$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight D Players Remaining:  83 of 825

Jonathan Sanchez raised from early position to 16,000, the next player to act three-bet all in for 117,000 from middle position, and action folded back to Sanchez who called with , leading his opponent’s .

The board ran out , safe for Sanchez to score the elimination and send the remaining 83 players onward to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Full chip counts through Flight D will be posted later tonight.

Jonathan Sanchez  –  260,000  (43 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries:  825

Flight D of SHRPO Event 1 closed with 825 entries, bringing the total field size to 3,083 entries through four flights. The $1,000,000 guarantee is officially in the rearview mirror, and the march toward a $2,000,000 prize pool is underway.

Play in Flight D will continue until 83 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to make the money, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip counts through Flight C

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight D Entries:  600

The players returned from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 200-400 with a 400 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 80K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Stephanie Alderman  –  87,700  (219 bb)
2.  Ed Denton  –  85,200  (213 bb)
3.  Evan Teitelbaum  –  80,000  (200 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 10:30 pm tonight. There will be two more starting flights per day (at 10:00 and 6:00 pm) for the next two days.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  228 of 2,258

Flight A:  643 Entries; 65 Advanced
Flight B:  701 Entries; 71 Advanced
Flight C:  914 Entries; 92 Advanced
Flight D:  Thursday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  92 of 914

Once the Money Bubble burst for Flight C, the remaining 92 players bagged up their chips for Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm. Everyone who bagged chips for Day 2 will finish in the money, though those payouts won’t be known until registration has closed for all eight starting flights.

Action ended with 2:20 remaining in Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante. Day 2 will begin with the blinds rolling back to whichever flight finished the earliest. (So far, that’s this flight.)

The full list of official chip counts for this flight will be posted soon, but here is a preview of the eight players who bagged at least 400K:

1.  Adil Khan  –  596,000  (119 bb)
2.  Rafael Tome  –  503,000  (101 bb)
3.  Jordan Mai  –  476,000  (95 bb)
4.  Tyler Mitchell  –  470,000  (94 bb)
5.  Frank Montgoris  –  445,000  (89 bb)
6.  Curtis McKinney  –  439,000  (88 bb)
7.  Corel Theuma  –  417,000  (83 bb)
8.  Keith Wagner  –  411,000  (82 bb)

Flight D is already underway with 510 entries, and registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the start of Level 9, around 10:30 pm tonight. There will be two more starting flights per day (at 10:00 am and 6:00 pm) for the next two days.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  92 of 914

On the first hand of hand-for-hand play, a short-stacked player was all in from the small blind for 33,000 with against Rafael Tome in middle position holding .

The board ran out , further improving Tome to a pair of queens to eliminate his opponent.

Rafael Tome  –  503,000  (101 bb)

With that, the remaining 92 players are in the money and will return for Day 2 on Sunday.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  93 of 914

After a player was eliminated in 94th place, the tournament staff has paused the clock and instructed all tables to finish the current hand so hand-for-hand play can begin on the Money Bubble.

As soon as one more player busts, Flight C will come to an end, and the survivors will bag up their chips for Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm. Unlike most Money Bubbles, if two players bust during the same hand, they won’t chop any prize money. Players must bag chips in order to advance to Day 2 and finish in the money.

With 93 players remaining from a Flight C field of 914, the average chip stack is around 197,000 (39 big blinds).

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  150 of 914

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

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 325K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Jordan Mai  –  427,000  (107 bb)
2.  Lawrence Rubenstein  –  419,000  (105 bb)
3.  Curtis McKinney  –  400,000  (100 bb)
4.  Ulises Olortiga  –  351,000  (88 bb)
5.  Adil Khan  –  337,000  (84 bb)

With about 150 players remaining from a Flight C field of 914, the average chip stack is around 122,000 (31 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 92 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The fourth of eight flights for SHRPO Event 1 goes at 6 pm and we will watch for some big numbers. The $400 buy-in Deep Stack tournament has drawn huge numbers, 2,258 over the first three flights, and will likely hit the $1,000,000 guarantee later this evening.

After that, we can start looking at a record-breaking turnout with four huge weekend flights.

Players start with 20,000 deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes at the start of Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm. Flight D will continue until only 10% of the field remains and those players will bag up their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

Exciting times in the Grand Ballroom and we head into our first weekend of the series.

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

$400 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight C Players Remaining:  225 of 914

Alicia Goldstein got it all in from the big blind for exactly 40,000 with , but she needed to improve to stay alive against the of her opponent in middle position, who had her covered with a stack of 43,500.

The board came , and Goldstein flopped a set of tens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Alicia Goldstein  –  83,000  (42 bb)

With about 225 players remaining from a Flight C field of 914, the average chip stack is around 81,000 (41 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 92 players, and everyone who bags up chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2.