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Event 1 (Day 1A)

Jan1710:44 am

Event 1E: Chip Counts for Flights A-D

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A), Event 1 (Day 1B), Event 1 (Day 1C), Event 1 (Day 1D), Event 1 (Day 1E)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 2:  Blinds 75/150
Entries:  660

While players continue to pile into Flight E, let’s take a look at the players who have already locked up a seat on Day 2.  These players will return tomorrow (Friday) at 12 noon, joining the survivors of today’s two flights.

There were a total of 1,922 entrants, with 266 advancing, making the average stack about 180,000.

FIRST NAMELAST NAMECITYSTATECHIP COUNT
DAVIDALBISJACKSONNJ635,000
STANLEYLEEWEST HARTFORDCT614,000
MICHAELNIHILLBROOKLYNNY600,000
ROBERTFLIPPINGBRONXNY583,000
MICHAELCOHENMANALAPANNJ499,000
SANGKIMMCLEANVA474,000
JONATHANDIOLOSANANUETNY458,000
PHILIPPHANSPRINGFIELDPA455,000
MAREKPAZOWSKIKINNELONNJ446,000
JEFFREYPHILLIPSHEUVELTONNY445,000
LAWRENCELAKATOSHRED LIONPA444,000
MICHAELLINDATCONJ434,000
MICHAELMATRONEMORGANVILLENJ430,000
JASONFILORAMOSTATEN ISLANDNY416,000
FRANKPASSANTINOFLUSHINGNY409,000
SUNDIATADEVOREBROOKLYNNY384,000
ANDREWKLEINTINTON FALLSNJ384,000
LANCEVARINSARATOGA SPRINGSNY368,000
DENNISBRINNLAKE WORTHFL365,000
KEVINMASONREADINGMA363,000
NAVEENCHETTIPALLYEDISONNJ356,000
TAMNGUYENRIVERSIDECA350,000
HUNGNGUYENJACKSONTN337,000
FIKRETKOVACMARIETTAGA336,000
KENNYHUYNHERIALNJ331,000
RAMIBINIAMINBROOKLYNNY315,000
JUSTINHUFFNEW YORKNY315,000
TIMOTHYBEGLEYJERSEY CITYNJ310,000
GEORGEALBERTOCLIFTONNJ308,000
MENNGUYENBELL GARDENSCA308,000
ERKANTIRBANSTATEN ISLANDNY306,000
JOHNCASEYBELMARNJ302,000
TUONGTRUONGRALEIGHNC302,000
MOHAMMEDHAKIMGARFIELDNJ296,000
PASCALZAKLAMACHAPONNEYRES291,000
MICHAELDINARDIHILLSBOROUGHNJ289,000
MARIOCONCEPCIONPASSAICNJ284,000
JOELGOLACHERRY HILLPA284,000
ANTHONYMAIOJAMISONPA280,000
JONGRHEEHENDERSONNV280,000
ERICSIEGELMELVILLENY278,000
WILLIAMBRINDISENAPLESFL275,000
KYLECAMERONEAST AMHERSTNY274,000
TIMOTHYLITTLEHYATTSVILLEMD272,000
JINCHUNGJERSEY CITYNJ271,000
TRUNGPHAMHOUSTONTX268,000
ANGELMODICAASTORIANY267,000
CHRISTOPHERRENAUDETTEHOLYOKEMA267,000
DONVUWORCESTERMA265,000
DONALDMALONEYGLENDALEAZ261,000
