2017 Deep Stack Series

Event 4: Flight A Chip Counts

May 25, 2017 @ 11:11PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Event 4: $1,650 Deepest Stack
$300,000 Guaranteed
Day 2 Blinds: 2,500/5,000/500
Players Remaining: 31/111

Flight A: 111 Entries, 31 Advanced
Flight B: Friday at 11am
Flight C: Saturday at 11am
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm | Structure Sheet

Flight A chip counts:

RANK	FIRST NAME	LAST NAME	CHIP COUNT	TABLE	SEAT
1	RAMINDER	SINGH	680,000	40	1
2	RYAN	MCKNIGHT	419,000	40	9
3	PAUL	DOMB	332,000	29	5
4	SAM	PANZICA	278,500	35	4
5	BEN	LINDEMULDER	240,000	35	5
6	CLAUDIO	KALILI	235,500	34	3
7	CHRISTOPHER	BOLEK	212,000	1	4
8	DAREN	STABINSKI	208,500	39	9
9	DUSTIN	TRAGETHON	194,000	29	2
10	DOMINIQUE	MOSLEY	190,000	34	4
11	SCOTT	ZAKHEIM	188,500	2	4
12	ALEKSANDR	GORELIK	171,500	1	5
13	NISSIN	VAKNIN	165,000	38	8
14	CARLO	RODRIGUEZ	164,000	31	2
15	NEIL	BLUMENFIELD	157,500	36	6
16	THEODORE	PRYSTAL III	152,000	41	2
17	OMAR	DIAZ	140,500	37	7
18	MARK	DUBE	138,000	30	4
19	CHRIS	NOMIKOS	130,000	41	1
20	CAMILO	MANRIQUE HUIZI	125,000	33	2
21	MICHAEL	GARRAWAY	117,000	31	1
22	LONI	HARWOOD	115,500	37	6
23	PHILLIP	HUI	108,000	1	3
24	CRAIG	BAGON	107,000	2	3
25	SEAN	POSNER	103,000	38	7
26	DAVID	SHAW	98,500	30	2
27	IAN	O HARA	84,000	33	3
28	BRETT	BADER	83,000	2	8
29	ADAM	ADLER	75,000	30	5
30	PAUL	SHAFRAN	72,500	39	8
31	STEPHEN	NOWLIN	70,000	36	5

Event 4: Stacked Field in Flight A

May 25, 2017 @ 7:51PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Event 4: $1,650 Deepest Stack
$300,000 Guaranteed
Level 12: 1,000/2,000/300
Flight A Entries: 105

The first of three starting flights is off to a great start as it’s surpassed the number of entries in last year’s opener. There’s a slew of notables with Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Loni Harwood and WPT Champion Sam Panzica among them.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member, Loni Harwood

2015 WSOP November Niner, Neil Blumenfield

The clock shows 105 entries to this point with registration available until Day 2. A list of those who advance from Flight A will be posted after play concludes.

$1,650 Deepest Stack Structure Sheet

2017 Deep Stack Series

Event 4: Deep Stack Standouts in the Early Action

May 25, 2017 @ 12:51PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Event 4: $1,650 Deepest Stack
$300,000 Guaranteed
Level 3: 200/300/25
Flight A Entries: 52

The clock has ticked up over the first three levels and is settled in at 52 entries as of now. The field is made up of some familiar faces, most notably defending champion Scott Heiligman and this week’s $360 deep stack winner Ben Lindemulder.

Last year, Heiligman defeated a field of 367 entries earning $121,202 following a heads-up chop with Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui. Lindemulder, meanwhile, bested a 1,029-entry field in this week’s $360 good for $67,232 along with entry in this event.

Updates from the $1,650 will be posted periodically throughout the day as much of our efforts will be concentrated on the $560 restart.

2017 Deep Stack Series

Event 4: Deepest Stack Flight A Underway — $300K Guaranteed

May 25, 2017 @ 11:00AM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Event 4: $1,650 Deepest Stack
$300,000 Guaranteed
Level 1: 50/100

It’s 11am and Flight A of the $1,650 Deepest Stack headliner is underway. Here are the details on the event:

11am: Event 4 Flight A: $1,650 Deepest Stack ($300,000 Gtd)

$1,650 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed
50,000 chips starting chips and 40-minute levels on Day 1
A 40-minute dinner break occurs following Level 9 (~5:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 15 (~10:25pm)
Flight B Friday at 11am, Flight C Saturday at 11am
Day 2 is Sunday at 12-noon
Late registration and re-entry available until the start of Day 2
Levels 16-21 are 60 minutes, Levels 22+ are 90 minutes
Structure Sheet

Today’s updates will primarily be of the $560 restart at 2pm. We will periodically take a look at what’s happening in the $1,650 as well as post the complete end of day chip counts after play wraps.

