Event 1 Flight B: Down to 135 Players As Omaha-8 Bursts the Money Bubble

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining:  117 of 336

Flight B Field

The tournament clock shows 117 players remaining in Flight B with about two hours left to play tonight.

Meanwhile, the Omaha-8 one-day event has just burst the Money Bubble with the final 11 players finishing in the money. They will combine to a final table when there are nine players remaining, and then our coverage will focus on that final table.

Event 1 Flight B: David Shaw Leads the Field at the Break with 152,800

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  336

David Shaw
Chipleader David Shaw

A scan of the field during the break turned up three big stacks with at least 140K each, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  David Shaw  –  152,800  (153 bb)
2.  Jose Rodriguez  –  149,300  (149 bb)
3.  Manny Tarich  –  148,900  (149 bb)

Nobody else in the field is above 125K.

Event 1 Flight B: Registration Closes with 336 Entries

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  336

Registration has closed for Flight B with 336 entries, which combines with the 400 from Flight A to create a total field size of 736 and counting.

There will be two starting flights per day for the next three days (at 11:00 am and 5:00 pm), with the prizepool guaranteed to be worth at least $1 million. (And we’re already on a pace to beat that.)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 14, around 12:45 am.

Day/TimeFlightEntriesAdvanced
Wednesday at 11amA40067
Wednesday at 5pmB336TBD
Thursday at 11amC
Thursday at 5pmD
Friday at 11amE
Friday at 5pmF
Saturday at 11amG
Saturday at 5pmH
Total 73667

Event 1 Flight B: Ace on the River for Ben Boston; Daniel Garcia Doubles Up with Jack High

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight B Entries:  313

Ben Boston
Ben Boston

With the board showing 9d7c2h2d on the turn and about 24K already in the pot, Ben Boston moved all in from the hijack for 14,000, and the player on the button thought for a bit before he called with Kc9s for two pair, nines and deuces.

Boston turned over Ah10h, and he needed to catch an ace or a ten on the river to stay alive.

The river card was — the As. Boston rivered a higher two pair to double up with aces and deuces.

Ben Boston  –  48,000  (80 bb)

Daniel Garcia
Daniel Garcia

The next hand at the same table, the under-the-gun player limped for 600, the player on the button limped, the small blind limped, and Daniel Garcia moved all in from the big blind for 14,300.

The player on the button called with 10s8c, and the others folded. Garcia turned over Js5d, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 7d6s3s2h2c, and since neither player improved, Garcia won the pot with jack high to double up in chips.

Daniel Garcia  –  30,400  (51 bb)

Flight B is up to 313 entries and counting, with registration open until the end of the next break, around 9:30 pm.

Event 1 Flight B: James Baune and Wanlop Phonphornwithoon Lead the Field at the First Break

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries:  243

James Baume
James Baume

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 65K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard

T-1.  James Baune  –  71,000  (178 bb)
T-1.  Wanlop Phonphornwithoon  –  71,000  (178 bb)
T-3.  Rich Alati  –  69,000  (173 bb)
T-3.  Martin Ivanos  –  69,000  (173 bb)

There are 243 players in the field so far, with registration open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9 (around 9:30 pm). There will be two flights a day (11:00 am and 5:00 pm) for the next three days.

Wanlop Phonphornwithoon
Wanlop Phonphornwithoon

One of the players who came close to the leaderboard is David Seager, who had 60,400 at the break. Seager scored a big double-up when his AxKx flopped trip kings against the AxAx of Richard Saunders. Saunders is still in with about 13,000 in chips.

