$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin opened to 200,000 from under the gun and Hector Pacheco called on the button. Paul Freedman three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind and Bakhtin shoved for 2,350,000. Pacheco folded and Freedman called with the bigger stack.

Bakhtin:
Freedman:

Bakhtin was in great shape to double and his queens held after the run out.

Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin – 5,050,000 (67 bb)
Paul Freedman – 1,600,000 (21 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

After finishing out the last 15 minutes of Level 27, tournament staff colored the 5K chips out of play and they quickly got back underway.

Blinds are now 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante and the average stack is about 4,150,000 (55 bb).

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

Hector Pacheco opened the action to 225,000 from middle position and Vinny Monteiro three-bet 750,000 from the cutoff. The button and blinds released and Pacheco called. The flop came , Pacheco checked, and Monteiro bet 550,000.

Pacheco immediately pushed a stack of 100Ks in the middle, not enough to cover the 2,020,000 in Monteiro’s stack but he called after Monteiro was officially all in.

Monteiro:
Pacheco:

Monteiro picked up an early monster and it held for the double after the turn and river.

Vinny Monteiro – 5,690,000 (95 bb)
Hector Pacheco – 10,330,000 (172 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

Everyone is in their seats and cards are back in the air for the May Deep Stack Poker Series Event 1 final table. Everyone is guaranteed $7,305 but they all want the $62,160 top prize.

Seat 1: Paul Freedman – 4,410,000 (74 bb)
Seat 2: Vinny Monteiro – 3,070,000 (51 bb)
Seat 3: Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin – 2,230,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: John Desoto – 2,970,000 (50 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Hogan – 1,745,000 (29 bb)
Seat 6: Rafael Lima – 4,150,000 (69 bb)
Seat 7: Marc Duquette – 1,320,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Hector Pacheco – 13,105,000 (218 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $62,160 + Trophy
2nd: $43,630
3rd: $28,310
4th: $20,965
5th: $15,860
6th: $12,800
7th: $9,895
8th: $7,305

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

Three starting flights and a long Day 2 were not enough to lock down our May Deep Stack Poker Series champion. The field made it down to the final table eight and they return this afternoon at 3 pm to play it out.

Hector Pacheco returns with a huge chip lead after doubling through Ryan Hogan late in the day. But there’s still plenty of room to make moves with 90-minute levels and deep stacks.

Day 3 will start with 17 minutes remaining in Level 27 and Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin has the button.

Seat 1: Paul Freedman – 4,410,000 (74 bb)
Seat 2: Vinny Monteiro – 3,070,000 (51 bb)
Seat 3: Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin – 2,230,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: John Desoto – 2,970,000 (50 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Hogan – 1,745,000 (29 bb)
Seat 6: Rafael Lima – 4,150,000 (69 bb)
Seat 7: Marc Duquette – 1,320,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Hector Pacheco – 13,105,000 (218 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $62,160 + Trophy
2nd: $43,630
3rd: $28,310
4th: $20,965
5th: $15,860
6th: $12,800
7th: $9,895
8th: $7,305

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 3 Day 1A – $600 Deeper Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $150,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Levels 15-22 last 60 minutes; Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Day 2 on Wednesday
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 1 Day 2 – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 1 Day 3 Chip and Seats
• Event 1 Payouts

6PM: Event 4 – $150 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (8:10 pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays till completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Seminole Hard Rock Safe + Sounds Guidelines

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

Day 2 came to an end with eight players still in the running for the title with Hector Pacheco holding a huge lead. He has 13 million of the 33 million in play at the final table but it’s a talented field trying to catch him.

They will return on Monday at 3 pm with 15: 57 remaining in Level 27 and Ryan Hogan has the button.

Seat 1: Paul Freedman – 4,410,000 (74 bb)
Seat 2: Vinny Monteiro – 3,070,000 (51 bb)
Seat 3: Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin – 2,230,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: John Desoto – 2,970,000 (50 bb)
Seat 5: Ryan Hogan – 1,745,000 (29 bb)
Seat 6: Rafael Lima – 4,150,000 (69 bb)
Seat 7: Marc Duquette – 1,320,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Hector Pacheco – 13,105,000 (218 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $62,160 + Trophy
2nd: $43,630
3rd: $28,310
4th: $20,965
5th: $15,860
6th: $12,800
7th: $9,895
8th: $7,305

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

As the clock his 3 am, Event 1 was down to its last hand of the night. And it was an interesting one.

Ryan Hogan open-shoved for 325,000 then picked up calls from Rafael Lima, Marc Duquette, and Hector Pacheco. Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin was in the small blind and moved all in for 2,555,000 and the rest of the table folded.

Hogan:
Bakhtin:

Hogan was in great shape and pulled the quadruple up pot after the board.

The clock was paused with 15:57 in Level 27 and they will resume on Monday at 3 pm.

Ryan Hogan – 1,745,000 (29 bb)
Arkadiy Pervyy Bakhtin – 2,230,000 (37 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

The two biggest stacks at the final table played the biggest pot of the tournament so far. With the flop out and reading , all the chip went in the middle with similar-sized stacks.

Pacheco:
Hogan:

Hogan flopped top two against Pacheco’s aces and asked for a hold. The turn was and the river got a gasp from the table. The running threes gave Pacheco a bigger two pair, aces and threes versus kings and queens, to give him the massive pot.

The dealer and staff double-checked the counts and Pacheco was the all in player for 6,305,000 and Hogan was left with 355,000.

Hector Pacheco – 14,500,000 (242 bb)
Ryan Hogan – 355,000 (6 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,102

Rafael Lima opened to 150,000 from the cutoff and Marc Duquette three-bet to 300,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Lima called, and the flop came . Lima bet 300,000 and Duquette called.

The turn was and Lima moved all in for 1,750,000. Duquette thought for a moment and called.

Lima:
Duquette:

Duquette had the lead but had a lot of river outs to dodge with Lima holding a flush draw/open-ended straight draw. The river complete Lima’s queen-high straight and he celebrated before stacking up his double.

Rafael Lima – 4,850,000 (81 bb)
Marc Duquette – 990,000 (17 bb)