$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 50/100
Flight C Entries: 52 (Total Entries: 258)

The entry count doubled itself up over the first level as players get moving and make their way to the poker room. There’s still a few minutes before it’s no longer considered “morning” and nearly four hours left to register.

Anthony Astarita took his seat midway through Level 1 even though he already has a seat on Day 2. The 2016 WTPDeepStack Tampa Main Event winner survived Flight A yesterday but he’s not content with the 27,000 he put in his bag. Astarita hopes to take advantage of the “best stack forward” format to run up a bigger count for Sunday and remove his smaller bag from play.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 25/50
Flight C Entries: 26 (Total Entries: 232)

The tournament rules were delivered to the players and Flight C is underway in the poker room. There are 26 entries here to start and we’re looking to top last year’s number of 81 entries by the time registration closes around 3:30pm.

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

Day 1 of the WPTDeepStacks series was a success and we should see even more players take their shot at the opening event today. The first two flights combined to put 206 entries in the game getting the tournament more than halfway to the $200,000 Guarantee with four flights to go.

There were 40 players still around at the end of their flights and more will join them in the Day 2 field today.

The $570 buy-in tournament gives each entrant a 20,000 starting stack and first day levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 around 3:30pm and they will play out 14 full levels. Those with chips at the time will return on Sunday at noon to play down to a champion.

Cards go in the air at 11am and we’ll bring you all the action.

• $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
Returning to Level 15: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 40 of 206

Flight A: 113 Entries, 22 Advanced
Flight B: 93 Entries, 18 Advanced
Flight C: Friday at 11am
Flight D: Friday at 6pm
Flight E: Saturday at 11am
Flight F: Saturday at 6pm
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 1 Day 1C – $570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $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

6PM: Event 1 Day 1D- $570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $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 5: 150/300 with a 25 ante
Flight B Entries: 88

This concludes our update coverage of Event 1 but we will return tomorrow with more information including the combined chip counts. We will see if anyone can catch Corey Major at the top of the counts and how much closer we are to the $200,000 Guarantee.

We have another full day tomorrow as we roll into the weekend:

11am: Event 1 Flight C with late registration until 3:30pm
6pm: Event 1 Flight D with late registration until 10:30pm

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200
Flight B Entries: 82

Flight B made it through four levels and they are taking the first break of the evening. It’s a nice turnout so far looking to surpass the 86 entries of this flight last year.

Tampa poker legend Wally Maddah is making his first appearance of the series, even if he’s feeling a little under the weather. But that didn’t stop him. He threw on the ol’ mask and grabbed a seat.

This concludes out tournament updates for the evening. We will post the final Flight B numbers are registration closes and post the full chip count list when it is available.

$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: 22 of 113

Flight A: 113 Entries, 22 Advanced
Flight B: In Progress
Flight C: Friday at 11am
Flight D: Friday at 6pm
Flight E: Saturday at 11am
Flight F: Saturday at 6pm
Day 2: Sunday at 12pm

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 22 of 113

Those last three hands of the day were the difference for the end-of-flight chip lead with Corey Major catching a big hand to put 254,500 in his bag. David Smith had the second biggest with 242,000 followed by Susan MacPherson with 222,000.

We will post all counts as soon as they are released.

$570 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 with a 400 ante
Flight A Players Remaining: 25 of 113

Tournament staff paused the clock with ten minutes remaining in Level 12 and announce each table would play three more hands. When those are complete, they will race off the black chips and bag up for a Day 2 return.

We will wait for the official counts but it sure looks like Susan MacPherson ran away from the crowd over the last two levels. She has a huge castle with no one else very close.