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

05-18-2019 18:38 UTC-4

Avitsur Flips Correa for Tournament Life

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 500/1,500, 1,500 ante

A short-stacked Danny Avitsur moved all in for 10,000 from middle position and Gregorio Correa called from the button. Both blinds folded and it was off to the races.

Avitsur:
Correa:

Avitsur was ahead and looking to hold, which is exactly what he did when the board ran out a lowly .

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Avitsur	23,500
Gregorio Correa	16,500	-13,500

Tags: Gregorio Correa Danny Avitsur

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-18-2019 18:05 UTC-4

Russell Busts a Shorty

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player got his stack of 12,000 all in preflop and found himself in between a rock and a hard place in the form of Andrew Russell.

Russell:
Opponent:

Russell had the superior ace and he scored the knockout after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Russell	205,000

Tags: Andrew Russell

05-18-2019 17:58 UTC-4

Stevenson Done and Dusted

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

We're not sure when the last of John Stevenson's chips went in as we arrived at the table just as he was exiting the tournament area.

What we did see is a three-way all-in hand involving Stevenson as the short stack with the board reading .

Stevenson:
Opponent #1:
Opponent #2:

Stevenson was third best and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Stevenson	Busted

Tags: John Stevenson

05-18-2019 17:37 UTC-4

May Deep Stack Flashback: Steve McKoy Adds to Seminole Résumé

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Back in 2016, this very event attracted 1,075 entries, which meant a $322,500 prize pool more than doubled the guarantee. Steve McKoy emerged victorious in the tournament for $49,755 after a four-way deal.

Also getting a piece of it, $39,200 to be exact, was Ronald Compillo, who won the $350 Escalator Series earlier in the year. Compillo officially finished as runner-up while Michael Merisier and Jacob Snider took third and fourth for $35,750 and $35,710, respectively.

McKoey, who was 29 at the time, added to his Hard Rock résumé, which included wins at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek and here at the Seminole Hard Rock.

Among those to finish in the money were 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year Ory Hen (23rd), Lou Stadler (29th), Jessica Dawley (42nd) , Darryl Fish (86th), Zoltan Czinkota (87th) and Evan Teitelbaum (89th).

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Steve McKoy	$49,755* + $1,650 seat
2	Ronald Campillo	$39,200*
3	Michael Merisier	$35,750*
4	Jacob Snider	$35,710*
5	Julion Fernandez	$17,980
6	David Albertson	$14,650
7	Yoram Lehavot	$11,800
8	Bradley Hinson	$9,110
9	Marco Rodriguez	$6,420

_{*Denotes four-way deal.}

Tags: Steve McKoy

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

05-18-2019 16:44 UTC-4

Time for the Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on a 40-minute dinner break and will return to action at 5:30 p.m. EDT. They'll then play six more levels before bagging and tagging on Day 1c. Remember late registration and re-entries are open up to the start of Day 2.

05-18-2019 16:43 UTC-4

Convente Flops the Nuts But Doesn't Win the Hand

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 2,100 and Jay Convente called from early position. Joe Basso came along from the hijack, both blinds called, and it was five-way action to the flop, which came down .

Two checks saw the original raiser continue for 4,500 and Convente just called. Basso then raised all in for 38,500, the blinds both folded, and the original raiser got out of the way. Convente snap-called and the hands were turned up.

Convente:
Basso:

Convente had flopped the nut straight while Basso had middle set. The turn paired the board and just like that Convente went from being a big favorite to drawing dead as Basso boated up.

The meaningless was run out on the river and Convente sent a big portion of his chips across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Basso	100,000	65,000
Jay Convente	32,000

Tags: Joe Basso Jay Convente

05-18-2019 16:39 UTC-4

"Steeler" Stevenson Takes on the Falcons

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

A player donning an Atlanta Falcons jersey raised to 2,200 from early position only to have John Stevenson, who was sporting a Pittsburgh Steelers cap, to three-bet to 6,200 from the hijack.

Action folded back to the Falcons fan and he called to see a flop.

The Falcons supporter checked and Stevenson bet 11,000.

The Falcons gave it up and this one went to "Steeler" Stevenson

Player	Chips	Progress
John Stevenson	40,000

Tags: John Stevenson

05-18-2019 16:10 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts from the Other Half of the Room

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Raymond Claus	160,000	130,000
Guillermo Hamilton	100,000	20,000
Jeffrie Charlton	90,000	45,000
Mark Smith	75,000	45,000
Nancy Thomas	60,000	30,000
Bruce Kahn	50,000	20,000
Dimitry Agrachov	45,000	15,000
Doug Lovelace	40,000	40,000
Michael Garcell	38,000	8,000
Michael Tufaro	31,000	1,000
Desmond Macauley	16,000	-14,000
Mark Bonacquisti	15,000	-15,000
Eric Naroian	Busted