$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 355

Matthew Wilkins limped in from under the gun and the player on the button raised to 1,600. Will Givens three-bet to 6,000 out of the big blind

Wilkins quickly folded and the button called. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and Givens bet 8,000.

The button folded and Givens took the pot. He has chipped up nicely just before the second break of the day.

Will Givens – 86,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 348

In a three-bet pot, four players saw a flop for 3,100 apiece. All four players checked, and the turn was the . The first three players checked, and the cutoff bet 5,000. David Diaz check-raised all in for 14,875, the two players in the middle folded, and the cutoff called to put Diaz at risk.

Diaz: (straight, flush draw)
Cutoff: (open-ended straight draw)

The river was the blank , and Diaz doubled up with a jack-high straight.

David Diaz – 43,500 (87 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) 
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 348

On the turn with the board reading , the big blind led out for 1,200 and Brian Phillis called from early position.

The river was the and the big blind bet 2,500. Phillis quickly called. The big blind showed and Phillis won the pot with his .

Brian Phillis – 44,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Entries: 335

A player in middle position opened to 1,000, and Jon Brody three-bet to 2,000 next to act. From the small blind, Jay Romano squeezed in a four-bet to 6,000, and the original raiser moved all in for 14,525 total. Brody folded, and Romano called to put his opponent at risk.

Romano:
Opponent:

The board ran out , and Romano won the knockout pot with kings up.

Jay Romano – 35,000 (70 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Entries: 335

The player in the hijack raised to 1,000 and Dan Heimiller called on the button. The small blind moved all in for 8,600 and the hijack folded and Heimiller thought about his decision for a few moments.

“I think I’m going to gamble with you,” said Heimiller.

Heimiller called and showed . He was in bad shape against the small blind’s .

Heimiller couldn’t find any help on the runout and the small blind doubled up.

Dan Heimiller – 13,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Entries: 322

Carlos Cruz opened to 800 in early position, and one player called behind him. In the cutoff, Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team member Loni Harwood three-bet shoved for about 8,000 total. Cruz called, the player in the middle folded, and Harwood was heads up for her tournament life.

Cruz:
Harwood:

The board ran out , and Harwood could not catch up. She was eliminated, though she still has two more levels to re-enter, should she so choose.

Carlos Cruz – 29,000 (73 bb)
Loni Harwood – Eliminated

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Entries: 318

The player in the cutoff opened to 2,000, and the button called. Jordan Meltzer three-bet shoved for 7,075 in the big blind, the cutoff called, and the button folded to leave Meltzer heads up for his tournament life.

Meltzer:
Cutoff:

The board ran out , and Melter’s jacks held to earn him a double-up.

Jordan Meltzer – 17,000 (43 bb)

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Entries: 318

There is about 10,000 in the middle on the river with a completed board of and Aaron Massey moved all in for 16,350, which sent Faisal Siddiqui into the tank from middle position.

Siddiqui took a few minutes in the tank before tossing his hand into the muck, conceding the pot to Massey.

“I’ll show you,” said Massey. “Because I’m a gentleman.”

Massey tabled , giving him a pair of sevens.

“Nice bet,” said Siddiqui. “I put you on the flush.”

“If you hadn’t talked all of that shit to me earlier, I wouldn’t have bluffed you,” said Massey.

“Is that you did that?” asked Siddiqui. “You’re better than that.”

“No, I’m not,” said Massey. “But I am going to torment you the rest of the time that we are together.”

A few laughs are let out from other players at the table during the exchange as Massey stacked his newly acquired chips.

Aaron Massey – 27,000
Faisal Siddiqui – 26,000

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 4: 50/100 with a 25 ante
Entries: 273

The first four levels are complete, and the field has been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day. The board shows 273 entries so far, with registration and unlimited re-entries available until the start of Level 9.

Here are some of the more notable chip counts from around the room:

Zo Karim – 80,000
Brian Phillis – 52,275
Richard Leger – 44,800
Jon Brody – 23,475
Dan Heimiller – 23,300
Manny Minaya – 21,650
Ronnie Bardah – 20,000
Daren Stabinski – 19,950
Abbey Daniels – 19,000
Cesar Fuentes – 18,600
David Diaz – 18,475
Jordan Meltzer – 17,000
Joe Serock – 15,550
Will Givens – 15,000
Zoltan Czinkota – 8,525

$570 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 207 of 1,098

Flight A: 369 Entries, 70 Advanced
Flight B: 356 Entries, 64 Advanced
Flight C: 373 Entries, 73 Advanced
Flight D: Friday at 6pm
Flight E: Saturday at 11am
Flight F: Saturday at 6pm
Day 2: Sunday at 1pm