$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100

Friday is in full swing in the Event Center with a packed house for Flight C and now we have Flight D ready to go as well. The $600 Big Stack tournament already surpassed its $500,000 guaranteed prize pool with a huge crowd expected tomorrow.

Players will start with 40,000 stacks and the first 24 levels last 30 minutes each. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 13 at 11:50 pm following the 30-minute dinner break.

Their day will continue until only 10% of the field remains or the end of Level 24, whichever comes first. Survivors will bag up their chips and return on Sunday for Day 2.

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-24 last 30 minutes; Levels 25+ last 45 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 13
• Day 1 will end at the conclusion of level 24 or 10% of the field
• Event 1 Structure Sheet

$600 Double Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight C Entries:  472

While we were concentrating on the Pot Limit Omaha final table, Flight C of Event 1 went really big. The field size is nearing 500 entries with a lot of time to run it up with late registration available until 5:50 pm.

That $500,000 guaranteed prize pool is way in the rearview mirror and they keep spinning it higher as the afternoon progresses.

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  25,000/50,000

Likang Berninger had the chip lead when he began heads-up with a healthy chip lead but it did not last long. Michael Raimon barely lost a pot during the match and cruised into the lead.

On the final hand of the tournament, Raimon limped his button, Berninger moved all in and Raimon called.

Raimon:
Berninger:

Berninger was ahead but Raimon moved out front with a paired deuce on the flop. The board finished turn and river and Raimon won his second WSOP Circuit ring.

1st: Michael Raimon – $13,894 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: Likang Berninger – $8,586

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 165

The WSOP Circuit ring is on the table and heads-up play is underway with Likang Berninger holding a nice lead.

Seat 2: Likang Berninger – 1,700,000
Seat 7: Michael Raimon – 775,000

Remaining payouts:

1st: $13,894 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $8,586

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 26:  20,000/40,000
Players Remaining:  2 of 165

Austin Clanton had all the chips at the first break but didn’t make it to the second. Small double ups turned into bigger ones until he was in trouble.

His last two hands saw him raise from the small blind to 100,000 and Michael Raimon called in the big to the flop. Both players checked, Clanton bet 150,000 after the turn and Raimon raised all in for 285,000 total to get a call.

Raimon:
Clanton:

Clanton flopped the Broadway straight and Raimon flopped a set of jacks that turned into a full house on the river to give Raimon the double.

On the next hand, Clanton opened to 140,000 from the button and the other two players called. Raimon checked from the small blind, Likang Berninger checked from the big, and Clanton moved all in for his last 225,000.

Raimon called and Berninger announced “pot” to get a quick fold from Raimon.

“I know you have a five,” Raimon said. “I’m folding queens.”

Berninger:
Clanton:

Berninger did have trip fives then the hit the turn. The river finished with the to send our former chip leader out in third place.

Likang Berninger – 1,700,000
Austin Clanton – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($5,985)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000
Players Remaining:  3 of 165

There were a handful of short stack doubles after the break but the dynamics didn’t really change. Ramses Rosa tried for a double and got his 245,000 in the middle against Austin Clanton.

Clanton:
Rosa:

Rosa needed help to double up, missed the flop, but he picked up a wrap draw. The turn took away his club outs and he blanked the river to exit in fourth place.

Austin Clanton – 1,980,000
Ramses Rosa – Eliminated in 4th Place ($4,274)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 165

Level 24 came to an end and tournament staff sent the four remaining players on a break. Austin Clanton is the runaway leader with 1.85 million of the 2.45 million in play at the four-handed tabled.

When they return, the other three players have some work to do.

Seat 2: Likans Berninser – 200,000
Seat 4: Ramses Rosa – 315,000
Seat 6: Austin Clanton – 1,850,000
Seat 7: Michael Raimon – 110,000

Remaining payouts:

1st: $13,894 + WSOP Circuit ring
2nd: $8,586
3rd: $5,985
4th: $4,274

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  10,000/25,000
Players Remaining:  4 of 165

Action folded to Joseph Orsino in the small blind, he limped, Austin Clanton raised to 75,000 from the big blind and Orsino called.

The flop came and Orsino slid out a stack worth 100,000. Clanton announced “pot” which was enough to cover Orsino’s 260,000 total. Orsino called and Clanton rapped the table when he saw the hands.

Clanton:
Orsino:

Orsino flopped trip nines to put him the lead but that all changed on the turn. Clanton turned a full house, kings full of nines, and Orsino was eliminated after the river.

Austin Clanton – 1,540,000
Joseph Orsino – Eliminated in 5th Place ($3,127)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  5 of 165

Austin Clanton opened to 45,000 from middle position, Bruce Gans moved all in for 119,000 from the cutoff and Clanton called with his big stack.

Clanton:
Gans:

Gans had a big hand to double but the board gave Clanton two pair, jacks and sevens, to send him out in sixth place.

Austin Clanton – 960,000
Bruce Gans – Eliminated in 6th Place ($2,346)

$400 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000
Players Remaining:  6 of 165

Blake Whittington was all in from the button for about 120,000 and Joseph Orsino had him at risk from the small blind for only a little bit more.

Orsino:
Whittington:

The dealer spread the to give Orsino a club flush on the river and Whittington was eliminated in eighth place.

Soon after, Peter Walsworth’s day came to an end when he was unable to spin up his short stack.

Joseph Orsino – 270,000
Blake Whittington – Eliminated in 8th Place ($1,428)
Peter Walsworth – Eliminated in 7th Place ($1,807)