$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  76

The dinner break ended and players returned to action with a new leader in the field. Adi Amit is at the top with 220,000 and the only player over 200K but John Depersio is close with 192,500. Andrew Woodmancey is still in the mix for top stack with 187,000 and Steven Kiser joined the chase with 179,000.

Amit is looking for his second straight deep run in this tournament after he finished ninth last year for $11,790.

Adi Amit – 220,000 (220 bb)
John Depersio – 192,700 (193 bb)
Andrew Woodmancey – 187,000 (187 bb)
Steven Kiser – 179,000 (179 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  67

Flight B players were shipped off for their 40-minute dinner break to refresh and regroup for the last push later tonight. The black chips are coming out of play and they’ll return to play six more levels before bagging.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1B Entries:  66

The entry count continues to climb and we have a few new faces in the crowd. Michael Chiappetta, Sean Phillippi, Michael Graffeo, and triple slash champ (WPT/WSOP/WSOPC winner) Matt Waxman boosted the field as they near the dinner break.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  64

Action is back underway after the second break and we found our big stacks. Two-time WSOP Circuit winner John Depersio leads the field with 191,400 followed by two-time Hollywood champ Andrew Woodmancey with 164,000.

Woodmancey picked up a lot of his chips with a double knockout, his flopped jack-high straight holding against an open-ended straight draw and flopped set of tens.

Here are a few counts from around the room:

John Depersio – 191,400 (319 bb)
Andrew Woodmancey – 164,000 (273 bb)
Dimity Agrachov – 79,100 (132 bb)
Perla Ojeda – 72,600 (121 bb)
Thomas Gari – 67,200 (112 bb)
Art Peacock – 66,800 (111 bb)
Paul Domb – 66,400 (111 bb)
David Nathaniel – 52,600 (88 bb)
Hector Pacheco – 51,600 (86 bb)
Willie Wiggins – 50,000 (83 bb)
Alcides Gomez – 48,700 (81 bb)
Brandon Miller – 46,200 (77 bb)
Richard Whitebrook – 42,400 (71 bb)
Carlos Bermudez – 32,100 (54 bb)
Yury Parad – 24,300 (41 bb)

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  56

Another break is rolling around with 56 entries in the $1,700 Deepest Stack and most of them are still around. A lot of chips and slow structure will do that.

We will take this opportunity to check the stacks while they are gone, see who’s making the most of their day so far.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  53

Action is starting to pick up in the Poker Room as we get deeper into Friday and the total entry count jumped over 100 after the first break. We’re more than halfway to the $300,000 and we should get there early tomorrow.

A few more friends in the field include Willie Wiggins, James Tomblin, Carlos Bermudez, Perla Ojeda, Richard Leger, and David Nathaniel.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  29

Flight B of the $1,700 Deepest Stack is set to take their first break at the top of the hour wiht 29 entries and still a ways to reach the $300,000 guarantee. We expect a busy today tomorrow, this is your chance to dodge the packed Poker Room.

A few friends in early action include Hector Pacheco, Alcides Gomez Richard Whitebrook, Dimitry Agrachov, Thomas Gari, and Art Peacock.

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

One flight down for the $1,700 Deepest Stack with two more to go, starting with Flight B today at 11 am and wrapping up tomorrow with Flight C during a busy Saturday.

Players start with huge 50K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, going up to 60 at the start of Day 2 and 90 after Level 22. Late registration and until the start of Sunday at 11 am when cards go in the air for Day 2.

Flight B will play through 14 levels and survivors will bag for their seat on Sunday.

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Level 15-22 last 60 minutes
• Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Day 2
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 6 Day 1B – $1,700 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $300,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 40 minutes; Level 15-22 last 60 minutes
• Levels 23+ last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Day 2
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Event 6 Structure Sheet

$1,700 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 53

Registration is open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am

Flight A: 53 Entries; 16 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 11 am
Flight C: Saturday at 11 am
Day 2: Sunday at 11 am