2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series Kicks Off Today!

For the next two weeks, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood will play host to the Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series. The series is comprised of three different tournaments at varying price points, all of which will be live reported here on PokerNews.

It starts today with the $350 buy-in Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $150,000 GTD, which will run May 16-20. Players will start with 30,000 in chips and play 40-minute levels through Level 14. Levels 15-26 will last 60 minutes each with Levels 27+ will switch to 90 minutes. Heads-up play will revert to 40-minute levels.

The plan for the Day 1 flights is to play through Level 14.

Late registration and unlimited re-entries will be allowed until the start of Day 2. Players may not bag and play a subsequent flight. Players may forfeit their stack to Re-Enter or participate in subsequent starting day.

The winner of the tournament will also receive an added $1,650 Main Event seat.

In 2018, Dion Jagroo topped a 1,045-entry field to win the Deep Stack for $66,000. The year before that, Ben Lindemulder won it outright for $67,232 after navigating a field of 1,029 runners. Back in 2016, it was Steve McKoy coming out on top of a 1,075-entry field to win the title and accompanying $49,755 first-place prize.

Here's a look at the structure for today.

Level	Length (minutes)	Small Blind	Big Blind	Big Blind Ante
1	40	100	100	0
2	40	100	100	100
3	40	100	200	200
4	40	200	300	300
5	40	200	400	400
6	40	300	500	500
7	40	300	600	600
8	40	400	800	800
9	40	500	1,000	1,000
10	40	500	1,500	1,500
11	40	1,000	1,500	1,500
12	40	1,000	2,000	2,000
13	40	1,500	2,500	2,500
14	40	2,000	3,000	3,000