Event 12 Day 1A: Going Deep…Stacks

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 10:  500/1,000/100 Ante

The cards are back in the here in the WPT Deepstacks Day 1A.   Quite a few of the top players who started off the day are still alive including John Dolan, Natasha Barbour and Tristan Wade.

Also testing their skill tonight is the man behind #brownmagic, Zo Karim and “Chainsaw” Allen Kessler.

Action continues on Level 10 with 170 entrants so far in today’s flight.

Zo Karim
Zo Karim
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Event 12: O’Hara Takes the Lead

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4:  100/200/25 Ante

Ian O'Hara
Ian O’Hara

There are 164 entrants so far in the first flight of the WPTDeepStacks event with plenty of time to get involved. The registration desk closes at 7:30pm after the dinner break and one re-entry is available per flight.

Ian O’Hara (Boca Raton, FL) has moved to the top of the chip counts as Max Romano and Kenneth Bruno dropped back to the pack.

Notable counts:

Ian O’Hara – 88,600
Tomas Magni – 85,075
Mengchao Yu – 82,825
Mohammed Jaafar – 82,000
Mohammad Siddiqui – 75,050
David Gelley – 73,225
Dan Suied – 66,350
Elliott Zaydman – 63,575
John Depersio – 62,025
Fernando Halac – 61,875
Max Romano – 58,050
Han Winzeler – 55,975
Scott Hart – 55,375
Joe Kuether – 55,275
John Dolan – 48,850
Syed Shah – 41,300
Sam Panzica – 39,200
Ryan Van Sanford – 27,475
Natasha Barbour – 22,950
Allen Kessler – 18,625
David Diaz – 11,650

Event 12: Break Time Counts

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4:  100/200/25 Ante

Max Romano
Max Romano

Players are back from their first break with 130 entrants in the field with four hours of late registration available. Kenneth Bruno (Lake Worth, FL) is the early leader with a lot of wizards sneaking up behind him.

Notable counts:

Max Romano – 76,850
Kenneth Bruno – 57,700
Ian O’Hara – 53,125
Fernando Halac – 51,625
Tomas Magni – 50,725
Steven Raeman – 50,075
Brett Bader – 47,250
Timothy Miles – 46,975
Cliff Goldkind – 43,750
Elliott Zaydman – 43,650
Ryan Van Sanford – 43,500
Mohammad Siddiqui – 40,550
Scott Hart – 40,350
Hans Winzeler – 29,875
Derrick Simon – 25,800
Natasha Barbour – 24,850
Tristan Wade – 24,700
Chris Bolek – 24,500
Barry Hutter – 23,575
Joe Kuether – 23,370
Timothy Adams – 21,250
Allen Kessler – 19,900
Jarod Ludemann – 18,350
Michael Chiapetta – 17,125
TJ Shulman – 14,425
Carter Gill – 9,800

Event 12: More Bracelet and Ring Winners

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3:  75/150/25 Ante

In addition to the previously mentioned Cliff Goldkind, we now have local pro and WPTDeepStacks Director of Poker Operations Tristan Wade with his WSOP bracelet (plus bonus WSOP-C ring). Also sporting a WSOP-C ring to his credit is John Dolan as the former November Niner is making his first appearance in the ballroom.

There are 120 entrants showing on the clock as they move into Level 3.

Event 12: Level Up

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 2:  75/150

The slow smooth WPTDeepStacks structures has moved up a level with more notables taking a seat. TK Miles, Cliff Goldkind, Ryan van Sanford, Daren Stabinski, TJ Shulman, and Elliott Zaydman.

There’s only been one “seat open” call but the unknown players bolted out the door before we could catch his name.

Event 12: Early Entrants

$1,100 WPT DeepStacks No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1:  50/100

The regular crowd shuffles in with 63 players at the start including Mohammad “Sheddy” Siddiqui, Carter Gill, Joe Kuether, Steven Bennett, Derrick Simon, and Allen Kessler making his first appearance this series.

Still plenty of time to get in the game with late registration open until approximately 7:30pm after the dinner break.