2017 Deep Stack Series

Deep Stack Series Day 8 Schedule

May 25, 2017 @ 7:00AM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

11am: Event 4 Flight A: $1,650 Deepest Stack ($300,000 Gtd)

$1,650 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed
50,000 chips starting chips and 40-minute levels on Day 1
A 40-minute dinner break occurs following Level 9 (~5:30pm)
Play concludes following Level 15 (~10:25pm)
Flight B Friday at 11am, Flight C Saturday at 11am
Day 2 is Sunday at 12-noon
Late registration and re-entry available until the start of Day 2
Levels 16-21 are 60 minutes, Levels 22+ are 90 minutes
Structure Sheet

2pm: Event 3 Day 3: $560 Deeper Stack ($150,000 Gtd)

Chip counts and prize pool

6pm: Multi Satellite – $250 buy-in, Four Packages Guaranteed

$250 buy-in, four packages ($1,650 seat and $500) guaranteed
8,000 chips and 20-minute levels
Late registration and re-entry are available until the start of Level 9 (~9pm)
Structure Sheet

2017 Deep Stack Series

$1,650 Deepest Stack Preview — Play Begins Thursday with $300K Guaranteed

May 24, 2017 @ 3:10PM by Seminole Hard Rock Poker

Event 4: $1,650 Deepest Stack ($300,000 Gtd)

The premiere event of the 2017 Deep Stack Series at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood begins tomorrow. The first of three starting flights in the $1,650 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed Deepest Stack gets underway at 11am. Players begin with deep, 50,000-chip starting stacks and jockey for a piece of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool. Levels are 40 minutes on Day 1 and then jump to 60 and 90 minutes on Day 2.

Here’s a look at the event:

Event 4: $1,650 Deepest Stack ($300,000 Gtd)

$1,650 buy-in, $300,000 guaranteed
50,000 chips starting chips
Flight A begins Thursday at 11am, Flight B Friday at 11am, Flight C Saturday at 11am
Day 2 is Sunday at 12-noon
Late registration and re-entry available until the start of Day 2
Levels 1-15 are 50 minutes, Levels 16-21 are 60 minutes, Levels 22+ are 90 minutes
Structure Sheet

2016 Deepest Stack Champion, Scott Heiligman

Last year’s installment drew 367 entries generating a prize pool in excess of $500,000. The top two finishers, Scott Heiligman and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Sheddy Siddiqui, earned six figures each.

Final table results:

1st: Scott Heiligman – $121,202 + SHRPO Seat
2nd: Sheddy Siddiqui – $110,000
3rd: Mukul Pahuja – $51,362
4th: Gil Haim – $41,288
5th: Samuel Wynder – $32,480
6th: Marcus Stein – $26,699
7th: Chris Bolek – $21,470
8th: Chad Eveslage – $16,240
9th: Qasem Jamhour – $11,010

2016 Deepest Stack Live Reporting Log

Updates from this year’s event will be available right here at SHRPO.com beginning tomorrow.

2017 Showdown Live Updates

Jean LeBlond Takes Six-Max Title Back to Canada

March 21, 2017 @ 1:30AM by Steve Schult

2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, FL
Event 4
$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 114
Prize Pool: $110,580
March 19-20, 2017

Six-Max no limit hold’em was popularized by the advent of online poker and therefore loved by many of the younger players. But 52-year-old Jean LeBlond showed that the older players can still compete when it comes to short-handed poker.

LeBlond bested a field of 114 entries to earn $32,621, a seat into a freeroll with a $10,000 WPT finale seat at stake, and his first Hard Rock trophy.

There were some discussions about a chop during heads-up play with David Jackson, but LeBlond turned down the numbers because he wanted to finish it out, earn the win, and get a seat into the freeroll.

