$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  216

The last break ended, players returned to their seats, and they are set to play three more levels before the bags come up.

Steve Wiggers was among the leaders at the dinner break and sits atop the counts with 381,500. He’s in a tie with one other player; the chips were triple-checked, but that player is taking their time coming back from break.

Art Peacock is still in the mix with 313,500 and several others closing on 300K.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 11:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  210

The final break of the day is must about here wiht 210 entries in the game and 63 remaining at seven tables. We’ll see more bustouts than new entries from this point until they bag after Level 14.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
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Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  190

After the dinner break, players returned to their seats with 190 entries and a familiar face at the top of the counts. Rafael Lima already owns a DSPS trophy from 2021 (a few weeks after winning a Poker Showdown title) and he’s in a good shape for a big Day 2.

He leads the field with 305,300 as the only player over 300K with Art Peacock and Steve Wiggers the closest with a bit over 200K.

Raphael Lima – 305,300 (305 bb)
Art Peacock – 205,200 (205 bb)
Steve Wiggers – 204,500 (205 bb)
Greg Rosen – 168,900 (169 bb)
Scott Norman – 136,000 (136 bb)
Victor Taieb – 93,700 (94 bb)
Paul Domb – 79,300 (79 bb)
Scott Levitt – 73,300 (73 bb)
Roni Zelichonok – 72,900 (73 bb)
Michael Graffeo – 65,400 (65 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 60,600 (61 bb)
Min Zhang – 59,500 (60 bb)
Matt Yorra – 53,300 (53 bb)
Thomas Gari – 50,400 (50 bb)
Joe Bartholdi – 41,500 (42 bb)
Richard Whitebrook – 37,700 (38 bb)
Carlos Bermudez – 17,000 (17 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1A Entries:  184

Players are making plans for their upcoming dinner break that will last until 5:30 pm. They’ll have time to recover and refresh before returning to play the last six levels of the day.

If players want to grab dinner in the Poker Room, we have a full menu available with food from The BŌL and other cafe options. It’s all fantastic and available even while you are playing.

Poker Room Menu

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1A Entries:  173

The second break ended and players returned to their seats to continue their path to a possible Day 2 seat. With 173 entries, the tournament is already more than halfway to its $100,000 guarantee and it will hit tomorrow afternoon.

Art Peacock leads the field and the only players over 200K at this point. Greg Rosen is the closest to catching him with 177,000 plus a lot of talent still in the field. Here’s a look at a few random counts from around the room:

Art Peacock – 233,500 (389 bb)
Greg Rosen – 177,000 (295 bb)
Rafael Lima – 151,600 (253 bb)
Paul Domb – 102,000 (170 bb)
Victor Taieb – 95,200 (159 bb)
Thomas Gari – 76,200 (127 bb)
Carlos Bermudez – 74,500 (124 bb)
Scott Levitt – 70,800 (118 bb)
Scott Zakheim – 66,300 (111 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – 61,800 (103 bb)
Min Zhang – 53,200 (89 bb)
Roni Zelichonok – 53,100 (89 bb)
Jessica Cai – 47,500 (79 bb)
Matt Yorra – 38,000 (63 bb)
Josh Cranfill – 35,100 (59 bb)
Lyle Diamond – 31,100 (52 bb)
Sean Phillippi – 26,900 (45 bb)
Raminder Singh – 20,200 (34 bb)
Joe Bartholdi – 16,500 (28 bb)

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 6:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  160

Flight A players are about ready to take their second break of the tournament with 160 entries in the game and another dozen or so expected before we bag for the night.

We will take this opportunity to walk the empty tables and find our early big stacks.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  148

The first flight of the series is cruising up towards 150 with plenty of time to push the count higher. Registration is open until the start of Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am so we’re going to blast the $100,000 guarantee.

We found a few folks in the field who already own some Hollywood hardware. The previously mentioned Jeff Silverstein won a DSPS trophy last year and Carlos Bermudez is the defending champ in this event.

Min Zhang is looking for his first DSPS title but she has three major Hollywood titles and she finished runner-up in the $25K High Roller a few weeks ago.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  116

It’s a comfy afternoon in the Poker Room with a bunch of regulars and friends sitting around the tables trying to spin up a big stack for Day 2 and some big money.

A few friends in early action include Jeff Silverstein, Rafael Lima, Scott Levitt, 2022 Deepest Stack champ Joe Bartholdi, Josh Cranfill, Lyle Diamond, Paul Domb, Thomas Gari, Richard Whitebrook, and Scott Zakheim.

$400 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1A Entries:  105

The first break of the first tournament of the series is here with a very healthy 105 entries here after three levels. That’s an easy pace to surpass the $100,000 guarantee before we get too deep into the weekend.

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

Cards are in the air for Flight A of Deep Stack Poker Series Event 1, kicking off a fun two-week run of tournaments with deep, long structures and a lot of money up for grabs.

While players get settled for the day, we will pick up some coverage at the first break.