Event 1: Prize Pool Tops $800k!

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 9: Blinds 400/800/100

Players are back on the felt after the color-up break.

The unofficial number of entries in Flight F is 613, bringing the overall total for all six flights to 2,879.  The (unofficial) total prize pool comes to $863,700, soaring over the $500,000 Guarantee.

Once the entries have been verified and the numbers have been crunched, the total prize pool will be posted here in the blog.

Event 1: Smile For The Camera

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

End of Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75

Players are on a break at the end of level 8.

Mukul Pahuja Abbey Daniels

Earlier in the day, we found a couple of WPT Final Tableists sharing the felt.  Both Mukul Pahuja and Abbey Daniels have made televised final tables on the World Poker Tour and both did it right here at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood.

Abbey finished 4th in the 2011 Seminole Hard Rock Showdown WPT Championship, earning $286,819.  She has over $453,000 in reported tournament earnings.

Mukul finished 3rd in the 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open WPT Championship, ($10 Million Gtd) earning over $872,000.  His lifetime earnings are over $3 million.

In a field of this size, it is unusual to find two such accomplished players seated next to each other, but they were sharing the felt for a while.  Mukul busted out when he flopped two pair with K5 and his opponent also flopped two pair with KT.

Event 1: Debra Dorcy Is Last One In

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75

Debra Dorcy

The very last player to re-enter for Event 1 before registration closed was Debra Dorcy (Edgewater, FL).  “How could I not re-enter?” she said, as she handed over the cash.

This is her third try.  She played Flight E earlier today, without success, and tried again in Flight F, busting out again before registration closed.  She’s hoping the third time is the charm.

Debra owns Frosty King Creamery where they make homemade ice cream, right on US Hwy 1 in Edgewater.

Event 1: Corey Burbick Busts One

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: Blinds 200/400/50

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The flop read Ks5s2h when the big blind bet 7,000 and Corey Burbick called. The small blind folded and the turn was dealt 8d. The big blind moved all in and Burbick called. The two players then flipped over their hands.

Burbick: KhKd
Big Blind: AdAs

River: 8s

Burbick won the hand to eliminate his opponent and he now holds 42,000 in chips.

Event 1: Flight E Chip Counts

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

There were 113 players who bagged chips at the end of Flight E, out of 681 entries.  Here are their chips counts:

