$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Returning to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 131

Flight A:  50 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  81 Entries; 17 Advanced
Flight C:  Saturday at 11 am
Day 2:  Sunday at 11 am

Registration is open until the start of Day 2

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  79

Players returned to their seats and ready to play down the last three levels of the day. We are one new entry away from clicking to 80 and a nice turnout with the last flight starting tomorrow at 11 am.

Michael Newman has been near the top of the counts most of the day and now sits at the top. He leads with 322,000 followed by Hector Pacheco with 316,500. Here’s a look at some of the counts during the break, we will post the complete chip count list later this evening:

Michael Newman – 322,000 (161 bb)
Hector Pacheco – 316,500 (158 bb)
Michelle Fox – 243,500 (122 bb)
Eli Montefu – 228,000 (114 bb)
Ira Friedman – 179,500 (90 bb)
TK Miles – 158,500 (79 bb)
Richard Davis – 142,000 (71 bb)
Sean Phillippi – 119,000 (60 bb)
Yury Parad – 112,000 (56 bb)
Luis Capella – 89,500 (45 bb)
Paul Domb – 70,500 (35 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 53,000 (27 bb)
Michael Chiappetta – 50,000 (25 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 48,500 (24 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – 30,500 (15 bb)
Solange Lucas – 27,500 (14 bb)
David Nathaniel – 26,500 (13 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  79

The last break of the Flight B is almost here, time is running out if you want to join this session but we have a brand new final flight starting tomorrow at 11 am.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  70

Players returned from dinner with 70 entries in the game and six more levels to run today.

Yury Parad continued to lead Flight B, up top with 214,000, and Hector Pacheco moved into the second spot with 203,000. Here are some more counts from around the room:

Yury Parad – 214,000 (214 bb)
Hector Pacheco – 203,000 (203 bb)
Michelle Fox – 175,500 (176 bb)
Michael Newman – 174,500 (175 bb)
Ira Friedman – 91,000 (91 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 86,000 (86 bb)
Billy Pappas – 85,500 (86 bb)
Paul Domb – 82,000 (82 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – 81,000 (81 bb)
TK Miles – 61,000 (61 bb)
Richard Davis – 59,000 (59 bb)
Sean Phillippi – 58,500 (59 bb)
Solange Lucas – 43,500 (44 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 34,500 (35 bb)
Guillermo Hamilton – 32,500 (33 bb)
James Salmon – 26,500 (27 bb)
Johnny Bromberg – 23,000 (23 bb)
David Nathaniel – 21,500 (22 bb)
Sean Shah – 20,000 (20 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  69

Flight B players were sent on a 40-minute dinner break following the end of Level 17 while they pull the black chips out of play.

They will return to play six more levels, with a break in the middle, before survivors bag up for a Day 2 return.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  67

Johnny Bromberg entered the field this afternoon, his first event of the series, but he’s back to defend his title. He had a huge run in 2024, including a few major SHR Hollywood titles, a WSOP Circuit ring, and tenth place in the recent WPT Poker Showdown Championship.

Bromberg is our defending tournament champion, winning the $1,700 Deepest Stack outright for $98,100 over 303 entries. Back-to-back wins have never been done, and he’s the only one who can do it this weekend.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  63

The second break ended and players returned to action with two ore levels before their dinner break. We have 63 entries and it’s turning into a very nice field on a Friday afternoon.

Yury Parad is the early leader and the only player over 200K. He sits with 228,300 with Michael Newman’s 191,200 the closest to catching him. Here’s a look at a few counts from the break:

Yury Parad – 228,300 (381 bb)
Michael Newman – 191,200 (319 bb)
Billy Pappas – 145,200 (242 bb)
Michelle Fox – 133,400 (222 bb)
Hector Pacheco – 121,000 (202 bb)
Ira Friedman – 74,200 (124 bb)
Paul Domb – 73,300 (122 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – 71,900 (120 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 51,200 (85 bb)
Richard Davis – 50,000 (83 bb)
Sean Shah – 50,000 (83 bb)
David Nathaniel – 48,000 (80 bb)
James Salmon – 32,300 (54 bb)
Solange Lucas – 30,300 (51 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  57

We have another break coming up at the end of Level 6 with more players joining as we get deeper in the day.

A few more joining include Noah Schwartz, Hector Pacheco (DSPS Event 1 champ from 2021), and James Salmon.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  47

The entry count is nearing 50 for this flight, matching what we had yesterday by the end of Flight A, so we’re going to set ourselves up for hitting the $300,000 early in Flight C.

Some early friends today include Michael Newman, Alexander Borukhovich, Brenda Hinds (who ran over most of the $600 Deeper Stack field), Luis Capella, Michelle Fox, Solange Lucas, Haim Toorgeman, and Evan Teitelbaum.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  40

Three levels are complete, and tournament staff sent players on a 15-minute break. We have 40 entries in the game, and most of them are still here working on their stacks.

They are nearly halfway to the $300,000 guarantee with a big flight expected tomorrow.