$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH
Day 1a Started
$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH
Day 1a Started
The first of three starting flights for Event #5: $1,650 Deepest Stack No-Limit Hold'em starts up at 11 a.m. local time.
Last year, Chris Bolek defeated 349 players to take down this event. He took home $94,544 and a trophy after a heads-up deal with TK Miles.
There is a $300,000 guarantee in the prize pool. Players will begin with 50,000 in chips and will battle it out for 14 levels of 40 minutes each on all starting days. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels with a scheduled 60-minute dinner break at the completion of Level 9, at approximately 5:30 p.m.
This is a re-entry event. If a player is eliminated from the tournament, he will have to the option re-enter for the same or susbsequent starting day(s). Late registration and re-entries will be available until the start of Day 2.
Day 1B will take place on Friday May 24 at 11 a.m. and Day 1C will be on Saturday May 25 at 11 a.m.
The survivors of the three flights will combine on Sunday May 26 at 12 p.m. for Day 2.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Cards are in the air in Day 1A of the $1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Deepest Stack.
The player under the gun opened to 400. The player on the cutoff called. jason Ray, on the button, three-bet to 1,200. The big blind called. The player under the gun added the remainder to call as well. The cutoff folded.
The dealer spread a flop of . The big blind and the player under the gun checked. Ray bet 1,800. The big blind check-called. The player under the gun folded.
The turn brought the . The big blind checked again. Ray fired another bet of 7,000, that was enough to claim the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jason Ray
|
53,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Lisa Teebagy raised to 300 on the cutoff. The player on the cutoff, and the small blind, called.
A flop reading was dealt. The small blind checked. Teebagy bet 700. The cutoff called. The small blind check-called.
The turn was the . The small blind checked again. Teebagy fired 3,100. Both of her opponents gave up their hands.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Lisa Teebagy
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Matthew Rizai raised to 300 from the small blind. The big blind called.
Players saw a flop of that was checked through to the turn. Rizai bet 700. His opponent called.
The filled up the river. Rizai threw in another bet of 1,700. His opponent gave up his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Rizai | 51,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The player in middle position limped, along with the player in the hijack and Matthew Rizai on the button. The blinds checked.
The flop came . The blinds checked. The player in middle position bet 600. The hijack and Rizai called. The small blind folded. The big blind called.
The dealer burned and turned the that was checked through to the river. The big blind took a minute of reflection before throwing in a bet of 1,200. The player in middle position folded. Rizai raised to 3,500. His opponent called. Rizai showed for the nut flush and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Matthew Rizai | 51,000 |
The player in middle position limped, along with the hijack. Brandon Duvdivani, on the cutoff, raised to 500. The big blind called. The player in middle position three-bet to 1,500. The hijack, the cutoff, and the big blind called.
The flop came and was checked to Duvdivani who bet 2,500. The big blind folded. The player in middle position check-raised to 6,300. The hijack folded. Duvdivani stuck around with a call.
The turn brought the and was checked through to the river. Again, both players opted the check. The player in middle position showed and Duvdivani revealed to rake in the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Brandon Duvdivani |
57,000
57,000
|
57,000 |