Event 1: Chip Counts Through Day 1E; Multi-Stack Winners Update

Here are the chip counts for the 208 players remaining from the 2,320 entries through Day 1E.

To this point, there are 21 multi-stack winners. The only player to bag three stacks thus far is Dave Hass. Multi-stack winners only advance with their biggest stack.

The 21 multi-stack winners to this point are:

  • Dave Hass*
  • Gregory Marcus
  • Nancy Thomas
  • Miguel Martinez
  • Mario James
  • Joseph Abdo
  • Ismael Cabrera
  • Brandon Berkenfeld
  • Julio Delgado Comparelli
  • Ellen Lambeth
  • Lazaro Rodriguez
  • George Hortelano
  • Charlemagne Benjamin
  • Richard Whitebrook
  • Herbert Woodbury
  • Michael Grzech
  • Peter Vitantonio
  • Richard Kane
  • Paul Balzano
  • Jason Young

*denotes players who have bagged three stacks

Here are the full chip counts for the remaining 208 players.

RankFirst NameLast NameCityStateChip Count
1CHADFREEDMANMIAMIFL639,000
2RICHARDWHITEBROOKMIAMI BEACHFL636,000
3PREECHATAEPAKDEESUNRISEFL596,000
4ROBERTOALBERROCORAL GABLESFL489,000
5MARCSACHELIMIAMI BEACHFL484,000
6LEVIMALONEYAMESBURYMA458,000
7OLVENSOSAVOIEPEMBROKE PINESFL448,000
8CHADVETSTEINSHARONMA427,000
9JONATHANSANCHEZCOOPER CITYFL424,000
10THAIHA-QUANGPHILADELPHIAPA398,000
11DAVIDSHAWPOMPANO BEACHFL396,000
12VASILIILESHCHENKOKRASNODAR384,000
13LUIZSTADLERMIAMIFL383,000
14MANELICMINAYATAMPAFL380,000
15BRUCEKAHNPLANTATIONFL358,000
16DAVIDPRICEBOYNTON BEACHFL350,000
17RAULHERNANDEZHIALEAHFL349,000
18GEDEMINASKIUBERIS348,000
19JASONYOUNGSUFFERNNY332,000
20ALLEN ROYQUICKFALLLMISSISSAUGAON328,000
21ANTHONYWEIRWEST PALM BEACHFL317,000
22ANDREWKAYHALLANDALE BEACHFL305,000
23DANIELBLUMGAINESVILLEFL301,000
24GEORGEDOLOFANMIAMI BEACHFL299,000
25MICHAELSINISGALLIMIAMIFL299,000
26DARENSTABINSKIWESTONFL291,000
27SEANBAUERSCHMIDTCOOPER CITYFL280,000
28EMERSONWARDMIAMIFL277,000
29JAMESPLATEOAKDALENY270,000
30CHRISTOPHERDAMICKTONAWANDANY269,000
31ARTHURPEACOCKJUPITERFL267,000
32JAMESSALMONPLANTATIONFL267,000
33ALEXANDERABELLACORAL GABLESFL256,000
34MICHAELMASCITELLIWEST PALM BEACHFL248,000
35ANTHONYOCAMPOMIAMIFL245,000
36SEBASTIANHOYOS243,000
37JOHNNYTANGMIAMIFL242,000
38SCOTTZAKHEIMDAVIEFL241,000
39MARCUSSTEINPEMBROKE PINESFL238,000
40SCOTTWYLEROCEAN RIDGEFL237,000
41THANHNGUYENCORAL SPRINGSFL233,000
42LUKEBRERETONpresbury232,000
43MOHDEIDPINELLAS PARKFL231,000
44CHARLESODENZMARGATEFL228,000
45LAZARORODRIGUEZMIAMIFL227,000
46JORDANMELTZERLA CROSSEWI225,000
47ELLIOTTZAYDMANCOCONUT CREEKFL223,000
48DANIELEVANSCHICOCA222,000
49JEANGASPARDEVANSTONIL222,000
50JEFFREYTHOMPSONNOKOMISFL218,000
51ELLENLAMBETHPALM COASTFL217,000
52JOSEPHABDOTAMPAFL213,000
53LUIS ALFREDOZEDANMIAMIFL213,000
