$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  33 of 259

The field lost one player at the start of Level 17, and then shortly after that there was a three-way all-in situation at Table 1 with pocket kings as the big stack against pocket tens and pocket eights.

Gregory Pessine had the eights, and he was all in for just 8,000 in chips — just a bit more than a single big blind.

If the pocket kings held up, the Money Bubble would be burst before hand-for-hand play could even begin.

Big Stack:  
Medium Stack:  
Gregory Pessine:  

The board came , and Pessine spiked an eight on the river to win the main pot and triple up to 40,000 in chips (technically he quintupled his stack).

Gregory Pessine  –  40,000  (7 bb)

The player with pocket tens was eliminated, which means the field was on the Money Bubble, and hand-for-hand play would begin as soon as the hands in progress came to an end.

But one of those hands in progress had a player all in from the hijack for 56,000 against Mohammed Ayyash, and the short stack in the big blind tanked for a while before folding.

The player in the hijack turned over , but was dominated by the Ayyash’s .

The board came , and Ayyash won the pot with two pair to eliminate his opponent and burst the Money Bubble before hand-for-hand play could even begin.

Mohammed Ayyash  –  253,000  (42 bb)

The players are now bagging up their chips, and the full list of official chip counts thru Flight C will be posted later tonight.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  36 of 259

The previous two flights for this event both ended during Level 15 (with 12 minutes left in Flight A, and 20 minutes left in Flight B).

But Flight C has been stagnating for a while. They started Level 15 with 41 players, but quickly dropped down to 37. That was about 45 minutes ago, and they’ve only lost one player in that time.

Most recently, a short stack just got it all in with pocket kings against pocket aces, but a king on the flop kept him alive and kept the field at 36 players.

Level 17 has just begun, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000, and the average chip stack has dropped in value to just 24 big blinds.

Action will continue in this flight until there are 33 players left, and when the field reaches 34, they will begin hand-for-hand play.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  41 of 259

The players return from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 and a 4,000 ante.

With 41 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 126,000 (32 big blinds), and the field will play down until there are 33 players remaining. Everyone who survives will advance to Day 2, where they will already be in the money.

A scan of the field during the break turned up just two players with at least 300K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Valentino Lettieri  –  322,000  (81 bb)
2.  Kharlin Sued  –  316,000  (79 bb)

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  41 of 259

With the final board showing , the under-the-gun player checked, Valentino Lettieri bet 80,000 from the button, and his opponent went into the tank for a long time until Lettieri called for a clock.

About 10-15 seconds later, the UTG player moved all in for about 83,000, and Lettieri called.

The UTG player showed for an overpair, but Lettieri turned over for a turned nine-high straight to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from Flight C.

Valentino Lettieri  –  322,000  (107 bb)

With 41 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 126,000 (42 big blinds), and the field will play down until there are 33 players remaining. Everyone who survives will advance to Day 2, where they will already be in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  72 of 259

Another break has come and gone while tournament staff pulled the black chips out of play. There are 72 players remaining with 33 of them set to make Day 2 tomorrow.

Raffaello Locatelli sits with the biggest stack as the WSOPC Coconut Creek winner moved up to 192,000 for the lead. There are several other players close to him including Valentino Lettieri with 149,500.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Only one more chance to win the last multi-flight tournament before the Championship when Flight D gets underway for Event 10 at 5 pm. Three flights are locked down with 678 entries so far pushing the $250,000 guarantee over $350,000 so everything added is icing on the cake.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 9:30 pm. Flight D will conclude this evening when 12.5% of the field remains and those players will advance to Day 2 tomorrow in the money.

• $250,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 12.5% of field remains
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

Chip counts through Flight B

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  259

The second break came to an end and registration closed for Flight C with 259 entries. That puts the combined total for Event 10 at 678 entries for a $352,560 prize pool with one more flight to go.

Flight C will continue into the evening until 33 players remain to advance to Day 2 tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

Chip counts through Flight B

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Flight C Entries:  226

The Grand Ballroom is filling nicely this afternoon and today’s field has pushed the Event 10 prize pool over $335,000 with less than an hour to register and Flight D going at 5 pm.

A few more friendly faces joined the field including Max Romano, Sheddy Siddiqui, Anthony Askey, Michael Newman, and Thomas Elder.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Entries:  181

Players returned from their first break and back in action. They will play four more levels, take another 15-minute break, and we will lock down registration at 3:30 pm.

With the relaxed state of play, there were no massive stacks in the crowd but Jose Gonzalez was giving it a shot. He went on break with 81,400 then immediately picked up another 35,000 on the first hand back.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  181

It’s been a nice, relaxed morning in the Grand Ballroom. A good group of players grinding a big tournament and trying to pick up chips.

Their journey will be paused shortly when tournament staff send them on the first break of the day. Time to regroup, refresh, and come back for another four levels.