$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 21: 8,000/16,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 28/367

The board laid and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui was all-in in a heads-up pot against Brandon Setzer. Siddiqui was on the button and faced off against Setzer in the big blind. The all-in bet was for 334,000 and Setzer took a few minutes before he called. Siddiqui exposed for a flopped, 10-high straight and took the pot.

The hit to his stack proved insurmountable for Setzer. He busted 29th a few hands later.

Sheddy Siddiqui – 795,000
Brandon Setzer – Eliminated 29th ($3,413)

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 20: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 30/367

After sharing a table for the better part of 10 hours in Event 3 just a few days ago, Event 3 winner Almog Biton and runner-up Chad Eveslage are gracing the same felt yet again. While Biton got the best of Eveslage in Event 3, he’s at a slight chip disadvantage now. Most recently, though, Biton took a small pot of Eveslage in a battle of the blinds.

Chad Eveslage – 850,000
Almog Biton – 650,000

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 20: 6,000/12,000/2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 36/367

Following 10 hands of hand-for-hand play, Raymond Ruszkowski busted 37th in the $1,650 Deepest Event sending the remaining field into the money. On the final hand, Ruszkowski was out of position in a heads-up pot versus Chris Bolek. The flop was . Ruszkowski checked and Bolek bet an unknown amount. After a minute or so, Ruszkowski moved all in for the last of his stack — just over 100,000. Bolek called and the hands were tabled.

Ruszkowski: for top pair
Bolek: for a gutshot straight draw with two overs

The dealer burned and quickly turned the improving Bolek to a pair of kings. Ruszkowski still had outs, but the river wasn’t one of them. He hit the rail 37th, one spot shy of a payday.

Among others, Jessica Dawley, Loni Harwood, Allen Kessler, Ory Hen, Timothy Miles, James Salmon, Steve McKoy and Phil Hui busted shy of the money. The remaining 36 have locked up $3,413 with the tournament’s champion pocketing $148,627, an added $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship seat and, of course, the Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood guitar trophy.

Prize structure:

1st – $148,627 + SHRPO Seat
2nd – $82,575
3rd – $51,362
4th – $41,288
5th – $32,480
6th – $26,699
7th – $21,470
8th – $16,240
9th – $11,010
10th-12th – $7,157
13th-15th – $5,918
16th-18th – $4,707
19th-27th – $3,854
28th-36th – $3,413

The chip leader for now appears to be Scott Heiligman. Impressively, Heiligman late registered the event this morning, then took a few orbits off before taking his seat to roughly 35,000 chips. In the few levels since, he’s amassed a stack of over 1,500,000.

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Heading to Level 18: 4,000/8,000/1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 62/367

Players are in the midst of their first break here on Day 2 of the $1,650 Deepest Stack tournament. Just 62 of the 109 players that started the day are left. That puts the tournament 26 eliminations away from the money meaning they’ll likely burst the bubble during Level 19 — some time after 3:15 p.m.

We will document bubble play and provide another update at the time.

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em

An additional 10 entries late registered between the end of yesterday’s Flight C and the beginning of play today. With that, the field totals 367 players generating a prize pool of $550,500 — well above the tournament’s $300,000 guarantee. The top 36 finishers earn at $3,413 with the eventual champion earning $148,627, an added $5,250 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship seat and, of course, the guitar trophy.

Full prize structure:

Event #4
$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 367
Prize Pool: $550,500
May 26-29,2016

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Level 16: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 99/357

Day 2 of the $1,650 buy-in Deepest Stack event is off and running. Late registration was available until just moments ago and it appears the field grew a touch from the 357 entries that took their seats over the course of the first three starting flights. We will post the final attendance figure and payout information shortly.

Leading the action to start play is Flight A’s Qasem Jamhour (who’s a few minutes tardy for the restart). Jamhour sits on a stack of 559,500 and is one of two players over the 500,000 mark. The other, Daniel Clemente, claims 553,000.

Day 2 Chip Counts | Table Draws

Others remaining in the hunt for a piece of the $535,000+ prize pool include Stu Paterson (293,500), Chad Eveslage (278,500), David Diaz (218,000), Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members Jessica Dawley (180,500), Sheddy Siddiqui (171,000), Mukul Pahuja (155,000) and Loni Harwood (72,000) along with her father Joel (123,000) as well as Event 1 winner Steve McKoy (123,500) and Phil Hui (100,000).

