$350 Deep Stack NLH Day 2 | 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series

05-19-2019 13:29 UTC-4

Fernandez-Hernandez Doubles Through Lopez

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gustavo Lopez raised to 12,000 from middle position and Daniel Perlman called from the hijack. Jacobo Fernandez-Hernandez came along from the button, both blinds folded, and it was three-way action to the flop.

Lopez checked, Perlman bet 23,000, and Fernandez-Hernandez just called. Lopez then woke up with an all-in check-raise to around 150,000 and Perlman got out of the way. Fernandez-Hernandez called off for approximately 85,000 total and the hands were turned up.

Lopez:
Fernandez-Hernandez:

Lopez had flopped top two but Fernandez-Hernandez was drawing to both straight and flush draws. The turn gave Fernandez-Hernandez the flush, but Lopez could still win if he filled up on the river.

The dealer burned one last time and put out the . It was a safe card for Fernandez-Hernandez and he shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jacobo Fernandez-Hernandez	250,000 144,000	144,000
Gustavo Lopez	65,000 134,000	134,000

Tags: Gustavo Lopez Jacobo Fernandez-Hernandez

05-19-2019 12:54 UTC-4

May Deep Stack Flashback: Good Friends Strike Deal in 2018 Event

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Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Last year, this very event attracted 1,045 entrants over three starting flights and created a $307,900 prize pool. Dion Jagroo dominated the final table to capture the title after striking a heads-up deal, good for $66,000 plus a $1,650 Deepest Stack seat.

Jagroo struck a deal with his good friend Daniel Silva, who locked up $43,554.

“This is literally something we both dreamed about,” Jagroo said after winning last year. “Something we always thought about.”

“It’s crazy,” Silva laughed as they celebrated.

For more on last year’s event and more, check out the Seminole Hard Rock recap here.

Place	Player	Prize
1	Dion Jagroo	$66,000* + $1,650 Event 4 seat
2	Daniel Silva	$43,554*
3	John Gorsuch	$25,192
4	Seth Gilson	$21,189
5	Svi Soudai	$17,495
6	Lou Stadler	$14,262
7	Bill Farnan	$11,490
8	Jeff Keiser	$8,873
9	Andre Rakusa	$6,256
10	Gabe Sack	$4,255

_{*denotes heads-up deal}

Tags: Dion Jagroo

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

05-19-2019 12:46 UTC-4

Fuentes Doubles Through Saunders

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player in early position opened for 11,000 and Richard Saunders called from middle position. Cesar Fuentes then moved all in for 54,000 more from the small blind and the original raiser folded. Saunders gave it some thought and eventually made the call.

Saunders:
Fuentes:

Fuentes woke up with the granddaddy of all hands and he shipped the double after the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Saunders	315,000 54,000	54,000
Cesar Fuentes	150,000 86,000	86,000

Tags: Cesar Fuentes Richard Saunders

05-19-2019 12:37 UTC-4

Prize Pool and Payout Information

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Registration is officially closed on the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series $350 Deep Stack NLH. Before the start of play, 15 players jumped into action to bring the total field up to 767 entries. That generated a $230,100 prize pool that will be distributed to the top 96 players with a min-cash being worth $504 and the eventual winner slated to take home $41,412.

Here's a look at the payouts:

Place	Prize
1	$41,412
2	$29,034
3	$18,728
4	$13,854
5	$10,585
6	$8,383
7	$6,938
8	$5,518
9	$4,142
10-12	$3,428
13-15	$2,727
16-18	$2,257
19-27	$1,848
28-36	$1,075
37-45	$937
46-54	$828
55-63	$748
64-72	$683
73-81	$619
82-90	$561
91-96	$504

05-19-2019 12:24 UTC-4

Van Sanford Hits River to Stay Alive

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ryan Van Sanford moved all in for 26,000 from early position and action folded around to Ben Thomas, who called out of the big blind.

Van Sanford:
Thomas:

Van Sanford got it in good but fell behind when the flop gave Thomas two pair. The turn was no help to Van Sanford, but the river was as he spiked a bigger two pair to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Thomas	190,000 29,000	29,000
Ryan Van Sanford	60,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Ryan Van Sanford Ben Thomas

05-19-2019 12:21 UTC-4

Early Double for the New Comer

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Demetrius Agee, one of 15 players to jump into action at the start of Day 2, moved all in preflop for 26,000 and received a call from Matt Yorra.

Yorra:
Agee:

Agee had the better pocket pair and he shipped the double after the board ran out a safe .

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Yorra	220,000 220,000	220,000
Demetrius Agee	60,000

Tags: Demetrius Agee Matt Yorra

05-19-2019 12:02 UTC-4

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

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Chad Holloway

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 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: 15

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

05-19-2019 10:33 UTC-4

Welcome to Day 2 of the 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack

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Chad Holloway

The 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series continues today with Day 2 of Event #1: $350 DeepStack NLH. A tournament that has thus far attracted 752 entries, though registration is open until the start of play today. At that point the official prize pool and payout information will be released.

Right now, 121 players are slated to return with the hopes of making the money on their way to the final table. Leading the pack is Day 1a chip leader Aaron Klausman (480,000). He'll be joined by Day 1c chip leader Adam Horowitz (444,000) and Day 1b chip leader Sean Shah (418,000).

Others coming back are Nir Peleg (378,000), Johann Tiemann (361,000), Guillermo Reyes (360,000), and Mark Smith (334,000), Dani Dayan (294,000), Willie Wiggins (264,000), Matt Yorra (244,000), Doug Lovelace (219,000), Christian Bayer (171,000), Manny Perez (122,000), James Hamburger (107,000), and Steve Karp (83,000).

Day 2 will get underway at Noon local time on Sunday. The plan for the day is either to play to a winner or to 3 a.m., whichever comes first. If players remain at that time, they will return at 2 p.m. on Monday to play it out.

Remember, Levels 15-26 will last 60 minutes each, while Levels 27 and beyond will increase to 90 minutes. However, once action reaches heads-up the level revert to 40 minutes.

Stay tuned for live updates straight from the tournament floor!