2018 WPTDeepStacks Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tampa, Florida
Event 1
$200,000 Guaranteed
$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Entries: 797
Prize Pool: $398,500
June 7-10, 2018

Registration closed on the opening event of the 2018 WPTDeepStack series and the turnout was great. The tournament combined to draw 797 entries to almost double the $200,000 guaranteed prize pool.

There will be $398,500 up for grabs with the last 100 spots getting paid. A min-cash is worth $803 for 100th place with the Event 1 champion walking away with $70,972 and the coveted Guitar Trophy.

1st: $70,972 + $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Main Event seat
2nd: $49,762
3rd: $32,118
4th: $23,757
5th: $18,121
6th: $14,374
7th: $11,902
8th: $9,466
9th: $7,098
10th – 12th: $5,842
13th – 15th: $4,630
16th – 18th: $3,835
19th – 21st: $3,151
22nd – 24th: $2,671
25th – 27th: $2,214
28th – 36th: $1,836
37th – 45th: $1,598
46th – 54th: $1,419
55th – 63rd: $1,280
64th – 72nd: $1,168
73rd – 81st: $1,061
82nd – 90th: $974
91st – 99th: $886
100th: $803

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Returning to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 123 of 634

Flight A: 113 Entries, 22 Advanced
Flight B: 93 Entries, 18 Advanced
Flight C: 95 Entries, 17 Advanced
Flight D: 124 Entries, 23 Advanced
Flight E: 209 Entries, 43 Advanced
Flight F: Underway
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200
Flight F Entries: 129 (Total Entries: 763)

Flight F players are just about through the fourth level of the day and a break is on the horizon. They are working hard to hit a $400,000 prize pool and we will keep an eye on it throughout the night.

We are wrapping up the live updates portion of the day but we will still be watching the major moments. We will post the prize pool information once registration is closed and follow that with Day 2 table/seat assignments when the night is through.

Tomorrow’s schedule:

12pm: Event 1 Day 2 playing down to a winner
2pm: Event 2 – $250 buy-in/$20,000 Guarantee Turbo trophy event

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 75/150
Flight F Entries: 104 (Total Entries: 738)

Event 1 hit another milestone and it came before the first break of Flight F. With entry 104, the tournament has matched the attendance of this event last year and they have more than three hours to increase it.

One of the new entries belongs to Carlos Loving. He has double-digit wins for his career, including two WSOP Circuit rings and three major SHRP Hollywood titles, but he is still looking for his first title in his hometown.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 400 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 43 of 209

Andrew Pacifico had the biggest stack at the first break and he has the biggest at the end of the night. He didn’t go wire-to-wire but he did the work to get back to the top.

He put 237,500 away from his Day 2 return tomorrow followed by Nick Avena with 201,000. We also have at least one player who put together two bags this tournament as Rami Mikhail improved from 31,500 to 123,000 today. The smaller bag will be removed from play and he will return to his bigger for Day 2.

Another 43 players punched their ticket for tomorrow’s restart for a combined 124 before Flight F wraps up their day.

We will post full chip counts through Flight E as soon as they are available.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 400 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 46 of 209

Flight E is all the way down to the last level of the evening with 46 players remaining and another half dozen expected to hit the rail in the last 30 minutes. Tournament staff will pause the clock with ten minutes remain and each table will finish off with a random number of hands.

We are on the lookout for our end-of-flight leader and see who is positioned for a deep run tomorrow.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50

It’s about time to kick off the final flight of the WPTDeepStacks series opening event. It’s already been a stellar start with the $200,000 Guarantee long gone in the rearview mirror and there is a potential doubling before the end of the night.

The first five flights combined to put 634 entries into Event 1 and the $570 buy-in tournament prize pool is already over $300,000. Flight F milestones include 105 entries to beat last year’s attendance and 166 entries to build a $400,000 prize pool.

Both numbers are in play.

Event 1 players sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and levels last 30 minutes a pop today. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 10:30pm with unlimited re-entries options available during that time. They will play out 14 levels this evening and survivors will return tomorrow at noon to play down the title.

They get underway at 6pm and we’ll see just how big they can run up the prize pool.

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Players participating in multiple Day 1’s may choose their best stack for start of Day 2
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 58 of 209

Players are returning to their seats after the final break of the day and it looks like they are all chasing Harvey Vandeven. He stacked up to 160,000 heading into the last two levels of the day but there are a dozen stacks within shouting distance.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 65 of 209

Karl Manouchakian was in danger of joining his friends on the rail but won a race to stick around. He four-bet shoved for 38,400 total and his opponent snapped off a call.

Manouchakian:
Opponent:

Manouchakian was ahead but needed to fade the suited over cards. The flop was no sweat and he earned his double after the turn and river.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Flight E Players Remaining: 75 of 209

The field is quickly dropping as the afternoon heads toward the evening hours. We have 75 players remaining and expect to get down around 40 players by the time they bag at the end of Level 14.

Paul Stanechewski and Brandon Byars began their day side-by-side but Byars eliminated Stanechewski before he was knocked out himself.

But we still have a lot of tough local players still in the game including Michael Laake, Wally Maddah, Andra Zachow, Karl Manouchakian, Tony March, and Andrew Pacifico.