$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
End of Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 85/490
Combined Players Remaining: 174/1,054

Flight C of the Seminole Hard Rock Deep Stack Series $350 opening event blew the doors off the poker room. Things kicked off Saturday at 11 a.m. and the field settled at 490 entries over the course of the next 15 levels of play. When the dust settled, David Albertson claimed the Flight C chip lead with a stack of 604,000 putting him second in the overall standings.

Complete combined chip counts and table draws will be posted in the morning around 9 a.m. In the meantime, chip counts through Fight B are available below.

Chip Counts through Flight B

As is, the tournament sits at an unofficial 1,054 entries with 174 advancing to Day 2. Those fortunate enough to still be in contention take their seats at noon to play for the tournament’s top prize. Registration remains open until that time.

Here’s a look at Sunday’s full schedule:

• 12pm: $350 Deep Stack Series Event 1 – Day 2
• 6pm: $150 Deep Stack Turbo Event 2 – One-Day Event

Full Series Schedule and Structure Sheets

Goodnight and see you in the morning!

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 10: 600/1,200/200 Ante
Flight C Entries: 436
Combined Entries: 1,000

The 436th entrant secured his or her spot in the $350 buy-in Deep Stack Series opener during the Flight C dinner break. With that, the field reached 1,000 players doubling the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool and putting it at a cool $300,000 with late registration and re-entry open until tomorrow at noon.

We’ll provide one final look at the field size when play concludes around 10:30 p.m.

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Heading to Level 10: 600/1,200/200 Ante
Flight C Entries: 430
Combined Entries: 994

The clock reads 198 Flight C players remaining and they are now on their 40-minute dinner break. The field stands at 430 entries and growing bringing the combined total to 994. The next magic number comes with the 436th Flight C entrant. That is set to put the total field size to 1,000 and crack the $300,000 prize pool threshold.

Contending for the chip lead in the massive field is Pierrot Massenat. Massenat, who resides in Pembroke Pines but represents Haiti, claims an impressive stack of 213,000. A notable turnaround from his 30,000 starting chips, Massenat already holds more than the Day 2 average following Flight A and B.

One other recognizable face toward the top of the counts is Miami’s Lou Stadler. Stadler sits just under the 200,000 mark claiming a stack of 197,500.

Additional chip counts:

• Jon Briceno – 210,300
• Karthik Ramakrishnan – 209,400
• Gerald Timmons – 179,000
• Cooper Caywood – 173,800
• Carlos Rodriguez Rojas – 172,700
• Luiz De Parias – 170,000
• David Moreno – 165,400
• Manuel Soltero Luna – 159,800
• Benjamin Javid – 143,000
• Juan Ferrer – 132,000
• Timothy Frazin – 106,600
• Qasem Jamhour – 101,100
• Stu Patterson – 88,200
• Errol Massey – 70,000
• Darryl Fish – 50,900
• David Baker – 52,500

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 4: 150/300/50 Ante
Flight C Entries: 279
Combined Entries: 843

Flight C hit the 270 mark during the first break and continued to grow before hitting 279 by the time cards got back in the air. With that, the combined field sits at 843 and the total prize pool has officially surpassed the $250,000 mark.

Familiar faces among the crowd belong to Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Darryl Fish, reigning SHRP Player of the Year Ory Hen and South Florida regular Lou Stadler.

Here’s a glance at some of the tournament’s big stacks.

• Ariel Quintana – 90,000
• Luiz Stadler – 87,800
• Stephen Harris – 83,000
• Juan Ferrer – 80,000
• Cooper Caywood – 77,150
• Matthew Ehrlich – 77,000
• Eric Key – 75,850

Another look at the notables, chip leaders and the size of the field will be posted during the 40-minute dinner break.

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 3: 100/200/25 Ante
Flight C Entries: 232
Combined Entries: 796

With 232 entries toward the start of Level 3, Flight C of the $350 buy-in Deep Stack Series opener has the event poised to be a monster. The field stands at a combined 796 entries putting the prize pool at $238,800 and growing.

Late registration and unlimited re-entry — which close at the start of Day 2 — are available for nearly 24 more hours. How big can the event get between now and then? Only time will tell.

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 1: 50/100
Flight C Entries: 87
Combined Entries: 651

Cards are in the air, players are in their seats and the key ingredients are in place for another huge South Florida turnout. The clock strikes the 11th hour of Saturday morning and we’re in action here in the Seminole Hard Rock poker room for Flight C of the Deep Stack Series opener.

