$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  126

Before players went on their first break, Event 1 officially surpassed its $100,000 guarantee and now they’ll start building it into something special. Registration remains open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am and we have all today plus Flight C tomorrow to grow.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Day 1B Entries:  37

Cards are in the air for Flight B of May Deep Stack Poker Series Event 1 with 37 entries. The field will continue to grow as we look for our first milestone of the series; crossing the $100,000 guarantee when we have 119 in the game.

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

The first flight of Event 1 drew 185 entries to make it an easy reach for the $400 Deep Stack tournament to hit its $100,000 guarantee today. With a nice crowd expected on a Friday and an even bigger one tomorrow, we are looking at some big numbers.

Players start with 30K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, going up to 60 at the start of Day 2 and 90 from Level 27 till the end. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

Plenty of time to run it up.

• $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

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1B – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $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

$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:  28 of 185

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

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  28 of 185

Flight A ended with 28 players advancing of the 185 who registered today. Emil Soffer was chip leader at the first break and still there at the end of the day. He bagged up 586,000 and way out front of the rest.

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

Top five stacks from Flight A:

1. Emil Soffer – 586,000
2. Gil Ben-Simhon – 469,000
3. Raul Hernandez – 427,000
4. Dejan Petkovic – 274,000
5. Charlie “Cheez” Bernhardt – 273,000

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 185

Flight A of Event 1 moved into the last level of the evening with the 185 entries whittled down to 36 remaining at four tables. They’ll play out Level 14 and we find out who makes it through to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 185

It’s rare to see the same player lead at every break of an opening flight, but here we are. Emil Soffer hit the chips hard at the start and his 440,000 after Level 11 kept him way in the lead.

Raul Hernandez, Gil Ben-Simon, Richard Leger, and Fred Dabus make up the rest of the top five, and the field is trying to chase down the leader.

Some random counts around the room:

Emil Soffer – 440,000 (220 bb)
Raul Hernandez – 308,000 (154 bb)
Gil Ben-Simon – 293,500 (147 bb)
Richard Leger – 129,000 (65 bb)
Fred Dabus – 121,500 (61 bb)
Paul Domb – 116,500 (58 bb)
Willie Wiggins – 114,000 (57 bb)
Charlie “Cheez” Bernhardt – 107,000 (54 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez – 102,000 (51 bb)
Eric Souza – 92,000 (46 bb)
David Shmuel – 67,000 (34 bb)
Dimitry Agrachov – 55,500 (28 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 45,500 (23 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 184

Flight A is preparing for the last break of the day. 63 players are remaining of the starting 184 but that number is fluid with registration still open.

They will return to play three more levels before survivors bag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 180

The entry count is up to 180 entries and they put nearly $60,000 toward the $100K guarantee with two big weekend flights to go.

More familiar faces in the crown include Willie Wiggins, Charlie “Cheez” Bernhardt, Ryan Estrada, Scott Zakheim, Jimmy Tomblin, and Zach Mullennix.