$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Flight A Entries: 322

Joseph Gotlieb has already scored a major Seminole Hard Rock Poker win during the current season. He shined in the first-ever World Series of Poker Circuit here in Hollywood in September, winning the Main Event for $257,638. In addition to the score, Gotlieb earned a gold ring and a pile of points toward the SHRP Player of the Year race.

He’s among a growing field here in Flight A that includes Sam Panzica, Joe McKeehen and others.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Flight A Entries: 304

With more than $6,200,000 in earnings, tournament pro Kathy Liebert is among the more accomplished players in Flight A of today’s WPTDeepStacks opener. She’s had a strong start here in the ballrooms, too, as she currently sits on over 81,000 chips. That figure puts her as one of the big stacks late in Level 5.

The field has grown steadily since cards went in the air roughly three and a half hours ago as the clock shows 304 entries.

Kathy Liebert – 81,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 75/150 with a 25 ante
Flight A Entries: 292

There was three-way action in a raised pot.

Flop:

Carlos Bolanos lead for 2,000 from the small blind. It was on Tim Reilly in middle position and he called as did Mike Beasley in late position.

Turn:

Carlos Bolanos lead again, this time for 10,000. Reilly called while Beasley got out of the way. They were heads up to the river.

River:

Bolanos lead for 10,000 again. Reilly took a few moments before he called leaving himself just a few big blinds behind.

Bolanos: for quads

Reilly’s hand hit the muck and he was severely short stacked.

Carlos Bolanos – 70,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 75/150 with a 25 ante
Flight A Entries: 271

With a stack of roughly 79,000, Roberto Bendeck finds himself toward the top of the chip counts following break. Here’s a look at how some of the other notables have fared during the early stages:

• Dani Dayan – 83,500
• Roberto Bendeck – 79,000
• Lloyd Gunther – 70,500
• Scott Levitt – 66,500
• Peter Vitantonio – 60,000
• Peter Nigh – 50,000
• Bradley McClure – 47,500
• Carlos Rojas – 42,000
• Juan Martinez – 41,500
• Paul Balzano – 41,000
• Matt Affleck – 40,000
• Edward Arroyo – 40,000
• Eric Piderit – 37,500
• David Michelson – 36,500
• Vladimir Kovalchuk – 38,500
• James Salmon – 31,000
• Haim Toorgeman – 31,000
• Spencer Champlin – 27,500
• Gil Aboodi – 16,500
• Tim Reilly – 8,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 3: 75/150
Flight A Entries: 253

Level 3 has expired and players are in the midst of their first break of the day. The clock ticked over the 250-entry mark and settled in at 253 as the crowd exited the room for their first recess.

Cards go back in the air at roughly 1:15pm and we’ll take a look at some of the notable counts shortly thereafter.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Flight A Entries: 240

Scott Levitt shot to the top of the counts earlier in the day when his pocket aces bested the pocket kings and pocket queens of two opponents. Levitt scooped a substantial pot and remains toward the top of the counts with about 77,000 chips.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Flight A Entries: 219

Fresh off a strong performance in last month’s Fun in the Sun Poker Open, Dani Dayan is back at the Seminole Hard Rock and picking up right where she left off. Dayan recorded two cashes during FITS made up of a victory in a $130 Turbo and followed by a final table and fifth-place finish in the $560 Main Event.

Her good play has carried over into today as she’s turned her 25,000 starting chips into better than 60,000 early in Level 3.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 50/100
Flight A Entries: 201

The WPTDeepStacks field is filling in midway through Level 2 with a number of notables taking their seats. One of those standouts is 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen. Hen, who edged out Nigel Murray for the title three years ago, is a regular at the Seminole Hard Rock and owns more than $1,200,000 in reported earnings.

Hen has put up a few Player of the Year points this year, but has a long way to go to catch current leader Michael Newman. The next points-eligible event of this series is the WPT Championship slated for next weekend.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks NLH (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50
Flight A Entries: 165

Preceding today’s kickoff were two days of satellites down the hall in the poker room. Tuesday and Wednesday, the property ran a total of six events guaranteeing a combined 60 seats in today’s $1,000,000 guaranteed opener. The target was crushed as more than 100 seats were awarded.

That’s boded well for today’s play as over 160 entries are in the game early in the action.