$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  101 (Total: 186)

Players took off for their 40-minute dinner break and return at 4:30 pm to begin playing down to the end of the day. They will work through six more levels with a break in between before bagging up.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  110 (Total: 195)

The dinner break came to an end and players returned to their seats. We have 72 of the 100 entries still here putting the average stack at a very healthy 72 big blinds.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  100 (Total: 185)

Leve 8 came around and we now have an even 100 entries in the field today with 185 combined. Another 15 and the prize pool will $300,000 for another milestone.

Once this level is complete, players will have 40-minutes to relax or feed themselves in the casino then return for six more levels before bagging.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  87 (Total: 172)

Play got back underway after the break with blinds up to 300/600 and a 600 ante with 87 entries so far today.

Ronnie Sewell came back to the biggest stack with the WSOP Circuit winner up to near 150K after six levels. Still plenty of time for players to get to the Poker Room and spin up a stack of their own.

Random notables:

Ronnie Sewell – 149,500 (249 bb)
David “Coldstone” Inselberg – 117,500 (196 bb)
Marc Duquette – 104,000 (173 bb)
Brett Bader – 87,400 (146 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 79,700 (133 bb)
Thomas Gari – 66,000 (110 bb)
Luke Brererton – 65,800 (110 bb)
Skip McDonough – 62,000 (103 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi – 55,500 (93 bb)
Howard Mash – 48,700 (81 bb)
Jermaine “Lion” Gerlin – 22,100 (37 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  82 (Total: 167)

Flight B hit the second break of the day with 82 with a newly hit $250,000 prize pool. They’ll walk away for 15 minutes, return to play two more levels, then take a 40-minute dinner break.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  79 (Total: 164)

We are only a few new entries away from putting the prize pool at $250,000 and they keep coming into the Poker Room.

A walk among the tables found more than a few familiar faces mixing it up in the $1,700 tournament. John De Soto (above) and Josh Phillips (below) made deep runs to start the series and back at it today. Other include David “Coldstone” Inselberg, Thomas Gari, Ido Ashkenazi, and Marc Duquette.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  72 (Total: 157)

The entry count keeps pushing the Event 5 prize pool higher since the $200,000 guarantee has been reached and more are joining as we move deeper into the weekend.

Luiz Duarte is back in the Poker Room not long after a big run in Event 3. The Brazilian made the final table and a river five kept him from doubling when heads-up with eventual champ Aaron Valencia. He earned $35,480 for his runner-up finish and came into Event 5 on a roll.

Duarte is one of the more accomplished players in the room today with more than $1.2 million in career earnings. He has three Brazilian Series of Poker High Roller titles, he picked up R$710,000 ($281,408) for a second-place finish in the 2014 BSOP Millions Main Event, and another $129,312 for a second-place finish in the $109 Online Mini WPTDeepStacks series.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  49 (Total: 134)

Well before the first break of the day, Flight B put 49 more entrants in Event 3 to officially push the prize pool over the $200,000 guarantee. And there’s plenty of time to join up.

Registration will remain open for Event 3 until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at noon. There are 14 levels play today to jump in plus another full flight tomorrow.

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The Memorial Day weekend is upon us and today we have the second of three flights for the $1,700 Deepest Stack tournament starting at 10 am. Flight A drew 85 entries to put it on a quick path to topping the $200,000 guarantee later today.

Players start with 50,000 deep stack and all levels last 40 minutes o Day 1, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 2 and 90 from Level 23 forward. Late registration will remain open until cards go in the air for Day 2 on Sunday with unlimited re-entries

It should be a great weekend of poker!

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 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 Sunday
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

$1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
End of Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 85

Flight A: 85 Entries; 21 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 10 am
Flight C: Saturday at 10 am
Day 2: Sunday at noon