WPTDeepStacks: Frankie Flowers Split Mind

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 476

Frankie Flowers

With the board reading 6h5c3d, Frankie Flowers checked and Larry Klur bet 7,000. Flowers pulled a check/raise to 20,000 and Klur went deep in the tank.

“Do you have a set?” Klur asked across the table.

Klur folded and Flowers did not have a set. He showed them KdKc for the monster over pair and it moved him up to 52,000.

Flowers is a popular player in our games and he always brings the fun. This time he’s here in the tournament with most of he mind elsewhere.

Flowers’ thoughts are also back home in the Northeast where his granddaughter is undergoing surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after being bord 24-week premature. All the best wishes from your friends at SHRPO.

Frankie Flowers

WPTDeepStacks: Chip Counts From Around the Room

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 471

Jonathan Borenstein

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

Jonathan Borentstein – 100,000
Joe Cheong – 100,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 95,000
Keven Stammen – 80,000
TK Milkes – 72,000
Ness Reilly – 70,000
Jake Schwartz – 61,000
Tim Reilly – 60,000
Loni Harwood – 58,000
Ankush Mandavia – 48,000
Eddy Sabat – 47,000
Jessica Dawley – 45,000
Matt Clark – 38,000
Ryan Van Sanford – 36,000
Matt Stout – 30,000
Dylan Wilkerson – 26,000
Jake Bazeley – 20,000
Darren Rabinowitz – 14,000
Ralph Massey – 10,500
Olivier Busquet – 7,500

WPTDeepStacks: Jonathan Hilton Spikes a King, Doubles Up

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 463

Jonathan Hilton

On a flop of Qs5c2c, a player in early position checked and Jonathan Hilton moved all in for 8,700 from middle position. The hijack called and the early position player folded.

Hilton showed KsKd, but was in trouble against his opponent’s 2d2s.

The turn was the 7s, but the river was the Kc and Hilton rivered a bigger set to double up.

Jonathan Hilton – 24,500

WPTDeepStacks: Chop it Up

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 436

Matt Clark (left) versus Marc MacDonnell (right)

Matt Clark opened to 1,300 from middle position and Marc MacDonnell three-bet to 4,500 from late position. Clark called.

The flop came As8c4d Clark checked and MacDonnell bet 3,300. Clark called.

The turn brought the 8h, Clark checked again and MacDonnell bet 5,600. Clark moved all in and MacDonnell snap called with AhKh. Clark needed to get lucky as he tabled AcQd.

The river was the Ad giving both players a full house and Clark did indeed get lucky as they split the pot.

Marc MacDonnell – 29,000
Matt Clark – 40,000

WPTDeepStacks: Joe Cheong Cracks Dylan Wilkerson’s Aces

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 432

Dylan Wilkerson (left) Joe Cheong (right)

Dylan Wilkerson opened to 1,200 from late position, Joe Cheong called from the hijack, and a player in the cutoff raised to 2,700.

Wilkerson re-raised to 9,200 and Cheong shoved for 19,475. The hijack considered a while before folding. Wilkerson says “call” and turns over AcAs.

Cheong goes “You sure?” as he tabled KsQh.

The board ran out KdQd7s6h10s and Cheong flopped two pair to crack Wilkerson’s aces and secure his double.

Joe Cheong – 73,000
Dylan Wilkerson – 6,200

WPTDeepStacks: Tim Reilly Gets Deeper

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 431

Tim Reilly

Tim Reilly was heads-up in a pot with the board reading AdJh3dAh and his opponent checked from the small blind. Reilly put out 7,000 and then faced a check/raise all in for 19,000.

Reilly called with trip aces AcTc to lead pocket kings KcKs. The 5d completed the board, Reilly sent a player to the rail and moved near 60,000.

WPTDeepStacks: Jim Trott Doubles Through Jessica Dawley

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 418

Jessica Dawley opened to 850 from middle position, the button called, as did the small blind. Jim Trott moved all in for his last 7,000 from the big blind and Dawley called.

Trott turned over AsJs and was out in front against Dawley’s Ac10c.

The board came Qs9h4c6c and Dawley picked up a flush draw on the turn. The river was the 8s and Trott’s jack kicker held to score his double.

Jim Trott – 10,000
Jessica Dawley – 40,000

WPTDeepStacks: Charlemagne Benjamin Pulls Ahead

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 410

Charlemagne Benjamin

The second break is over and players are back in their seats. The entry count jumped over 400 and the prize pool topped $700,000 with three more levels plus dinner to register.

Charlemagne Benjamin looks like the new leader with 145,000 with Nick Palma not far behind at 139,000. Zachary Smiley is the only other player over 100,000 with Adil Khan not bar behind with 98,000.

WPTDeepStacks: Break Time

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Event (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 6: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Flight B Entries: 390

Ness Reilly

Players are currently on a fifteen minute break, here’s a look at some chip counts from around the room:

Zach Smiley – 92,000
Nigel Murray – 85,000
Ness Reilly – 65,000
Marsel Backa – 52,000
Dylan Wilkerson – 51,000
Ralph Massey – 48,000
Darren Rabinowitz – 45,000
Ryan Van Sanford – 42,000
Jonathan Borenstein – 35,000
TK Miles – 34,000
Jake Bazeley – 33,000
Loni Harwood – 33,000
Keven Stammen – 33,000
Jake Schwartz – 30,000
Nadya Magnus – 27,000
Matt Clark – 25,000
Jason James – 23,000
Joe Cheong – 18,000
Ralph Wong – 17,000