Event 1 Flight C: Last Level

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $222,090   |  Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  63 of 325

Flight C is down to its last 40 minutes of the day, the last chance to spin up a stack or think about max late regging the tournament tomorrow morning before 11 am.

We have 325 entries so far and might pick up a few more before they bag.

Event 1 Flight C: Jalal Farooq and Gino Rendel Over 300K

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $220,440   |  Structure
Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  108 of 324

Jalal Farooq

Players are back in their seats after the final break of the day, three more levels to build a bag for Day 2 or make plans to max late reg tomorrow morning before 11 am.

We found two stacks over 300K and potential overall leaders coming back. Jalal Farooz leads the field last with 327,500 with Gino Rendel, our dinner-break mystery big stack, sitting not far behind with 314,000.

Gino Rendel

Event 1 Flight C: 300 and Counting

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $213,510   |  Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  117 of 303

Ory Hen

The entry count clicked over 300 for Flight C and the prize pool continues to climb. This is a great turnout for a Sunday afternoon/evening and we’ll pick up a few more before they bag after Level 14.

Reminder that registration will remain open overnight and close when cards go in the air for Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am.

Some more friends in the field include Ory Hen, Andre Bryan, and Orestes Gonzalez.

Andre Bryan
Orestes Gonzalez

Event 1 Flight C: Arthur Fernandez Leads After Dinner

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $205,590   |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  135 of 279

Arthur Fernandez

Cards are back in the air after the dinner break with 279 entries today and the prize pool already over $200K.

Arthur Fernandez is the new chip leader, with 231,000, he is the only player over 200K. The next closest is only one purple chip away from that mark, but he has yet to return from dinner.

Arthur Fernandez – 231,000 (231 bb)
Mystery Player – 199,500 (200 bb)
Paul Domb – 187,000 (187 bb)
Shravan Kulshrestha – 151,000 (151 bb)
Greg Spinder – 151,000 (151 bb)

Event 1 Flight C: Guarantee Doubled Up

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $200,310   |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight C Entries:  262

With the clock counting down toward the 40-minute dinner break, we hit 263 entries for Flight C to put the combined total at 607 for the tournament and the prize pool officially doubled its $100,000 guarantee.

And we have registration open all day and all night and only closing when we kick off Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am.

A few new faces in the field include Fred Dabus, James Carroll, and Lisa Teabagy.

Fred Dabus
James Carroll

Event 1 Flight C: Greg Spinder and Paul Domb Lead

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $194,700   |  Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries:  246

Greg Spinder

The second break ended and players returned to their seats, ready to play two more levels before the 40-minute dinner break.

Greg Spinder is the early leader with 155,100 but Paul Domb is not far behind with 153,300 followed by a solid group in the 100K range.

Paul Domb

Event 1 Flight C: Early Friends

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $181,830   |  Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries:  207

Matt Glantz

The entry count is beginning to snowball this afternoon, new entries joining amongst those choosing to re-fire after things didn’t go as planned. We are drawing live to hit s $200,000 prize pool before we close registration tomorrow morning at 11 am for the start of Day 2.

Some early friends in the field include Matt Glantz, Antuan Bunkley, Matthew Zarcadoolas, Willie Wiggins, Jay Romano, Nancy Birnbaum, Jacquelyn Scott, Lyle Diamond, Thomas Gari, and John Magnetta.

Antuan Bunkley
Matthew Zarcadoolas