$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 273 of 1,404
Steve Wilkie
After three starting flights of the WPTDeepStacks Hollywood event, it’s time to bring the survivors back for Day 2 at noon in the Seminole Ballroom to begin playing down. The tournament drew 1,404 entries, 273 still have chips after 15 levels, and they all have eyes on the $225,717 top prize.
Howard Mash held the chip lead after the first two flights but Steve Wilkie cruised past him in the third. His 615,000 is best to start Day 2 with Gil Nagar, Alexander Salcedo, Mash, and Paul Grigsby rounding out the top five.
The last 176 players will make the money and the bubble should burst before the first break. Their day will continue into the evening and they will halt play once they reach the final table nine. Those nine players will return tomorrow to play it out for the WPTDeepStacks title at 2 pm on the WPT live-stream stage.
Cards go back in the air at noon and we will have all the action.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 115 of 620
Chipleader Steve Wilkie
Day 1C of WPTDeepStacks Hollywood came to an end with 115 players remaining from today’s field of 620, and the chipleader is Steve Wilkie, who bagged up 615,000 (154 big blinds).
The full list of official chip counts will be posted later tonight, and here is a preview of the top of the leaderboard:
1. Steve Wilkie – 615,000 (154 bb) 2. Gil Nagar – 537,000 (134 bb) 3. Alexander Salcedo – 529,000 (132 bb)
The total field size is 1,404 entries, and the prizepool is worth $1,358,880. The final 176 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $1,495 each, and first place is worth $225,717.
There will be 273 players returning for Day 2 tomorrow, which begins at 12:00 noon. Return to SHRPO.com for continuing coverage of WPTDeepStacks Hollywood, along with all of our trophy events from the Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 125 of 620
Vadim Rozin
After a flop of , the player in the small blind got it all in with for a diamond flush draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Vadim Rozin in late position.
The turn card was the , giving the small blind additional outs with a pair of jacks, but the river card was the . The pocket kings held up for Rozin to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.
Vadim Rozin – 420,000 (140 bb)
With about 125 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 149,000 (50 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of this level, around 10:45 pm.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 140 of 620
Raminder Singh (right) tanks for a while after Steve Wilkie (left) bet about half of Singh’s remaining stack on the turn.
With the board showing on the turn and about 140K already in the pot, Raminder Singh thought for a while before he checked from the small blind, and then Steve Wilkie bet 70,000 from the hijack.
Singh went into the tank for with about 145K behind, at one point saying, “I’m not going to just call you. I only have two choices,” implying that he would either shove or fold.
After a couple of minutes, Singh apologized to the table for tanking so long, and told them that they could call for a clock with no hard feelings, but nobody did.
Shortly after that, Singh folded, and Wilkie showed for a turned jack-high straight as he took the pot, which put him up near 500K.
With about 140 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 133,000 (44 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 10:45 pm.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 189 of 620
Chipleader Steve Wilkie
The players return from the final break of the day to begin Level 13, with blinds at 1,000-2,000 and a 2,000 ante.
A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:
With about 189 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 98,500 (49 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 10:45 pm.
$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante Flight C Players Remaining: 195 of 620
Steve Karp
A player raised under the gun to 3,800, Joshua Poe reraised from middle position to 12,000, and Steve Karp cold four-bet from the cutoff to about 25,000.
The original raiser folded, and Poe five-bet all in for about 48,000.
Karp snap-called with , and Poe was visibly tilted as he turned over . Poe needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came , and the pocket aces held up for Karp to win the pot and eliminate Poe from the tournament.
Steve Karp – 120,000 (75 bb) Joshua Poe – Eliminated
With about 195 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 95,400 (60 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 10:45 pm.