As of yesterday, the field in Event 1 — $350 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed — sits at 564 players easily surpassing the six-figure targeted prize pool. Today’s flight, expected to be the largest of the three, is sure to grow that number over 900 combined entries putting the kiddie well over the $200,000 mark.

Like previous days, players in today’s installment begin with 30,000 chips, play 40-minute levels throughout and bag and tag following Level 15. Those still claiming a stack return for Day 2 tomorrow at noon.

Here’s a closer look at Flight C:

11am: $350 Deep Stack Series Event 1 – Flight C

• $350 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
• Players begin with 30,000 chips
• Day 1 levels are 40 minutes
• 40-minute dinner break occurs following Level 9 (at about 5:30 p.m.)
• Play concludes following Level 15 (at about 10:25 p.m.) or at tournament director discretion
• Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Day 2 (Sunday at 12 p.m.)

Structure Sheet

We’ll provide an updated look at the field size and take a glance some of the notable faces following the first break.

Good luck, players!

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Day 2 Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 89/564

Flight A: 252 Entries, 40 Advanced
Flight B: 312 Entries, 49 Advanced
Flight C: Saturday @ 11am
Day 2: Sunday @ Noon

Updated Total: 564 Entries, 89 Advanced

End-of-day (Flight A+B) chip counts:

The Deep Stack Series continues Saturday in the Seminole Hard Rock poker room with the third and final starting flight in the series opener — a $350 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed tournament. With more than 500 entries in the first two flights alone, the guarantee is long gone and today’s field simply grows the prize pool further into the six figures.

Like yesterday and the day before, Flight C players begin with 30,000 chips and play 40-minute levels. A 40-minute dinner break occurs after Level 9 with action wrapping following Level 15. Late registration and unlimited re-entry available until the start of Day 2.

Here’s a more in-depth look at the schedule of play followed by a breakdown of the 6pm multi satellite.

11am: $350 Deep Stack Series Event 1 – Flight C

• $350 buy-in, $150,000 guaranteed
• Players begin with 30,000 chips
• Day 1 levels are 40 minutes
• 40-minute dinner break occurs following Level 9 (at about 5:30 p.m.)
• Play concludes following Level 15 (at about 10:25 p.m.) or at tournament director discretion
• Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Day 2 (Sunday at 12 p.m.)

Structure Sheet

6pm: $250 Multi Satellite into Event #3 and #4 (1-in-10)

• $250 buy-in, four packages guaranteed ($2,210 value)
• Players begin with 7,500 chips
• Level are 20 minutes
• Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 9 (about 8:55 p.m.)

Structure Sheet

Periodic updates from the tournament floor will be posted right here at SHRPO.com daily through the series’ conclusion.

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
End of Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 49/312

That’s a wrap on Friday and Flight B of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Deep Stack series opener. The second of three starting flights, Flight B began at 11 a.m. and drew 312 entries bringing the two-flight total to more than 550 and eclipsing the $150,000 guarantee with another start day still to come.

Bagging the chip lead as 49 advanced from Flight B was Ismail Patel. Patel, who locked up a stack of 585,000, trails Flight A’s Hector Navas as a total of 89 players have punched their ticket to Day 2 thus far.

Complete chip counts through Flight B will be posted in the morning around 9 a.m. In the meantime, here’s a look at Saturday’s upcoming schedule:

• 11am: $350 Deep Stack Series Event 1 – Flight B
• 6pm: $250 Multi Satellite into Event #3 and #4 (1-in-10)

Full Series Schedule and Structure Sheets

Goodnight and see you in the morning!

$350 No Limit Hold’em Re-Entry ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 10: 600/1,200/200 Ante
Entries: 271

The 40-minute dinner break is over and cards are freshly in the air for the start of Level 10. Heading toward the top of the counts as the clock ticks up toward 300 entries is Evan Teitelbaum. Teitelbaum was up over 230,000 before taking a hit prior to dinner. He now holds 195,000 and trails only Andrew Woodmancey’s 225,000-chip stack. The top four stacks are rounded out by Marco Rodriguez in third with 187,500 and local regular Nancy Birnbaum in fourth with 170,000.

With 271 entries and more than 500 total combined, the $150,000 guarantee is already a thing of the past in Event 1 of the Deep Stack Series opener.

We will take another look at the chip leaders and the field size when play concludes in Flight B tonight around 10:30 p.m.