Event 1 Flight E: Phil Hui Builds; Field Shrinks

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight E Entries: 735
Players Remaining: 333

Phil Hui

Nearly an hour after registration closed, the ballroom is still packed but tables are breaking to free up some needed space for the last flight at 6pm.

Phil Hui is doing his best to stick around. We caught him opening a hand in late position, firing bets all the way down until the board read AdKh9hKs8s, and the small blind sticking around all the way to the river. He released his hand, missing whatever he was aiming for, and the WSOP bracelet winner/four-time WSOP Circuit champ stacked up to 75,000 with plenty of time to run it up.

While the ballroom is still hopping, tournament staff are clearing out the meeting room and only four of the 14 tables are still in action. That is the first step to preparing for Flight F and that expected big group of players.

Four remaining tables in the Meeting Room