LAST NAMEFIRST NAMECHIP COUNT
SPIESMARK494500
SHAHSYED470000
CHEFFYLOUIS356500
PREAPHOLLANDER341500
DAUBERTTRAVIS331000
GRABERCHAD329000
SANTOSADAMASTOR325500
SAMPSONMATTHEW294000
LEWINMICHAEL253500
ROSEMARK226000
MiglioreAnthony218500
SIDDIQUIMOHAMMAD203500
GEORGEERIC201500
KAFATISIMON198000
CONELAWRENCE191000
EBELHARJOSEPH190000
YORRAMATTHEW184000
CABRERAISMAEL182500
MITCHELLDEBORAH178000
PIPPENLEE170500
ShekhterDmitry167500
MALONE JRJOSEPH161500
MCKOYSTEVEN160500
WILLIAMSKALVIN160300
MCPHILLIPSBRUCE155000
SHAMAHJORDAN151500
CONLONJOHN150500
TURNEREDDIE144000
NOVICKNOAH143500
DE LA CERDAISRAEL139500
MAURICIDOMENICO139500
SEPEANTHONY138000
MASSENATPIERROT137000
SIASTAYLOR133500
SARACHEJAVIER131500
JADDISALMAN131000
BEASLEYWILLIAM130000
KALILICLAUDIO127500
JAMESMARIO126000
ANGLINMARQUIS125000
YOOBYUNG125000
GOLDJONATHAN124000
PALOMBONATHANIEL123000
CAPUTO FERREIRAMIGUEL121000
NGUYENCONG121000
PHAMDUYEN121000
MCLAUCHLINARCHIBALD116500
MACEYTHOMAS116000
METAJANJEFF112500
BINONERJOHN110500
CRAWFORDTERRI-ANNE110000
UEHARAERIBERUTO110000
STERNERALEXIS105500
BattleGordon105000
DIFIORECHRISTINE101000
FAWCETTCHARLES101000
BROWNDAVID99000
CASTILLORAMON96500
MEYERTHOMAS96500
PACERICHARD96000
ODEJOHN93500
HEYWOODSEAN92000
AHARONOVICAARON91500
KIMWILLIAM89500
HEIDERMORRIS89000
MENDIOLACHRISTOPHER89000
VAKNINNISSIN88000
McCordDavid87500
BECKSERIC87000
JACKSONDAVID86000
CAVICCHIGERALD84000
KOIRODAVID83500
RAWDINBRUCE83500
PANETTAROBERT83000
TANNENBAUMROBERT83000
VARGAS MORALESMANUEL82000
HAYESKEVIN80000
LAMMERHOFERANDREAS77000
ANSARIDAVAR76500
KRIZANICTOMISLAV76000
MILLERMARK76000
ROBERTYRAYMOND72000
MYERSTIMOTHY70500
scheinbergmichael70500
PAPPEDWARD69500
CEFALONIRICHARD69000
ROSADOJESSICA67000
PIPITONEPAULETTE66500
LIKEJASON66000
LESSORMATTHEW65500
GOZLANNISSIM62000
WHITEMARSHALL61500
ZIONTSDAVID60500
MIELEANGELO56000
WALLINGERIC55500
MERCERDONALD55000
MARSHMANROBYN53500
BENJAMINCHARLES52000
FREEDMANWENDY52000
VILLAMILEDGAR52000
SCHIUMERINIJUAN44500
HANEYTAMMY41000
ELSARELLIMATTHEW DANE39000
SANCHEZJIMMY38000
SCIANNAPETER38000
FREEMANHILARY31500
NIFAKOSPANAGIOTIS30500
BUDSUKEKOSIN29000
RODGIGUEZHAROLD24500
ZEITLERJULIUS24000
MacgregorBruce23000
FARRELLTHOMAS21000
MACKLEMGEORGE15500

 

Event 1: Tony Ruberto Eliminated

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: Blinds 200/400/50

Tony Ruberto was all in preflop on the cutoff and Jerry Timmons on the hijack had him covered. A player in middle position was also all in so the three players flipped over their hands.

Timmons: Kh7h
Ruberto: AhJdMiddle Position: QhJs

Board: KdQc4d8hJc

Ruberto and the player in middle position were both eliminated on the hand and Timmons stacked up 75,000 after the dust settled.

 

 

Event 1: Russ Relocates

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Level 6: Blinds 200/400/50

Russ Dykshteyn

Russ Dykshteyn was a hard-core Brooklyn-ite, tearing up the felts in Atlantic City for years.  He rarely traveled to play tournaments, but after winning a WSOP Circuit main event in West Palm Beach earlier this year while on vacation visiting friends, he decided to relocate.

After the WSOP where he cashed once, finishing 12th in the $10k PLO event, Russ moved to nearby Sunny Isles, FL.  The businessman has over $450,000 in reported lifetime tournament earnings.

He’s not doing as well in this event.  He just hit the registration desk to fire his third bullet.

Event 1: Aces Hold for Maddah

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

End of Level 4:  Blinds 100/200

Wally Maddah

After Wally Maddah (Tampa, FL) raised and his opponent called, Wally said “all-in” and put the rest of his chips in the middle, effectively betting the flop in the dark.  His opponent obliged, having Wally covered, by calling dark.

Wally had [asac] and was crushing his opponent’s AdKh.  The board ran out Qc6s6h9sTh and Wally’s Aces were good for a double-up to about 40k.

Level four has ticked away and Flight F players are enjoying their first break.