$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 4: Blinds 150/300, Ante 50
Entries: 102
Vien Hong – 78,000
Michael Ortiz – 65,000
Steven Bennett – 61,000
Deep Stack Series
Event 1: Familiar Faces in the Field
Day 1B: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 3: Blinds 100/200 Ante 25
Entries: 80
Among those in the field include Sheddy Siddiqui, Evan Dollinger, Joel Harwood, and Leonard Benitez.
Eric Reed and Leroy Hoard are Back in the Poker Room!
Every weekday from 1pm-3pm, Eric Reed and Leroy Hoard can be heard discussing all things sports on 104.3 FM and 790 AM the ticket. They will be on the air live from right here in the poker room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at 1pm.
In addition to today, they will be back next Thursday and Friday, and every Friday until the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in August. Players are welcome to stop by and check out the show, and to get in the game at the Deep Stack Series!
For a look at the full schedule of the Deep Stack Series, including qualifiers and satellites, please click here.
Event 1: Day 1B Set to Begin
The May Deep Stack Series continues today with Day 1B of Event #1: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em event with re-entries and a guaranteed prize pool of $150,000. Yesterday’s Day 1A drew 212 entries and when all was said and done, 23 players made it through to Day 2.
Players begin with 30,000 in chips and the plan for the day is to play nearly 15 40-minute levels, with a 40-minute dinner break after Level 9 (roughly 6:30pm). For a look at the structure sheet, please click here.
For a look at the entire schedule of the Deep Stack Series , please click here.
The cards will be in the air shortly, so keep it here for periodic updates throughout the day on all of the action!
Schedule for Friday, May 15th
12pm – Event #1: Day 1B: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed) – structure sheet
6pm – $115 Double Qualifier Satellite into Events #1 & 3 (3 seats guaranteed) – structure sheet
Event 1: Complete Day 1A Chip Counts
After 14 levels and change, the 212 Day 1A entries are down to just 23 players that have punched their tickets to Day 2 on Sunday.
Here is a complete list of Day 1A survivors:
1. Carlo Rodriguez – 591,000
2. Robert Patrick Brown – 492,000
3. Michael Chiappetta – 470,000
4. James Salmon – 460,000
5. Stuart Paterson – 429,000
6. Steven Pollack – 413,000
7. Peter Striano III – 390,000
8. Paulo Castro – 325,000
9. Muzzafer Yesilce – 310,000
(average stack ~277,000)
10. Luis Santoni – 271,000
11. George Hortelano – 270,000
12. Stefan Alvarez – 249,000
13. David Smith – 241,000
14. John Depersio – 221,000
15. David Swatscheno – 218,000
16. Vitaly Shafran – 165,000
17. Marcus Obser – 138,000
18. Ken Bruno – 137,000
19. Jay Klitzner – 154,000
20. Bobby Bresner – 118,000
21. Matt Elsarelli – 118,000
22. Gregory Marcus – 108,000
23. Patrick Peduto – 88,000
Event 1: Two More Hands To Go
Day 1A: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 15: Blinds 2,500/5,000, Ante 500
Players Remaining: 27/212
Average Stack: (~235,000 – 47 big blinds)
The tournament staff has just announced that two more hands will be dealt before the players bag and tag for the night.
Full chip counts will be available as soon as we get them.
Event 1: Michael Tait Eliminated by Muzaffer Yesilce
Day 1A: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 15: Blinds 2,500/5,000, Ante 500
Players Remaining: 28/212
Average Stack: (~227,000 – 45 big blinds)
With the board reading 
, Michael Tait got his stack of 45,000 into the middle with 
for a ten-high straight. Muzaffer Yesilce had him covered and looked him up with 
for a pair of nines, as well an open-ended straight-flush draw.
The 
turn was safe for Tait, but the 
river gave Yesilce a queen-high straight to score the elimination.
Yesilce increased his stack to about 295,000.
Event 1: Chip Leaders After Level 12
Day 1A: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 13: Blinds 1,500/3,000, Ante 500
Players Remaining: 50/211
Average Stack: (~126,000 – 42 big blinds)
Here are the chip leaders after Level 12:
Peter Striano – 554,500 (184 bb)
Michael Chiappetta – 340,000 (113 bb)
Stuart Paterson – 320,000 (106 bb)
Robert Patrick Brown – 285,000 (95 bb)
Edward Keller – 245,000 (81 bb)
John Depersio – 240,000 (80 bb)
Event 1: Chip Count Update
Day 1A: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 11: Blinds 1,000/2,000, Ante 300
Players Remaining: 65/211
Average Stack: (~97,000 – 49 big blinds)
Here are a few notable stacks from the field:
Peter Striano – 510,000 (255 bb)
Stuart Paterson – 255,000 (127 bb)
Muzaffer Yesilce – 167,000 (83 bb)
Luis Santoni – 128,000 (64 bb)
Matt Elsarelli – 90,000 (45 bb)
Michael Tait – 60,000 (30 bb)
Greg Marcus – 52,000 (26 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 28,000 (14 bb)