Event 1 (Day 1C): Ory Hen Climbing the Counts

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 12: Blinds 1,200/2,400, Ante 400
Players Remaining: 88/324
Average Stack – (~110,500– 46 bb)

A player in the hijack raised to 5,500, the player on the button called, and Orey Hen three-bet to about 20,000 from the small blind. The hijack four-bet shoved for roughly 65,000, the button folded, and Hen called with AhQd, trailing his opponent’s KsKc.

However, the board ran out Kd10d2d9d4s, giving Hen a flush to eliminate his opponent.

A few hands later, Hen opened to 6,000 from under the gun and the player in the cutoff called. The player in the small blind reraised all in for about 50,000, Hen called, and the cutoff called all in for about 40,000.

Hen: JsJh
Cutoff: 9d9d
Small Blind: AhQc

The board came down 10d8d7s7h3d, safe for Hen to score the double elimination with his pocket jacks.

With those two pots, Hen is up to about 300,000 and is among the biggest stacks in the room.

Event 1 (Day 1C): A Few Updated Chip Counts

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 11: Blinds 1,000/2,000, Ante 300
Players Remaining: 96/322
Average Stack – (~100,600– 50 bb)

Dzimitry Malets – 270,000
Daniel Letts – 195,000
Ralph Massey – 160,000
TJ Shulman – 155,000
Ory Hen – 147,000
Angelo Miele – 147,000
Eli Levy – 120,000
Leonard Benitez – 64,000
Steve Karp – 47,500
Scott Zakheim – 32,000

Event 1 (Day 1C): Chip Leaders After Level 9

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 10: Blinds 800/1,600, Ante 100
Players Remaining: 125/303
Average Stack – (~72,700– 45 bb)

Here are the chip leaders after Level 9

Dzimitry Malets – 264,000
Jorge Gomez – 226,000
Leanne Gelb – 219,100
Kevin (no last name listed) – 187,000
Stuart Greenbaum – 180,000
Kevin Chan – 176,000
Juan Garcia II – 163,500
Manfred Rosenow – 161,500
Jack Battaglia – 159,800
Kevin Spires – 150,000
Michael Batherwich – 149,300
Janine Gelb – 145,000
Yuleisys Torres – 142,500
Daniel Letts – 140,000
Paul Balzano – 135,000
Ory Hen – 138,000

Event 1 (Day 1C): Field Size Update

Day 1A drew 212 entries and 23 players survived. Day 1B drew 175 entries and 24 players made it through to Day 2.

As of right now Day 1C has 287 entries (with 153 players remaining), bringing the total field size to 674 entries and easily surpassing the 500 that was needed to reach the guarantee.

Registration remains open until the start of Day 2 (Sunday at noon). At that time, there will be roughly 20 minutes left in the 2,500/5,000 level with an ante of 500.

Event 1 (Day 1C): Familiar Faces

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 7: Blinds 400/800, Ante 100
Players Remaining: 171/259
Average Stack – (~45,500 – 56 bb)

Adam Horowitz – 50,000 (62 bb)
Steve Karp – 47,500 (59 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 45,000 (56 bb)
Ralph Massey – 43,000 (53 bb)
Angelo Miele – 43,000 (53 bb)
Ilya Lekach – 37,000 (46 bb)
Zoltan Czinkota – 36,000 (45 bb)
Eli Levy – 34,000 (42 bb)
Sheddy Siddiqui – 34,000 (42 bb)
Leonard Benitez – 29,000 (36 bb)
Ory Hen – 18,000 (22 bb)

Event 1 (Day 1B): Complete Day 1B Chip Counts

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 15: Blinds 2,500/5,000, Ante 500
Total Players Remaining (Day 1A & Day 1B): 47/387

After 14 Levels (plus half of Level 15), the 175 Day 1B entries are down to just 24 players who have locked up a seat for Day 2 on Sunday, joining the 23 Day 1A survivors.

Here is a complete list of Day 1B survivors

1. Francis Margaglione – 698,000
2. Yotam Bar-Yosef – 592,000
3. Santana Noronha – 356,500
4. Matthew Bray – 318,500
5. Dimitry Agrachov – 304,500
6. Scott Edwin Roberts – 275,500
(current Day 1A & Day 1B average – 247,000)
7. Arthur Andrade – 225,500
8. Gary Flur – 223,000
9. Austin Kempa – 213,500
10. Emre Ipeker – 210,500
11. Michael Monaco – 210,500
12. Patricio Gonzalez – 187,500
13. Edward Gilfillan – 175,000
14. John Sarver – 164,000
15. Nancy Thomas – 157,600
16. Matthew Lessor – 154,500
17. Jonathan Ounjian – 151,500
18. Dmitry Savelyev – 138,000
19. Riley Fuller – 120,500
20. Derrick Cutler – 114,500
21. Jaime Campos – 108,500
22. Paul Brettler – 79,500
23. Bradley Hinson – 57,000
24. Nicholas Mahabee – 53,000

Event 1 (Day 1B): Recent Eliminations

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 14: Blinds 2,000/4,000, Ante 500
Players Remaining: 28/175
Average Stack – (~181,000 – 46 bb)

Among those who have recently been eliminated include Mike Beasley and Tony Ruberto.

There are currently 13 minutes left in Level 14 and the clock will be stopped halfway through Level 15 to coincide when play ended on Day 1A.

Event 1 (Day 1B): Sheddy Rebounding

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 11: Blinds 1,000/2,000, Ante 300
Players Remaining: 47/172
Average Stack – (~109,000 – 54 bb)

Sheddy Siddiqui stumbled a bit out of the gate after the dinner break, but is back up to about 245,000 after eliminating an opponent.

With the board reading 7c6s3h, the player in the big blind checked to Siddiqui on the button and he bet 8,000. The player in the big blind check-raised to 20,000, Siddiqui called, and the 5s fell on turn.

The player in the big blind went all in for about 44,000 and Siddiqui called with Ah4d for a seven-high straight. His opponent mucked immediately, rendering the Qh river card moot.