$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 376

After an extended break to color the 1K chips out of play, cards are back in the air for Level 19 with Dion Jagroo back in the lead. He sits behind a big stack worth 1,450,000 while Eugene Kotlyarevskiy and Alan Richel are the others over one million. Loni Hui and Adi Amit round out the top five.

Blinds are up to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is about 475,000 (48 bb). They will two more levels before enjoying their 40-minute dinner break.

Dion Jagroo – 1,450,000 (145 bb)
Eugene Kotlyarevskiy – 1,075,000 (108 bb)
Alan Richel – 1,025,000 (103 bb)
Loni Hui – 960,000 (96 bb)
Adi Amit – 955,000 (96 bb)

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 47 of 376

It took a while to get there, seven hands total with 14 minutes coming off the clock, until we had one player all in from the big blind for his last 4,000.

It turned into a family pot with four others coming along for 8K each to see the flop. It checked to Eugene Kotlyarevskiy on the button and he bet 25,000. Only Raminder Singh came along to the turn.

Singh checked, Kotlyarevskiy bet 100,000 and Singh folded.

Kotlyarevskiy:
Big Blind:

Kotlyarevskiy was ahead with his paired eight but the all-in player had an open-ended straight draw. The river was , Kotlyarevskiy won the pot, and the field was in the money.

Eugene Kotlyarevskiy – 875,000 (109 bb)

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 376

With 48 players remaining and 47 getting paid, tournament staff paused the clock to begin action on the money bubble. The clock will stay paused with two minutes coming off for each hand dealt until one player is eliminated to put the rest on the money.

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 376

After a bit of a slow down, the Main Event reached the last six tables with 54 players remaining as they hit the next level. They are nearing the money bubble with 47 getting paid.

Blinds increased to 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante and the average stack is about 338,000 (42 bb).

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 376

Players returned from the first break with the money bubble on the horizon with 63 players remaining and 47 set to get paid.

Alan Richel began the day second in chips but now sits at the top with 858,000. Craig Pollak, Kevin Naim, Adi Amit, and Kharlin Sued are in the top five with Dion Jagroo just outside with 630,000.

Blinds are up to 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante and the average stack is about 290,000 (48 bb).

Alan Richel – 858,000 (143 bb)
Craig Pollak – 674,000 (112 bb)
Kevin Naim – 653,000 (109 bb)
Adi Amit – 641,000 (107 bb)
Kharlin Sued – 640,000 (107 bb)

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 72 of 376

Players have set a pretty quick pace considering the stacks are still deep and they have hour-long levels. They are down to the last eight tables with 72 remaining and 47 getting paid.

Craig Pollak and Hector Pacheco seem to making the most of their day so far. Pollak is up to 755,000 and Pacheco sits with 607,000 after less than two hours. Starting Day 2 leader Dion Jagroo is still doing just fine with 525,000.

They will play out the last 15 minutes of Level 16 before taking the first break and we will take a deeper dive into the top stacks.

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 90 of 376

With the flop reading , Albert Barney checked from the small blind. Chad Lipton bet 15,000 from the button and Barney check-raised all in for 109,000. Lipton thought for a minute and called.

Lipton:
Barney:

Both had preflop pairs but Lipton was ahead with his tens. The board finished and and Barney was eliminated.

Chad Lipton – 377,000 (75 bb)

After the hand, blinds increased to 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante and the average stack is about 203,000 (41 bb).

2023 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Main Event
$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  376
Prize Pool:  $564,000
May 25 – 29, 2023

Registration closed for the 2023 May Deep Stack Poker Series with 376 entries bursting the $300,000 guarantee. They combined for a prize pool worth $564,000 and the last 47 spots will be paid. A min-cash is worth $2,765 and the Main Event winner will earn $115,940 plus the DSPS trophy.

1st: $115,940 + Trophy
2nd: $82,570
3rd: $53,080
4th: $34,870
5th: $26,850
6th: $22,210
7th: $18,615
8th: $15,220
9th-10th: $11,790
11th-12th: $9,860
13th-15th: $8,350
16th-18th: $6,840
19th-21st: $5,700
22nd-24th: $4,680
25th-27th: $4,060
28th-36th: $3,300
37th-45th: $3,025
46th-47th: $2,765

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 111 of 376

Registration officially closed for the Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event when cards went in the air for Day 2. We had another 11 entries overnight and this morning and the combined total hit 376 for the big game.

They created a prize pool worth $564,000 and we will post the payout information as soon as it is available.

$1,700 DSPS Main Event (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 100 of 365

After a short pause to get everyone in their seats, cards are in the air for Day 2 of the Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event.

It looks like there were 11 players max late register but we will wait for official confirmation with payout information.

Blind levels are now 60 minutes long, they will increase to 90 with the start of Level 23, and a 40-minute dinner break is scheduled after Level 20.