$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 349

We didn’t get the initial run of bust outs immediately following the money bubble, there’s a lot of money on the line and chips on the table.

Ian O’Hara was among the first group to walk to the payout desk while Luke Graham continued his hot run this afternoon by moving up to 1,400,000 in the previous level.

40th: Christopher Holtzhauer – $2,670
41st: Anthony Valiente – $2,670
42nd: James Kirvin – $2,670
43rd: Ian O’Hara – $2,670
44th: Richard Perea – $2,670

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 44 of 349

We were spoiled with the first two big money bubbles of the series, there was a double knockout on the first hand of tournaments for a quick burst. This time it went a little longer.

Nine hands and 20 minutes later after hand-for-hand began, Chris Bolek did the work. An opponent moved all in from under the gun and Bolek called from the button. It was a race with Bolek’s ahead of and the pair held as the board ran .

The knockout put the last 44 players in the money and we should see the pace pick up a bit.

1st: $111,196
2nd: $77,892
3rd: $50,078
4th: $32,431
5th: $24,997
6th: $20,678
7th: $17,354
8th: $14,213
9th: $11,119
10th – 12th: $9,371
13th – 15th: $7,957
16th – 18th: $6,570
19th – 21st: $5,471
22nd – 24th: $4,439
25th – 27th: $3,848
28th – 36th: $3,246
37th – 44th: $2,670

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 349

It didn’t take long after the break for the Main Event to go into hand-for-hand mode on the money bubble. Tournament staff paused the clock, broke a table, and began the process of putting the field into the money.

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 349

The Main Event is back underway with 48 players remaining and 44 spots getting paid. We should see a little slowdown between now and the bubble before it picks back up.

Luke Graham is the new leader in the room and the closest to hitting one million in his stack. TK Miles continued to move up his stack and holds the second biggest count followed by Day 2 starting leader Jose Reyes.

Luke Graham – 920,000 (115 bb)
TK Miles – 880,000 (110 bb)
Jose Reyes – 850,000 (106 bb)
Chris Bolek – 727,000 (91 bb)
Bill Farnan – 721,000 (90 bb)
Ryan Gianquitti – 699,000 (87 bb)
John Gorsuch – 520,000 (65 bb)
Josh Milrad – 490,000 (61 bb)
Mike Steinbacker – 430,000 (54 bb)
Loni Harwood – 410,000 (51 bb)
Michael Newman – 360,000 (45 bb)
Josias Santos – 329,000 (41 bb)
Jonathan Hilton – 301,000 (38 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 255,000 (32 bb)
Jerry Wong – 210,000 (26 bb)
Howard Mash – 150,000 (19 bb)
Victor Figueroa – 113,000 (14 bb)
Manny Minaya – 90,000 (11 bb)

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 349

Main Event players are taking their first break of the day and the field is only four eliminations away from making some money.

We’ll peep the stacks and see who made big moves over the first two levels of the day.

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 of 349

Josh Milrad was among the chip leaders returning for Day 2 and things were looking good over the first two levels. He was another player heading towards 800,000 when he hit a tough hand.

With the board reading , Milrad check-called a 50,000 bet and led for 100,000 after the river. His opponent quickly called and Milrad tabled for the turned set. But he was second best to the flopped set for a small dip.

Milrad dropped to around 630,000 but he picked up some pots after to start the climb back towards the top of the counts.

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 349

Jon Brody knew he had a lot of work to do if he wanted to cash in the Main Event today, nevermind win it. His night did not end well in Flight C and he returned with only 25,000 in his bag. The seven Day 2 entries were handed twice as many chips.

But he’s moving in the right direction. After two doubles, Brody is up to 97,000 as the field quickly plays down towards the money bubble.

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 349

Despite the slow structure, players are not wasting their time mixing it up. They are quickly down to the last seven tables of the tournament and a few tough players are already out including Rex Clinkscales, Tom Gity, Dani Dayan, and Seth Gilson.

Ira Schwartz was one of the seven players to buy-in this morning and he found a quick double to give him some room to maneuver. Loni Harwood is having a great start and closing on 800,000 for better than a double of her returning stack.

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 81 of 349

The numbers are in and the May Deep Stacks Poker Series Main Event prize pool payout information was released. The tournament drew 349 total entries to push the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool up to $523,500.

The last 44 players will earn some of that money with a min-cash banking $2,670 and the winner walking away with a very nice $111,196 plus the Deep Stack trophy.

2018 May Deep Stack Poker Series
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Main Event
$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed
Entries: 349
Prize Pool: $523,500
May 24-27, 2018

1st: $111,196
2nd: $77,892
3rd: $50,078
4th: $32,431
5th: $24,997
6th: $20,678
7th: $17,354
8th: $14,213
9th: $11,119
10th – 12th: $9,371
13th – 15th: $7,957
16th – 18th: $6,570
19th – 21st: $5,471
22nd – 24th: $4,439
25th – 27th: $3,848
28th – 36th: $3,246
37th – 44th: $2,670

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 83 of 349

After a short delay to break a table, the May Deep Stack Poker Series Main Event is underway for Day 2 with everyone together in one place.

We had seven new entries overnight and this morning to push the official count to 349. We will post the prize pool and payout information as soon as the numbers are run through the system.