$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH
Day 1c Completed
$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH
Day 1c Completed
That's a wrap on the Day 1 starting flights of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Series $1,650 No-Limit Hold’em Deepest Stack.
There were 115 entry slips sold for this final flight. After 14 levels of play, only 34 competitors from the Day 1c flight moved on to the final day.
Benjamin Wallace finished on top of the counts with 497,000 in the bag and holds the overall chip lead going into Day 2. Wallace started chipping up during the last levels of the night. Timothy Miles bagged the second biggest stack of the last flight with 400,000. Miles got second in this event last year after a heads-up deal and will be looking to make another deep run.
Other big names who found a bag at the end of the night included Dan Chalifour (192,000), Allen Kessler (139,000), Brett Bader (126,000), Craig Varnell (106,000), and David Moses (82,000).
Some of the notables who took a shot at this last flight but weren't lucky enough to make it through were Phil Hui, Josh Beckley, Nicholas Palma, and Jason Wandling.
All in all, the event has generated a total of 240 entrants with late registration and re-entry open until the start of play on Day 2. As of now, 66 competitors will return to the tournament area on Sunday at 12 p.m. local time to continue to battle it out until a winner is crowned.
Day 2 Seat Draw
Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
23 | 1 | Michael Morton | 237,000 |
23 | 2 | Yaroslav Nakonechyy | 145,000 |
23 | 3 | Scott Zakheim | 235,000 |
23 | 4 | Willie Wiggins | 136,000 |
23 | 5 | ||
23 | 6 | Allen Kessler | 139,000 |
23 | 8 | Daniel Couzens | 157,000 |
23 | 9 | Michael Scoma | 67,000 |
24 | 1 | Mitch Garshofsky | 169,000 |
24 | 2 | Esther Foley | 272,000 |
24 | 3 | Matt Bretzfield | 301,000 |
24 | 5 | Joshua Robins | 58,000 |
24 | 7 | Veselin Katrandzhiev | 179,000 |
24 | 8 | Sergio Giha | 157,000 |
24 | 9 | Salman Jaddi | 175,000 |
28 | 1 | Philip Woerner | 147,000 |
28 | 2 | Brian Hastings | 317,000 |
28 | 3 | Michael Tait | 72,000 |
28 | 7 | Hunter Cichy | 135,000 |
28 | 8 | Mauricio Ameller | 71,000 |
28 | 9 | Evan Teitelbaum | 278,000 |
29 | 1 | Loni Hawrood | 120,000 |
29 | 2 | Tony Valiente | 80,000 |
29 | 3 | Peter Fellows | 174,000 |
29 | 5 | Aleksandr Shevelev | 278,000 |
29 | 6 | Jason Young | 127,000 |
29 | 7 | Matthew Zarcadoolas | 157,000 |
29 | 9 | Timothy Miles | 400,000 |
30 | 1 | Paul Balzano | 58,000 |
30 | 2 | Javier Ramirez | 132,000 |
30 | 3 | Hassan Tahsildar | 122,000 |
30 | 4 | Michael Turton | 45,000 |
30 | 5 | Bruce Freedman | 241,000 |
30 | 6 | Scott Levitt | 151,000 |
30 | 8 | Erik Christensen | 75,000 |
31 | 1 | Dan Chalifour | 192,000 |
31 | 2 | Ryan Gianquitti | 271,000 |
31 | 3 | Michael Newman | 164,000 |
31 | 4 | Chris Bolek | 350,000 |
31 | 5 | Aaron Klausman | 479,000 |
31 | 7 | David Moses | 82,000 |
31 | 9 | Zachary Hammons | 194,000 |
33 | 1 | Dimitry Agrachov | 317,000 |
33 | 2 | Marc Sacheli | 61,000 |
33 | 3 | Jaime Wiegrefe | 167,000 |
33 | 4 | Jose Parra | 258,000 |
33 | 5 | Manuel Amaro Alvarez | 169,000 |
33 | 6 | Chris Gilkey | 70,000 |
33 | 8 | Brett Bader | 126,000 |
