Event 3 Day 1B: Moises Benchlouch Bags Big

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  61 of 274

Moises Benchlouch

Flight B came to and with 61 players advancing to Day 2 and Moises Benchlouch stormed ahead late to bag the biggest stack. He put 485,000 away for Day 2 with John McDonald second with 418,000.

We have a combined 493 entries in Event 3 so far for a prize pool over $258,000 and it will increase overnight and tomorrow morning before we close registration at noon for the start of Day 2.

We will post the complete chip count list and seat draw as soon as it is available.

Top five Flight B stacks:

Moises Benchlouch – 485,000
John McDonald – 418,000
Shawn Lucas – 370,000
Victor Taieb – 348,000
Carlos Bermundez – 326,000

Event 3 Day 1B: Last Level

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  272

Flight B is rolling into the last level of the night with 272 entries showing on the clock and a few more expected before we bag players for Day 2.

But there’s still time to enter. Registration will remain open overnight and close when cards go in the air for Day 2 at noon.

Event 3 Day 1B: Luis Dominguez Making a Move

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  268

Luis Dominguez

The clock is ticking down towards the end of the day and players are trying to build up a big stack for Day 2. Luis Dominguez, our ninth place finisher at the big Event 1 final table, is running hot again and up to 266,500 to join the leaders.

They will play out these last two levels before survivors bag up their chips for a Day 2 return tomorrow at noon.

Event 3 Day 1B: William Fife Leads Late

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  262

William Fife

Players are back in their seats after the last break of the day and ready to run through the final three levels of the day.

William Fife is your new leader in the field, up to 355,000 and chasing the overall lead. Johnny Bromberg is second with 335,000 followed by Shawn Lucas with 322,000 and Paul Domb with 307,500.

Event 3 Day 1B: More Friendly Faces

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  243

Al Norman

Players continue to show up in big numbers and they are nearing a $250,000 prize pool. If it doesn’t get here tonight, it will cross that mark with max late reg players coming in tomorrow before the noon restart.

A few more friendly faces in the field include Al Norman, Daniel Pearlman, Long Nguyen, Evan Teitelbaum, and T.K Miles.

Norman is coming off a great run in our opening event, finishing in the second spot for $31K after a five-way deal at the final table.

Daniel Pearlman (keft) and Long Nguyen (right)

Event 3 Day 1B: Willie Wiggins Sends Two Out

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  225

Willie Wiggins

In a hand right before the dinner break, Willie Wiggins found himself in a big three-way pot with Bradley Grossman and another player. The flop was out and reading AsJc2s and Wiggins had both covered.

Wiggins: KsTs
Grossman: AdQc
Button: 9s7s

Grossman was ahead with top pair, the button was needed to hit a perfect runner-runner, and Wiggins had a spade draw/gutshot straight draw. Grossman and the button had some blockers but Wiggins found what he needed right on the 4s turn. The other two players were drawing dead to the 4c river and Wiggins stacked up 161,500 for his dinner break.

Event 3 Day 1B: Paul Domb Leads

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  220

Paul Domb

Cards are back in the air for Flight B of May Deep Stack Poker Series Event 3 with 220 entries for a $230,000 prize pool so far.

Paul Domb is the new big stack in the room and leads the pack with 249,500. With six levels remaining, players needs to start making moves to build a big Day 2 stack.

Event 3 Day 1B: Familiar Faces

$600 Deeper Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$150,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  199

Andre Bryan

We are seven levels into the day with seven more to go. They will work their way through Level 8 then take a 40-minute dinner break. They are one away from hitting 200 entries and more big numbers.

A few familiar faces here today include Andre Bryan, Larry Klur, Ory Hen, Sean Shah, and Steven Bennett. Bryan finished third in this tournament last year and Klur is coming off a win in Coconut Creek during their RunGood Poker Series.

Larry Klur