The first six levels of today are 60 minutes in length while all others are 90 minutes. Although both headliners before it have required an extra day of play, today’s action is scheduled to play to a winner.

We will post the full payout information shortly and from there the next update will come when the bubble bursts.

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Day 2 Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 99/357

Flight A: 94 Entries, 24 Advanced
Flight B: 111 Entries, 34 Advanced
Flight C: 152 Entries, 41 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday @ Noon

Updated Totals: 357 Entries, 99 Advanced

Day 2 chip counts:

Sunday marks Day 11 of the Seminole Hard Rock Deep Stack Series and two additional winners are scheduled to be crowned. The day’s headliner is the restart of the $1,650 Deepest Stack which begins at noon. Up for grabs in the series finale is a chunk of its $500,000+ prize pool as well as a $5,250 seat in the $5,000,000 guaranteed Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open.

Here’s more on the day’s slate:

12pm: $1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em – Day 2

• 99 players of 357 starters remain
• Late registration available until the start of play
• Levels 16-21 are 60 minutes, Levels 22+ are 90 minutes
• 40-minute dinner break occurs following Level 21 (at about 6:30 p.m.)

Day 2 chip counts and table draws will be posted by 10am

6pm: $150 Deep Stack Turbo – One-Day Event

• $150 buy-in, $10,000 guaranteed
• Players begin with 25,000 chips
• Level are 15 minutes
• Late registration/unlimited re-entry available until the start of Level 13 (about 9:30 p.m.)

Structure Sheet

Updates begin when cards go in the air at noon.

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
End of Level 15: 2,000/4,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 41/152

The third and final starting flight of the $1,650 Deepest Stack event began today at 11 a.m. and concluded just moments ago. The field topped out at 152 entries bringing the three-flight total to 357 and putting the unofficial prize pool at $535,500. Both those numbers are expected to grow slightly as late registration is available until cards go in the air for Day 2 tomorrow at noon.

Leading the way as 41 advanced from Flight C was Daniel Clemente. He bagged a stack of 553,000 and sits second in the overall counts heading to tomorrow. As is, the Day 2 field stands pat at 99 entries.

Complete combined chip counts and table draws for the event will be posted tomorrow morning by 10 a.m. In the meantime, here’s a link to the counts through Flight B followed by Sunday’s upcoming schedule:

Day 2 Chip Counts through Flight B

• 12pm: $1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em – Day 2
• 6pm: $150 Deep Stack Turbo No Limit Hold’em – One-Day Event

Full Series Schedule and Structure Sheets

Remember, the final results along with the winner photo for the $150 Deep Stack Turbo event that began at 6 p.m. will be posted during tomorrow’s play.

$1,650 Deepest Stack No Limit Hold’em
Heading to Level 10: 600/1,200/200 Ante
Entries: 132

The clock shows 132 Flight C entries with the remaining 89 in the midst of their 40-minute dinner break. David Nathanial tops the counts with an impressive stack of 240,000 chips. Nathaniel, who resides in Miramar, leads a pack that includes John Restrepo and Brian Breen who are also above the 200,000 mark.

Here’s a breakdown of the notable stacks:

• David Nathaniel – 240,000
• John Restrepo – 235,000
• Brian Breen – 225,000
• Ruslan Dykshteyn – 197,000
• Martin Carnero  170,000
• Matthew Yora – 163,000
• Jeffrey Trudeau – 140,000
• Anthony Ruttler – 134,200
• Corey Brysman – 130,600
• Michael Tait – 130,000
• Luiz De Farias Guimares – 129,200
• Victor Figueroa – 122,600
• Stu Patterson – 112,800
• Marvin Karlins – 105,000
• James Salmon – 95,000
• Steve McKoy – 69,400
• Sheddy Siddiqui – 58,500
• Manuel Soltero Luna – 55,600
• Nick Pupillo – 55,000
• John Pappas – 50,000
• Abbey Daniels – 38,000

Cards go back in the air at about 6:10 p.m. to blinds of 600/1,200 and a 200 ante. Players will then log six more levels before action concludes at about 10:30 p.m. We’ll take a brief look at the field at that time followed and provide the full Day 2 chip counts and table draws tomorrow morning by 10 a.m.