54LUISCHANGCARACAS210,000
55MICHAELCOHENMANALAPANNJ208,000
56EVANDOLLINGERSUNRISEFL206,000
57JORGEGOMEZMIAMIFL206,000
58JULIODELGADO COMPARELLIDORALFL205,000
59PAULBALZANOSUNRISEFL203,000
60JERRYWONGBROOKLYNNY200,000
61CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMINMIAMI GARDENSFL199,000
62JONLANCARLAKE WORTHFL199,000
63JEFFREYSATINOFFNORTH PALM BEACHFL198,000
64EDWARDMALLONBOYNTON BEACHFL196,000
65BENJAMINSRIQUISUNRISEFL192,000
66SHIMONBUHADANAFORT LAUDERDALEFL191,000
67ALDRINGOMEZMIAMI BEACHFL189,000
68STEVENBENNETTDEERFIELD BEACHFL188,000
69JASONPRESTBOCA RATONFL188,000
70RICHARDKANEBRANDONFL185,000
71YVESFEQUIEREMIAMIFL183,000
72BRANDONBERKENFELDDELRAY BEACHFL181,000
73JACOBPOTESTIONAPLESFL178,000
74DANIELGARCIACROSSINGSFL177,000
75LONNIEHEIMOWITZMONTICELLONY176,000
76CARLOSTORRES VAZQUEZWESTONFL175,000
77TIMOTHYKEGELHOLLYWOODFL174,000
78LAWRENCEPILEGGIPITTSBURGHPA174,000
79DAMIENSIMONHIALEAHFL173,000
80MATTHEWSTEWARTORLANDOFL173,000
81EDWARDJAFFYBOCA RATONFL171,000
82KevinMccarthyHIALEAHFL171,000
83GLENNBLUMBERGALACHUAFL170,000
84GREGORYMARCUSMIAMIFL170,000
85MARSHAWOLAKPOMPANO BEACHFL169,000
86DAVIDADAMSTALLAHASSEEFL167,000
87FREDERICOSAVIO DABUSDORALFL167,000
88DOUGLASBAERBAL HARBOURFL164,000
89JEDDIRKSENIOWA CITYIA162,000
90MIGUELMARTINEZPARKLANDFL160,000
91RICHARDLEGERLIGHTHOUSE POINTFL156,000
92BRETTBADERBOCA RATONFL155,000
93JASONJOHNSONCORAL SPRINGSFL155,000
94EDGARVARASMIAMIFL155,000
95SCOTTEFRONBOCA RATONFL154,000
96STEWARTNEWMANDAVIEFL154,000
97PETERVITANTONIOWICKLIFFEOH151,000
98ALBERTESKENAZIPEMBROKE PINESFL147,000
99ISMAELCABRERAPOWDER SPGSGA145,000
100PETKOTSAKOVCPU PROVINCETOWNMA144,000
101MARTINCARNERODAVIEFL142,000
102ELVISGIANCONALOS ROSALES140,000
103DOMINICKSPADAVECCHIABOCA RATONFL140,000
104NEMESIOALEGADOROLLING MEADOWSIL138,000
105RONALDCAMPILLOPEMBROKE PINESFL137,000
106BRANDONMILLERPALM BAYFL133,000
107JOSEPHROSENBERGDAVIEFL133,000
108NANCYBIRNBAUMFORT LAUDERDALEFL132,000
109ERICKOLODNYAVENTURAFL132,000
110GARYLEVINGERWELLINGTONFL131,000
111KELLYSLAYJACKSONVILLEFL129,000
112RICHARDHUTCHINGSBOCA RATONFL128,000
113DANIELWIRGAUMIAMIFL123,000
114CHRISTYPHAMLAKE MARYFL122,000
115JEREMYJOSEPHPEMBROKE PINESFL121,000
116LONIHARWOODSTATEN ISLANDNY120,000
117THOMASMACEYMIAMI BEACHFL120,000
118ERICARMSTRONGRUTLEDGETN118,000
119ALMEDINIMSIROVICVANCOUVERWA118,000
120PEDROPALACIODELRAY BEACHFL117,000
121JOHNREDLITZORANGE PARKFL116,000
122PAULBRETTLERHALLANDALE BEACHFL112,000
123JOSEPHCARRAFABURLINGTONCT110,000
124MICHAELPAWELEK IIBOCA RATONFL110,000
125ISAOKISHIYAMATOKYO109,000
126RYANMILLERPLANTATIONFL109,000
127BRYCEPHUONGHOLLYWOODFL109,000
128CLAUDIOPIEDRABUENAROSARIO109,000
129FRANCISCOMUNOZLARGOFL106,000
130JOHNNYOGLE JRWHITEGA105,000
