$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  216 of 7,703

Alex Kimpel (yesterday’s Flight G chip leader) moved all in from early position for 375,000, and the player in the cutoff called with .

Kimpel turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — the cutoff flopped a set of kings, but Kimpel rivered a heart flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alex Kimpel  –  815,000  (33 bb)

With about 216 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 715,000 (29 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,525 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  250 of 7,703

Nigel Murray raised from UTG+1, and Pasha Golovin moved all in from the cutoff for 80,000. The player in the big blind called, as did Murray, and any further betting would create a side pot.

Both players checked to the river on a board of , the big blind checked, Murray bet 50,000, and the big blind folded.

Murray showed for a rivered ace-high straight, but Golovin turned over for a rivered nine-high flush to win the pot and nearly quadruple his chip stack.

Pasha Golovin  –  315,000  (13 bb)
Nigel Murray  –  850,000  (34 bb)

With about 250 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 615,000 (25 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,462 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  290 of 7,703

A player raised from middle position to 20,000, Kevin McCormick moved all in from the cutoff for 175,000, and his opponent tanked for a long time before he called with .

McCormick turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and McCormick paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Kevin McCormick  –  400,000  (20 bb)

With about 290 players remaining from a field of 7,703, the average chip stack is around 530,000 (27 big blinds). The field is in the money, with the remaining players guaranteed at least $1,398 each.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$50,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Entries:  468

Event 13 reached Level 8 of the tournament, the last chance to jump into this big one-day tournament. With 468 entries, they’ve already tripled up the guarantee for a great Sunday afternoon.

Sahar Khajavi and Nancy Thomas are among the crowd in the Meeting Room, Khajavi coming off a second-place finish in the Ladies Event last night. Thomas hit a big $100K score in the 2017 Lucky Hearts Poker Open opening event for a second place finish.

$600 Deep Stack Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Multi-flight tournaments are generally reserved for big No Limit Hold’em tournaments but we’re changing that up this week and putting out some Pot Limit Omaha action. Event 15 is a $600 PLO tournament with flights and a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

We expect a healthy group of our Omaha lovers to come out to enjoy this one. Flight A gets underway at 5 pm with the last two flights running on Monday.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes on Day 1, going up to 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm. All flights will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and survivors will return on Tuesday for Day 2 at 2 pm in the money.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  355 of 7,703

Level 20 came to an end and tournament staff sent the remaining ~350 players on an extended break as they go through the massive undertaking of coloring off the 1K chips.

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Continuing the packed Sunday schedule with a big short-handed tournament at 4 pm. Event 14 has a $1,100 buy-in with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool, a two-day structure, and six-max tables to keep the action moving.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and blinds last 30 minutes for the first 12 levels, going up to 40 minutes after that. Late registration and a single re-entry option are available until the start of Level 9 at 9 pm after a 45-minute dinner break.

Day 1 will continue through 15 full levels and survivors will return on Monday at 2 pm for Day 2.

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels 1-12 last 30 minutes; Level 13+ last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  390 of 7,703

The rich are getting richer as the field quickly gets smaller. Jimmy Russell improved on his chip lead and reached 1600,000 while Shawn Lucas is on a heater himself.

He came back for Day 2 with 451,000 in his bag but is up to 1,222,000 after a few hours at the tables.

Blinds are up to 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante and the average stack is about 531,000 (44 bb).

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  510 of 7,703

The first break came to an end and players returned to action with 510 players remaining and dropping fast.

Jimmy Russell is the new leader in the room but it’s tight at the top. We found three players over 1.3 million with a few more close to chasing them down.

Russell leads with 1,355,000 followed by David Albertson’s 1,350,000 and Nick Raio’s 1,319,000.

Blinds are up to 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante and the average stack is about 302,000 (30 bb).

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  520 of 7,703

The players are about to get some room to breathe after a frantic first two levels of the day. They will take a 15-minute break in a bit and return to play two more levels before the next one to keep them on schedule for the 1K color up.