$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 1: 50/100
Flight C Entries: 176

We didn’t think it would take too long to reach the needed entry count to push the prize pool over $1 million, and it got there in a hurry.

Tournament Director Tony Burns doled out the player instructions, put cards in the air, and five minutes later entry number 176 hopped in the game. That puts the combined field at 1,031 to push the prize pool into seven-digit territory with registration open until 7:30pm.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 1: 50/100

We’ve reached the final opening day of the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts WPTDeepStacks Main Event and it should be huge. We are only 176 entries away from topping the $1 million guaranteed prize pool and it shouldn’t take long to get there.

The first two flights drew a combined 855 entries with 151 booking a seat for Day 2 tomorrow at noon. Alex Foxen bagged the biggest stack in Flight A and that lead held after Flight B was complete. Plenty of big names made it through the long days including Olivier Busquet (pictured above), Kelly Minkin, Jake Bazeley, David Diaz, Steven Karp, defending champ Salomon Ponte, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members Jessica Dawley and Loni Harwood.

As with the first two flights, entrants today will sit down to 25,000 starting stacks and play 40-minute levels. Late registration is open until the start of Level 10 at 7:30pm following the dinner break. They will play six more levels after registration is closed and survivors will bag up their chips at the end of Level 15.

We expect a busy day in the ballroom and will be here throughout the day with updates.

Chip counts through Flight B

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 10
• Players may only re-enter one time per flight
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Day 1C – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 10
• Players may only re-enter one time per flight
• Day 1 will end after Level 15 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 8 – $570 Six-Max Pot Limit Omaha (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/single re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 8 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 46 – $140 Turbo Satellite to Main Event (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed to $1 Million WPT DeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 8
• Satellite will be held in The Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 46 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 47 – $275 Satellite into LHPO Event 10 (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed to $2,500/$300K Guarantee LHPO Event 10
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 47 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 48 – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 48 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 49 – $275 Satellite into LHPO Event 10 (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed to $2,500/$300K Guarantee LHPO Event 10
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 49 Structure Sheet

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 74/398

Day 1B of the WPTDeepStacks Main Event drew 398 entries and after 15 levels, 74 players survived the day. Through two starting flights, 151 players remain from 855 entries. On top of the chip counts for Day 1B is Doyle Scott Elliott with 356,000.

Other who bagged include Ruslan Dykshteyn (352,000), TK Miles (332,000), Marc Levy (340,500), Jake Bazeley (269,000), Raminder Singh (263,500), Michael Newman (170,000), Kelly Minkin (139,000), Marsha Wolak (97,500), Olivier Busquet (90,000), Mohsin Charania (66,500), and David Diaz (56,000).

The action continues tomorrow with Day 1C at noon local time.

Here are the full chip counts through Day 1B:

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 81/398
Average Stack: 122,000 (40  bb)

Olivier Busquet raised to 7,000 from middle position and Kelly Minkin called from the button.

The flop came down and Busquet checked to Minkin who bet 11,000. Busquet called to see the and check-called another 18,000 from Minkin. The river was the and Busquet checked again. Minkin bet 43,000 and Busquet tanked for about 90 seconds before he opted to fold.

Kelly Minkin – 170,000 (56 bb)
Olivier Busquet – 68,000 (22 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 90/398
Average Stack: 110,000 (45  bb)

TK Miles opened to 5,500 from early position, Kathy Liebert three-bet shoved from the cutoff for 31,000, and Miles tanked for about 60 seconds before he called.

Miles:
Liebert:

The board came down . giving Liebert aces and queens to double through Miles.

Kathy Liebert – 70,000 (29 bb)
TK Miles – 144,000 (60 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 108/398
Average Stack: 92,100 (40 bb)

David Diaz raised to 5,000 from the button, the player in the small blind three-bet to 14,200, Diaz four-bet to effectively 63,300, and his opponent called all in with . Diaz trailed with .

The board came down , no help to Diaz, locking up the pot for his opponent.

David Diaz – 215,000 (89 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 124/398
Average Stack: 80,200 (40 bb)

David Diaz – 260,000 (130 bb)
Raminder Singh – 254,000 (127 bb)
Marc Levy – 220,000 (110 bb)
Stefan Baustert – 206,000 (103 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 135/398
Average Stack: 73,700 (46 bb)

Following the river of a board with about 30,000 in the pot, Mohsin Charania bet 14,000 from middle position. Vitor Coelho tanked for a bit before he called from the cutoff.

Charania tabled for two pair, Coelho flashed as he mucked, and Charania won the pot.

Mohsin Charania – 71,000 (44 bb)
Vitor Coelho – 50,000 (31 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Flight B Players Remaining: 162/398
Average Stack: 61,400 (51 bb)

Mukul Pahuja raised to 2,800 from under the gun and the player in the big blind called.

The flop came down and the player in the big blind led out for 2,300. Pahuja called to see the turn where the player in the big blind bet 2,000. Pahuja called again. The river was the and both players checked.

The player in the big blind showed for a pair of queens, Pahuja mucked, and his opponent collected the pot.

Mukul Pahuja – 43,000 (35 bb)