131KEVINDENGCORAL SPRINGSFL104,000
132DONALDLAWRENCE JRAVENTURAFL104,000
133WILLIAMSANFORDMOUNT VERNONNY104,000
134OSVALDORAMOSDAVIEFL101,000
135GARYVIEBAHNESTEROFL100,000
136MICHAELGOLDFARBPARKLANDFL99,000
137HAGAISTEINDAVIEFL97,000
138CARLOSHOSTOS MUSSOCARACAS95,000
139SEANCLARKMIAMIFL93,000
140PETERCLEVENFORT LAUDERDALEFL93,000
141STEVENMCKOYCORAL SPRINGSFL92,000
142PAULABARROSMIAMIFL90,000
143GABRIELSACKFT LAUDERDALEFL90,000
144JONATHANBRODYDAVIEFL89,000
145MARCINPLEWINSKICOCONUT CREEKFL89,000
146DAVIDHASSDELRAY BEACHFL88,000
147JESSEHOLLANDERJACKSONVILLEFL87,000
148ERICRIVKINE HAMPTONNY87,000
149SERGIOGIHAMIAMIFL85,000
150NANCYTHOMASLAUD BY SEAFL85,000
151RONALDOSTROWCOCONUT CREEKFL83,000
152PAULAALIBRANDIMIRAMARFL81,000
153ALANREICHSTEINDELRAY BEACHFL81,000
154MICHAELLUCASMIAMIFL80,000
155YAROSLAVNAKONECHNYYGOLDEN ISLESFL79,000
156JEFFREYCOHENPARKLANDFL77,000
157ROBERTMILLERJENSEN BEACHFL77,000
158MICHAELEDDYHOLLYWOODFL73,000
159JEFFKESSLERPLANTATIONFL73,000
160HOWARDCHARYNEAST MEADOWNY72,000
161ADAMHERNANDEZWESTONFL72,000
162JEREMIAHPIERCEFLORENCESC71,000
163KEVINGOMEZSouthwest RanchesFL70,000
164JORGEAMESTOYMiamiFL69,000
165HERBERTWOODBERYWINTER GARDENFL69,000
166BRETTBRUCALERISAINT JAMESNY64,000
167GEORGEHORTELANOWESTONFL61,000
168PARASKEVASPATSATSISPALM BEACH GARDENSFL60,000
169ROBERTLEFFFT LAUDERDALEFL59,000
170COLBYCOVINGTONJUNCTION CITYOR58,000
171REMYBOUGEOISDAVIEFL56,000
172STEVENCARSWELLPALM BCH GDNSFL56,000
173ADAMWAGNERWEST PALM BCHFL56,000
174JUANFERRERMIAMIFL55,000
175FRANKGILKENDALLFL53,000
176JORGELEIDIAVENTURAFL53,000
177CRAIGBAGONBOCA RATONFL52,000
178DANIELPEREZ ESCOBARCARACAS51,000
179MATTHEWZARCADOOLASFORT LAUDERDALEFL51,000
180MICHAELDAVISOKEECHOBEEFL49,000
181JEREMIAHJASPONAPOPKAFL48,000
182JONATHANMARKSWESTONFL47,000
183JAMESNEWBOLDHollywoodFL46,000
184WILLIEWIGGINSMIRAMARFL46,000
185EDWARDMANDELHOLLYWOODFL42,000
186MARIOJAMESPEMBROKE PINESFL40,000
187ERICPENNERWEST PALM BEACHFL40,000
188TOMASSCHLESINGERSAN FRANCISCOCA40,000
189JOSEGALLEGOSHIALEAHFL39,000
190ALANDOBROWMELVILLENY38,000
191ANTHONYDUDLEYPEMBROKE PINESFL38,000
192ARIELROSELLO QUINTANAHIALEAHFL37,000
193BIENVENIDOSANTIAGOCOCONUT CREEKFL37,000
194GREGROSENCORAL SPRINGSFL35,000
195ERROLMASSEYHOLLYWOODFL33,000
196MICHAELGRZECHOKEECHOBEEFL32,000
197RICHARDSTEINSTUARTFL30,000
198BRANDONBYARSTAMPAFL29,000
199HOLLANDERPREAPJACKSONVILLEFL28,000
200CORYWILLIAMSALVAFL25,000
201HARRYTHOMASFORT LAUDERDALEFL24,000
202ERNESTGREENE JRPALM BCH GDNSFL22,000
203DOUGLASCHANORLANDOFL20,000
204TAYLORDEAN-LIPSONWOODSTOCKNY20,000
205EDWARDGILFILLANBOCA RATONFL18,000
206EDUARDOPOLETTOMIAMIFL18,000
207BRIANWACHSSUNRISEFL16,000
208PHILIPPEGOUREAUBAL HARBOURFL15,000

