$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight C Entries:  358

The first break is coming up and it looks like we’ll have to wait until Level 5 to push past the guarantee. But it’s a lock that we’ll get there early and really build it bigger.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight C Entries:  310

Action is picking up in the Grand Ballroom and we are on the verge of reaching the $500,000 guarantee with a ton of time remaining to spin it up. It will be close at the first break and might get there first.

Some early familiar faces include Carey Pickus, Fred Dabus, Caleb Piderit, Jay Romano, Michael Newman, Zoltan Czinkota, and Francis Margaglione.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

After a great start to the long series, we roll into the first weekend with more than 1,100 already in the opening event. The $400 Deep Stack has a $500,000 guarantee and they already put nearly $375K in the prize pool with only two of six flights in the books.

Today we push for the guarantee and even bigger numbers.

Players start with 20,000 out front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, going up to 40 minutes at the start of Day 2 and 60 with Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight C will continue until 12.5% of the field remains and those players will bag their chips for a Day 2 return on Sunday at 1 pm in the money.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 4 – $600 Limit Omaha 8 (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 5 – $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry) (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 5 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D – $400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

1PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

8PM: $150 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $1,250 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $600 and $400 event plus $250 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  141 of 1,134

Flight A:  565 Entries; 70 Advanced
Flight B:  569 Entries; 71 Advanced
Flight C:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries:  569

Flight B of Event 1 drew 569 entries, bringing the total field size to 1,134 entries through two starting flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 72 players remain. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Chip Counts Thru Flight A

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  70 of 565

Flight A:  565 Entries; 70 Advanced
Flight B:  Underway (Reg. Open Until 10:30 p.m.)
Flight C:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Friday at 6 p.m.
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 6 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  70 of 565

Flight 1A came to an end during Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante, and the big stacks belong to Jackie Lee, who bagged up 630,000 (126 big blinds), and Ariel Williams who finished with 618,000 (124 big blinds).

The full list of official chip counts will be posted later this evening, but here’s a look at the top five players from this flight:

1.  Jackie Lee  –  630,000  (126 bb)
2.  Ariel Williams  –  618,000  (124 bb)
3.  David Laufer  –  498,000  (100 bb)
4.  Thomas Morgado  –  493,000  (99 bb)
5.  David MacDonald  –  399,000  (80 bb)

While he didn’t make it to the top of the leaderboard, Michael Tait did make an incredible comeback today. Tait was down to just 4,500 in chips during Level 12, with blinds at 1,000-2,000, but he was able to run it back up, and he finished the flight with 261,000. That’ll give him at least 52 big blinds to start Day 2.

This flight of 565 entries was playing down to the final 71 players (12.5%), but two players were eliminated during the second hand of hand-for-hand play, so only 70 will advance from this flight. Everyone who bags chips will finish in the money and advance to Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm.

This event has six starting flights, with two each day between now and Saturday. The morning flights start at 10:00 am (registration open until 2:30 pm) and the evening flights start at 6:00 pm (registration open until 10:30 pm). Flight 1B is currently underway.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  70 of 565

The first flight of Event 1 got down to 72 players, and it was time to start the Money Bubble with only 71 players advancing.

But there was action pending on other tables, and one of them reached a preflop all-in situation between and . The short stack held the kings and was looking for an easy double-up, but the dealer kept things interesting.

The board came , giving the big stack a flopped set of threes, but the short stack turned a set of kings to stay alive.

The field began hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, and during the second hand, two tables developed similar all-in situations, with one player all in against two other players who reached showdown on the river. They waited until all the other tables completed their action before revealing their cards.

At Table #7, the board showed , and the players turned over their cards:

Julian Wohlgemuth:    (ace high, nine kicker)
Big Blind:    (ace high, seven kicker)
Tom Macey:    (ace high, seven kicker)

Wohlgemuth won the entire pot because his kicker played above the seven on the board, eliminating Tom Macey on the Money Bubble.

At Table #14, the final board showed with the big blind as the only all-in player, and the three players turned over their cards:

Jorge Gomez:    (pair of eights)
Small Blind:  [Ad5d]  (ace high)
Big Blind:    (pair of sevens)

Gomez won the pot with his pair of eights to eliminate the player in the big blind on the Money Bubble.

Unfortunately for both players, you must bag chips and advance to Day 2 to finish in the money, so they don’t get to chop a prize spot the way they would in a standard tournament.

The remaining 70 players have bagged up their chips for Day 2, which begins Sunday at 1:00 pm. Their official chip counts will be posted this evening, and Flight 1B is underway with registration open until 10:30 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  86 of 565

Cards are back in the air after what should be the last break for Flight A. 86 players are remaining and 71 will advance to Day 2.

Ariel Williams went on a heater and leads the field late with 515,000 followed closely by Tommy Morgado with 501,000.