$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining:  5 of 693 6n3825

On the next hand after Carlos Bermudez was eliminated, Felipe Luyanda opened to 160,000 and Richard Saunders moved all in for 1,115,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Luyanda called.

“Let’s gamble,” he said.

Luyanda:
Saunders:

Saunders was ahead but needed to dodge to live cards to double up. Luyanda took the lead when he paired his king on the flop and Saunders could not catch up on the turn or river to exit in sixth place.

Felipe Luyanda – 9,215,000 (154 bb)
Richard Saunders – Eliminated in 6th Place ($7,700)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 693

Felipe Luyanda opened to 160,000 from the cutoff and Carlos Bermudez three-bet to 550,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Luyanda called.

The flop was and both players checked. The turn was and Luyanda checked. Bermudez bet 500,000 and Luyanda immediately announced a raise to 500,000. Bermudez moved all in for about 2,300,000 and Luyanda quickly called.

Luyanda:
Bermudez:

Luyanda turned a Broadway straight and Bermudez was drawing dead to the river.

Felipe Luyanda – 8,100,000 (135 bb)
Carlos Bermudez – Eliminated in 7th Place ($5,900)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 693

It took 14 hours to whittle the Event 1 field down to the last seven players and they return this afternoon at 1 pm to begin to finish off the tournament. Steve Buckner leads the final table with all-time Hollywood wins leader Raminder Singh in contention along with Carlos Bermudez, winner of this event in 2023.

Seat 1: Richard Saunders – 2,155,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Steve Buckner – 5,780,000 (96 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Hernon – 1,195,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Alejandro Amador – 2,700,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Raminder Singh – 1,140,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Felipe Luyanda – 5,075,000 (85 bb)
Seat 7: Carlos Bermudez – 2,745,000 (46 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000
3rd: $17,800
4th: $13,300
5th: $10,100
6th: $7,700
7th: $5,900

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 27:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 693

It will take some extra time to find our Event 1 winner when seven players hit the 1 am mark to halt play for the day. They will return Monday at 1 pm with $36,010 awaiting the winner.

Steve “Cuz” Buckner will lead the return with a lot of talent trying to chase him down, including our all-time wins leader Raminder Singh and the 2023 winner of this tournament, Carlos Bermudez.

Seat 1: Richard Saunders – 2,155,000 (36 bb)
Seat 2: Steve Buckner – 5,780,000 (96 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Hernon – 1,195,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Alejandro Amador – 2,700,000 (45 bb)
Seat 5: Raminder Singh – 1,140,000 (19 bb)
Seat 6: Felipe Luyanda – 4,420,000 (74 bb)
Seat 7: Carlos Bermudez – 2,745,000 (46 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000
3rd: $17,800
4th: $13,300
5th: $10,100
6th: $7,700
7th: $5,900

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 26:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 693

Felipe Luyanda opened to 110,000 from the button and Kalyan Chivukula moved all in for 620,000 from the small blind. Carlos Bermudez folded his big and Luyanda called.

Luyanda:
Chivukula:

It was a flip and Chivukula needed his pair to hold to double up. Luyanda paired his ace on the flop and Chivukula could not bounce back on the turn or river.

Chivukula began Day 2 with the chip lead and rode it all the way to an eighth place payout.

Felipe Luyanda – 4,600,000 (92 bb)
Kalyan Chivukula – Eliminated in 8th Place ($4,600)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 693

Richard Saunders open-shipped for 440,000 from under the gun and Joseph Saunders called in the middle position. Chip leader Felipe Luyanda double-checked it was a call fro Hernon, thought for a minute, and folded along with the rest of the table.

Saunders:
Hernon:

Saunders was in trouble against the bigger ace and found no help on the flop. He took the lead when he paired his queen on the turn and finished his double after the river.

Richard Saunders – 980,000 (25 bb)
Joseph Hernon – 2,260,000 (57 bb)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 693

In a battle of the blinds, Brandon Schwartz was all in and at risk from the big for about 800,000 against chip leader Felipe Luyanda in the small.

Luyanda:
Schwartz:

A tough spot for Schwartz and nothing on the could save him from ninth place after a great run.

Felipe Luyanda – 5,900,000 (148 bb)
Brandon Schwartz – Eliminated in 9th Place ($3,600)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 693

Seat 1: Richard Saunders – 410,000 (10 bb)
Seat 2: Steve Buckner – 3,285,000 (82 bb)
Seat 3: Joseph Hernon – 2,700,000 (68 bb)
Seat 4: Alejandro Amador – 2,200,000 (55 bb)
Seat 5: Raminder Singh – 2,400,000 (60 bb)
Seat 6: Felipe Luyanda – 5,100,000 (128 bb)
Seat 7: Brandon Schwartz – 950,000 (24 bb)
Seat 8: Kalyan Chivukula – 1,700,000 (43 bb)
Seat 9: Carlos Bermudez – 1,350,000 (34 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000
3rd: $17,800
4th: $13,300
5th: $10,100
6th: $7,700
7th: $5,900
8th: $4,600
9th: $3,600

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 693

Steve Buckner opened to 115,000 from early position and Ray Nalbandian three-bet shipped for 635,000 from the big blind. Buckner thought for a few minutes and called with the bigger stack.

Buckner:
Nalbandian:

Nalbandian ran into the bigger pair and couldn’t come back on the board to exit in tenth place to set the final table.

Steve Buckner – 3,285,000 (82 bb)
Ray Nalbandian – Eliminated in 10th Place ($3,600)

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $228,690  |  Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 693

Table 14
Seat 1: Felipe Luyanda – 5,125,000 (171 bb)
Seat 2: Joseph Hernon – 2,685,000 (90 bb)
Seat 3: Carlos Bermudez – 1,370,000 (46 bb)
Seat 6: Raminder Singh – 2,400,000 (80 bb)
Seat 8: Kalyan Chivukula – 1,695,000 (57 bb)

Table 45
Seat 1: Richard Saunders – 375,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Alejandro Amador – 2,195,000 (73 bb)
Seat 7: Ray Nalbandian – 845,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Brandon Schwartz – 940,000 (31 bb)
Seat 9: Steve Buckner – 3,070,000 (102 bb)

1st: $36,010 + DSPS Trophy
2nd: $24,000
3rd: $17,800
4th: $13,300
5th: $10,100
6th: $7,700
7th: $5,900
8th: $4,600
9th-10th: $3,600