$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 64 of 314

Flight A: 314 Entries, 64 Advanced
Flight B: Tuesday at noon

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 64 of 314

At the end of 15 levels of play, the first of two starting flights for the WPTDeepStacks is in the books and the 314 entries was trimmed down to just 64.

Mukul Pahuja bagged up the heaviest of all the bags and leads the 64 survivors with 384,000. One of the voices of the WPT, Tony Dunst, finished right behind him in second with 356,500. Ryan Tamanini (317,000), Carlos Vazquez (316,000) and Carlos Guerrero (218,000) round out the top Day 1A counts.

Other notables to survive the day include Marie Harrell, Dylan Drazen, John Dolan, Spencer Champlin, Peter Walsworth, Sean Shah, Neil Blumenfield, Aaron Massey, Nipun Java, Sheddy Siddiqui, Scott Stewart, Vincent Moscati, Jason Gooch, James Gilbert and Christian Harder.

The 64 survivors will return on Wednesday for Day 2 with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 500 ante. They will merge with the survivors of Day 1B, which gets underway on Tuesday at noon.

Complete chip counts will be posted shortly.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 72 of 314

The clock is paused with 10 minutes remaining and the remaining players play five more hands before bagging and tagging chips for the night.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 72 of 314

On a flop of , Derek Bowers checked from the big blind and Scott Baumstein bet 12,700 from the hijack. Bowers check-raised to 32,500 and Baumstein took a few moments before moving all in for about 50,000.  Bowers called.

Bowers showed and needed a heart to fill the nut flush draw. Baumstein showed and flopped trips.

The turn was the and the river was the . Baumstein’s trip tens held up to double up with about 20 minutes left in the day.

Scott Baumstein – 115,000
Derek Bowers – 99,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 79 of 314

There were two empty seats and Mukul Pahuja was stacking up a massive pile of chips.

According to other players at the table, Nick Palma raised to 4,500 from under the gun and Pahuja three-bet to 12,500 out of the small blind. Harold Evans called in the big blind and Palma moved all in for 46,000.

Pahuja called and Evans moved all in for about 150,000. Pahuja called that too and all three hands were exposed.

Pahuja showed and was in a great spot against Evans’ and Palma’s .

The board ran out and Pahuja won the pot to vault into the chip lead with the day winding down.

Mukul Pahuja – 410,000
Nick Palma – Eliminated 
Harold Evans – Eliminated 

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 90 of 314

Oleksandr Vaserfirer raised from the cutoff and David Prociak three-bet out of the small blind. Vaserfirer called and the flop was .

Prociak moved all in for about 20,000 and Vaserfirer snap-called. Prociak showed and was in trouble against Vaserfirer’s .

Prociak needed a king on the turn or river, but bricked off and was eliminated about halfway through the level. The former Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year will have another shot at this event tomorrow.

Oleksandr Vaserfirer – 110,000
David Prociak – Eliminated 

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 99 of 314

Sean Shah raised to 3,400 on the button and the player in the small blind moved all in for about 25,000. The big blind folded and Shah snap-called.

Shah was in great shape with his against the small blind’s .

The board ran out and Shah’s pair held up to take the pot and eliminate a player. He’s one of the bigger stacks in the tournament.

Sean Shah – 170,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 108 of 314

Players are currently on their last fifteen minute break of the night. They will return to increased blinds and antes of 800/1,600 with a 200 ante.

Here’s a look at some counts from around the room

Tony Dunst – 130,000
Aaron Massey – 73,000
Ankush Mandavia – 70,000
Scott Baumstein – 68,000
Angel Vu – 62,000
Zach Donovan – 60,000
Christian Harder – 54,000
Mukul Pahuja – 52,000
Ralph Wong – 30,000
Justin Liberto – 26,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 122 of 314

A player in early position limped, as did the button, and Michael Lind raised to 3,600 from the small blind. Nipun Java moved all in from the big blind for 28,300 and Lind called.

Java turned over and was out front against Lind’s .

The board ran out and Java’s pocket queens held to secure his double.

Nipun Java – 68,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 126 of 314

A player moved all in from the hijack and Ankush Mandavia called from the small blind.

Mandavia turned over and was racing against the hijack’s .

The board ran out and Mandavia flopped a set of tens to eliminate his opponent.

Ankush Mandavia – 60,000