$560 Deeper Stack NLH Day 1b | 2019 Seminole Hard Rock May Deep Stack Poker Series

05-21-2019 16:51 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Joule Kadadu	80,000 40,000	40,000
Ory Hen	70,000 -15,000	-15,000
Matthew Zarcadoolas	70,000
Vivo Loubaton	60,000 -15,000	-15,000
Ian O'Hara	48,000 12,000	12,000
Claire Chiang	45,000 5,000	5,000
Tim Pettus	45,000 5,000	5,000
Mike Newman	43,000
Gregory Spinder	38,500 -1,500	-1,500
Josias Santos	30,000 30,000	30,000
Robert Transue	Busted
Brett McCormick	Busted
Guillermo Hamilton	Busted
Hany Ayoub	Busted
Alfredo Fernandez	Busted
Irwin Cohen	Busted

Time for the Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Players are now on a 40-minute dinner break.

05-21-2019 16:59 UTC-4

Some More Chip Counts on the Dinner Break

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitry Agrachov	145,000 105,000	105,000
Joe Villacci	95,000 55,000	55,000
Willie Wiggins	90,000 50,000	50,000
David Poces	85,000 45,000	45,000
Matt Yorra	75,000
Jeff Charlton	50,000 10,000	10,000
David Shmuel	41,000 1,000	1,000
Charles Fleury	26,000 -14,000	-14,000
Terry Siele	26,000 -14,000	-14,000
Jack Battaglia	25,000 -15,000	-15,000
Diane Schmidt	20,000 -20,000	-20,000
Philip Woerner	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 500/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-21-2019 18:38 UTC-4

May Deep Stack Flashback: Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr. Top Dog in 2017

Chad Holloway

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

Two years ago, this very event attracted 434 entries and saw Orlando’s Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr. emerge victorious to capture the title for $49,148. At the time, Trudeau was a 23-year-old professional poker player who had taken down six events prior to his Deeper Stack victory. His seventh win moved him over $400k in lifetime tournament earnings.

Others to cash the tournament were Steve McKoy (19th - $1,345), Ory Hen (33rd - $1,194) and Almog Biton (37th - $1,085), who had won it the year before. Also earning a payout was Daren Stabinski. After a 48th-place finish in the $360 Deep Stack and a runner-up finish in the $150 Deep Stack, his 44th-place finish in the $560 Deeper Stack marked his third cash in as many events.

For more on Trudeau’s win check out the Seminole Hard Rock Poker recap here.

Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Jeffrey Trudeau, Jr.	$49,148 + $1,650 Seat
2	Joseph Duchman	$30,723
3	Nigel Murray	$27,108
4	Bryan Emory	$15,733
5	Victor Milian	$12,369
6	Reinaldo Troconis	$10,308
7	John DePersio	$8,246
8	Lazaro Dubrocq	$6,293
9	Bradley Ruben	$4,340

Tags: Jeffrey Trudeau

05-21-2019 18:53 UTC-4

Some Shots from the Day 1b Field

Chad Holloway

05-21-2019 19:00 UTC-4

"You've Been Too Lucky"

Chad Holloway

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

The under-the-gun player raised to 3,500 and Mike Newman, who was next to act, made the call. Thomas Gari called from the small blind, the player in the big came along, and it was four-way action to the flop.

Gari was first to act and led out for 7,000. Only Newman called and the dealer burned and turned the .

Gari slowed down with a check and Newman bet 15,000.

"You've been too lucky," Gari said before folding and showing the . Newman smiled and then flashed just his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Newman	250,000 20,000	20,000
Thomas Gari	100,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Mike Newman Thomas Gari

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

05-21-2019 19:06 UTC-4

The Deepest Stack Kicks Off on Thursday

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 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 the $1,650 buy-in Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $300,000 GTD, which will run May 23-27.

Players will start with 50,000 in chips 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.

Last year, Chris Bolek topped a 349-entry field to win the Deepest Stack Main Event for $94,544 after a heads-up deal with TK Miles. Other past winners include Geddes Cooper, who topped a 465-entry field to win it in 2017 for $112,771, and Scott Heiligman, who bested 367 entries in 2016 to win it for $121,202.