Event 6 Day 1B: Defending Champ Defending

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  67

Johnny Bromberg

Johnny Bromberg entered the field this afternoon, his first event of the series, but he’s back to defend his title. He had a huge run in 2024, including a few major SHR Hollywood titles, a WSOP Circuit ring, and tenth place in the recent WPT Poker Showdown Championship.

Bromberg is our defending tournament champion, winning the $1,700 Deepest Stack outright for $98,100 over 303 entries. Back-to-back wins have never been done, and he’s the only one who can do it this weekend.

Event 6 Day 1B: Yury Parad Leads

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  63

Yury Parad

The second break ended and players returned to action with two ore levels before their dinner break. We have 63 entries and it’s turning into a very nice field on a Friday afternoon.

Yury Parad is the early leader and the only player over 200K. He sits with 228,300 with Michael Newman’s 191,200 the closest to catching him. Here’s a look at a few counts from the break:

Yury Parad – 228,300 (381 bb)
Michael Newman – 191,200 (319 bb)
Billy Pappas – 145,200 (242 bb)
Michelle Fox – 133,400 (222 bb)
Hector Pacheco – 121,000 (202 bb)
Ira Friedman – 74,200 (124 bb)
Paul Domb – 73,300 (122 bb)
Haim Toorgeman – 71,900 (120 bb)
Noah Schwartz – 51,200 (85 bb)
Richard Davis – 50,000 (83 bb)
Sean Shah – 50,000 (83 bb)
David Nathaniel – 48,000 (80 bb)
James Salmon – 32,300 (54 bb)
Solange Lucas – 30,300 (51 bb)

Michael Newman

Event 6 Day 1B: Another Break

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  57

Noah Schwartz

We have another break coming up at the end of Level 6 with more players joining as we get deeper in the day.

A few more joining include Noah Schwartz, Hector Pacheco (DSPS Event 1 champ from 2021), and James Salmon.

Hector Pacheco
James Salmon

EVent 6 Day 1B: Early Friends

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  47

Michael Newman (left) and Alexander Borukhovich (right)

The entry count is nearing 50 for this flight, matching what we had yesterday by the end of Flight A, so we’re going to set ourselves up for hitting the $300,000 early in Flight C.

Some early friends today include Michael Newman, Alexander Borukhovich, Brenda Hinds (who ran over most of the $600 Deeper Stack field), Luis Capella, Michelle Fox, Solange Lucas, Haim Toorgeman, and Evan Teitelbaum.

Brenda Hinds
Luis Capella
Michelle Fox

Event 6 Flight B: First Break

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  40

Three levels are complete, and tournament staff sent players on a 15-minute break. We have 40 entries in the game, and most of them are still here working on their stacks.

They are nearly halfway to the $300,000 guarantee with a big flight expected tomorrow.

Event 6 Day 1B: Cards in the Air

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Cards are in the air for the second flight of the $1,700 Deepest Stack Main Event. We had 50 entries in the first flight, expect even more today, and a lot more tomorrow for the Saturday flight. The tournament has a $300,000 guarantee and we’re looking to get close this evening.

Players sit with huge 50K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 at the start of Day 2 and 90 minutes in Level 23. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

Play will continue through Level 14 and survivors will return for Day 2.

  • $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 50,000 in chips
  • Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Level 15-22 last 60 minutes
  • Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Day 2
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

Event 6: Chip Counts Through Flight A

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Returning to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 50

Flight A:  50 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B:  Friday at 11 am
Flight C:  Saturday at 11 am
Day 2:  Sunday at 11 am

Registration is open until the start of Day 2

RankFirst NameLast NameCitySTChip Count
1JamesCalderaroEnglewoodFL397,000
2ScottZakheimFort LauderdaleFL216,000
3AlbertoHookerLima215,000
4JacobKauffmanDavieFL213,000
5AsherNeamanPembroke PinesFL194,000
6ScottLevittDelray BeachFL187,000
7FabienGuerreiroDrancy186,000
8EldoRodriguezDavieFL161,000
9SteveYagudaevGolden BeachFL141,000
10GregSpinderParklandFL117,000
11ScottHeiligmanNaplesFL115,000
12RichardLegerLighthouse PointFL109,000
13NadyaMagnusBoca RatonFL109,000
14LyleDiamondDelray BeachFL62,000
15BrendenGluckWoodmereNY42,000
16NicolaDavimosBoca RatonFL39,000

Event 6 Day 1A: James Calderaro Bags the Lead

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  16 of 50

James Calderaro

Flight A of the $1,700 Deepest Stack ended with 16 players bagging chips and moving on to Day 2. James Calderaro steadily built his stack and is the early overall leader with 397,000 and no one was that close.

We will post the entire chip count list as soon as it is available.

Top five stacks from Flight A:

James Calderaro – 397,000 (132 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 216,000 (72 bb)
Alberto Hooker – 215,000 (72 bb)
Jacob Kauffman – 213,000 (71 bb)
Asher Neaman – 194,000 (65 bb)