$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 85/457
Average Stack: 134,500 (44 bb)

Evan Teitelbaim raised to 8,000 from the button and Danny Boyaci called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Boyaci checked to Teitelbaum who continued for 6,500. Boyaci called to see the turn and led out for 16,000. Teitelbaum raised to 53,000 and Boyaci mulled it over for a bit before he folded.

Teitelbaum showed as he collected the pot.

“He didn’t see it,” said tablemate Robert Kuhn.

“Nah he did,” said another player at the table.

“No, I didn’t see it,” said Boyaci.

“King-Six,” said Kuhn.

“What suit?” asked Boyaci.

“No suit,” replied Kuhn.

“I had a heart,” said Teitelbaum, pointing to his chest.

Evan Teitelbaum – 270,000 (90 bb)
Danny Boyaci – 130,000 (43 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 99/457
Average Stack: 115,400 (48 bb)

With the board reading and about 48,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind bet 19,000. Alex Foxen tanked from the hijack for abut 90 seconds before he called.

The player in the big blind showed , while Foxen tabled for a pair of sixes to win the pot and surpass the 500,000 chip mark.

Alex Foxen – 520,000 (216 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 126/457
Average Stack: 90,600 (45 bb)

Alex Foxen – 380,000 (190 bb)
Steven Richardson – 234,000 (117 bb)
Frankie Flowers – 220,000 (110 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 156,000 (78 bb)
Andre Crooks – 146,000 (73 bb)
Ory Hen – 140,000 (70 bb)
Zo Karim – 114,000 (57 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 100,000 (50 bb)
Loni Harwood – 100,000 (50 bb)
Phil Hui – 98,000 (49 bb)
Anthony Astarita – 90,000 (45 bb)
Mike Beasley – 80,000 (40 bb)
Eli Levy – 70,000 (35 bb)
Ben Zamani – 45,000 (22 bb)
Mukul Pahuja – 34,000 (17 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 162/457
Average Stack: 70,500 (43 bb)

Evan Teitelbaum opened to 4,000 from middle position, Matthew Wantman three-bet to 14,000 from the small blind, Teitelbaum four-bet to 25,000, Wantman thought it over for a bit before he five-bet shoved for about 35,000, and Teitelbaum called.

Teitelbaum:
Wantman:

The board ran out , no help to Wantman, locking up the pot for Teitelbaum.

Evan Teitelbaum – 147,000 (91 bb)
Matthew Wantman – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 189/457
Average Stack: 60,500 (50 bb)

Athanasios Polychronopoulos opened to 3,000 from under the gun, Steven Rosen called from the next seat over, Faraz Jaka called from the hijack, Francis Margaglione called from the small blind, and the player in the big blind called.

The flop came down and action checked over to Jaka who bet 4,000. Only Rosen called to see the turn, which he checked. Jaka bet 9,000, Rosen clicked it back to 18,000, and Jaka called.

The river was the and Rosen fired 30,000. Jaka mulled it over for a bit before he folded.

Steven Rosen – 90,000 (75 bb)
Faraz Jaka – 76,000 (63 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 457

Picking up the action after a flop of with about 10,000 in the pot, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Jessica Dawley checked from the small blind. A player in early position bet 6,000, Michael Rocco called from the hijack, and Dawley mulled it over for a bit before she check-raised all in with a covering stack. The early-position player folded and Rocco snap called all in for about 35,000.

Dawley:
Rocco:

Rocco led with the nut straight against Dawley’s botton set, but the turn was the to give Dawley sevens full of nines. Rocco still had an out to a straight flush, but the river was the to lock up the pot for Dawley.

Jessica Dawley – 160,000 (160 bb)
Michael Rocco – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Upcoming Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 455

The players are in midst of a one-hour dinner break. Play resumes at about 7:30pm.

Chip Leaders at dinner break
Steven Richardson – 226,000 (226 bb)
Alex Foxen – 197,000 (197 bb)
Rostant Ramlal – 170,000 (170 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 454

The player in the hijack opened to 1,800, Ian O’Hara three-bet to 4,200 from the cutoff, reigning Seminole Hard Rock Tampa WPTDeepStacks Main Event champion Anthony Astarita four-bet shoved from the small blind with a covering stack, the initial raiser folded, and O’Hara tanked for about one minute before he called all in for about 27,000.

O’Hara:
Astarita:

The board came down , safe for Astarita to eliminate O’Hara.

Anthony Astarita – 67,000 (83 bb)
Ian O’Hara – Eliminated

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 446

Flight A is approaching our count from last year’s opening flight and it looks like we should get there, or close, in the next 90 minutes before registration closes on the opening session.

Jeff Gross is among the big group of players who flew directly from the Bahamas to Hollywood for the WPTDeepStacks Main Event. And he picked up some hardware while he was over there. Gross won a small tournament during the PokerStars Championship but it wasn’t even in the neighbor of his biggest career cashes.

Gross has nearly a half dozen WSOP final table appearances, third place at a WPT televised final table in Montreal, and scored his top payout of $414,770 for third place in the WPT Alpha8 event during the 2013 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 437

Jessica Dawley was a late entrant into Flight A but she’s making the most of her time since she walked in. The Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member ran her 25,000 starting over 80,000 in a few levels and using them to her advantage.

On the other side, former WPT World Champion Asher Conniff got his last chips in the middle with an open-ended straight and flush draw against aces. He had nearly half of the deck in his favor but blanked the turn and river to exit Flight A.