$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH
Day 1b Completed
2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series
$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series
Buy-in
$1,650
Prize Pool
$376,500
Entries
251
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Aaron Klausman Bags Chip lead on Day 1b With 479,000
Level 14
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1b of the Seminole Hard Rock $1,650 No-Limit Hold'em Deepest Stack saw 60 entrants take to the felt but was whittled down to just 16 players after 14 levels of play. The first two starting flights combined brought the current field up to 125 players with one last flight taking place on Saturday.
Leading the way at the end of the Day 1b was Aaron Klausman with 479,000. Klausman really took off when he called his opponent’s bluff on a paired board to win a pot of around 200,000. He then continued adding to his stack and was responsible for the elimination of other players. Just over a month ago, Klausman won his first trophy at the Seminole Hard Rock. He will be looking to add another trophy to his collection.
Klausman is followed by Brian Hastings and Dimitry Agrachov. They both bagged 317,000. Hastings has over $3,400,000 in total live earnings while Agrachov also has a victory on his resume from the Seminole Hard Rock.
Other stars still in contention include Hunter Cichy (135,000), Paul Balzano (58,000), and Willie Wiggins (136,000).
Notables who hit the rail on Day 1b included Josh Beckley, Chad Eveslage, Phil Hui, and Erik Christensen. They can still take a shot in the Day 1c flight if they so choose.
The 16 players advancing from Day 1b will join the rest of the survivors from the starting flights on Day 2, which will take place on Sunday, May 26th at 12 p.m. local time.
End of Day Chip Counts for Day 1b (full)
Level 14
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
479,000 | 49,000 |
|
317,000 | 36,000 |
|
317,000 | 72,000 |
|
301,000 | 61,000 |
|
194,000 | |
|
193,000 | 90,000 |
|
179,000 | |
|
|
177,000 | |
|
157,000 | -8,000 |
|
136,000 | -54,000 |
|
135,000 | |
|
126,000 | 51,000 |
|
104,000 | |
|
|
80,000 | -5,000 |
|
|
70,000 | |
|
|
58,000 |
Play Has Halted for Day 1b
Level 14
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
The remaining players have bagged for the night. End-of-day chip counts and a recap will follow shortly.
Four More Hands
Level 14
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Four more hands will be played at each table before the remaining players bag and tag for the night.
Another One for Klausman
Level 14
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Chris Gilkey opened to 7,500 on the cutoff. Willie Wiggins, in the small blind, called, along with Aaron Klausman in the big blind.
The flop came 
and was checked around to the 
turn. Wiggins checked. Klausman bet 14,000. Gilkey called. Wiggins folded.
The river brought the 
. Klausman checked. Gilkey threw in a bet of 15,000. Klausman gave it some thought, then proceeded to call, and quickly tabled 
. His opponent tossed his hand in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
70,000 | -12,000 |
Some Updated Counts
Level 14
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
410,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
281,000 | 153,000 |
|
|
245,000 | 115,000 |
|
|
240,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
190,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
165,000 | 73,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 52,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
82,000 | -43,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
May Deepest Stack Flashback: Chris Bolek Defending Champ
Level 13
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Last year, this tournament drew 349 runners and offered up a $523,500 prize pool. The tournament ended in a heads-up deal between 2014 Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Champion Chris Bolek and poker pro TK Miles. Both walked away with $94,544 while Bolek, who bagged the second-biggest stack on Day 1a on Thursday, being crowned the champion.
“It was a tough table,” Bolek said. “I just tried to stay in it and not bust myself.”
He added: “Historically, one of my worst months for poker is May. It’s definitely nice to get a nice win and basically going into the summer on a freeroll.”
Others to cash the tournament were Loni Harwood (5th - $24,997), John Miller (9th - $11,119), Jose Reyes (15th - $7,957), David Page (21st - $5,471), Tony Utnage (24th - $4,439), Jonathan Hilton (32nd - $3,246), Ory Hen (34th - $3,246), and Jerry Wong (38th - $2,670).
For more on Bolek’s win check out the Seminole Hard Rock recap here.
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Bolek | $94,544* |
| 2 | TK Miles | $94,544* |
| 3 | Steve Duncker | $50,078 |
| 4 | Josias Santos | $32,431 |
| 5 | Loni Harwood | $24,997 |
| 6 | Ryan Gianquitti | $20,678 |
| 7 | Joshua Zur | $17,354 |
| 8 | David Nowling | $14,213 |
| 9 | John Miller | $11,119 |
*Denotes heads-up deal.
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