$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,404

The WPTDeepStacks Hollywood event is down to its final table and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to begin playing it out for the title on the WPT live-stream stage.

Trung Pham, 2018 RRPO opening event champion, returns with a healthy chip lead against his other eight competitors but it is still anyone’s game.

They will return with blinds still at 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 and levels will increase to 60 minutes when they increase.

The final table will be live-streamed on WPT.com, with a 30-minute delay to show hole cards, and expert commentary provided by Alex Rocha and Scott Baumstein. Baumstein won this event two years ago and is the reigning WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year. As always, there will also be live updates right here at SHRPO.com.

Seat 1.  Aaron Rosenthal  –  3,175,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Peter Fellows  –  4,750,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Brian Metter  –  3,600,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Howard Mash  –  4,150,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Edwards Muñiz  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Justin Bianco  –  4,600,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7.  Trung Pham  –  8,700,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8.  Jason Block  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Alcides Gomes  –  4,100,000  (27 bb)

Here is the remaining prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $228,717*
2nd:  $159,206
3rd:  $103,316
4th:  $76,627
5th:  $57,739
6th:  $46,596
7th:  $38,348
8th:  $30,276
9th:  $22,571
* First-prize amount includes a $3,000 package for the winner to play in the WPTDeepStacks Championship in April at Thunder Valley Resort & Casino.

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 8 – $400 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 9 – $600 Eight-Handed Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 3 – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood

• WPTDeepStacks Final Table Seats and Counts
• WPTDeepStacks Payouts

2PM: Event 7 Day 2 – $1,700 Purple Chip Bounty (Single Re-Entry)

• Event 7 Day 2 Seats and Chip Counts
• Event 7 Payouts

3PM: Event 10 – $400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 10 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 11 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $3,500 WPT LHPO Championship seat added to 1st place
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 11 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 47 – $140 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into any $600 LHPO event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 48 – $200 Multi-Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 packages guaranteed; includes $1,100 LHPO seat plus $550 cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Winners will be entered into the earliest flight available
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 49 – $400 LHPO Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $2 Million GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Winners will be entered into the earliest flight available
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Structure Sheet

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,404

After the nearly simultaneous eliminations of Michael Garcia in 11th place and Nick Palma in 10th place, the final nine players are set for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks Final Table, which begins at 2:00 pm EST.

Here are the official chip counts and seating positions:

Seat 1.  Aaron Rosenthal  –  3,175,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Peter Fellows  –  4,750,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Brian Metter  –  3,600,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Howard Mash  –  4,150,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Edwards Muñiz  –  3,075,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6.  Justin Bianco  –  4,600,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7.  Trung Pham  –  8,700,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8.  Jason Block  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9.  Alcides Gomes  –  4,100,000  (27 bb)

Here is the remaining prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $228,717*
2nd:  $159,206
3rd:  $103,316
4th:  $76,627
5th:  $57,739
6th:  $46,596
7th:  $38,348
8th:  $30,276
9th:  $22,571

And here is a list of the players who finished in the money at the final three tables, along with their payouts:

10th:  Nick Palma  –  $17,081
11th:  Michael Garcia  –  $17,081
12th:  Bradley Coultas  –  $17,081
13th:  Greg Levine  –  $13,235
14th:  Claudio Kalili  –  $13,235
15th:  Al Gomez  –  $13,235
16th:  Jacob Naumann  –  $10,626
17th:  Steve Karp  –  $10,626
18th:  David DiBernardi  –  $10,626
19th:  Mauricio Ameller  –  $8,588
20th:  Debra Hedgpeth  –  $8,588
21st:  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  $8,588
22nd:  John Keraghan  –  $7,161
23rd:  Rafael Rodriguez  –  $7,161
24th:  Jake Schwartz  –  $7,161
25th:  Vadim Rozin  –  $6,074
26th:  Jaime Weigrefe  –  $6,074
27th:  Evan Dahl  –  $6,074

The final table will be live-streamed on WPT.com, with a 30-minute delay to show hole cards, and expert commentary provided by Alex Rocha and Scott Baumstein. Baumstein won this event two years ago and is the reigning WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year. As always, there will also be live updates right here at SHRPO.com.

* First-prize amount includes a $3,000 package for the winner to play in the WPTDeepStacks Championship in April at Thunder Valley Resort & Casino.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 32:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 1,404

Jason Block raised under the gun to 350,000, Michael Garcia moved all in from the cutoff for 1,950,000, and Block thought for a bit before he called with .

Garcia turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — both players flopped gutshot straight draws, and Block turned a jack-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Garcia in 11th place.

Jason Block  –  5,975,000  (40 bb)
Michael Garcia  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($17,081)

When this hand ended, there was already another big hand in progress at the other table involving Nick Palma and Brian Metter.

Metter moved all in under the gun for 2,100,000, and Nick Palma called all in from the small blind for 1,200,000 with .

Metter turned over , and Palma needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Palma flopped a pair of aces, but Metter turned a set of sixes to win the pot and eliminate Palma in 10th place.

