Halfway through level 3, we have reached 47 players, 45 of which are still alive and kicking. Here are some shots of those that chose to join us so far for Day 1B.
As we made the rounds we noticed a nice showdown brewing on table 82 between Michael Ma in seat 9 and Ian Tang in seat 1. When we joined the hand the flop had just been dealt 
, and there was 800 in the pot.
The table checked, and the turn came down a 
, at which point Michael led out with a bet of 1,000. He was called by Ian heads up. The river was a 
, and Michael made a 3,700 bet, larger than the pot. Ian took a full five minutes to decide, but the wait was worth it.
He called and Michael emphatically exposed his 
. He had either been chasing a flush or trying to connect his straight, neither of which occured. Ian had made an excellent call, exposing his own cards even more emphatically, slapping down his 
with a big smaile, having won the hand with only a pair of 9’s.
The players have just returned from a 15 minute break following the completion of level 9. During a pause in the action we counted the stacks and discovered that Joseph Sullivan has jumped out into the lead with 187,000 chips. He is followed closely behind by Lynn Phan with 185,000.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph | Sullivan | 187,000 |
| Lynn | Phan | 185,000 |
| Frederick | Mowatt | 173.000 |
| Filippos | Stavrakis | 164,000 |
| Shang | Dai | 151,000 |
Tournaments can begin in any number of different ways, but one commonality is typically that the play in the early going is usually conservative. That’s why it was a surprise to have seen a large pot brewing in one of the early hands of the day’s play.
We joined the action on table 77 when the board was already showing 
, with 6200 in the pot. Patrick Stacey bet 5,000 utg, and the only other player in the hand, local player Jason Harned, had a tough decision to make.
Considering the fact that the starting stack was 30,000 chips and that the blinds were only at 100/200, 5,000 was a significant bet to call. After a few minutes thinking it through, Jason called. Patrick flipped over his 
, Jason mucked, and Patrick raked in his winnings.
We are nearing the end of level 1 of today’s WPT DeepStacks Day 1B, here are a look at a few of the players who have already taken their seats.
Day 1B of the WPT DeepStacks has just kicked off here at Playground Poker Club, the second of four DeepStack flights happening this week. Days 1C and 1D will be tomorrow, Friday at 12:00pm and 6:00pm, and in addition there will be a Turbo Day 1E at 10:00am on Saturday November 3rd.
Players start the evening with 30,000 tournament chips and the DeepStacks competitors will play through 12 levels of 40 minutes each. There will be breaks following every 3rd level on each Day 1, but no dinner break in the evening flight.
This is a multiple re-entry event, and players are permitted one entry and one re-entry per Day 1 starting flight. Late registration will be available until the beginning of level 10, or at appoximately 1am.
Good luck to everyone playing – cards are in the air!
