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

05-16-2019 13:57 UTC-4

Crawford Dispatches Williams

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Donald Williams got his short stack all in preflop and found himself racing for his tournament life against William Crawford.

Williams:
Crawford:

Williams got it in good and held on the flop. Unfortunately for him, the dealer burned and turned the to pair Crawford.

Williams was looking for the two outer on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the bricked.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Crawford	65,000	35,000
Donald Williams	Busted

Tags: Donald Williams William Crawford

05-16-2019 13:47 UTC-4

Atherley Sends a Short Stack to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

After a player opened for 1,000 from early position, Jason Atherley three-bet to 3,300 from the cutoff. The player in the big blind then moved all in for just over 6,000 and the original raiser folded. Atherley made a quick call and the hands were turned up.

Atherley:
Big Blind:

Atherley was well out in front and he successfully dodged an ace as the board ran out a safe .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Atherley	50,000

Tags: Jason Atherley

05-16-2019 13:29 UTC-4

May Deep Stack Flashback: Lindemulder Wins $67K in 2017 Edition

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/300, 300 ante

Ben Lindemulder (Image: Seminole Hard Rock)

Two years ago, this very event attracted 1,029 entries to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, which created a $308,700 prize pool. In the end, it was 27-year-old Ben Lindemulder emerging victorious to capture a $67,232 first-place prize plus a $1,650 seat into the Deepest Stack event.

Lindemulder, originally from Grand Rapids, Michigan, resides in Pompano Beach where he is self-employed. It marked his third tournament cash in Hollywood, first victory and largest career score.

For more on Lindemulder’s win, check out the Seminole Hard Rock’s full recap here.

Others to cash the tournament in 2017 were Steven Cardarelli (13th - $2,576), Paul Balzano (19th - $1,364), Thomas Gari (22nd - $1,364), Earl Carroll (31st - $1,182), and Evan Teitelbaum (49th - $940).

2017 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Ben Lindemulder	$67,232 + $1,650 Seat
2	Martin Markov	$40,630
3	Jeff Charlton	$24,808
4	Matthew Kuba	$20,868
5	Chas Samuel	$17,231
6	James Hamburger	$14,048
7	Fernando Halac	$11,320
8	Sergio Perez	$8,744
9	Ory Hen	$6,167
10	Edward McNamara	$4,197

Tags: Ben Lindemulder

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

05-16-2019 13:00 UTC-4

First Break of the Day

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

Three levels are in the books here on Day 1a and that means it's time for the first 15-minute break of the day.

05-16-2019 12:59 UTC-4

A Bad Beat Flop in Monster Hand

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

The preflop action escaped us but we do know it blew up between three players. It resulted in both Carlos Revilla and Russell Williams being all in, the latter for 27,600, and the third player folding after investing roughly 8,000.

Williams:
Revilla:

Revilla had the goods and Williams was looking to get lucky. He did exactly that as the flop came down to give him quads!

However, he wasn't out of the woods as Revilla flopped aces full, meaning the case ace would give him better quads. The turn wasn't what he was looking for and neither was the river.

Williams shipped the double while the rest of the table and nearby onlookers expressed their disbelief of the cooler flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Williams	60,000

Tags: Russell Williams Carlos Revilla

05-16-2019 12:44 UTC-4

Some Shots from the Day 1a Field

Chad Holloway

05-16-2019 12:23 UTC-4

Use the PokerNews MyStack App To Keep Friends and Family Up-To-Date

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 100/200, 200 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started.

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

05-16-2019 12:08 UTC-4

Quintana Aiming for More Seminole Hard Rock Success

Chad Holloway

Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Ariel Quintana, who hails from Hialeah, Florida, is in action today and looking to add to his $115,532 in lifetime earnings. That total includes a career-best $19,145 for finishing fourth in the 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Escalator Series $250 NLH event.

Other highlights on his poker résumé include finishing runner-up to Ronald Levy in the 2017 World Series of Poker Circuit Seminole Hard Rock Event #2: $365 NLH for $13,126, third in the 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Event #25: $150 NLH for $8,321, and fifth in the 2015 Holiday DeepStack $250 NLH for $4,142.

According to his HendonMob profile, Quintana has one victory dating back to July 2016, which is when he took down the 2016 Florida State Poker Championships Event #6: $100 Green Chip Bounty Turbo for $1,765.

Only time will tell if Quintana can add to his total here at the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series.

Tags: Ariel Quintana