Brian Metter  –  3,600,000  (24 bb)
Nick Palma  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($17,081)

The final nine players are filling out their WPT bio sheets and verifying their chip counts for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks Hollywood final table, scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm. Stay tuned for official chip counts.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,404

Bradley Coultas moved all in from the small blind for 1,275,000, and Michael Garcia called from the big blind with . Coultas turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket fives held up for Garcia to win the pot and eliminate Coultas in 12th place.

Michael Garcia  –  4,000,000  (32 bb)
Bradley Coultas  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($17,081)

With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,825,000 (31 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,404

Claudio Kalili moved all in from the button for about 1.85 million, and Howard Mash called from the small blind with . Kalili turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Kalili paired his ace on the flop and his queen on the turn, but Mash rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Kalili in 14th place.

Howard Mash  –  5,550,000  (44 bb)
Claudio Kalili  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($13,235)

There was a cooler situation between Peter Fellows and Greg Levine, as they got it all in preflop with for Fellows and for Levine, and both players had a little more than 2.5 million.

The board came — Levine turned a gutshot straight-flush draw, but improved no further. The pocket aces held up for Fellows to win the pot and double up to about 5.2 million, leaving Levine with less than a big blind.

A few hands later, Levine was forced all in preflop from the big blind in a three-way pot involving Alcides Gomez (UTG+1) and Justin Bianco (small blind).

The flop came , Bianco checked, Gomez bet, and Bianco folded.

Levine turned over for ace high, but he needed to catch something runner-runner to stay alive against Gomez’s (trip nines).

The turn card was the , giving Levine two outs to stay alive, but the river card was the . Gomez won the pot with his trip nines to eliminate Levin in 13th place.

Alcides Gomez  –  3,250,000  (26 bb)
Greg Levine  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($13,235)

With 12 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,500,000 (28 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,404

Jacob Naumann moved all in under the gun for 1,025,000, and Peter Fellows called from the small blind with . Naumann turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Fellows flopped trip aces to win the pot and eliminate Naumann in 16th place.

Peter Fellows  –  2,775,000  (22 bb)
Jacob Naumann  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($10,626)

A few minutes later, Al Gomez moved all in under the gun for 425,000, and Brian Metter called from the big blind with . Gomez turned over , and he was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Metter to win the pot and eliminate Gomez in 15th place.

Brian Metter  –  2,750,000  (22 bb)
Al Gomez  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($13,235)

With 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,000,000 (24 big blinds).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 31:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,404

The players return from break to begin Level 31, with increased blinds of 75,000-125,000 with a 125,000 ante. With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (21 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Al Gomez  –  425,000  (3 bb)
Seat 2.  Peter Fellows  –  1,500,000  (12 bb)
Seat 3.  Trung Pham  –  7,850,000  (63 bb)
Seat 4.  Jacob Naumann  –  1,025,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Nick Palma  –  1,600,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Justin Bianco  –  5,075,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Greg Levine  –  3,100,000  (25 bb)
Seat 9.  Brian Metter  –  2,625,000  (21 bb)

TABLE 18
Seat 1.  Claudio Kalili  –  2,175,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Howard Mash  –  2,800,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Jason Block  –  2,125,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Bradley Coultas  –  2,275,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Michael Garcia  –  2,700,000  (22 bb)
Seat 7.  Edwards Muñiz  –  2,000,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8.  Aaron Rosenthal  –  2,150,000  (17 bb)
Seat 9.  Alcides Gomez  –  1,575,000  (13 bb)

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 1,404

David DiBernardi was the first player knocked out from the final tables, finishing in 18th place.

David DiBernardi  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($10,626)

A short while later, Michael Garcia raised under the gun to 210,000, Steve Karp reraised from the cutoff to about 800,000 (leaving himself only about 40K behind), and Howard Mash moved all in from the button for about 2.0 million.

Garcia quickly folded, and Karp quickly called all in for about 840,000 with . Mash turned over , and Karp needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Karp paired his queen on the flop, but improved no further. The pocket kings held up for Mash to win the pot and eliminate Karp in 17th place.

Howard Mash  –  3,350,000  (34 bb)
Steve Karp  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($10,626)

With 16 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,625,000 (26 bb).

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,404

Mauricio Ameller limped under the gun for 80,000, Michael Garcia raised UTG+1 to 250,000, and Ameller moved all in for about 1.1 million.

Garcia quickly called with , and Ameller turned over . Ameller needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Garcia to win the pot and eliminate Ameller in 19th place.

Michael Garcia  –  3,425,000  (43 bb)
Mauricio Ameller  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($8,588)

With 18 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,340,000 (29 bb). Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

19th:  Mauricio Ameller  –  $8,588
20th:  Debra Hedgpeth  –  $8,588
21st:  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  $8,588
22nd:  John Keraghan  –  $7,161

Action will continue tonight until they reach the final nine players for tomorrow afternoon’s WPTDeepStacks final table, which begins at 2:00 pm and will be live-streamed on a 30-minute delay.