
13CharlesBernhardtJacksonvilleFL273,000
14DennisRodriguezDavieFL271,000
15DmitriZaitsevMiamiFL256,000
16StevenCooperParklandAZ246,000
17FredericBunchanNorth MiamiFL244,000
18JohnKennedyBoynton BeachFL229,000
19AlexanderPerezMiamiFL224,000
20JacobKakarLakevilleMA221,000
21StevenRaemanBoca RatonFL214,000
22RobertLupoGainesvilleFL209,000
23AlonShaharRoslynNY208,000
24JoelGolaGolden BeachFL206,000
25RobertCohenDelray BeachFL201,000
26MichaelScheinbergMiamiFL199,000
27FredericoDabusDoralFL187,000
28HowardBecksPlantationFL182,000
29GavinGowieCape CoralFL180,000
30GlennMenneMiramarFL180,000
31ClaudioPiedrabuenaRosario175,000
32DavidZibelliLas VegasNV175,000
33ShawnFaganPompano BeachFL161,000
34ManuelHerreraMiamiFL159,000
35John WRedden JrOrlandoFL152,000
36JeanLaurentTampaFL147,000
37JosephTeixeiraLake WorthFL147,000
38PaulFreedmanDelray BeachFL144,000
39DerrickFosterPembroke PinesFL144,000
40EnriqueRiesco CanoMiami BeachFL138,000
41RodolfoFernandezHialeahFL137,000
42CharlemagneBenjamin JrMiami GardensFL120,000
43BrandonNoeBoynton BeachFL120,000
44SergioGihaMiamiFL115,000
45DamonWilsonSunriseFL114,000
46AnibalPabonHomesteadFL109,000
47AdiAmitBoca RatonFL106,000
48JulianWohlgemuthBoynton BeachFL106,000
49JeffreySavageAustinTX104,000
50EricSiegelMelvilleNY100,000
51PasqualeCaiazzaDavieFL99,000
52GinoldRendelLake WorthFL99,000
53ErikDe SouzaPompano BeachFL90,000
54DeonarineItwaruSouth Ozone ParkNY87,000
55LeandroLorenziBuenos Aires85,000
56JosephStraubAstoriaNY81,000
57RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL80,000
58JasonGinsbergCoral SpringsFL78,000
59AlejandroInfanteMiamiFL77,000
60ZacharyMilchmanPompano BeachFL75,000
61LuisBastidasMiamiFL74,000
62JorgeCheb TerrabBuenos Aries73,000
63JeffreyGarfinkelBoca RatonFL70,000
64JorgeLeidiAventuraFL69,000
65ZacharyRyanDelray BeachFL68,000
66AndresConchaMiamiFL68,000
67ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL58,000
68JoannColinyWellingtonFL53,000
69DavidCrouchJacksonvilleFL50,000
70BrandonMillerPalm BayFL50,000
71PaulGarritsonJupiterFL43,000
72Jose ManuelGomez JimenezMadrid35,000

Event 1 Day 1B: Eric Ward Catches One Out to Bag the Lead

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  44 of 250

Eric Ward

Eric Ward and Carlos Bermudez were in a race for the chip lead but Ward took it with authority. And one out.

On the next-to-last hand of the night, Ward flopped a set of queens against a set of aces, the money went in, and he found the case queen on the river to send the player out. Ward bagged up 565,000 and Bermudez finished not far behind with 532,000.

We will post the entire chip count list as soon as it is available.

Top five stacks from Flight B:

Eric Ward – 565,000
Carlos Bermudez – 532,000
Julio Delgado Reyes – 507,000
Uri Kadosh – 355,000
Gokhan Saldirdak – 317,000

Carlos Bermudez