$350 Deep Stack NLH Day 1a | 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series

05-16-2019 15:52 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan McCaigue	208,000
Carlo Rodriguez	100,000 40,000	40,000
Bernadette Coustillas	100,000 55,000	55,000
Braian Bezemer	75,000 45,000	45,000
Jason Atherley	60,000 10,000	10,000
Trent Smith	40,000 10,000	10,000
Ariel Quintana	28,000 16,000	16,000
Josh Beckley	26,000 8,700	8,700
Jean Deromedi	20,500 9,500	9,500
Deborah Muha	Busted
Jacquelyn Scott	Busted

Henri Azoulay	Busted
Jorge Chavez	Busted

Check Out Tonight's Satellite

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Tonight at 6 p.m. EDT (as well as tomorrow night for those wondering), there will be a $140 buy-in Multi-Event Satellite that will see one in 10 players walk away with a prize package.

Four packages are guaranteed and each includes: $350 Event 1 seat; $560 Event 3 seat; and $330 in cash

Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels. Late registration/re-entry available until the start of Level 9.

Here's a look at the structure through Level 9:

Level	Small Blind	Big Blind	BBA
1	100	100	0
2	100	100	100
3	100	200	200
4	200	300	300
5	200	400	400
6	300	500	500
7	300	600	600
8	400	800	800
9	500	1,000	1,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

05-16-2019 15:10 UTC-4

Break Time

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Players are now on their second 15-minute break of the day. When they return they'll play two more levels before being sent on a 40-minute dinner break, during which time the T100 chips will be removed from play.

After that, the plan is to play through Level 14 before bagging and tagging on the Day 1a flight.

05-16-2019 15:02 UTC-4

Godoroja Shoves on Beckley

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

There was approximately 7,500 in the pot and a flop of when Josh Beckley, who you might recall finished runner-up to Joe McKeehen in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event for more than $4.4 million, checked from the lojack.

Ion Godoroja did the same from the hijack and the player on the button followed suit to bring about the on the turn.

Beckley led out for 5,000, Godoroja called, and the button got out of the way. When the completed the board on the river, Beckley bet 8,200 and left himself 17,300 back. Godoroja responded by moving all in and Beckley thought about it for over a minute before ditching his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ion Godoroja	75,000
Josh Beckley	17,300

Tags: Ion Godoroja Josh Beckley

05-16-2019 14:58 UTC-4

Coustillas Hooks Herself a Pot

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

With around 6,000 in the pot and six players in action, the two blinds checked a flop and Bernadette Coustillas bet 1,200 from the under-the-gun position.

Only the players in the hijack and big blind called and then all three players checked when the turn put three hearts on board.

When the peeled off on the river, the big blind checked and Coustillas bet 2,000. Only the hijack called and asked, "Do you have a queen?"

Coustillas didn't but instead rolled over the . That was good enough as the player in the hijack mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bernadette Coustillas	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Bernadette Coustillas

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

05-16-2019 14:40 UTC-4

Rodriguez Building Heaps

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Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of , Deborah Muha and another player got their stacks all in against Carlo Rodriguez, who was sitting with a big pile of chips.

Muha:
Rodriguez:
Opponent:

Rodriguez had a flush draw and he didn't waste any time in completing it as the dealer burned and turned the . the river put a flush on board but Rodriguez's was best to send to opponents to the rail.

Muha immediately headed to the registration desk to re-enter the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlo Rodriguez	140,000
Deborah Muha	30,000

Tags: Carlo Rodriguez Deborah Muha

05-16-2019 14:20 UTC-4

Quintana Gives It Up on the Turn

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Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

After a player limped from middle position and Ariel Quintana raised to 1,500 from the cutoff, William Crawford three-bet it to 4,300 from the big blind.

The limper got out of the way, Quintana called, and action went check-check on the flop.