Event 1 Flight A: River Bet Win for Matt Glantz

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  53 of 330

Matt Glantz raised to 5,000 in early position, a player in middle position three-bet to 14,000, and Glantz called.

They checked to the turn of a QcTc7c5c board where Glantz bet 12,000. His opponent called.

The 8h river completed the board, Glantz bet 26,000, and his opponent thought for a bit before he folded.

Matt Glantz  –  171,000  (68 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: Alcides Gomez Eliminated by Carlos Bermudez

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  57 of 330

Carlos Bermudez raised from the middle position, Alcides Gomez reraised all in for about 50,000 on the button, and Bermudez called.

Bermudez:  QsQh
Gomez:  6s6d

The board came KhQc4c9dTs, giving Bermudez a set of queens to eliminate Gomez.

Carlos Bermudez  –  160,000  (64 bb)
Alcides Gomez  –  Eliminated

With about 57 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is about 116,000 (46 big blinds).

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Event 1 Flight A: Angel Gamarra Above 300K

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  60 of 330

Angel Gamarra raised to 8,000 in the hijack and Cangir Elcin called on the button.

The flop was AsJh8c, Gamarra continued for 7,000, and Elcin called.

The turn was the 6s, Gamarra bet 12,000, and Elcin called.

The river was the 5s, Gamarra bet 35,000, and Elcin thought for a while before he folded.

Angel Gamarra  –  330,000  (132 bb)
Cangir Elcin  –  74,000  (30 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: Howard Mash Thins the Field by One

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  66 of 330

Howard Mash raised to 4,500 in early position, the player on the button reraised all in for 20,000, and Mash called with As9h, racing with his opponent’s 5h5d.

The board came Ks6h3cAdKh, giving Mash aces and kings to win the pot and eliminate his opponent.

Howard Mash  –  81,000  (41 bb)

With about 66 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is about 100,000 (50 big blinds).

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Event 1 Flight A: Mike Chiappetta Takes One Out

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  77 of 330

After a series of raises, a player in middle position was all in for roughly 70,000 with AdQc against Mike Chiappetta on the button holding KcKh.

The board ran out Td9c4s2c5s, safe for Chiappetta to score the elimination.

Mike Chiappetta  –  170,000  (85 bb)

With about 77 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is about 86,000 (43 big blinds).

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Leaders at Break

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  88 of 330

A scan of the stacks during the break turned up three players above 200,000.

1.  Mervick Nunez  –  272,000  (136 bb)
2.  Carlos Bermudez  –  239,000  (120 bb)
3.  Angel Gamarra  –  223,000  (112 bb)

The Flight A field will play down to 42 players. As a reminder, players must bag chips in order to cash and advance to Day 2.

Event 1 Flight A: Carlos Bermudez Takes One Out

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 11:  800/1,600 with a 1,600 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  103 of 330

A series of raises between Carlos Bermudez in the big blind and his opponent in the small blind culminated with the latter all in for about 48,000 with JhJd against Bermudez holding KhKd.

The board ran out clean for Bermudez to score the elimination.

Carlos Bermudez  –  206,000  (129 bb)

Event 1 Flight A: David Oshry Eliminated by Scott Zakheim

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 10:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  114 of 330

Scott Zakheim raised in middle position, David Oshry three-bet all in for about 10,000 from the hijack, and Zakheim called.

Zakheim:  As4s
Oshry:  5h5d

The board came AhTh6d3h7c, giving Zakheim a pair of aces to eliminate Oshry.

Scott Zakheim  –  47,000  (39 bb)
David Oshry  –  Eliminated

With about 120 players remaining from the Flight A field of 330 entries, the average stack is about 55,000  (46 big blinds).

Event 1 Flight A: Chip Counts from the Field

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guarantee  |  Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  124 of 330

Walter Bravo  –  146,000  (146 bb)
Matt Glantz  –  117,000  (117 bb)
Carlos Bermudez  –  101,000  (101 bb)
Juan Montoya  –  86,000  (86 bb)
Matt Zarcadoolas  –  86,000  (86 bb)
Jordan Flaschner  –  68,000  (68 bb)
Howard Mash  –  54,000  (54 bb)
Raminder Singh  –  54,000  (54 bb)
Richard Whitebrook  –  44,000  (44 bb)
Scott Zakheim  –  38,000  (38 bb)
Harry Velkuru  –  34,000  (34 bb)
Nancy Birnbaum  –  33,000  (33 bb)
Paul Domb  –  25,000  (25 bb)
Solange Lucas  –  24,000  (24 bb)
Sam Sternfield  –  24,000  (24 bb)
Mica Lamar  –  24,000  (24 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  23,000  (23 bb)
Mike Chiappetta  –  20,000  (20 bb)
Willie Wiggins  –  16,000  (16 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum  –  16,000  (16 bb)
Alejandro Funes  –  16,000  (16 bb)
JD Jiang  –  15,000  (15 bb)
Jose Chapui  –  13,000  (13 bb)
Pasqaule Caiazza  –  13,000  (13 bb)
David Oshry  –  10,000  (10 bb)