$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  276 of 2,194

Flight A:  366 Entries;  46 Advanced
Flight B:  318 Entries;  40 Advanced
Flight C:  447 Entries;  56 Advanced
Flight D:  381 Entries;  48 Advanced
Flight E:  682 Entries;  86 Advanced
Flight F:  In Progress  (Reg. ~9:30 p.m.)
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  86 of 682

It only took one hand of hand-for-hand play to burst the Money Bubble in Flight E, and action ended with 4:09 remaining in Level 15, with blinds at 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolled back to the earliest finish from the six starting flights, which at this point was Flight B, which ended in the middle of the 2,000-4,000 level.

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later this evening, but here is a preview of the top five counts from this flight:

1.  Mirco Scharen  –  395,000  (99 bb)
2.  Julio Delgado  –  372,000  (93 bb)
3.  Gregory Head  –  370,000  (93 bb)
4.  Joe Shammas  –  362,000  (91 bb)
5.  Derek Nold  –  359,000  (90 bb)

Flight F is already underway, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until about 9:30 pm. This is the final starting flight, so it’s now or never to claim part of this prizepool that is worth more than $1.3 million.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  86 of 682

In the first hand of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, there were two all-in-and-call situations.

At Table 25, Khari Hutchings was all in from UTG+1 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Tal Avivi in the small blind.

The board came , and Avivi picked up a gutshot straight draw on the turn, but improved no further. Hutchings won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Khari Hutchings  –  268,000  (67 bb)
Tal Avivi  –  194,000  (49 bb)

At Table 33, the player in the cutoff was all in for 31,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of James Reynolds in the big blind.

The board came , and the cutoff flopped a gutshot straight draw and turned an open-ended straight draw with an ace-high flush draw. But he missed all of his outs on the river, and Reynolds won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate his opponent on the Money Bubble.

James Reynolds  –  222,000  (28 bb)

So with the Money Bubble burst, Flight E comes to an end, and the remaining 86 players are bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, where everyone will be in the money.

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  18 of 65

The final 21 players return from break to begin Level 13, with limits of 4,000-8,000.

There were two players with at least 160K at the dinner break:

1.  Mihails Morozovs  –  200,000  (25 BB)
2.  Adam Walter  –  165,000  (21 BB)

When they got back from dinner, Walter made a wheel in Stud Hi/Lo in one of the first couple of hands to knock out two players at once, moving him into the chip lead with about 220,000.

Adam Walter  –  220,000  (28 BB)

The next hand, Walter knocked out another player to drop the field down to 18 players and bump his chip stack up to about 240,000.

Adam Walter  –  240,000  (30 BB)

With 18 players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 90,000 (11 Big Bets). The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $740.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  108 of 682

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up only three players with at least 325K, and they are nearly tied for the chip lead with about 415K each:

1.  Joe Shammas  –  416,000  (104 bb)
T-2.  Tal Avivi  –  414,000  (104 bb)
T-2.  Mirco Scharen  –  414,000  (104 bb)

With about 108 players remaining from a field of 682, the average chip stack is around 126,000 (32 big blinds). Action will continue until there are 86 players remaining, which will also be the Money Bubble. Players must bag chips for Day 2 to finish in the money.

$200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Another bounty tournament hits the schedule with LHPO Event 10 at 6 pm in the Grand Ballroom. It is a $200 Quad Stack with Double Green Chip Bounties from start to finish.

Players start with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 9:30 pm.

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (9:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

$400 Triple Stud (Re-Entry)
Structure  |  Payouts
Level 13:  4,000/8,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  21 of 65

Level 12 comes to an end, and the players take a 45-minute dinner break. Action is scheduled to resume around 6:15 pm.

With 21 players remaining from a field of 65, the average chip stack is about 77,000 (10 Big Bets). The final nine players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $740.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The final flight of LHPO Event 1 is ready to get underway at the top of the hour and the $600 Deep Stack already cruised past its $1,000,000 guarantee. Every entry in this flight will push the prize pool higher.

Players start with 20K in front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 24. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm.

Flight F will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and survivors will return tomorrow at 1 pm for Day 2.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  171 of 682

Charlemagne Benjamin opened the action from under the gun, it folded around to Anthony Askey in the small blind and he moved all in for 51,500. Benjamin thought and talked for a minute before he called with the bigger stack.

Benjamin:
Askey:

It was a race and Askey needed to improve to double but it was Benjamin nailing the flop for a set of sixes. Askey still had a spade draw but blanked the turn and river to exit the flight.

Charlemagne Benjamin – 126,000 (63 bb)

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  189 of 682

Another break has come and gone and the black chips were removed from play. There are 189 still in action with only 86 set to secure a bag for tomorrow’s Day 2.

Luis Soriano is the new front-runner, leading the field with 298,000 followed by Tony Schneider with 265,500.