Event 1: Chip Counts Through Flight A

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  67 of 400

Flight A: 400 Entries; 67 Advanced
Flight B: In Progress
Flight C: Thursday at 11 am
Flight D: Thursday at 5 pm
Flight E: Friday at 11 am
Flight F: Friday at 5 pm
Flight G: Saturday at 11 am
Flight H: Saturday at 5 pm
Day 2: Sunday at noon

First NameLast NameChip Count
LazaroRojas287,500
HagaiStein226,500
DavidPoces214,500
EricLadny209,500
MarcWolfe209,000
PasqualeCaiazza204,500
IonGodoroja200,000
AnthonyUtnage196,000
AllynPier191,500
CharlesLees185,000
KennethZarrillo176,000
JosephMcArthur174,500
EvanTeitelbaum172,000
GuyNaimi165,500
RoidiRegalado165,000
TracyScala162,000
SebastianKos152,000
ManuelSoltero Luna148,500
BradleyRhodes147,000
ErrolRosen143,000
JenniferDavid141,500
BrianCohen141,000
RichardRuss139,500
LeifForce139,000
StevenCarswell135,500
JosephHernon134,500
SimonTremblay133,500
NicolasManion130,000
JavierSarache130,000
DavisModans128,500
JohnDesoto121,500
HowardMash113,000
DavidInselberg112,000
BrianStewart111,500
RaulOrellana110,500
StevenLangert107,500
JeanMimy107,000
TerrySiele106,000
RobertMantin104,500
MichaelRusso104,500
DavidOrmsbee103,000
BransenDillon102,500
DanielAviles95,000
MarkCannon86,500
AngeloMiele85,000
NicholasBaurichter84,000
BorisVaisman83,000
JackShea81,500
MarioJames79,000
GlennBecker76,500
MichaelWadlow76,000
SaraChau75,500
DordeRadisavljevic75,500
ScottZakheim73,500
ZacharyMullennix70,000
AllanBieler68,500
StephenBaze67,500
MichaelAlcantara62,500
KennethBruno60,000
GertZumkehr57,500
ScottDelp57,000
MiguelRivero50,000
BradleyYoung39,500
AlexanderPerez38,000
NickMcQueen30,000
ShariffNassar25,000
DiegoEspinosa21,000

Event 1 Flight A: Lazaro Rojas Leads 67 Survivors with 287,500

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  67 of 400

Lazaro Rojas
Chipleader Lazaro Rojas

The first flight of Event 1 comes to an end with 67 players remaining, and their average chip stack is about 119,000 (30 big blinds).

The big stack from this flight belongs to Lazaro Rojas, who bagged up 287,500 (72 big blinds). The full list of official chip counts will be posted soon.

Flight B began at 5:00 pm, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until 9:30 pm.

Event 1 Flight A: Daniel Aviles Doubled Up Twice in a Row to Survive the First Flight

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  67 of 400

With 10 minutes remaining in the final level, and each table plays three more hands to finish the day.

In the first hand, Daniel Aviles got it all in from middle position for a little more than 20K with Jx10x against KxQx, and he caught two pair to win that pot and double up to 44,500.

Daniel Aviles  –  44,500  (15 bb)

The next hand, Aviles got it all in from UTG+1 with AcKs, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the small blind’s 10d8d.

The board came Qd6s4c3sJs, and Aviles won the pot with ace high to double up again.

Daniel Aviles  –  95,000  (32 bb)

Flight A comes to an end, and the survivors are now bagging up their chips. Stay tuned for official chip counts.

Event 1 Flight A: Lazaro Rojas Leads Heading Into the Final Level

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  81 of 400

Lazaro Rojas
Chipleader Lazaro Rojas

As the first flight of Event 1 begins their final level, there are 81 players remaining with an average chip stack around 98,800 (33 big blinds). The big stack belongs to Lazaro Rojas, who has a little more than 300K.

Lazaro Rojas  –  305,000  (102 bb)

Brian Stewart
Brian Stewart

At another table, Brian Stewart got it all in UTG+1 for 43,500 after a flop of AsJc9c. Stewart held Ac7c for top pair with a club flush draw, while Steven Langert had Jd9h on the button for bottom two pair.

The turn card was the 7d, the river card was the 3d, and Stewart paired his seven on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Brian Stewart  –  125,000  (42 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: Leif Force Climbing

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 117 of 400

Leif Force

Flight A players made it through the last break of the day to leave them three levels from wrapping it up. There are 117 players remaining and we expect to nearly cut that in half before they bag up around 6:45 pm.

Leif Force was a late entry but is having a good run. The 2019 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood Main Event runner-up is sitting with 153,000 in the late stages while reading an old-fashioned Kindle.