$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 123 of 1,012

We are wrapping up the first weekend of the May Deep Stack Poker Series and there are 123 players around for Day 2 of Event 1. The $350 buy-in tournament more than doubled its $150,000 guaranteed prize pool and we will know exactly how big it hit this afternoon.

We had 1,012 entries over the three starting flights but players still have a chance to get in the game. Registration will remain open until cards go in the air at noon and we will crunch the payout numbers.

Seth Weinberg came on late in Flight C to bag the overall chip lead with poker pros Phil Hui and Sean Shah also sitting in the top ten. Reigning Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open champ Michael Newman bagged the Flight A lead and will return to the sixth biggest stack of the day.

The first order of business will be closing down registration and generate prize pool and payout information. Then it will be on to the money bubble, players walking away with cash, and the eventual final table.

Since Flight B ended early, Day 2 will reset the blinds to Level 14 with 39 minutes and 42 seconds remaining. The first two levels of the day will last 40 minutes then switch to 60 minutes in Level 16. For all players who make it to Level 26, the blinds will last for 90 minutes.

Plenty of play in the poker room today.

We will get back underway at the top of the hour and we will have all the action.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Seth Weinberg – 801,000 (200 bb)
2. Svi Soudai – 718,000 (180 bb)
3. Oliver Berens – 694,000 (174 bb)
4. Dennis Rodriguez – 631,000 (158 bb)
5. Daniel Silva – 527,000 (132 bb)
6. Michael Newman – 503,000 (126 bb)
7. Michael Jagroo – 484,000 (121 bb)
8. Phil Hui – 478,000 (120 bb)
9. Sean Shah – 476,000 (119 bb)
10. Bill Farnan – 455,000 (114 bb)

Day 2 Chip Counts | Day 2 Seat Assignments

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $350 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 2 Chip Counts
• Event 1 Day 2 Table/Seat Assignments

6PM: Event 2 – $150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 13
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 2 Structure Sheet

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Returning to Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 123 of 1,012

Flight A: 249 Entries, 28 Advanced
Flight B: 296 Entries, 35 Advanced
Flight C: 467 Entries, 60 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

Blinds rolled back to Level 14 when Flight B completed.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Returning to Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 123 of 1,012

Flight A: 249 Entries, 28 Advanced
Flight B: 296 Entries, 35 Advanced
Flight C: 467 Entries, 60 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

Blinds rolled back to Level 14 when Flight B completed.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 60 of 467

With only a few hands left in the day, it looked like Oliver Berens was going to hold on to the end-of-flight chip lead but Seth Weinberg went on a heater.

He ran up his 400,000 stack to 801,000 in the waning minutes of action to take the overall chip lead heading into Day 2 tomorrow. Don’t feel too bad for Berens, he put 694,000 in his bag which is good enough for third overall.

The 60 remaining players bagged up their chips and will join the 63 advancing from Flights A and B.

Blinds will roll back to Level 14 where Flight B ended and there will be 39 minutes and 42 seconds on the clock.

Full Day 2 chip counts and seat assignments will be posted as soon as they are available/.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 77 of 465

Flight C is into the last level of the evening, only 40 minutes remain in their day to run up a stack before bagging. If they miss on that chance, registration will remain open until Day 2 kicks off at noon tomorrow.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 99 of 462

The pace of eliminations slowed down, this is their last chance to put together a bag. No more flights are this.

Oliver Berens is the latest to put his name at the top of the counts. He’s closing in on a 400,000 stack with two more levels in the evening.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 99 of 457

The entry count hit 455 entries after the final break to put a combined at 1,000 and the Event 1 prize pool is now officially over $300,000. Doubling up on the $150,000 Guarantee.

It’s another big SHRP field and we will award a lot of money later tomorrow.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 117 of 449

Flight C is now taking its final break of the day with 13 tables remaining in play and the field only six new entries away from pushing the prize pool to $300,000.

Zach Mullennix took a short break away from the top of the leaderboard but he’s back up there. His 350,000 is good enough for the top spot with Mark Manesh in second with 320,000.

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 135 of 445

We have two big milestones on the horizon and we will have to wait to see which hits first.

The tournament is one level away from taking their final break of the day as the field continue its fast shrink. Only 135 players remain to leave the magic hard stop number at 55 players remaining. If that hits, it won’t be until later this evening.

We’re more likely to hit 455 Flight C entries over the next few levels. That would be the combined field size at exactly 1,000 to double up the guarantee to a $300,000 prize pool.