$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  89 of 882

There were no all-in-and-call situations during the first two hands of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

In Hand #3, Christy Whitehurst raised from the cutoff to 20,000, the player in the small blind reraised to 79,000, and Rafael Valecilles moved all in from the big blind for 168,000.

Whitehurst thought for a bit before she folded, and the small blind called all in for 107,000 with .

Valecilles turned over , and the small blind needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Valecilles to win the pot and eliminate his opponent to burst the Money Bubble.

Rafael Valecilles  –  303,000  (38 bb)

The remaining 89 players are bagging and tagging their chips for Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Sunday) at 1:00 pm.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  90 of 882

This flight is down to 90 players, but no more than 89 will advance to Day 2, so it’s time to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

Everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 18:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  94 of 882

The players have returned from break to begin Level 18, with increased blinds of 4,000-8,000 with an 8,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up six players with at least 400K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Steve Collins  –  485,000  (61 bb)
2.  Michael Tweedlie  –  474,000  (59 bb)
3.  Charlemagne Benjamin  –  444,000  (56 bb)
4.  Nick Chiappetta  –  443,000  (55 bb)
5.  Josh Smith  –  420,000  (53 bb)
6.  C. John  –  405,000  (51 bb)

With 94 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 188,000 (24 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 17:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  102 of 882

A player was all in from the hijack for about 75,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Tyler Kennedy in middle position.

The board came , and Kennedy spiked a ten on the river to win the pot with a full house, tens full of fives, to eliminate his opponent from Flight E.

Tyler Kennedy  –  320,000  (53 bb)

With 102 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 173,000 (29 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 16:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  105 of 882

Steve Westerholt moved all in from UTG+1 for 67,000, and the player on the button moved all in over the top for about 160,000 with .

Westerholt turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Westerholt flopped a set of nines and turned a full house, nines full of tens, to win the pot and double up in chips.

Steve Westerholt  –  147,000  (29 bb)

With about 105 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 168,000 (34 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 15:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  140 of 882

The players have returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 325K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Zyad Qasem  –  505,000  (126 bb)
2.  Nick Chiappetta  –  400,000  (100 bb)
3.  Hossein Pezeshkan  –  367,000  (92 bb)
4.  Zak Van Keuren  –  333,000  (83 bb)
5.  Raminder Singh  –  325,000  (81 bb)

With about 140 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 126,000 (32 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 1:  100/100

Five flights are locked down for Showdown Event 21 and the last gets underway at 6 pm. The $600 Deep Stack already crushed its $1,000,000 guarantee and we only need 685 new entries this evening to double it up.

Players start with 20,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 30 minutes, increasing to 40 minutes on Day 2 and 60 at the start of Level 24. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30 pm.

Flight F will end this evening when 10% of the field remains and they will return tomorrow at 1 pm for Day 2 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 (10:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 10%
• Event 21 Structure Sheet

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 14:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  170 of 882

The player in the big blind is all in preflop with , and needs to improve to stay alive against the of Khanh Truong, who was UTG+1.

The board came , and the big blind flops trip sixes, only to see Truong river a nine-high straight to win the pot, eliminating the big blind from Flight E.

Khanh Truong  –  100,000  (33 bb)

With about 170 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 104,000 (35 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 13:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  180 of 882

The player in the big blind was all in for about 60,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of David Jackson, who was UTG+1.

The board came — Jackson flopped a set of tens, the big blind turned a diamond flush draw, and Jackson rivered a full house, tens full of queens. Jackson won the pot with his full house to eliminate his opponent from Flight E.

David Jackson – 185,000  (74 bb)

With about 180 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 98,000 (39 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.

$600 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 12:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Flight E Players Remaining:  275 of 882

The players have returned from break to begin Level 12, with increased blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 2,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 200K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door, to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  William Rincon  –  225,500  (113 bb)
2.  Jason Young  –  224,500  (112 bb)
3.  Matt Rizai  –  207,000  (104 bb)
4.  Akeelo Rhoden  –  198,500  (99 bb)

With about 275 players remaining from a flight of 882, the average chip stack is around 64,000 (32 big blinds). This flight will continue playing until there are 89 players remaining, and everyone who bags chips for Day 2 will finish in the money.