Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series
$350 Deep Stack NLH
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series
Buy-in
$350
Entries
767
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Don't Miss Out on Monday's $560 The Deeper Stack
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
For the next week and a half, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood is playing host to the Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series. In addition to this tournament, the series is comprised of two others including $560 buy-in The Deeper Stack, which will run May 20-22.
Players will start with 40,000 in chips in that tournament 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. Like the Deep Stack, this is not a best-stack forward event.
The winner of the tournament will also receive an added $1,650 Main Event seat.
Last year, Chanpiseth Keam prevailed over a 432-entry field to win the Deeper Stack for $37,991. The year before that, Jeffrey Trudeau Jr. topped a 434-entry field to win it for $49,148, while Almog Biton topped a 452-entry field to win it in 2016 for $57,746.
The Deeper Stack Schedule
| Flight | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1a | 11 a.m. | Monday, May 20 |
| Day 1b | 11 a.m. | Tuesday, May 21 |
| Day 2 | Noon | Wednesday, May 22 |
Capozziello Kicks Up a Double
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Patrick Capozziello got his last 10,800 all in preflop and was no doubt pleased to discover his kicker had him out in front.
Capozziello: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
and Capozziello improved to a flush to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000 |
Shah Straightens Out Rubinstein
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
After the under-the-gun player limped, Donny Rubenstein raised to 1,200 from the cutoff. Sean Shah was on the button and opted for a three-bet to 3,900. Both blinds folded, as did the limper, and Rubenstein called to see the 
flop.
Rubenstein check-called a bet of 3,300 and the dealer burned and turned the .
Rubenstein then moved all in for what looked to be roughly 8,000 and Shah snap-called.
Rubenstein: 
Shah: 
Rubenstein had turned a set of tens but the same card gave Shah a Broadway straight. The former was looking for the board to pair but that didn't happen as the bricked on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Pantinchin Sends Villacci to the Rail
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
On a flop of 
, Joe Villacci got his short stack all in and was at risk against Edina Pantinchin.
Pantinchin: 
Villacci: 
Pantinchin was ahead with her top pair while Villacci went with his open-ended straight draw.
Neither the turn nor 
river helped Villacci and he watched the last of his chips pushed to Pantinchin.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
Busted |
Matta Keeps the Pressure On
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
A player in early position opened for 700 and Ziad Matta responded by three-betting to 2,000 from middle position. The player in the small blind called, the original raiser folded, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop.
The player in the small blind check-called a bet of 5,100 and then checked for the second time on the turn.
Matta kept the pressure on with a bet of 6,000 and this time it did the trick as his opponent released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Halac Moves All In
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
After the under-the-gun player raised to 1,000 and two other players flatted, Fernando Halac opted to three-bet jam from the big blind for 19,500.
The original raiser thought long and hard before laying down his hand, and the other two players followed suit.
"Pair," Halac admitted before showing his 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
First Break of the Day
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Three levels are in the books here on Day 1b of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series
$350 DeepStack NLH and that means it's time for the first 15-minute break of the day.