34 | 1 | Benjamin Wallace | 497,000 |
34 | 2 | Joshua Hood | 243,000 |
34 | 3 | Craig Varnell | 106,000 |
34 | 4 | Kyle Carino | 232,000 |
34 | 5 | George Hortelano | 177,000 |
34 | 7 | Jack Battaglla | 145,000 |
34 | 9 | Paul Domb | 193,000 |
35 | 1 | Jeff Gale | 99,000 |
35 | 2 | Victor Figueroa | 200,000 |
35 | 3 | Brandon Duvdivani | 401,000 |
35 | 4 | Jack Shea | 126,000 |
35 | 6 | Matthew Smith | 132,000 |
35 | 9 | Tom Gity | 100,000 |
36 | 1 | Gerald Silva | 324,000 |
36 | 2 | Gregory Paryani | 159,000 |
36 | 3 | Robert Mantin | 104,000 |
36 | 8 | Ian O’Hara | 141,000 |
36 | 9 | Fernando Halac | 172,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Wallace | 497,000 | 162,000 |
Timothy Miles | 400,000 | 240,000 |
Gerlad Silva
|
324,000 | |
Evan Teitelbaum | 278,000 | -22,000 |
Ryan Gianquitti | 271,000 | -19,000 |
Jose Parra | 258,000 | -67,000 |
Joshua Hood | 243,000 | |
Michael Morton | 237,000 | |
Victor Figueroa | 200,000 | |
Dan Chalifour | 192,000 | 107,000 |
Salman Jaddi
|
175,000 | -5,000 |
Peter Fellows | 174,000 | |
Fernando Hallac
|
172,000 | |
Jaime Wiegrefe
|
167,000 | -18,000 |
Sergio Giha | 157,000 | |
Matthew Zarcadoolas | 157,000 | |
Scott Levitt | 151,000 | |
Jack Battaglla | 145,000 | |
Ian O'Hara | 141,000 | 1,000 |
Allen Kessler | 139,000 | -1,000 |
Javier Ramirez | 132,000 | |
Matthew Smith | 132,000 | -13,000 |
Brett Bader | 126,000 | |
Hassan Tahsildar | 122,000 | 22,000 |
Craig Varnell
|
106,000 |
The remaining 34 players have bagged for the night. End-of-day chip counts and a recap will follow shortly.
Three more hands will be played at each table before the remaining players bag and tag for the night.
Ian O'Hara moved all in from the hijack for 54,000. Tom Gity, on the cutoff, reshoved for 135,000.
Ian O'Hara:
Tom Gity:
The board ran and O'Hara turned a straight flush to double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ian O'Hara | 140,000 | 35,000 |
Tom Gity
|
90,000 | -25,000 |
Ryan Gianquitti opened to 7,000 from middle position. Salman Jaddi, in the small blind, called.
The dealer fanned a flop of that was checked through to the turn. Jaddi bet 8,000. Gianquitti called.
The completed the board. Jaddi continued with another bet of 20,000. Gianquitti gave it some thought, but opted to fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Gianquitti | 290,000 | -15,000 |
Salman Jaddi
|
180,000 | -15,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Wallace | 335,000 | |
Jose Parra | 325,000 | 190,000 |
Ryan Gianquitti | 305,000 | -10,000 |
Salman Jaddi
|
195,000 | 10,000 |
Jaime Wiegrefe
|
185,000 | |
Matthew Smith | 145,000 | -19,000 |
Allen Kessler | 140,000 | 65,000 |
Fernando Halac | 105,000 | -25,000 |
Ian O'Hara | 105,000 | -115,000 |
David Moses
|
104,000 | -6,000 |
Jeff Gale
|
101,000 | -2,000 |
Michael Tait | 70,000 | -15,000 |
Joshua Robins opened to 7,000 on the cutoff. Erik Christensen, in the small blind, three-bet shoved for 18,500. Robins quickly called.
Erik Christensen:
Joshua Robins:
The board came and Christensen got his much needed double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Joshua Robins
|
245,000 | -5,000 |
Erik Christensen | 41,000 | -41,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000