$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Players Remaining:  28 of 185

Flight A ended with 28 players advancing of the 185 who registered today. Emil Soffer was chip leader at the first break and still there at the end of the day. He bagged up 586,000 and way out front of the rest.

We will post the full chip count list as soon as it is available.

Top five stacks from Flight A:

1. Emil Soffer – 586,000
2. Gil Ben-Simhon – 469,000
3. Raul Hernandez – 427,000
4. Dejan Petkovic – 274,000
5. Charlie “Cheez” Bernhardt – 273,000

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 185

Flight A of Event 1 moved into the last level of the evening with the 185 entries whittled down to 36 remaining at four tables. They’ll play out Level 14 and we find out who makes it through to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 185

It’s rare to see the same player lead at every break of an opening flight, but here we are. Emil Soffer hit the chips hard at the start and his 440,000 after Level 11 kept him way in the lead.

Raul Hernandez, Gil Ben-Simon, Richard Leger, and Fred Dabus make up the rest of the top five, and the field is trying to chase down the leader.

Some random counts around the room:

Emil Soffer – 440,000 (220 bb)
Raul Hernandez – 308,000 (154 bb)
Gil Ben-Simon – 293,500 (147 bb)
Richard Leger – 129,000 (65 bb)
Fred Dabus – 121,500 (61 bb)
Paul Domb – 116,500 (58 bb)
Willie Wiggins – 114,000 (57 bb)
Charlie “Cheez” Bernhardt – 107,000 (54 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez – 102,000 (51 bb)
Eric Souza – 92,000 (46 bb)
David Shmuel – 67,000 (34 bb)
Dimitry Agrachov – 55,500 (28 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 45,500 (23 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 184

Flight A is preparing for the last break of the day. 63 players are remaining of the starting 184 but that number is fluid with registration still open.

They will return to play three more levels before survivors bag their chips for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 180

The entry count is up to 180 entries and they put nearly $60,000 toward the $100K guarantee with two big weekend flights to go.

More familiar faces in the crown include Willie Wiggins, Charlie “Cheez” Bernhardt, Ryan Estrada, Scott Zakheim, Jimmy Tomblin, and Zach Mullennix.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries: 165

The dinner break ended, tournament staff colored up the black chips, and cards are back in the air.

We have a familiar leader in the tournament. Emil Soffer was the big stack at the first break and second break and now the dinner break. He is up to 217,000 with Richard Leger his closest competitor with 192,000. Then it’s a bit of a step back to third place Eric Souza with 96,000 and Cliff Conners with 82,000.

They will play three levels, take a 10-minute break, and return for the last three flights of the night.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries: 162

At the end of Level 8, tournament staff send the 81 remaining players on a 40-minute dinner break. Time to enjoy some of those new food options on the menu.

They will return to play six more levels with a break in middle. Survivors at the end of Level 14 will bag up for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 11 am.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries: 150

The second break is over and action is back underway with 150 entries. That number will continue to increase with registration available until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

Emil Soffer was the chip leader at the first and there again after the second. He improved his count to 188,400 for a nice lead with Eric Souza the closest to catching him with 144,300.

They will play two more 40-minute levels before taking a 40-minute dinner break.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries: 140

Flight A players are heading towards their second break and we found our defending champ taking a seat in the field.

Dennis Rodriguez outlasted a huge 1,083-entry field in last year’s Deep Stack Poker Series Event 1 and walked away with $49,000 for the title after a five-way deal. He’s attempting to go back-to-back for another nice payday.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries: 127

With 127 entries so far, the tournament is already more than halfway to the $100,000 guarantee with three flights and late registration until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am.

Some early familiar faces include Carlos Bermudez, Jeffrey Silverstein, Dimitry Agrachov, Fred Dabus, Cliff Connors, Allan Bieller, Thomas Gari, David Poces, Richard Whitebrook.