$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $276,870
Level 11: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining: 126 of 359
The clock is heading toward the last break of Flight C, with 14 tables in play and 126 remaining, all trying to bag a stack for tomorrow. The entry number keeps climbing but we’re mostly seeing the same players fire after an unfortunate hand.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $262,020
Level 10: 500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining: 135 of 340
The pace slowed a bit with new entries; it’s getting later in the day and we still have registration open until 11 am tomorrow. But we’re still seeing some new faces including Mica Lamar (who recently won a trophy a little bit north of here), Charlemagne Benjamin, and Loni Hui.
The prize pool topped $270,000 and that would be a great number even if registration closed right now. But it doesn’t, so let’s run it up.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $262,020
Level 9: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1C Players Remaining: 144 of 314
The dinner break ended and players returned to their seats with 314 entries so far, 114 remaining, and a prize pool over $260,000.
Matthew Zarcadoolas took the lead before the break with 235,000 while David Vurgait held his place in second. Juan Mubarak, Jeff Silverstein, and Dan Cruz complete the top five list and sitting pretty for a Day 2 bag later in the night.
Matthew Zarcadoolas – 235,000 (235 bb)
David Vurgait – 219,000 (219 bb)
Juan Mubarak – 153,000 (153 bb)
Jeff Silverstein – 142,000 (142 bb)
Dan Cruz – 140,000 (140 bb)
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $258,060
Level 8: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Day 1C Entries: 302
The dinner break is a few minutes away, and it is time to start planning food or refreshments.
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.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $253,110
Level 7: 300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1C Entries: 288
The second break ended, cards are back in the air for two more levels before dinner, and the Event 1 field officially topped our turnout for last year’s tournament. The prize pool is now over $250,000 and will continue growing until we close registration tomorrow at 11 am.
Brendan Waite is the early chip leader, sitting behind 152,500, with David Vurgait, Michael Sinisgalli, Jay Romano, and Michael Newman rounding out the top five. Here are their counts, plus a few more from around the room:
Brendan Waite – 152,500 (254 bb)
David Vurgait – 130,700 (218 bb)
Michael Sinisgalli – 130,500 (218 bb)
Jay Romano – 128,400 (214 bb)
Michael Newman – 128,000 (213 bb)
Jeff Silverstein – 96,700 (161 bb)
Dennis Rodriguez – 92,200 (154 bb)
Raymond Ruszkowski – 88,600 (148 bb)
Nagui Yassa – 80,000 (133 bb)
Dimitry Agrachov – 68,500 (114 bb)
Matthew Zarcadoolas – 67,900 (113 bb)
Rafael Calmet – 61,600 (103 bb)
Antuan Bunkley – 60,400 (101 bb)
TK Miles – 51,900 (87 bb)
Sean Shah – 43,100 (72 bb)
Solage Lucas – 39,600 (66 bb)
Claudio Piedrabuena – 33,400 (56 bb)
Steven Bennett – 32,800 (55 bb)
David Nathaniel – 27,600 (46 bb)
Jaime Wiegrefe – 26,300 (44 bb)
Matt Kuba – 25,100 (42 bb)
Rob Brown – 21,400 (36 bb)
Jennifer David – 16,600 (28 bb)
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $244,200
Level 6: 300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1C Entries: 260
Another break is on the horizon as the field continues to grow throughout the afternoon and they put another $10K in the prize pool over the last few minutes.
We’ll take this opportunity to walk the empty tables during the break to look for early leaders.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $234,300
Level 4: 200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1C Entries: 230
Flight C continues to cruise along after the first break and the field should top last year’s attendance before the next break. A great turnout to start the series.
A few more friends in the field include Raymond Ruszkowski, Al Gomez, Shawn Lucas, David Nathaniel, Sheila O’Connor, Jamie Wiegrefe, Javier Sarache, and Nagui Yassa.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $215,160
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1C Entries: 199
After a fun two hours, Event 1 players were sent on their first break with just shy of 200 entries. We’re going to beat our number from last year and going to put together a nice prize amount to pay out tomorrow.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $215,160
Level 3: 100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1C Entries: 172
The Poker Room is filling this Saturday afternoon. Both tournament and cash tables are pulling players into the games, and it’s a fun day in the room.
A few early friends in the mix include Antuan Bunkley, Andre Bryan, Dennis Rodriguez, Hector Pacheco, Solange Lucas, George Dolofan, Jay Romano, and Jennifer David.
Pacheco won this tournament in 2021, Rodriguez won it in 2022, and 2023 champ Carlos Bermudez bagged in Flight B.
$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$100,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Prize Pool: $200,310
Level 2: 100/100 with a 100 ante
Day 1C Entries: 127
It didn’t take quite as long as we expected; the big turnout this morning quickly pushed the entry count to 127 as they hit the second level and the Event 1 prize pool officially doubled its $100,000 guarantee.
With registration open all day until they bag and overnight until the start of Day 2 tomorrow at 11 am, we are looking at a big number and a lot of money awarded.