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Main Event: Day 2 Begins with $130K Heading to the Champ

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 16: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 106/538

Day 2 of the WPTDeepStacks-Tampa Main Event is underway. The $1,100 buy-in tournament drew a field of 538 entries that’s narrowed to just 106 following three starting flights and 15 levels of play. Only the top 54 spots finish in the money with the tournament’s champion earning $130,541 and a $3,000 WPTDeepStacks Championship package.

Prize Pool | Tournament Structure

Nathan Ghodoushim
Nathan Ghodoushim

Nathan Ghodoushim bagged a monster in Flight B after getting it in Broadway versus two pair late in the day. The pot put his stack at over 500,000 and he went on to bag 533,500. From there, second in chips goes to Flight C’s Zak Gilbert who owns 371,000.

David Prociak
David Prociak

Others among the Day 2 players include Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points leader David Prociak (222,500), WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year contender Brian Reinert (173,000) and Seminole Hard Rock Poker Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah (166,500).

Day 2 Chip Counts | Day 2 Table Draws

All levels are 40 minutes in length with a one-hour dinner break occurring following Level 25 (about 6:30 p.m.). The plan for today is to play down to the final table before bagging and tagging the event’s finalists. Those still alive return tomorrow at noon and will play it out under the eyes of the live stream cameras.

Updates throughout the day will be available right here at SHRTPoker.com.

WPTDeepStacks Main Event Day 2 Chip Counts

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 106/538

Flight A: 163 Entries, 33 Advanced
Flight B: 129 Entries, 23 Advanced
Flight C: 246 Entries, 50 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at Noon

Prize Pool | Tournament Structure

Updated Totals: 538 Entries, 106 Advanced

Main Event Day 2 chip counts:

RANKFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNTTABLESEAT
1NATHANGHODOUSHIM533,500384
2ZACHARYGILBERT371,000407
3KILENNHOUNG310,500454
4MARVINKARLINS309,500439
5MATTHEWROSE301,500402
6CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN JR300,000379
7DANIELGRIGGS299,500492
8CLAUDEMIROSORIO264,500463
9KAMMARANDRIES254,500493
10ROBERTHEINZ245,000483
11DAVIANSANTANA242,500462
12TIMOTHYKEGEL231,000373
13CODYSULLIVAN226,000397
14DAVIDPROCIAK222,500432
15RYANWYANT222,000426
16CHRISTOPHERDIBARI211,500446
17SARAHALL204,000485
18ALEXANDERBEECE195,500451
19DANIELWILSON195,000461
20BENJAMINVAN KLINK192,000457
21ANTHONYASTARITA188,500404
22NARSAREDDYVANGA183,000494
23ERIKCHRISTENSEN182,500431
24JEFFREYFULLMER180,000378
25SAMUELWYNDER III174,500466
26BRIANREINERT173,000495
27WALIDMADDAH166,500436
28MATTHEWO DONNELL161,000377
29IOANNISPATSOURAKIS156,000476
30CODYHERNANDEZ152,000437
31NICHOLASNARDELLO150,000489
32AARONYOUNG147,500441
33TOMNGUYEN146,000423
34ALANRAMKHALAWAN142,000395
35ALFREDMUNCEY139,000481
36JOSEALICEA138,000371
37SETHBOBET135,500375
38ANDREWLEADBETTER134,000444
39NICHOLASWILLIAMS134,000459
40LARRYMUSALL132,000387
41TIMOTHYHARRELL132,000389
42DAIANEMENDES131,000478
43MICHAELSTOKES127,000482
44JOHNO'NEAL122,000433
45MARIOLOPEZ120,000477
46CHRISTOPHERWILLIAMS119,500473
47WILLIAMMCINTYRE117,500448
48MARKCHAPMAN115,000401
49GREGORYMARCUS112,000409
50GEORGEWOLFE107,000398
51RICARDORODRIGUEZ105,000471
52MARKWISER103,500499
53STEVIETRIZIS103,000453
54DUSTINHUNT103,000425
55ALVINCOTTON-LOVETT101,000449
56LewisGallo Jr99,500422
57MARKMETSLA98,000474
58ALBANFRASHERI97,000497
59JOHNPAPPAS96,500376
60SAMUELGRIZZLE96,500465
61MICHAELNEWMAN95,000488
62WILLIAMMCPHILLIPS94,500484
63GERALDSILVA90,500447
64AMELIOAMATO90,500396
65ZOLTANCZINKOTA88,000438
66ANDREWDENICK87,500393
67PAULDEROSA86,000475
68BRADLEYPATTON85,500452
69MICHAELTURTON82,500386
70JEFFREYTRUDEAU JR80,000486
71JAMESSUTHERLAND77,500435
72DWAYNESULLIVAN76,000382
73BRETTAPTER75,500408
74RODNEYRODRIGUE74,500392
75JESSEMCEUEN73,500388
76ALECBRADLOW73,500479
77JOSEPHDI CHIARO71,000391
78DANIELMIJAC70,000472
79ALBERTCOHEN66,500394
80JoelGOSSETT66,000403
81JonathanWeiner66,000458
82ANTHONYPELLEGRINI64,500455
83MARCDAVIS63,000464
84DAVIDHUNT62,500469
85MARKSMITH59,000427
86ROSELIGODBEY55,000381
87PAMELLABATISTA52,500498
88QINGHAOZHENG52,500487
89ANTUANBUNKLEY52,500374
90JAREDREINSTEIN51,500372
91RAULGONZALES51,000428
92PLAMENSTOYANOV50,000383
93MICHAELLANDRESS48,500491
94DAVIDBROWN45,500405
95BARBARA GENECARDIN43,000445
96DebraDorcy42,000429
97GEOFFREYCREAGH41,500385
98SOURINAYCHANDARA41,000468
99EDWARDKOFLER36,500467
100AARONMARTIN35,000421
101CELSOVIEIRA34,000442
102MOHAMMED ADIBTARKMANI31,000399
103MAURYBARRETT29,500406
104MATTHEWLEECY27,000496
105ROBERTLASETER25,000434
106JUSTINFAWCETT18,500443

