Event 9 Day 1F: Sebastian Toro Henao Doubles Through Eli Levy

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry 
Level 13: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 610
Players Remaining: 167

Sebastian Toro Henao
Sebastian Toro Henao

Sebastian Toro Henao raised to 4,500 from early position and Eli Levy three-bet to 10,200 from middle position. Henao moved all in for 62,800 and Levy called.

Henao showed QdQh and was in great shape against Levy’s 10h10s. The board ran out 8c5h3h2c9h and Heano doubled up through Levy. Henao scooped the pot and took a big chunk out of Levy’s stack.

Sebastian Toro Henao – 130,700
Eli Levy – 45,500

Event 9 Day 1F: Ryan D’Angelo Gets Unlucky

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 610
Players Remaining: 171

Ryan D'Angelo
Ryan D’Angelo

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 3,500 from middle position and the cutoff moved all in for 10,900. D’Angelo called and the cards were tabled.

D’Angelo showed Ac9h and was in the lead against the cutoff’s Qs8d. The flop was Js9c2h and D’Angelo paired his nine to be a bigger favorite in the hand.

The turn was the 6d, keeping D’Angelo in the lead, but the river was the [10]h and the cutoff rivered a straight to drag the pot. D’Angelo loses the pot, but is still in the six-figure chip count as the last break of the night is a few minutes away.

Ryan D’Angelo – 112,000

Event 9 Day 1F: Payouts Released

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry 

The payouts exact payouts have been calculated and released from the cage. As mentioned earlier, the top 250 spots will be paid and first place is worth $254,205.

Here is a look at the payouts:

1st: $254,205
2nd: $164,857
3rd: $107,961
4th: $91,782
5th: $76,144
6th: $60,625
7th: $45,307
8th: $30,692
9th: $21,923
10th-12th: $14,615
13th-15th: $9,865
16th-18th: $7,527
19th-27th: $6138
28th-36th: $5,188
37th-45th: $4,385
46th-54th: $3,654
55th-63rd: $3,215
64th-72nd: $2,923
73rd-81st: $2,645
82nd-90th: $2,426
91st-100th: $2,236
101st-110th: $2,061
111th-120th: $1,900
121st-130th: $1,754
131st-140th: $1,608
141st-150th: $1,462
151st-160th: $1,388
161st-170th: $1,330
171st-180th: $1,286
181st-200th: $1,257
201st-250th: $1,228

Event 9 Day 1F: Chino Rheem Takes a Hit

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 610
Players Remaining: 271

Chino Rheem was under-the-gun and gets into a preflop battle against his opponent in middle position. After a series of raises, middle position got all in for 17,800 and the cards were tabled.

Rheem showed AhKd and was flipping against his opponent’s QhQs. The board ran out Js9s6c10h]Jh and Rheem loses a flip as the level comes to a close.

Chino Rheem – 55,000

Event 9 Day 1F: Field Finalized, Prizepool Announced

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 1,00 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 610
Players Remaining: 287

With the late registration and re-entry period closed, the field size has been finalized. There are 610 entries in Day 1F, which brings the overall field size to 2,923 players and generates a prizepool of $1.461 million.

They will be paying the top 250 spots and a first place prize of more than $254,000. Exact payouts will be released shortly.

Event 9 Day 1F: Josh Beckley Cracks Aces

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 610
Players Remaining: 315

On a flop of 10s8c4d, Josh Beckley got his last 17,700 into the middle from the hijack against the player in the cutoff.

Beckley showed 10c2c, good for top pair, but was crushed by the cutoff’s AhAd. The turn was the 5c and the river was the 2h to give Beckley two pair and crack aces to double up.

Josh Beckley – 43,500

Event 9 Day 1F: Dentale Off to a Scorching Start

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 8: 300/600 with a 50 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 592

Mike Dentale
Mike Dentale

As the second break of the day approaches, it’s Mike Dentale with the chip lead. He’s off to another hot start in the last flight and is sitting with 161,000 in chips.

He’s got a substantial lead on the rest of the field and his nearest competitor looks to be Eli Levy, who has 105,000. At the start of Level 9, late registration is closed and the prizepool information will be released.

Event 9 Day 1F: Last Chance to Register

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 8: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 571

Level 8 has just begun, and this represents the last level for registration and re-entry. The window will close following the break at the end of this level, and the field will be locked.

The board shows 571 entries for this flight so far, and the total field is now just shy of 2,900 combined across the six flights.

Event 9 Day 1F: Phil Hui Chipping Up

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 7: 250/500 with a 50 ante
Flight 1F Entries: 564

Phil Hui
Phil Hui

A player in middle position raised to 1,200 and Phil Hui defended his big blind. They were heads-up to a flop of QdJs2h and both players checked to see the 5h peel off on the turn.

Hui checked again and his opponent bet 1,200. Hui called and the river was the 8c. Both players checked and Hui tabled Jc3c, good for a pair of jacks. His opponent mucked and Hui won the pot.

Hui, most well-known for his 2014 WSOP Bracelet win in the $3,000 Omaha 8 or Better, drags the pot and nears triple his starting stack.

Phil Hui – 57,000

Event 9 Day 1F: Dean Baranowski Doubles Up

$570 No Limit Hold’em Deep Stack Re-Entry
Level 6: 200/400 with a 50 ante
Flight 1F Entrants: 540

On a flop of 10h9c3h, Dean Baranowski bet 2,500 from the big blind and the button immediately slung about 15,000 into the middle which was enough to put Baranowski all in.

Baranowski quickly called and was all in for about 9,000. He showed AcAs and was in the lead against the button’s 9d5d. The turn was the 2c and the river was the 7s and Baranowski’s aces held up for the double.

Baranowski scoops the pot and is now back up above his original starting stack.

Dean Baranowski – 23,000