“My only objective was to win because I wanted the trophy and the satellite seat,” said LeBlond. “If we made a deal, then the chip leader was the winner and he had just a little more than I did. So, I didn’t want to do a deal. And I kind of felt that he was going on tilt because I got lucky a couple times. So I used it to my advantage and I ended up winning it.”

The score is LeBlond’s first outright tournament win and his biggest career score. With the lack of an extensive tournament resume, LeBlond didn’t have much experience with heads-up poker before Monday evening.

“I hadn’t done heads-up that often,” said LeBlond. “I had done it once before at the PCA in the Bahamas, but it’s not something you really get to do. I was kind of learning as I was going along. He was pretty aggressive, but I found a few reads on him, so that kind of helped.”

The real estate agent from New Brunswick, Canada has made his way down to South Florida for the last 20 years as a place to vacation and escape at least part of the Canadian winter. He’s been playing lots of poker along the way, but it wasn’t until recently that he started taking shots at the tournament series here at the Hard Rock.

The tournament was smooth sailing for LeBlond. He took the chip lead into the final table and only extended it from there. It wasn’t until he got heads-up against Jackson that he ran into some trouble.

“I kind of grinded the whole way during the last two tables,” said LeBlond. “But I was chip leader during the last two tables. Then I got lucky heads-up. I got very lucky a couple times. Everything was good.”

LeBlond still has three weeks left on his vacation with family and friends. With his win on Monday, he expects to keep the ball rolling and use this as momentum for the rest of the series.

“I’m going to be playing the $3,500 for sure now. And I’ll play the $570 this week,” said LeBlond. “I’ll cash in other events. You’ll see me again for sure.”

Here is a look at the results:

1st: Jean LeBlond – $32,621 + Freeroll seat
2nd: David Jackson – $20,181
3rd: Andrew Blake – $12,053
4th: Stephen Diamantas – $7,741
5th: Michael Goldfarb – $5,861
6th: Nizzim Gozlan – $4,866
7th: Josh Hillock – $4,202
8th: John DePersio – $3,704
9th: Haibi Lu – $2,875
10th: Brett Bader – $2,875
11th: James Gilbert – $2,875
12th: Staffan Lind – $2,875
13th: Tom Allen – $2,488
14th: Arthur Morris – $2,488
15th: Francois Tosques – $2,488

2017 Showdown Live Updates

Event 4: Jean LeBlond Wins ($32,621), David Jackson Eliminated in 2nd (20,181)

March 20, 2017 @ 9:10PM by Steve Schult

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 114

David Jackson moved all in on the button for 230,000. Jean LeBlond called out of the big blind.

Jackson showed and was flipping against LeBlond’s . The board ran out and LeBlond’s pair holds up to win the race.

Jackson took home $20,181 for his runner up finish and LeBlond earned $32,621 and a seat into the freeroll for a $10,000 WPT Finale seat for his win.

LeBlond wanted to say hello to his three children who were following the action to his children back in Canada. A complete recap will be published later tonight.

Jean LeBlond – $1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em Champion
David Jackson – Eliminated

2017 Showdown Live Updates

Event 4: Jean LeBlond Doubles Up

March 20, 2017 @ 9:04PM by Steve Schult

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 25: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

Jean LeBlond limped in on the button and David Jackson raised to 55,000 out of the big blind. LeBlond called and the flop was .

Jackson checked and LeBlond moved all in for 511,000. Jackson went into the tank for several minutes and talked to himself about whether or not he wanted to gamble for it all.

“I think I have the best hand,” said Jackson. “Should I gamble for it? What would you do?”

LeBlond never responded to Jackson’s table talk and after several minutes in the tank, Jackson called. LeBlond showed and Jackson was visibly distraught with his call as he showed .

The turn was the and the river was the . LeBlond doubled up with ace-high and takes a massive chip lead over Jackson.

“I really thought you had like ten-eight or queen-ten,” said Jackson.

Jean LeBlond – 1,138,000 (57 bb)
David Jackson – 230,000 (11 bb)

2017 Showdown Live Updates

Event 4: David Jackson Pulls Off River Bluff

March 20, 2017 @ 8:41PM by Steve Schult

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 114

David Jackson raised on the button and Jean LeBlond called out of the big blind. The flop was and LeBlond checked. Jackson bet 50,000 and LeBlond called.