$1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining 11 of 129
Average Stack: 140,000 (35 bb)
Jack Duong raised all in from the cutoff for 40,000 and after a little while mulling it over, Dmitry Savelyev called from the big blind.
Duong: 
Savelyev: 
The board ran out 
, giving Savelyev a wheel to eliminate Duong in 12th place.
Dmitry Savelyev – 260,000 (65 bb)
Jack Duong – Eliminated in 12th Place ($2,710)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 1,509
On the first hand after break, Marc Levy shoved for 2,925,000 from early position. It folded to Timothy Banks in the big blind who put his last 2,350,000 in the middle. Levy had Banks at risk, but need to improve.
Banks: 
Levy: 
The flop smacked Levy, falling 
and giving him the nut flush. The turn was the 
while the river fell the 
. Timothy Banks was eliminated in sixth place earning $62,081.
Marc Levy – 5,905,000 (14 bb)
Timothy Banks – Eliminated in 6th ($62,081)
$1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining 13 of 129
Average Stack: 119,000 (39 bb)
Dmitry Savelyev raised to 7,000 from early position, Jack Duong called from the hijack, Gilbert Diaz called from the cutoff, and Griffin Abel three-bet shoved from the small blind for about 83,000. Savelyev isolated the pot with a reshove of his own and showed 
, racing with Abel’s 
.
The board came down 
, no help to Abel, ending his tournament in 14th place.
Dmitry Savelyev – 225,000 (75 bb)
Griffin Abel – Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,371)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Heading to Level 35: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,509
Seat 1: Charlemagne Benjamin – 5,425,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Marc Levy – 2,975,000 (7 bb)
Seat 3: TK Miles – Eliminated in 7th place ($47,766)
Seat 4: Aaron Massey – Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,563)
Seat 5: Dantonio Brown – 6,225,000 (15 bb)
Seat 6: Michael Graffeo – 10,600,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7: Luis Torres – Eliminated in 8th place ($34,473)
Seat 8: Loni Harwood – 10,100,000 (25 bb)
Seat 9: Timothy Banks – 2,400,000 (6 bb)
1st: $290,687
2nd: $178,209
3rd: $110,431
4th: $93,049
5th: $77,127
6th: $62,081
$1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining 14 of 129
Average Stack: 110,500 (36 bb)
Richard Rice raised all in for 28,500 from under the gun and Jeff Manders called from the big blind with 
, leading Rice’s 
.
The board came down 
, giving Manders a set of kings to eliminate Rice in 15th place.
Jeff Manders – 125,000 (41 bb)
Richard Rice – Eliminated in 15th Place ($2,371)
$1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Purple Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining 15 of 129
Average Stack: 103,000 (34 bb)
The big Purple Chip Bounty tournament drew an even 150 entries and exactly ten percent of the field survived the full 16 levels on Day 1. They made the money late on the first day with 18 getting paid before they paused for an overnight break with 15 players remaining.
WSOP bracelet winner Joey Weissman holds a huge lead at the restart while SHRP regular Richard Rice is the shortest of the 15 remaining players and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Stewart Newman is in the middle of the pack.
Cards go back in the air at 2pm and we’ll continue to follow the action.
Table 7
Seat 1: Joseph Zelnick – 138,500 (46 bb)
Seat 2: Larry Baxter – 121,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: –empty–
Seat 4: Stanley Lee – 91,000 (30 bb)
Seat 5: Mike Comisso – 52,500 (17 bb)
Seat 6: Stewart Newman – 124,500 (41 bb)
Seat 7: –empty–
Seat 8: Jeff Manders – 91,500 (30 bb)
Seat 9: Richard Rice – 31,000 (10 bb)
Table 8
Seat 1: Gilbert Diaz – 59,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Joey Weissman – 273,000 (91 bb)
Seat 3: Griffin Abel – 102,000 (34 bb)
Seat 4: Igor Merda – 122,000 (40 bb)
Seat 5: Dmitry Savelyev – 141,000 (47 bb)
Seat 6: Erik Christensen – 71,000 (23 bb)
Seat 7: Frank Silverstein – 42,500 (14 bb)
Seat 8: –empty–
Seat 9: Jack Duong – 77,500 (25 bb)
1st: $39,294
2nd: $23,035
3rd: $13,550
4th: $10,840
5th: $8,130
6th: $6,775
7th: $5,420
8th: $4,065
9th: $3,049
10th-12th: $2,710
13th-15th: $2,371
16th: Craig Feldman – $2,033
17th: Barry Pevner – $2,033
18th: Joshua Cranfill – $2,033
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 1,509
Timothy “TK” Miles got his last 2,775,000 in the pot preflop. It was on Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood and she asked for a count. The dealer broke down the bet and Harwood called putting Miles at risk.
Harwood: 
Miles: 
The flop didn’t improve either player falling 
. The turn 
left Miles drawing to one of the three remaining jacks. It wasn’t in the cards as the dealer completed the runout with the 
. Miles was eliminated in seventh place earning $47,766.
This marks another deep Seminole Hard Rock Poker run for Miles who finished second in last year’s Player of the Year race.
Loni Harwood – 7,500,000 (37 bb)
Timothy “TK” Miles – Eliminated in 7th place ($47,766)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 1,509
Luis Torres open-shoved 1,725,000 and Charlemagne Benjamin moved all-in for more. The remaining players folded. Torres was behind and at risk with against the 
of Benjamin.
Runout: 
Benjamin’s tens were best and Torres was eliminated in eighth place.
Charlemagne Benjamin – 5,700,000 (28 bb)
Luis Torres – Eliminated in 8th place ($34,473)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509
Marc Levy got 1,425,000 in preflop versus Luis Torres. Levy owned 
and was ahead of the of Torres but was the at-risk player.
The runout came 
and Levy doubled through Torres.
Marc Levy – 3,350,000 (16 bb)
Luis Torres – 1,725,000 (8 bb)
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 1,509
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