TOMMYTRANLAWRENCEVILLEGA257,000
JOSEPHBACCIGALUPISOUTH RIVERNJ256,000
EMANUELFAILLACOMMACKNY255,000
JACOBNAUMANNLARGOFL253,000
RICHARDNEWMANCOLLEGEVILLEPA251,000
SEBASTIANCUPRILJERSEY CITYNJ250,000
JEREMIAHWOLFELAURENCE HARBORNJ249,000
JASONRIVKINLONG BRANCHNJ247,000
WILLIAMBATEMANNORWALKCT243,000
ARTHURDEMMERLEYDERBYNY242,000
THOMASLARSONMINT HILLNC238,000
YANWANGTENAFLYNJ236,000
MATTHEWRADCLIFFEWESTERVILLEOH235,000
PATRICKESKANDARGULFPORTMS233,000
ANTHONYMARRAEAST HANOVERNJ233,000
LEONARDMILLER 3RDCHESTERTOWN QAMD233,000
CHRISTOPHCOHENMARLTONNJ232,000
HIYAWGEBREYOHANNESWASHINGTONDC231,000
JUANVALDEZPHILADELPHIAPA229,000
EDGARLEMUS-ARGUETATOMS RIVERNJ228,000
HARRYCANNONFOLSOMPA227,000
ADAMKACZORHANOVERMD227,000
MABRUQALAMASTORIANY225,000
RYANHOHNERSOUTH PLAINFIELDNJ225,000
DYLANSMITHBRICKNJ224,000
JEFFREYHONGFLEMINGTONNJ221,000
NIKOLAOSPLATISLONG ISLAND CITYNY221,000
JEFFREYGROSSTOMS RIVERNJ218,000
JOSEPHZUNIGAKEARNYNJ218,000
RYANTAMANINIHANOVERPA217,000
SEANMCCABEUPPER DARBYPA216,000
RYANMESSICKBALTIMOREMD214,000
NICHOLASPALMABRONXNY213,000
BESNIKBIBERAJFAIRFAX STATIONVA211,000
MICHAELAZZAROMARGATENJ208,000
ADAMGOLDBERGREGO PARKNY208,000
LUISMANZOBRONXNY208,000
RAGAVANTHIAGARAJAHMARLTONNJ207,000
JOSEPHFRAMPUSCHEVY CHASE MMD205,000
ANONYMOUSANONYMOUSNEWARKDE205,000
GARYBELYALOVSKYBROOKLYNNY203,000
ANDREYMALININMOSCOW203,000
JAMESGILBERTPHILADELPHIAPA201,000
DERICWILLIAMSHARVEYLA201,000
THOMASBUTLERCUMBERLANDRI200,000
ANDREWHECKMANW BRIDGEWATERMA200,000
YUEBINGUOBROOKLYNNY198,000
JOHNNYESCOBALEZTAUNTONMA196,000
PATRICKIBRAHIMCEDAR GROVENJ196,000
DENNISMORANHAVERTOWNPA196,000
MELISSABURRMULLICA HILLNJ194,000
DANIELPODHEISERBRIGHTONMA193,000
DANIELDIZENZOSUSSEXNJ191,000
MATTHEWSEDGEMANHANSONMA184,000
BINLINBROOKLYNNY183,000
ANDREWDUDLEYPINEHURSTNC181,000
TERENCESMITHFRISCOCO181,000
GREGORYKOENIGMONTCLAIRNJ180,000
ASABERGERSCHWENKSVILLEPA176,000
JEREMYSUSSMANBROOKLYNNY176,000
CHRISTIANMINITERWATERBURYCT175,000
CHRISTOPHERLAIETABENSALEMPA173,000
JEN-CHWENCHANGALLENTOWNPA172,000
JOSEPHGALAZZOBRIGANTINENJ171,000
ALANNOSONCHUKBROOKLYNNY171,000
ROMANVALERSTEINBENSALEMPA171,000
CHARLESKOTANHUNTINGTON STNY170,000
ERICPHANBRAINTREEMA170,000
PAULPEDRETTIMINEOLANY168,000
JOHNNYCHENJACKSONNJ167,000
GARYKOSAKOWSKINEWARKNJ165,000
