$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 95

In a battle of the blinds, Jacob Ifshin was all in for about 95,000 from the small blind against Yuval Bronshtein in the big blind.

Ifshin: 
Bronshtein: 

The board ran out , giving Ifshin aces full of sixes to double through Bronshtein.

Jacob Ifshin  –  198,000  (25 bb)
Yubal Bronshtein  –  440,000  (55 bb)

$1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 95

Seat 1:  Dawn Wilensky  –  559,000  (70 bb)
Seat 2:  Phuoc Vo  –  241,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3:  Jacob Ifshin  –  129,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4:  Yuval Bronshtein  –  566,000  (71 bb)
Seat 5:  Pawel Andrzejewski  –  405,000  (51 bb)

1st:  $28,525
2nd:  $17,500
3rd:  $11,055
4th:  $7,100
5th:  $5,530

6th:  Steve Yagudaev  –   $4,375
7th:  Zhen Cai  –  $3,690
8th:  Niberson Dorleus  –  $3,225
9th:  Rodney Hendrix –  $2,925
10th:  A.J. Kelsall  –  $2,925
11th:  Cuba Levenberry  –  $2,650
12th:  Shan Meruga  –  $2,650

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight F Entries:  604

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

A scan of the field turned up 10 players with at least 70K in chips, but only one player had more than 80K — Berthin Jacques.

Berthin Jacques  –  82,300  (206 bb)

The tournament clock shows 604 entries so far for Flight 1F, with registration open with unlimited re-entries until 10:30 pm.

The total field size for all starting flights is up to 3,912, so the prizepool is already worth more than $1.29 million.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  414 of 3,308

Flight A:  565 Entries;  70 Advanced
Flight B:  569 Entries;  71 Advanced
Flight C:  548 Entries;  69 Advanced
Flight D:  666 Entries;  84 Advanced
Flight E:  960 Entries;  120 Advanced
Flight F:  In Progress (Reg. Open Until 10:30 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 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Flight F Entries:  555

After a flop of , a couple players checked, and the player in the hijack bet 700. The player on the button moved all in for 5,000.

Bobby Leff called from the big blind, and the other players folded.

The button showed for a pair of threes with a jack-high flush draw, and Leff turned over for an open-ended straight-flush draw. The player on the button needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Leff paired his nine on the turn to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Bobby Leff  –  42,000  (8 bb)

The tournament clock shows 555 entries so far for Flight 1F, with registration open with unlimited re-entries until 10:30 pm.

The total field size for all starting flights is up to 3,863, so the prizepool is already worth more than $1.27 million.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  120 of 960

Flight 1E came to an end with 19:35 remaining in Level 16, with blinds at 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante. Michael Tweedlie finished as the chipleader from this flight with 504,000 (101 big blinds).

The full list of chip counts will be posted soon, but as a preview, here are the five players who bagged at least 400K:

1.  Michael Tweedlie  –  504,000  (101 bb)
2.  Clyde Maliauka  –  500,000  (100 bb)
3.  Charles Montalvo  –  463,000  (93 bb)
4.  Peter Hsu  –  411,000  (82 bb)
5.  Jie Liu  –  410,000  (82 bb)

Five out of six starting flights are complete, and Flight 1F is underway as the last chance for players to take a shot at this prizepool that is already well over $1 million. Registration remains open until 10:30 pm tonight.

Everyone who bags chips will be in the money when Day 2 begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 1:00 pm.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  120 of 960

In Hand #2 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Mohammed Jaafar moves all in from the cutoff for 26,000, and Brad Coultas calls from the button. They wait for action to complete at all the other tables before flipping their cards.

Jaafar turns over , and needs it to hold to stay alive against the of Coultas.

The board came , and Jaafar flops a set of jacks, only to see Coultas turn an ace-high straight. The straight holds up for Coultas to win the pot and eliminate Jaafar on the Money Bubble.

Brad Coultas  –  314,000  (63 bb)
Mohammed Jaafar  –  Eliminated

The remaining 120 players have bagged and tagged their chips, and the full list of official chip counts will be posted soon.

Everyone who bagged chips is in the money, and they will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm for the start of Day 2. The prizepool won’t be released until late tonight after the final flight (Day 1F) has finished.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  121 of 960

On the second hand of hand-for-hand play, Damien Simon raised all in for 31,000 from the cutoff. Jason Block isolated the action with a shove of his own from the button.

Simon: 
Block: 

The board ran out , safe for Simon to double up.

Damien Simon  –  75,000  (15 bb)
Jason Block  –  58,000 (12 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  123 of 960

Level 15 comes to an end, and Level 16 begins with increased blinds of 3,000-5,000 with a 5,000 ante.

With 123 players remaining, and no more than 120 advancing to Day 2, the Money Bubble should be starting soon.

With 123 players remaining from a flight of 960, the average chip stack is around 156,000 (31 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 120 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  150 of 960

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 four players with at least 375K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Clyde Maliauka  –  509,000  (127 bb)
2.  Jie Liu  –  421,000  (105 bb)
3.  Johnathan Norris  –  389,000  (97 bb)
4.  Brad Coultas  –  382,000  (96 bb)

With about 150 players remaining from a flight of 960, the average chip stack is around 128,000 (32 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 120 players, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.