$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 2: 75/150
Flight B Entries: 209

Flight B topped 200 entries over the second level of the day and we continue to pace towards the $1 million guaranteed prize pool.

A recent entry was WSOP bracelet winner Kathy Liebert making her first appearance of the series. She has earned more than $6 million in her tournament career that includes dozens of victories, several WPT televised final table appearances, and a cool $1,000,000 payout for winning the Party Poker Million cruise event.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 2: 75/150
Flight B Entries: 172

Flight B continues to fill in with players as the afternoon moves along including 2015 WSOP November Niner Neil Blumenfield. He’s from San Francisco but now calls South Florida home and a regular face in our events.

The blinds are up and we’re closing on 200 entries in Level 2.

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 1: 50/100
Flight B Entries: 130

Tournament Director Tony Burns issued the daily reading of the rules before getting things underway for Day 1B of the WPTDeepStack Main Event.

Seminole Hard Rock team member Sheddy Siddiqui is here early and ready to build himself a big bag of chips for Day 2.

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

One flight is done for the 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open WPTDeepStacks Main Event with two more to go. The middle flight kicks off at noon and the $1,100 buy-in tournament will move one step closer to hitting the $1 million guaranteed prize pool.

Day 1A drew 457 entries with only 77 of them still around at the end of the night. WSOP Circuit ring winner Alex Foxen bagged up the 1A chip lead with 488,000 followed by fellow WSOP-C winner Staffan Lind in second.

More players will show up to the ballroom today and try to join them for Day 2 on Sunday.

Each entrant will sit down to a 25,000 starting stack and the Main Event will play 40-minute levels from start to finish. Late registration is open until the start of Level 10 at 7:30 pm following the dinner break and players are limited to a single re-entry of they bust their stack during that time.

After registration is closed, they will play down through Level 15 and survivors will bag up their stack for Day 2.

Chip count from Main Event Day 1A

• $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 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Day 1B – $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 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Main Event Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 7 – $570 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH/PLO (Single Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 15,000 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 7 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 42 – $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 42 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 43 – $140 Mega Satellite to Main Event (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed to $1 Million WPT DeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 44 – $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 44 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 45 – $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
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 45 Structure Sheet

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 77/457
Average Stack: 148,500 (49 bb)

Day 1A of the WPTDeepStacks Main Event drew 457 entries and after 15 levels, just 77 players remain. On top of the chip counts is Alex Foxen with 488,000.

Other who bagged include Evan Teitelbaum (269,000), Frankie Flowers (238,000), Ory Hen (160,500), Seminole Hard Rock Poker team members Faraz Jaka (155,500), Jessica Dawley (111,500) and Loni Harwood (88,000), Zo Karim (148,000), Matt Waxman (86,500), defending champion Salomon Ponte (87,500),  and Phil Hui (75,500).

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

Here are complete Day 1A chip counts:

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 85/457
Average Stack: 134,500 (44 bb)

Evan Teitelbaim raised to 8,000 from the button and Danny Boyaci called from the big blind.

The flop fell and Boyaci checked to Teitelbaum who continued for 6,500. Boyaci called to see the turn and led out for 16,000. Teitelbaum raised to 53,000 and Boyaci mulled it over for a bit before he folded.

Teitelbaum showed as he collected the pot.

“He didn’t see it,” said tablemate Robert Kuhn.

“Nah he did,” said another player at the table.

“No, I didn’t see it,” said Boyaci.

“King-Six,” said Kuhn.

“What suit?” asked Boyaci.

“No suit,” replied Kuhn.

“I had a heart,” said Teitelbaum, pointing to his chest.

Evan Teitelbaum – 270,000 (90 bb)
Danny Boyaci – 130,000 (43 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 99/457
Average Stack: 115,400 (48 bb)

With the board reading and about 48,000 in the pot, the player in the big blind bet 19,000. Alex Foxen tanked from the hijack for abut 90 seconds before he called.

The player in the big blind showed , while Foxen tabled for a pair of sixes to win the pot and surpass the 500,000 chip mark.

Alex Foxen – 520,000 (216 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 126/457
Average Stack: 90,600 (45 bb)

Alex Foxen – 380,000 (190 bb)
Steven Richardson – 234,000 (117 bb)
Frankie Flowers – 220,000 (110 bb)
Evan Teitelbaum – 156,000 (78 bb)
Andre Crooks – 146,000 (73 bb)
Ory Hen – 140,000 (70 bb)
Zo Karim – 114,000 (57 bb)
Jessica Dawley – 100,000 (50 bb)
Loni Harwood – 100,000 (50 bb)
Phil Hui – 98,000 (49 bb)
Anthony Astarita – 90,000 (45 bb)
Mike Beasley – 80,000 (40 bb)
Eli Levy – 70,000 (35 bb)
Ben Zamani – 45,000 (22 bb)
Mukul Pahuja – 34,000 (17 bb)

$1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 162/457
Average Stack: 70,500 (43 bb)

Evan Teitelbaum opened to 4,000 from middle position, Matthew Wantman three-bet to 14,000 from the small blind, Teitelbaum four-bet to 25,000, Wantman thought it over for a bit before he five-bet shoved for about 35,000, and Teitelbaum called.

Teitelbaum:
Wantman:

The board ran out , no help to Wantman, locking up the pot for Teitelbaum.

Evan Teitelbaum – 147,000 (91 bb)
Matthew Wantman – Eliminated