OMARTAVERASJERSEY CITYNJ165,000
DAVIDBRADSHAWDECATURGA164,000
MICHAELKAHOUDMASSAPEQUANY164,000
DAXFUNDERBURKMERTZTOWNPA163,000
JOSEPHRODRIGUEZBRONXNY163,000
DANIELWACHEGG HARBOR CITYNJ160,000
LONGTRANNEWTONMA159,000
DANIELDACONTIMOUNT LAURELNJ158,000
JOELDEUTSCHHOLLYWOODFL158,000
HOANNGUYENROWLETTTX156,000
INGEOUMNEW YORKNY155,000
SEBASTIANMARQUEZPOMPTON PLAINSNJ153,000
SALVADORECATALDOJERSEY CITYNJ151,000
CHRISTOPHERFULLERSUNNYSIDENY150,000
MICHAELLAVOIEWOLCOTTCT150,000
DAVIDKARPOVICHSHENANDOAHPA148,000
JOHNTHORPEWILMINGTONNC148,000
JOHNDELIOGARNET VALLEYPA146,000
ALEKSANDRBOLOTINBROOKLYNNY145,000
JEANBOULLIANNEBROOKFIELDCT145,000
EARLKINGCOLTS NECKNJ144,000
JAMESHUNDTLATHAMNY143,000
TAMNGUYENHARRISBURGPA143,000
WENNIHAMPTONVA143,000
RANDOLPHPISANEHOBOKENNJ143,000
BRUCEYAMRONNAPLESFL143,000
PHILIPDAVISWOODHAVENNY141,000
EREZTUBULCINCINNATIOH141,000
ADAMFRALEYMUNCYPA137,000
JOHNTOZZIJERSEY CITYNJ137,000
MINHNGUYENGROVE CITYOH134,000
STEPHENMAROCKVILLEMD133,000
LIAMHETYNGSBOROMA132,000
SCOTTFRAVELLEVITTOWNPA130,000
BENJAMINZANGHICHERRY HILLNJ129,000
HUNTERMARCHLEWSKITOMS RIVERNJ128,000
DENNISZOLLOPINEBUSHNY127,000
DAVIDGUNASJAMAICA PLAINMA126,000
JESSEHALLCLEMENTONNJ126,000
JOEWAGNERZEBULONNC126,000
THOMASROSABUDD LAKENJ125,000
MATHEWFERRANTEBRIGANTINENJ124,000
MICHAELMARDERSEWELLNJ123,000
JOHNCATALANOWOODSTOWNNJ122,000
ALEXJIMBROOKLYNNY122,000
SEANBARRINGERSAUGERTIESNY120,000
BERNARDMCCARTANHUNTINGTONNY120,000
TROYPERRYPAWTUCKETRI120,000
GEORGEKARAMNEW YORKNY117,000
DANIELBUZGONMARLTONNJ116,000
DAVIDJACKSONJACKSONVILLEFL116,000
ALONRAPOPORTBROOKLYNNY115,000
GARYROSENZWEIGRUMSONNJ115,000
RAYMEDLINMANASSASVA114,000
ANNAANTIMONYFORT LEENJ113,000
CODYBRINNELGINIL113,000
MICHAELJONNYNEW PROVIDENCENJ113,000
JUNOKIMELMSFORDNY113,000
JAVKHLANMUNKH-OCHIRWOODSIDENY112,000
MARKOSBORNEBROOKLYNNY112,000
BRIANDASHNERORLANDOFL111,000
FRANKMARTINSTATEN ISLANDNY111,000
JASONSIMCISKOSTATE COLLEGEPA111,000
RAYMONDROSSAmblerPA110,000
BERNARDCOLLINSBAYVILLENJ109,000
CHRISMCCORMACKSYOSSETNY108,000
NENADCVETKOVICATLANTIC CITYNJ107,000
NEVENLIPOVACASTORIANY107,000
RAFAELMARCONDES REISKENTWA107,000
TODDBALESWEST CHESTERPA106,000
ANATOLIYKHAIMOVBROOKLYNNY106,000
WILLIAMRAYNORHARRISVILLENH105,000
MICHAELGENTILEBERKELEYCA104,000
