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

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 10 (upcoming): Blinds 800/1,600, Ante 200
Players Remaining: 64/166
Average Stack – (~77,000 – 48 bb)

The players are in the midst of a 40-minute dinner break. Here are the chip leaders after level 9:

Sheddy Siddiqui – 245,200 (153 bb)
Jonathan Rapp – 182,700 (114 bb)
Santana Noronha – 180,500 (112 bb)
Daniel Ortiz – 162,000 (101 bb)
Dimitry Agrachov – 150,000 (93 bb)
John Sarver – 148,100 (92 bb)
Jose Galvez – 147,600 (92 bb)

Event 1 (Day 1B): Sheddy Siddiqui Chipping Up

$350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em with re-entries ($150,000 Guaranteed)
Level 8: Blinds 500/1,000, Ante 100
Players Remaining: 90/156
Average Stack – (~52,000 – 52 bb)

Picking up the action after the turn of a board reading Qd2hAh10d, the player under the gun check-called 3,600 from 2013 Deep Stack Series Main Event Champion Sheddy Siddiqui in the hijack to see the Ks river. The UTG player checked to Siddiqui again and this time he bet what looked to be about 7,900. His opponent check-raised to 25,000, Siddiqui immediately reraised to effectively 77,000-ish, and the UTG player folded.

With that pot, Siddiqui is up to about 207,000 and is among the biggest stacks in the room.

Eric Reed and Leroy Hoard are Back in the Poker Room!

Every weekday from 1pm-3pm, Eric Reed and Leroy Hoard can be heard discussing all things sports on 104.3 FM and 790 AM the ticket. They will be on the air live from right here in the poker room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at 1pm.

In addition to today, they will be back next Thursday and Friday, and every Friday until the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open in August. Players are welcome to stop by and check out the show, and to get in the game at the Deep Stack Series!

For a look at the full schedule of the Deep Stack Series, including qualifiers and satellites, please click here.

Event 1: Day 1B Set to Begin

The May Deep Stack Series continues today with Day 1B of Event #1: $350 Deep-Stack No-Limit Hold’em event with re-entries and a guaranteed prize pool of $150,000. Yesterday’s Day 1A drew 212 entries and when all was said and done, 23 players made it through to Day 2.

Players begin with 30,000 in chips and the plan for the day is to play nearly 15 40-minute levels, with a 40-minute dinner break after Level 9 (roughly 6:30pm). For a look at the structure sheet, please click here.

For a look at the entire schedule of the Deep Stack Series , please click here.

The cards will be in the air shortly, so keep it here for periodic updates throughout the day on all of the action!

Event 1: Complete Day 1A Chip Counts

After 14 levels and change, the 212 Day 1A entries are down to just 23 players that have punched their tickets to Day 2 on Sunday.

Here is a complete list of Day 1A survivors:

1. Carlo Rodriguez – 591,000
2. Robert Patrick Brown – 492,000
3. Michael Chiappetta – 470,000
4. James Salmon – 460,000
5. Stuart Paterson – 429,000
6. Steven Pollack – 413,000
7. Peter Striano III – 390,000
8. Paulo Castro – 325,000
9. Muzzafer Yesilce – 310,000
(average stack ~277,000)
10. Luis Santoni – 271,000
11. George Hortelano – 270,000
12. Stefan Alvarez – 249,000
13. David Smith – 241,000
14. John Depersio – 221,000
15. David Swatscheno – 218,000
16. Vitaly Shafran – 165,000
17. Marcus Obser – 138,000
18. Ken Bruno – 137,000
19. Jay Klitzner – 154,000
20. Bobby Bresner – 118,000
21. Matt Elsarelli – 118,000
22. Gregory Marcus – 108,000
23. Patrick Peduto – 88,000