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Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  315

Whatever dip Anto Slisko experienced in the middle part of the day was clearly not a permanent situation. The former chip leader dropped back to an average chip stack during dinner but bounced back to take the lead again with 455,000. Most of that seems to have been at the expense of Sebastian Sacca, the one who took the lead from Slisko, who is no longer in his seat.

Vinny Monteiro is sporting the second-biggest stack with 301,500 with a handful of players hovering in the 250K range.

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Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  304

Players were sent on their last break of the day with a little more than 100 players remaining and registration still open. Once they return, it will be three more levels before survivors bag up for a Day 2 return on Sunday.

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Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  299

Right as Day 1A rolled over into Level 11, entry number 299 joined the field to officially put the Event 1 prize pool over the $100,000 guarantee. It hit $100,165 to be precise.

That’s a great beginning to the series with two more big weekend flights for Event 1 plus late registration open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday.

Big start.

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Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  285

The entry count is nearing 300 which means we can officially start looking for someone to push the prize pool over six digits. That’s a virtual lock now, just a matter of time before it gets there.

A few more familiar popped on our radar after dinner including 2018 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood champ Scott Baumstein and Poker Room regular Zoltan Czinkota.

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Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  269

Sebastian Sacca had the second biggest stack and the second break but returned from dinner to the biggest stack in the room. While he climbed up to 288,500 to take the lead, former big stack Anto Slisko dropped back to the pack.

Caleb Piderit looks like the second biggest stack with 170,000 followed by Michael Newman at 161,000.

Sebastian Sacca – 288,500 (289 bb)
Caleb Piderit – 170,000 (170 bb)
Michale Newman – 161,000 (161 bb)
Ory Hen – 95,500 (96 bb)
Judy Bielan – 81,500 (82 bb)
Fred Dabus – 63,500 (64 bb)
David Shmuel – 59,000 (59 bb)
Pasquale Caiazza – 57,000 (57 bb)
Richard Rice – 55,000 (55 bb)
Anto Slisko – 54,500 (55 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 53,500 (54 bb)
Jorge Gomez – 44,500 (45 bb)
Matthew Yorra – 29,000 (29 bb)
Solange Lucas – 20,500 (21 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi – 11,000 (11 bb)
Paul Balzano – 10,500 (11 bb)

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Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  263

Level 8 came to an end and players are now enjoying a 40-minute break from the Poker Room. Tournament staff will use this time to color off the black chips and blinds will be 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante when they return.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  257

Players continue to push the entry count higher with the 257 we have so far putting more than $85,000 towards the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

A few more familiar faces were found in the field including Solange Lucas, Richard Rice, and Matthew Yorra. Unfortunately a few were sent to the rail including Loni Hui, Scott Baumstein, and Michael Tait.

They will play out Level 8 then go on a 40-minute dinner break.

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Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  244

The second break came to an end very much like the first one; Anto Slisko leading the field with his big stack. He moved further out front with 226,000 after six levels with Argentinian Sebastian Sacca the closest to catching him with 156,000.

Counts from around the room:

Anto Slisko – 226,000 (377 bb)
Sebastian Sacca – 156,000 (260 bb)
Ory Hen – 106,000 (177 bb)
Michael Newman – 90,200 (150 bb)
David Vurgait – 50,000 (83 bb)
Richard Rice – 47,000 (78 bb)
Loni Hui – 36,000 (60 bb)
Stuart Greenbaum – 34,800 (58 bb)
David Shmuel – 32,500 (54 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 31,000 (52 bb)
Judy Bielan – 30,000 (50 bb)
Solange Lucas – 30,000 (50 bb)
Jorge Gomez – 27,700 (46 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum – 23,500 (39 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 23,000 (38 bb)
Michael Tait – 6,500 (11 bb)

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Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  240

Tournament staff sent Event 1 players on their second break of the day after Level 6 and they now have 15 minutes to contemplate their tournament. They’ll return to play two more 40-minute levels before taking a 40-minute dinner break.

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Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  228

The Event 1 prize pool climbed over $75,000 over the last two levels and they are trying to chase down that $100,000 guarantee before the weekend even gets here.

We’re seeing a lot of familiar faces in the crowd today including Jennifer David, Fred Dabus, Loni Hui, Stuart Greenbaum, Richard Rice, and Michael Newman.