$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Flight E Entries: 375

Every series kicks off with a big multi-flight tournament to set the tone. The fields are massive, and the payouts are impressive for the buy-in amount. It takes a lot of talent and a fair share of luck to get through and take home that trophy.

We have two players in today’s field who managed that feat. Michael Laufer topped a field of 6,196 entries (the biggest tournament in state history at the time) to take home $160,734.

Scott Woodring is the defending champ of this very event. He outlasted the 4,535-entry field in Event 1 of the 2023 LHPO series for a payday worth $190,939.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  100/100 with a 100 ante
Flight E Entries: 275

The entry count jumped during the first level as players make their way to the Grand Ballroom on a fine Saturday morning. There’s plenty of time to grab breakfast first with registration open until 2:30 pm.

A few early friends include Caleb Piderit, Frank Russo, Nancy Birnbaum, George Dolofan, Paul Domb, Marcus Gurley, and Pavel Ivan.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100
Flight E Entries: 181

As expected, Flight E has more than enough entries at the start of the day to put Event 1 over the $1,000,000 guarantee. From this point forward, every new entry will push the prize pool higher until registration closes for Flight F this evening at 9:30 pm.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Four flights are down and two more to go for the LHPO opening event and the $400 Deep Stack NLH tournament should hit its $1,000,000 guarantee before cards go in the air for Flight E. Only 102 new entries are needed so that seven-digit prize pool is a lock.

Event 1 players start with 20K deep stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 when 24 players remain. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 2:30 pm.

Flight E will play down to the last 12.5% and survivor will return tomorrow at 1 pm in the money.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

10AM: Event 1 Day 1E – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (2:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

11AM: Event 9 – $1,100 Deep Stack 5-Card PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 1 Day 1F – $600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Levels 24+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 10 – $400 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

3PM: $550 Survivor NLH (Re-Entry)

• 1-in-10 in $5,000 cash
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  228 of 1,822

Flight A:  460 Entries;  58 Advanced
Flight B:  404 Entries;  51 Advanced
Flight C:  511 Entries;  64 Advanced
Flight D:  447 Entries;  55 Advanced
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Return to Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  173 of 1,375

Flight A:  460 Entries;  58 Advanced
Flight B:  404 Entries;  51 Advanced
Flight C:  511 Entries;  64 Advanced
Flight D:  In Progress
Flight E:  Saturday at 10 a.m.
Flight F:  Saturday at 5 p.m.
Day 2:  Sunday at 1 p.m.
Day 3:  Monday at 1 p.m.

Registration closed for Flight D of LHPO Event 1 with 447 entries, putting $265,720 toward the $1,000,000 guarantee with two more big flights left to go.

Flight D will continue until 56 players remain, and they will advance to Day 2 on Sunday at 1 pm in the money. Players must bag chips to make the money.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight D Entries: 447

David Regalado is pacing the field at the most recent break in play with a stack worth 165,500. That gives him 165 big blinds to work with moving forward.

$600 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  400/800 with a 800 ante
Flight D Entries: 440

Derrick Simon was all in for 22,700 with pocket fives in the hole from the small blind, and that turned out to be good ahead of the pocket queens of his opponent held from late position on a final board reading . Simon stacked up 47,400 after collecting the pot.

Derrick Simon – 47,400 (59 bb)