BRIANFISHBROOKLYNNY103,000
SHE LOKWONGQUEENSNY102,000
ANTHONYCHAPMANPINEHURSTNC101,000
ROBERTHOVERCANTONMA100,000
HAMIDMEZHOUDWALTHAMMA100,000
MICHAELMCGUINNESSTOMS RIVERNJ97,000
JUSTINMUNOZTURNERSVILLENJ96,000
THOMASGUIFFREE STROUDSBURGPA95,000
ALEXBENJAMINBROOKLYNNY93,000
JOHNBOTTICELLOMANALAPANNJ93,000
MARKPERRYCHESHIRECT93,000
LEONARDSANDEWETHERSFIELDCT93,000
DEREKSUDELLGREENWICHCT93,000
DARYLBLACKVOORHEESNJ91,000
LAWRENCEKIANGORLANDOFL91,000
JOSEPHMALONEYCOATESVILLEPA91,000
JOSEPHCATANIANEWTOWN SQPA90,000
JONATHANLEWISHOPKINTONMA90,000
STARMOOREBROOKLYNNY90,000
WILLIAMCORVINOSTATEN ISLANDNY89,000
KERRIGANMUENCHEAST PATCHOGUENY89,000
JOSEPHACQUAVELLAGAINESVILLEFL88,000
JOSEPHSALVAGGICLEVELANDOH88,000
QUINTINTRAMMELLSTATEN ISLANDNY88,000
KEVINJOHNSONRARITANNJ86,000
PAULLAMBROOKLYNNY86,000
MICHAELROSSITTOBROOKLYNNY86,000
MICHAELMALINCONICOTOMS RIVERNJ85,000
SCOTTBLACKMANEGG HARBOR TWPNJ83,000
JACKOBDATASHVILIFOREST HILLSNY83,000
STEVENMCPARTLANDYONKERSNY82,000
PIERRESABAPLATTSBURGHNY82,000
DAVIDCOLEMANLIVINGSTONNJ81,000
ELIEGHORAYEBYONKERSNY81,000
JOSHUAGROSSCHERRY HILLNJ81,000
MICHAELMICHNIKMILLSTONENJ81,000
JAYZIMMETMANALAPANNJ78,000
ANTOINEABOU-KHALEDBROOKLYNNY77,000
JOHNDEROSELANOLA HARBORNJ76,000
JAMESMCKINNONBROOKLYNNY76,000
ALLENWHITECAPE MAY CHNJ76,000
ROBERTNGUYENLONG ISLAND CITYNY73,000
MARCWAGNERTRESCKOWPA72,000
CHRISRESLOCKATLANTIC CITYNJ71,000
ALEKSEIVANDYSHEVTURISTSKAYA70,000
JEFFREYKLEINROOSEVELTNJ69,000
JASONPASTERTRENTONNJ69,000
RICHARDRYDERRIDGEFIELDNJ69,000
YERODOVERPHILADELPHIAPA68,000
HUNTERYOSTHAMMONTONNJ68,000
WILLIAMMILLERSTRATFORDCT67,000
JUDITHBIELANBAYONNENJ66,000
ANDREWGLAUBERGTENAFLYNJ66,000
MIKEOGRADYWILTONCT65,000
OMESHPURSNANIFLORAL PARKNY65,000
CHADROSOWNEW YORKNY65,000
JOHNMALCZANTRENTONNJ64,000
PAULBAKSIRIDLEY PARKPA62,000
ROBERTCICCHELLIMISSISSAUGAON60,000
MICHAELCARUSOFLOURTOWNPA59,000
BRADFORDMCGAFFICBEALETONVA59,000
JOHNSLAUGHTERPEMBROKE, ONTARI57,000
DARIUSZSZCZECHLAQUEENSNY57,000
JEFFERYMACKMANCHESTERCT56,000
KEVINBROCCOLINEW EGYPTNJ54,000
ABDUL RAHIMAMERWESTERVILLEOH48,000
ANTHONYDAMICOSMITHTOWNNY46,000
ROBERTROMANOWSKILANOKA HARBORNJ45,000
DARNELLDAVISIRVINGTONNJ42,000
SERGEYPYAGAYBROOKLYNNY40,000
RICARDOMATEOPASSAICNJ33,000
JASONBRALNEW YORKNY13,000

