Benjamin Wallace Finishes on Top of Day 1C; Holds Overall Chip Lead
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 |
, the small blind, the big blind, and the player under the gun checked. Gianquitti, on the button, bet 7,000. The small blind check-raised all in for 65,000. The big blind and the player under the gun folded. Gianquitti made the call.
turn and 
river completed the board and Gianquitti took down the pot, eliminating his opponent.
and that was it for Zheng, eliminated from the tournament.
. Gale moved all in for 33,800 and Zheng snap-called.
filled up the river Gale doubled up with his set.
. Teitelbaum checked. His opponent bet 2,000. Teitelbaum check-raised to 5,300. His opponent three-bet to 12,3000. Teitelbaum four-bet shoved for around 60,000. His opponent made the call, putting at risk his last chips.
river completed the board and Teitelbaum took down the pot, sending his opponent the exit.
that was checked around to the 
turn. Wiegrefe checked. The big blind bet 700. The hijack and the cutoff folded. Wiegrefe check-raised to 2,000. His opponent quickly gave up his hand
completed the board. Both players checked. Jaddi showed 
for trips and his opponent mucked.