Event 1 Day 1F: A Few Chip Counts from Around the Room

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 10: 600/1,200/200 Ante

There are 458 entries in the Day 1F flight thus far and roughly 175 players remain. Registration is open until the start of Level 13, roughly 11:45pm.

Here are a few notable stacks from around the room:

Nigel Murray – 66,000 (55 bb)
Adam Horowitz – 62,000 (52 bb)
Zo Karim – 58,000 (48 bb)
Raminder Singh – 47,000 (39 bb)
Mike Beasley – 40,000 (33 bb)
Stuart Patterson – 30,000 (25 bb)
Errol Massey – 24,000 (20 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 21,000 (18 bb)
Ory Hen – 19,000 (26 bb)
Ismael Cabrera – 14,000 (12 bb)
Greg Marcus – 12,000 (10 bb)
Stewart Newman – 10,000 (8 bb)

Event 1 Day 1E: Richard Whitebrook Bags Second Biggest Stack Overall

Richard Whitebrook

Day 1E of Event 1 drew 575 entries, bringing the total field size to 2,320 entries through five Day 1 flights. Leading the 1E batch of survivors with 636,000 was Richard Whitebrook (pictured), good for second place overall. He was followed today by Preecha “Kent” Taepakdee (596,000), Marc Sacheli (484,000), Chad Vetstein (427,000) and Raul Hernandez (349,000).

While 56 players bagged up from this flight, there were several more multi-stack winners. When the official chip counts are ready, we will have that information available.

Others who bagged up tonight include Luke Brereton (232,000), Jorge Gomez (206,000), Jerry Wong (200,000), Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Stewart Newman (154,000) and Jesse Hollander (87,000).

Full chip counts for the five completed flights will be available in the next hour or two.

Event 1 Day 1E: Jesse Hollander and Richard Whitebrook Send the Field into the money!

Jesse Hollander
Jesse Hollander

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 16: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 56/575
Average Stack: 151,000 (19 bb)

The field was stuck on 59 players for about 20 minutes before a flurry of elimination left the us with 56 Day 1E survivors.

Jesse Hollander got the ball rolling in a four-handed pot as a short-stacked player was all in preflop for 10,000. The flop fell 8d6h2d and Charlemagne Benjamin checked from the small blind. Jesse Hollander shoved from the big blind for about 50,000 and chased out Herbert Woodbury and Benjamin.

Hollander tabled Ad6d, leading his opponent’s 7s4s. The Js turn and Ac river completed the board, locking up the pot for Hollander with a pair of sixes.

Just as play reached hand-for-hand, action at another table saw Richard Whitebrook score a huge elimination which also bagged him the chip lead with 636,000.

Following a flop of Qc4s2h, a flury of action between Whitebrook and his opponent led to a player all in for about 170,000 with AhQd against Whitebrook’s 2s2d. The 10c turn and 8c river were no help to the all-in player, giving Whitebrook the pot with a set of deuces and sending the field into the money.

The players are bagging chips now and we’ll have full chip counts from all five flights combined when it is available.

Event 1 Day 1E: Brereton Takes the Lead

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 13: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante

Luke Brereton leads late in Flight E
Luke Brereton leads late in Flight E

Registration has closed for Flight E with 575 total entrants putting up their buy-in. We have 117 players remaining from those starers and will stop play when they hit the money with 57 survivors.

Luke Brereton is your new leader and the only player over 200,000. He’s followed by Chris Nomikos and Matthew Stewart with some big names lurking. We also have several players in line for a multi-stack award at the end of the day and we will keep an eye on them.

Notables counts:

Luke Brereton – 225,500 (226 bb)
Chris Nomikos – 187,000 (187 bb)
Matthew Stewart – 174,500 (175 bb)
Mark Smith – 143,000 (143 bb)
Jason Young – 140,000 (140 bb)
Raminder Singh – 112,500 (113 bb)
Zo Karim – 95,500 (96 bb)
David Jackson – 90,000 (90 bb)
Brandon Byars – 74,500 (75 bb)
Al Gomez – 68,000 (68 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – 43,000 (43 bb)
Stewart Newman – 42,500 (43 bb)
Eric Rivkin – 33,500 (34 bb)
Ralph Massey – 31,000 (31 bb)

Event 1 Day 1F: Saturday Night Flight

$350 Ultimate Re-Entry No Limit Hold’em
Level 1: 25/50

Chips ready to go

The sixth flight of the $500,000 Guarantee Ultimate Re-Entry event is underway in the front of the ballroom and looking to push the prize pool over $750,000 before registration is closed tonight.

They are still grinding away in the earlier flight with the combined total sitting at 2,314 entrants so far. The $500,000 guarantee was blown away in last night’s flight and we’re going for bigger numbers today with two more flights tomorrow.