WPTDeepStacks Main Event Day 2 Table Draws

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Day 2 Blinds: 1,500/3,000/500 Ante
Players Remaining: 106/538

Flight A: 163 Entries, 33 Advanced
Flight B: 129 Entries, 23 Advanced
Flight C: 246 Entries, 50 Advanced
Day 2: Sunday at Noon

Prize Pool | Tournament Structure

Updated Totals: 538 Entries, 106 Advanced

Main Event Day 2 table draws:

RANKFIRST NAMELAST NAMECHIP COUNTTABLESEAT
36JOSEALICEA138,000371
90JAREDREINSTEIN51,500372
12TIMOTHYKEGEL231,000373
89ANTUANBUNKLEY52,500374
37SETHBOBET135,500375
59JOHNPAPPAS96,500376
28MATTHEWO DONNELL161,000377
24JEFFREYFULLMER180,000378
6CHARLEMAGNEBENJAMIN JR300,000379
86ROSELIGODBEY55,000381
72DWAYNESULLIVAN76,000382
92PLAMENSTOYANOV50,000383
1NATHANGHODOUSHIM533,500384
97GEOFFREYCREAGH41,500385
69MICHAELTURTON82,500386
40LARRYMUSALL132,000387
75JESSEMCEUEN73,500388
41TIMOTHYHARRELL132,000389
77JOSEPHDI CHIARO71,000391
74RODNEYRODRIGUE74,500392
66ANDREWDENICK87,500393
79ALBERTCOHEN66,500394
34ALANRAMKHALAWAN142,000395
64AMELIOAMATO90,500396
13CODYSULLIVAN226,000397
50GEORGEWOLFE107,000398
102MOHAMMED ADIBTARKMANI31,000399
48MARKCHAPMAN115,000401
5MATTHEWROSE301,500402
80JoelGOSSETT66,000403
21ANTHONYASTARITA188,500404
94DAVIDBROWN45,500405
103MAURYBARRETT29,500406
2ZACHARYGILBERT371,000407
73BRETTAPTER75,500408
49GREGORYMARCUS112,000409
100AARONMARTIN35,000421
56LewisGallo Jr99,500422
33TOMNGUYEN146,000423
54DUSTINHUNT103,000425
15RYANWYANT222,000426
85MARKSMITH59,000427
91RAULGONZALES51,000428
96DebraDorcy42,000429
23ERIKCHRISTENSEN182,500431
14DAVIDPROCIAK222,500432
44JOHNO'NEAL122,000433
105ROBERTLASETER25,000434
71JAMESSUTHERLAND77,500435
27WALIDMADDAH166,500436
30CODYHERNANDEZ152,000437
65ZOLTANCZINKOTA88,000438
4MARVINKARLINS309,500439
32AARONYOUNG147,500441
101CELSOVIEIRA34,000442
106JUSTINFAWCETT18,500443
38ANDREWLEADBETTER134,000444
95BARBARA GENECARDIN43,000445
16CHRISTOPHERDIBARI211,500446
63GERALDSILVA90,500447
47WILLIAMMCINTYRE117,500448
55ALVINCOTTON-LOVETT101,000449
18ALEXANDERBEECE195,500451
68BRADLEYPATTON85,500452
53STEVIETRIZIS103,000453
3KILENNHOUNG310,500454
82ANTHONYPELLEGRINI64,500455
20BENJAMINVAN KLINK192,000457
81JonathanWeiner66,000458
39NICHOLASWILLIAMS134,000459
19DANIELWILSON195,000461
11DAVIANSANTANA242,500462
8CLAUDEMIROSORIO264,500463
83MARCDAVIS63,000464
60SAMUELGRIZZLE96,500465
25SAMUELWYNDER III174,500466
99EDWARDKOFLER36,500467
98SOURINAYCHANDARA41,000468
84DAVIDHUNT62,500469
51RICARDORODRIGUEZ105,000471
78DANIELMIJAC70,000472
46CHRISTOPHERWILLIAMS119,500473
57MARKMETSLA98,000474
67PAULDEROSA86,000475
29IOANNISPATSOURAKIS156,000476
45MARIOLOPEZ120,000477
42DAIANEMENDES131,000478
76ALECBRADLOW73,500479
35ALFREDMUNCEY139,000481
43MICHAELSTOKES127,000482
10ROBERTHEINZ245,000483
62WILLIAMMCPHILLIPS94,500484
17SARAHALL204,000485
70JEFFREYTRUDEAU JR80,000486
88QINGHAOZHENG52,500487
61MICHAELNEWMAN95,000488
31NICHOLASNARDELLO150,000489
93MICHAELLANDRESS48,500491
7DANIELGRIGGS299,500492
9KAMMARANDRIES254,500493
22NARSAREDDYVANGA183,000494
26BRIANREINERT173,000495
104MATTHEWLEECY27,000496
58ALBANFRASHERI97,000497
87PAMELLABATISTA52,500498
52MARKWISER103,500499

