$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 18:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  63 of 498

Flight A:  259 Entries;  33 Advanced
Flight B:  239 Entries;  30 Advanced
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 81 of 239

Registration closed for Flight B of the $800 Platinum Stack Mid-Series Showdown with 239 entries, bringing the total field size to 498 entries through the opening two flights.

Play in Flight B will continue until 30 players remain. Players must bag a stack in order to cash, and those who do will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Chip Counts Thru Flight A

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  33 of 259

Flight A:  259 Entries;  33 Advanced
Flight B:  In Progress (Reg. Open ~11:45 p.m.)
Flight C:  Thursday at 10 a.m.
Flight D:  Thursday at 5 p.m.
Flight E:  Friday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Friday at 5 p.m.
Flight G:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight H:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 19:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  33 of 259

As recapped to us by Trace Henderson, David Moses was all in for 290,000 with against Henderon’s .

The runout gave Henderson quad tens, eliminating Moses on the money bubble and sending the remaining field onward to Day 2, which is Sunday at 1 p.m.

Trace Henderson  –  1,220,000  (41 bb)
David Moses  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Full chip counts from Flight A will be posted soon.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 18:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  34 of 259

Dmitry Zaitsev raised from middle position, Sandy Sanchez three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind, Zaitsev four-bet all in for 540,000, and Sanchez called with .

Zaitsev showed and needded to improve to survive.

The board ran out , giving Zaitsev two pair, eights and fives, to double through Sanchez on the money bubble.

Dmitry Zaitsev  –  1,130,000  (45 bb)
Sandy Sanchez  –  800,000  (32 bb)

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 17:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Flight A Players Remaining:  46 of 259

The players return from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000.

The chipleader at the break is Ramy Guirguis, who has 1,500,000 (75 big blinds). Guirguis won Event #21 last night, earning $22,025 in Deep Stack Six-Max No-Limit Hold’em.

1.  Ramy Guirguis  –  1,500,000  (75 bb)

With 46 players remaining from a flight of 259, the average chip stack is around 563,000 (28 big blinds). This flight is playing down to the final 33 players, which will also be the Money Bubble. Players must bag chips for Day 2 to finish in the money.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 13:  400/800 with an 800 ante
Flight A Entries:  259

Registration closed for Flight A of the $800 Platinum Stack Mid-Series Showdown with 259 entries, a great start to the tournament.

Action will continue until 33 players remain and survivors return for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm. Players must bag chips to cash in the tournament.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

We kicked off the Mid-Series Showdown this morning and the turnout was fantastic. More than 250 entries in Flight A of the $800 Platinum Stack, putting it on a pace to smash the $1,000,000 guarantee.

Flight B starts at the top of the hour with two more flights on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

They’ll start with huge 100K stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 on Day 2 and 60 minutes in Level 27. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 11:45 pm.

Plenty of time to get in the game.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (11:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  300/500 with a 500 ante

Flight B of the Mid-Series Showdown gets underway at 5 pm in the Grand Ballroom and we build on a great start this morning. The $800 Platinum Stack has a big $1,000,000 guarantee and plenty of chips to put in action.

Players sit with huge 100K stacks out front and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and up to 60 minutes in Level 27. Late registration is available until the start of Level 13 at 11:45 pm and players may re-enter as often as needed during that time.

They will play down to the last 12.5% of the field and those with chips will bag them up for Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 13 (11:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 23 Structure Sheet

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight A Entries:  90

We have a great crew here on a Wednesday morning, getting an early start on building a bag in the Mid-Series Showdown. There’s plenty of time to get down here with registration open until 4:45 pm.

Some early adopters include $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty runner-up David Moses, Ricardo Eyzaguirre, Sun Choi, Richard Leger, Christopher Selami, Ryan Hogan, Justin Datloff, and Caio De Lucca.