The remaining 60-ish players are bagging and tagging for the day. David Shaw, Robert Williams, and Michael Ortiz look to be the biggest stacks in the room and as a special bonus, the chip leader at the end of each flight will receive $1,000.
Event 1: Ortiz Dodges Disaster
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: Blinds 1,200/2,400/300 ante
A player in early position raises to 11,500, Michael Ortiz calls from the hijack, and both players in the blinds call to see a flop of 
.
The player in the small blind leads out for 20,000, getting folds from the player in the big blind and the preflop raiser. Before Ortiz acts on his hand, though, the player in the small blind turns over his own cards, 
for top two pair.
With a smile on his face, Ortiz takes one last look at his cards and folds 
face up.
“I cost myself a lot of money on that one,” says the player in the small blind.
“I had a funny feeling you had ace-queen anyway,” replies Ortiz.
Despite losing the pot, Ortiz dodges what could have been a big loss and is still going strong with about 289,000.
Event 1: Chip Leaders After Level 12
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 13: Blinds 1,000/2,000/200 ante
Michael Ortiz – 253,400 (126 bb)
Eugene Kleyman – 237,700 (118 bb)
Wendy Freedman – 202,100 (101 bb)
Donald Carlton – 189,300 (94 bb)
Event 1: Field Update
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: Blinds 800/1,600/200 ante
About 104 players remain from the Day 1A starting field of 286 entries. The average stack is currently at about 68,800 (43 bb).
Event 1: A Few Chip Counts From Around The Room
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 11: Blinds 600/1,200/200 ante
Eugene Kleyman – 175,000 (145 bb)
Patrick Eskandar – 100,000 (83 bb)
Marsha Wolak – 89,000 (74 bb)
Wendy Freedman – 85,000 (70 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 61,000 (50 bb)
Dan Heimiller – 55,000 (45 bb)
Brian Hawkins – 54,000 (45 bb)
Jacquelyn Scott – 25,000 (20 bb)
Matthew Elsarelli – 22,000 (18 bb)
Joe Kuether – 14,000 (11 bb)
Event 1: Ortiz Crosses 200K
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante
Picking up the action after a flop of 
with about 15,000 in the pot, Michael Ortiz is in the tank after his opponent moves all in for roughly 21,000. After a little while Ortiz calls with 
, leading his opponent’s 
.
Ortiz fades his opponent’s outs as the turn and 
river secure the pot for him with a pair of kings, increasing his stack to a tournament leading 220,000.
Event 1: Field Update
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10: Blinds 500/1,000/100 ante
About 153 players remain from the Day 1A starting field of 286 entries. The current average stack is about 47,000 (47 bb).
Event 1: Chip Leaders After Level 8
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: Blinds 400/800/100 ante
Eugene Kleyman (Brooklyn, NY) – 146,400 (183 bb)
Michael Ortiz (Miami Lakes, FL) – 141,000 (176 bb)
Dan Heimiller (Downey, CA) – 102,500 (128 bb)
Event 1: Ylon Schwartz Eliminated
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: Blinds 300/600/75 ante
World Series of Poker bracelet winner 2008 November Niner Ylon Schwartz raises all in from middle position for 9,875. The player in the hijack calls and action folds to Jacquelyn Scott in the big blind. After asking for a count and some deliberation, Scott opts to folds.
Schwartz: 
Opponent: 
The board runs out 
, no help to Schwartz, ending his Day 1A.
Event 1: Field Update
$560 Buy-In Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: Blinds 250/500/50 ante
207 players remain from the starting field of 286.