Main Event: Flight C Wraps as Gilbert Leads 50 Advancers

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em

The third and final starting flight in the WPTDeepStacks-Tampa Main Event kicked off Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Seminole Hard Rock. As expected, the most recent installment proved to be the largest as 246 entries turned out bringing the combined field to 538. Also as expected, the $300,000 guarantee was merely a blip on the radar as the tournament’s prize pool topped $527,000.

Complete Prize Pool and Payout Structure

Flight C chip leader Zak Gilbert
Flight C chip leader Zak Gilbert

A total of 50 players advanced from Flight C bringing the final Day 2 field size to 106.  Zak Gilbert bagged the biggest stack in Saturday’s play, rising to the top after he emerged victorious in a set-versus-set-versus-set battle. The hand saw his set of twos improve to quads on the river and he went on to bag 371,000.

While it’s Gilbert who bagged Flight C with the lead, it’s Nathan Ghodoushim who tops the counts heading to Sunday’s Day 2 with an impressive 533,500. Those still in contention return at noon as only the top 54 finish in the money and all eye the $130,541 top prize along with the $3,000 Championship package.

Joining Ghodoushim and Gilbert for tomorrow’s restart are Marvin Karlins (309,500), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year points leader David Prociak (222,500), WPTDeepStacks Player of the Year contender Brian Reinert (172,700), Seminole Hard Rock Poker Tampa ambassador Wally Maddah (166,500) and Zoltan Czinkota (88,000).

The complete Day 2 chip counts and table draws will be posted shortly. In the meantime, more Flight C is available in the posts below.

Main Event: Ryan Wyant’s Roller Coaster

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 15: 1,200/2,400/400 Ante
Entries: 56/246

Ryan Wyant got 138,100 in the pot versus Paul DeRosa and doubled toward the top of the counts. A few hands later, a middle position player limped and DeRosa called from the cutoff. Wyant raised the button to 7,200 and the blinds folded. It was back on the middle position player and he shoved for 32,100. DeRosa folded and Wyant called putting the player at risk.

Middle position player: KcKh
Wyant: QcJh

The runout fell blank and Wyant doubled the middle position player. Despite surrendering the pot, he retained one of the biggest stacks in the tournament with just a few minutes left in Flight C.

A brief recap as well as end of night chip counts will be posted shortly after play concludes.

Ryan Wyant (right) doubles through Paul DeRosa
Ryan Wyant (right) doubles through Paul DeRosa

Ryan Wyant – 274,000

Main Event: Players Hit the Rail During Level 14

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 14: 1,000/2,000/300 Ante
Entries: 60/246

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Play has picked up pace in Level 14 as numerous players have hit the rail and the clock shows 60 remaining. Those still in contention include Jeff Trudeau, Claudemir Osorio, Antuan Bunkley, Anthony Pellegrini, Paul DeRosa, Tristan Wade, Charlemagne Benjamin, Sam Grizzle, Brian Reinert and Manny Minaya. Those to have busted include Timothy Miles and Filipp Khavin.

The remaining players bag within the hour set to return for Day 2 tomorrow at noon.

Main Event: Quads Prevail in Three-Way Pot

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 13: 800/1,600/200 Ante
Entries: 70/246

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Zak Gilbert

According to the rail, the flop was 5s4s2h and a trio of sets got all the money in — 5c5d, 4c4h and Zak Gilbert’s 2s2c. The 8h turn didn’t change a thing, but Gilbert’s went from worst to first when he spiked quads — the 2d — on the river.

Gilbert raked an unlikely pot that grew his stack to 232,000.

Zak Gilbert – 232,000

Main Event: Bunkley Takes One off Wade

$1,100 Main Event No Limit Hold’em
Level 13: 800/1,600/200 Ante
Entries: 72/246

Antuan Bunkley
Antuan Bunkley
Tristan Wade
Tristan Wade

WPTDeepStacks ambassador Tristan Wade made it 3,500 to go from the button. The small blind folded and Andrew Bunkley defended the big blind. They were heads up to the flop.

Flop: 9s2c2h

Bunkley checked. Wade bet 3,000 and Bunkley called.

Turn: 7h

Both players checked.

River: 7c

Bunkley switched gears, leading for 6,000. Wade folded and Bunkley took the pot.

Antuan Bunkley – 169,000
Tristan Wade – 52,000