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Jan159:11 pm

Event 1A: Lakatosh Sneaks Ahead at End

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

End of Level 17: Blinds 3000/5000/5000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 64
Average Chips: 180,000

Smooth talking and flimflamming his way through the last few levels, Lawrence John Lakatosh managed hassles and opponents on two different tables, snatching the lead from Michael Linde and Michael Matrone by just a few chips.

Lakatosh bagged 444,000 for a slim flight lead.

Michael Linde was right behind with 434,000.

Matrone remained steady the final two levels for an even 430,000 – right where he was 30 minutes earlier.

Lance Varin, who led almost all day, took 368,000.

Sundiata DeVore never looked back from the aces versus kings win, and bagged 380,000.

Melissa Burr, meanwhile, parlayed her lucky cookie offering to finish with a respectable 194,000.

Official and complete counts will be posted when available. Flight 1B continues tonight.

Day 2 begins Friday the 18th at Noon. Good luck!

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Jan158:17 pm

Event 1A: Home Stretch

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 17: Blinds 3000/5000/5000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 80
Average Chips: 144,000

Flight 1A will bag this level.

With less than twenty minutes to go, Michael Matrone is holding the overall lead with about 430,000. Lance Varin is under 400,000 now.

Meanwhile, on table 3, John Rhee, here sticking in a raise, has over 300,000 and is looking good for Day 2.

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Jan157:41 pm

Event 1A: Matrone Catches Varin for Lead

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 16: Blinds 2000/4000/4000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 110
Average Chips: 104,000

Michael Matrone has just about 420,000.

In level 15, the top two stacks converged. Lance dipped below 400,000 before recovering, and Matrone, on table 7 in the ten seat, has held around just over 400,000 for all of 16 so far.

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Jan157:19 pm

Event 1A: Final Break of Flight

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

End of Level 15: Blinds 1500/3000/3000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 110
Average Chips: 104,000

Fifteen minute pause. Some color ups are being made by the staff already, and we’ll play two levels before bagging.

Relaxed at break: Mike Marder, laughing here in the one seat, is on the chip leader Varin’s table 10. Meanwhile, Chris Reslock, right, focuses.

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Jan156:52 pm

Event 1A: DeVore Doubles, Varin Holds Lead Near 400,000

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 15: Blinds 1500/3000/3000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 120
Average Chips: 96,000

On 11 with Cappuccio, Burr, Ragavan and even more regs, Sundiata DeVore has picked up up aces and run them into kings, knocking out an unlucky stack and moving past 250,000.

Everyone stares jealously as DeVore makes his stack rise the easy way. Meanwhile, the floorman shows off some dance moves.

It’s not enough to close on chip leader Lance Varin, however – he’s moved to around 400,000.

Finally: Michael Rossitto has been grinding this seat on table 2 all day, here getting it in good for a near double. Korotki, two to his right, joined the table around level 12.

Resignation: Eric Schaeffer sits in first position, waiting for the big with exactly the blinds and antes after getting cooled off. Chris Tryba, left, eyes the leftovers.

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Jan155:57 pm

Event 1A: Post-Registration Begins

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 13: Blinds 1000/2000/2000 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 461
Remaining: 170
Average Chips: 67,000

Color-up complete, our floorman surveys the start of level 13 in the sea of players.

No more re-entries as we begin the quest to bag. 1B is open for business, however, still in level 2.

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Jan155:35 pm

Event 1A: Registration Closing, Varin Still on Top

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

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$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

End of Level 12: Blinds 800/1500/1500 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 459

1A now goes on break, and its re-entry period will close when level 13 begins – still time to get back into 1A or make a late entry.

Pushing 290,000: Lance Varin.

Nearby on 11, Joe Cappuccio gets this three bet past Rags. Greg Weber, meanwhile, was just all in and escaped without a call.

Mitchell Mantin, also on 11, is getting short, but has to give up his EP open as well.

Level 13 begins at 5:45 PM.

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Jan154:57 pm

Event 1A: Varin Passes 250,000

POSTED BY: cmurray

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

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$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 11: Blinds 600/1200/1200 Big Blind Ante
Entries: 455

Lance Varin on table 10 has the likely lead.

With Weber’s big stack now a memory, at least for now, the chip leader is apparently Lance Varin on table 10.

Lance has over 260,000. He didn’t get it playing small ball. He’s made big bets all this level, and in fact just mashed in an open-ender and sent TPMK on the river.

The dealer grabs the all-in stack, about to push it all to Lance.

Speaking of getting felted, re-entry is winding down here in 1A. Player will have until the end of the next break to get back into this flight.

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Jan154:42 pm

Event 1A: Slaughter Takes From Galazzo

POSTED BY: kaelaine

|CATEGORY: 2019, Event 1, Event 1 (Day 1A)

$540+$60 Deep Stack NLH
$2 Million Guaranteed
Structure Sheet

Level 11:  Blinds 600/1,200/1,200 Big Blind Ante
Entries:  452

John Slaughter & Joey Galazzo

A handful of players were looking at a flop of and it was checked to Ryan Hohner, who bet 2,000.  John Slaughter (button) called, as did Joey Galazzo in the small blind.  Sundiata DeVore folded (bb) and they were three-handed to the turn, which was the .

This time they checked to the button and John fired 3,000.  Joey called and Ryan opted out.  The put trips on the board and both remaining players checked.  John showed for sixes-full-of-Aces and Joey mucked his hand.  He was left with ~18,000.

That pot took John’s stack up to about 63,000.

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