$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries: 331

The first break is complete and player returned to their seats for Level 4.

Gino Cham leads the way after the break with 100,800 and the only player over six-digits. The closest to him looks like Ayca Erakbas with 95,000 and Mark Dube who is sitting behind 90,000 after three levels.

Cham began his series with a nice run in the opening tournament. He made deep on Day 2 of the Ultimate Re-Entry event and finished 21st out of 4,508 entries.

Other notable counts:

• Chris Da Silva – 73,000 (365 bb)
• Paul Balzano – 44,000 (220 bb)
• Ryan Van Sanford – 44,000 (220 bb)
• John Holley – 39,800 (199 bb)
• James Salmon – 30,500 (153 bb)
• Luke Vrabel – 27,200 (136 bb)
• Neil Blumenfield – 19,000 (95 bb)
• Loni Harwood – 14,500 (73 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries: 307

The first break is imminent and the 300+ players will head out of the Event Center when Level 3 closes out. We have a nice early turnout with late registration open until the start of Level 10 at 7:30pm following the dinner break.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight A Entries: 282

We are nearing the first break of the day and more big names are joining the field including the popular Massey Brothers.

Aaron and Ralph have combined for more than $4.5 million in career earnings and both had a great summer in Las Vegas. They each had five WSOP cashes and both made a final table. Aaron finished fourth in a $1,500 No Limit Hold’em event and Ralph finish eighth out of 7,361 in the Millionaire Maker.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 257

The entry count clicked over 250 as we rolled into the second level. Unfortunately, one of those was for SHRP regular Paul Balzano.

The former Poker Showdown champ ran his two pair into the nuts and needed to use his single re-entry option (per flight) to rejoin the field.

Balzano has more than $1.5 million in career earnings with his second biggest score coming with a seventh-place finish in the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 237

We are seeing a lot of our SHRP friends in early action as the entry count climbs. Some were here at the start and some are taking their seats for the first time.

Willie Wiggins (pictured above) made a splash in the first tournament of the series when he made the final table in the Ultimate Re-Entry tournament. He was part of a three-way deal that saw him bank $176,120 for a second-place finish to Michael Newman.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight A Entries: 195

After a few player instructions, Tournament Director Tony Burns issued the “shuffle up and deal” command to get action underway for the WPTDeepStacks Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event.

They will play three, 40-minute levels before taking a break.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100 with a 100 ante

After a week of preliminaries, today is the day we roll out the WPTDeepStacks Lucky Hearts Poker Open Main Event. The tournament features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will draw a big field over the three starting flights.

This event has averaged more than 1,500 entries over the last three years and the Event Center will be busy all weekend long. Scott Baumstein will return as the defending champ but will face some tough competition.

Players will sit down to 30,000 deep starting stacks and levels will last 40 minutes throughout the tournament until they reach the final table. Late registration is open until the start of Level 10 at 7:30pm but players are limited to a single re-entry per flight. Their day will come to an end after Level 15 and those with chips will bag them up for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

The wait is over and it is time to get down to the business of finding our next big SHRP champion.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry per flight available until start of Level 10
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 12 – $570 Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 12 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 1A – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry per flight available until start of Level 10
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 13 – $360 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/SINGLE re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 13 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 51 – $140 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 51 Sheet

3PM: Event 52 – $140 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 52 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 53 – $140 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 53 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 54 – $140 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 54 Structure Sheet

The preliminary tournaments are playing out as we prepare to run the headline event of the series as the WPTDeepStacks Lucky Hearts Poker Main Event kicks off tomorrow at noon in the Hard Rock Event Center with the first of three starting flights.

The huge tournament has a $1,100 buy-in with a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool. We host some of the biggest events on their tour and we expect nothing different as we head into the last weekend of the series

Players will sit down to 30,000 deep starting stacks and, as all WPTDeepStacks stops, tournament levels will last 40 minutes from start to finish. If something goes wrong with their stack, players are permitted a single re-entry into the Main Event per flight. The final table is slated to play on Tuesday afternoon and it will be live-stream on WPT.com for the world to see.

If you are looking to enter the Main Event for a smaller amount, we will continue to have satellites running right up until the morning of the last flights. See the information below for Main Event structure and satellite schedule.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry per flight available until start of Level 10
• Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

January 16 at 6pm – $140 Mega Satellite with 10 seats
January 16 at 8pm – $140 Turbo Satellite with 2 seats
January 17 at 9am – $140 Turbo Satellite with 2 seats
January 17 at 3pm – $140 Mega Satellite with 10 seats
January 17 at 6pm – $140 Mega Satellite with 5 seats
January 17 at 8pm – $140 Turbo Satellite with 2 seats
January 18 at 9am – $140 Turbo Satellite with 2 seats
January 18 at 3pm – $140 Mega Satellite with 10 seats
January 18 at 6pm – $140 Mega Satellite with 5 seats
January 18 at 8pm – $140 Turbo Satellite with 2 seats
January 19 at 9am – $140 Turbo Satellite with 2 seats