Event 7 Flight C: Rafael Reis All Smiles; Three More Hands

$570 Deep Stack NL Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight C Players Remaining: 15 of 80

Rafael Reis

The clock is paused with 10 minutes left in Level 14 and tournament staff just announced players will log three more hands before action concludes.

Rafael Reis, who won the largest event in Florida poker history just about three weeks ago at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Poker Open, is smiling ear-to-ear as he’ll likely be going home as the Flight C chip leader. Reis has had an active day that’s enjoyed more peaks than valleys and he currently sits well above 200,000. Those bagging alongside Reis include Elizabeth Provan who has some history with the pace setter. Provan, too, final tabled the record-setting RRPO event finishing seventh for more than $53,000.

The clock shows 15 players and they’re all that’s remaining from 80 starters. Other notables still in alongside Reis and Provan include Anthony Astarita, winner of this summer’s WPTDeepStacks-Tampa Main Event. Reigning Winter Poker Open Championship winner John Templeton, meanwhile, was a recent elimination.

Complete chip counts through Flight C will be posted within the hour.