Event 4: Dinner Break 3e3r4p

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 21: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 25 of 349 5r402t

Bill Farnan

Only one elimination over the 30 minutes before dinner break and it was Event 1 final table member Bill Farnan.

The 25 remaining players are now on a 40-minute dinner break and levels will go up to 90 minutes long when they return.

Event 4: TK Miles Takes the Lead 4a1129

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 349

TK Miles

There’s been little action over the last 30 minutes since the three-table redraw. A short-stacked Jeffrey Bohanek went out in 27th but it’s been pretty smooth sailing for everyone else.

Except for TK Miles. He’s been quietly moving his stack higher and Luke Graham moved to his left. No Miles is the chip leader with 1,536,000 while Graham has dropped back to the field.

Event 6: Last Turbo 5z3c1w

$150 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)
$10,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We’ve almost reached the end of the May Deep Stack Poker Series and today is the last to play a turbo during the series. This is the third of three and it will cruise right along.

Event 6 has a $10,000 Guarantee and a turbo structure to get it moving. They’ll start out with 20,000 deep stacks and the tournament will have 15-minute levels throughout. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 around 9:25pm and they will play it out from there.

The turbo kicks off at 6pm in the poker room and the one-day tournament will end with another trophy winner.

  • $10,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration available until start of Level 13
  • Single ante will be paid from the big blind for the entire table
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 6 Structure Sheet

Event 4: Down to Three Tables 5x6n17

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 349

Jonathan Hilton

We had five more quick eliminations before Level 20 came to an end including 2013 WSOP National Champion Jonathan Hilton.

Tournament staff paused the clock and players are redrawing for seats at the last three tables of the Main Event.

28th: Jerry Silva – $3,246
29th: Jesse Letchworth – $3,246
30th: Forrest Raleigh – $3,246
31st: Pasquale Caiazza – $3,246
32nd: Jonathan Hilton – $3,246

Event 4: Jeff Rodriguez Eliminated by Mike Steinbacher 6eq32

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 349

Jeff Rodriguez

We have a virtual tie at the top of the chip counts after two big hands at different tables. On Table 33, Jeff Rodriguez was all in for 101,000 and Mike Steinbacher called to put him at risk. Rodriguez needed help with AsJc against JsJd but the dry board Ts7h3cTd6s sent him out and Steinbacher up to 1,290,000.

On Table 39. Ronald Young was all in for his 153,000 stack and Luke Graham called trying to run his stack higher. Young was behind with As3d against AdJc but the 7s4h3s flop was favorable. The board finished 2s and 4d to give Young the double and send Graham a bit down.

33rd: Jeff Rodriguez – $3,246
34th: Ory Hen – $3,246
35th: Manny Minaya – $3,246
36th: Rafaello Locatelli – $3,246

Ronald Young

Event 4: Luke Graham Leads; Mike Steinbacher Second 6e2q2k

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 349

Mike Steinbacher

The second break is complete and we are back underway in the poker room. Luke Graham continues to lead the last 36 players with 1,330,000 but Mike Steinbacher is creeping up on him with 1,170,000.

They will play out two more levels before taking a 40-minute dinner break. After that, blind levels increase to 90-minutes long until the tournament is heads-up for the title.

Event 4: Four Tables Remaining 22z6m

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 349

One minute before they went on the second break, Bradley Smith was eliminated in 37th place to get the field down to the last four tables of the tournament.

They broke Table 35, dispersed its players to new seats, then sent them on a 15-minute break.

37th: Bradley Smith – $2,670
38th: Jerry Wong – $2,670
39th: Theo Lawson – $2,670

Event 4: Jerry Wong In Late 4f7060

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 of 349

Jerry Wong, during 2017 LHPO when he dominated Event 1

We had seven players enter the Main Event this morning before the start of Day 2. One of those seven was former SHRP champ, and November Niner, Jerry Wong. Naturally, he had to battle a short stack but he made the money and a min-cash.

That was a nice $1,000 profit for a couple hours of work.

Event 4: Ian O’Hara Out; Luke Graham Up 2a71y

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 39 of 349

Ian O’Hara

We didn’t get the initial run of bust outs immediately following the money bubble, there’s a lot of money on the line and chips on the table.

Ian O’Hara was among the first group to walk to the payout desk while Luke Graham continued his hot run this afternoon by moving up to 1,400,000 in the previous level.

40th: Christopher Holtzhauer – $2,670
41st: Anthony Valiente – $2,670
42nd: James Kirvin – $2,670
43rd: Ian O’Hara – $2,670
44th: Richard Perea – $2,670

Event 4: Chris Bolek Puts Them in the Money 5e2o2d

$1,650 Deepest Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$300,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 44 of 349

Chris Bolek

We were spoiled with the first two big money bubbles of the series, there was a double knockout on the first hand of tournaments for a quick burst. This time it went a little longer.

Nine hands and 20 minutes later after hand-for-hand began, Chris Bolek did the work. An opponent moved all in from under the gun and Bolek called from the button. It was a race with Bolek’s 7c7h ahead of Ad9d and the pair held as the board ran 6c6s5s3dKc.

The knockout put the last 44 players in the money and we should see the pace pick up a bit.

1st: $111,196
2nd: $77,892
3rd: $50,078
4th: $32,431
5th: $24,997
6th: $20,678
7th: $17,354
8th: $14,213
9th: $11,119
10th – 12th: $9,371
13th – 15th: $7,957
16th – 18th: $6,570
19th – 21st: $5,471
22nd – 24th: $4,439
25th – 27th: $3,848
28th – 36th: $3,246
37th – 44th: $2,670