$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 144 of 314

On a flop of , Scott Baumstein led out for about 8,500 out of the big blind and was called by Jason Vassios from early position.

The turn was the and Baumstein bet again, this time 12,500. Vassios moved all in for 38,900 and Baumstein quickly called.

Baumstein showed , but was behind Vassios’ . Baumstein needed an ace or a diamond on the river was the Qh and the Vassios doubled through the leader in the WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year race.

Jason Vassios – 115,000
Scott Baumstein – 84,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 314

Steve Karp opened to 2,300 from late position and got three callers.

The flop came , Jerry Wong checked from the big blind as does Karp. Dejan Petkovic bet 2,700 from the hijack, Wong and Karp called.

The turn brought the , it checked to Petkovic who bet 6,000. Wong moved all in for 17,800 and Petkovic called.

Wong turned over and is in the lead against Petkovic’s .

The on the river changed nothing and Wong scooped the pot.

Jerry Wong – 50,000
Dejan Petkovic – 30,200

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 144 of 314

Nick Palma moved all in for 15,700 from middle position and got called by the player in the cutoff.

The cutoff showed and was dominated by Palma’s .

The board ran out . The cutoff rivered a pair, but it gave Palma a flush. Palma doubled up and is back above a starting stack.

Nick Palma – 33,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 314

John Dolan opened to 2,500 from early position, middle position called, and the cutoff raised to 10,500. Only Dolan called.

The flop came , Dolan checked, and the cutoff bet 16,000. Dolan called.

The turn brought the , Dolan checked again, and the cutoff bet 16,000 again. Dolan called.

Both players checked the and Dolan turned over the winning and the cutoff mucked.

John Dolan – 130,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 153 of 314

There was about 20,000 in the pot on the turn with the board reading . A player in middle position checked and Justin Liberto bet 9,200 to his direct left.

Liberto’s opponent called and the river was the . Middle position checked and Liberto moved all in for 26,000. His opponent immediately reaches for enough chips to call and then spends a couple minutes in the tank before releasing his hand.

Liberto mucked his hand and took the pot.

Justin Liberto – 66,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 314

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

Mike Wang – 112,000
Ralph Wong – 94,000
Angel Vu – 66,000
Jacob Bazeley – 45,000
John Dolan – 45,000
Justin Liberto – 45,000
Christian Harder – 38,000
Loni Harwood – 41,000
Sheddy Siddiqui – 34,000
Jake Schwartz – 30,000
Olivier Busquet – 23,000
Jesse Cohen – 22,000
Ankush Mandavia – 21,000
Zach Donovan – 19,000
Tony Dunst – 18,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 300

The players in the WPTDeepStacks event are heading on a 60-minute dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at around 7:30 p.m.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 294

On a flop of , Brett Bader checked from the small blind and Jesse Cohen bet 1,400 from the cutoff.

Bader called and they both checked the turn card. The came on the river and Bader led out for 3,200.

Cohen thought for a few moments and then called. Bader quickly tabled and Cohen mucked his hand.

Bader took the pot and has nearly tripled his starting stack with the dinner break just a few minutes away.

Brett Bader – 71,000
Jesse Cohen – 18,500

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 298

The big blind is all in for his last 9,000 and called by Angel Vu from the cutoff.

The big blind tabled and needed to get lucky against Vu’s .

The board ran out and Vu’s ace high kicker held to eliminate her opponent.

Angel Vu – 82,000

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight A Entries: 294

“Hey, we are going to be in the blog,” yelled Hector Chevalier from a far corner of the tournament area. “He flopped a straight flush on me.”

Chevalier pointed towards Raffaello Locatelli, who held more than double his original starting stack.

Locatelli let out a wry smile, but didn’t let out any details about the hand.

According to Chevalier, Locatelli called a bet on the turn and then led out for 20,000 on the river.

“I thought for a little bit and I called,” said Chevalier about the river action. “He had flopped a straight flush on me!”

Raffaello Locatelli – 59,000
Hector Chevalier – 21,000