PokerNews Qualifier Tanner Martinelli Chasing His Bracelet Dream
Day 1 of the Event #78: $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship is in the books with a total field of 5,667 entries, smashing last year’s numbers of 5,110, racking up a total prize pool of $2,856,168.
Sitting atop the 635 players that will be returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 2 is Prasad Vemulapalli with 1,542,000 chips. Caleb Levesque follows him closely with 1,156,000 chips in the bag, and rounding up the podium positions is Thanh Duong with 1,057,000 chips.
Of those who participated, 851 were in the money, receiving a minimum cash prize of $1,200. Two players' simultaneous elimination burst the bubble, three hands after hand for hand was announced. Carson Nennstiel and Sean Troha holding big slick and pocket jacks respectively, shared the first payout, with each receiving $600.
Top Ten Chip Stacks
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prasad Vemulapalli | United States | 1,542,000 | 154 |
| 2 | Caleb Levesque | United States | 1,156,000 | 116 |
| 3 | Thanh Ha Duong | Viet Nam | 1,057,000 | 106 |
| 4 | Kajetan Renke | Poland | 961,000 | 96 |
| 5 | Gregory Teboul | France | 958,000 | 96 |
| 6 | Alex Todd | United Kingdom | 935,000 | 94 |
| 7 | Mohit Vasudeva | United States | 907,000 | 91 |
| 8 | Zhan Xi Guo | Taiwan | 892,000 | 89 |
| 9 | Jason Li | Canada | 865,000 | 87 |
| 10 | Dorian Rios | Venezuela | 845,000 | 85 |
Some bracelet winners that are moving to the next phase are Qiang Xu (761,000), Murilo Figueredo (524,000), Konstantin Puchkov (394,000), Khang Pham (339,000), Christopher Bolek (285,000), 2004 WSOP Main Event winner Greg Raymer (195,000) and Kathy Liebert (182,000).
Since the start of the WSOP, PokerNews has been running $200, $250, and $400 Daily Deepstacks tournaments to give low-stakes grinders a chance to win a WSOP bracelet. Qualifers who are still in the running are: Tanner Martinelli (439,000), Waheed Feda (323,000), Dannette Mason (260,000), Lucas Jumalon (200,000), and Una Kelly (66,000).
The returning players are all guaranteed a minimum payout of $1,200.
Remaining Payouts
| Rank | Prize | Rank | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $302,165 | 54-62 | $5,583 |
| 2 | $201,233 | 63-71 | $4,709 |
| 3 | $149,601 | 72-80 | $4,007 |
| 4 | $112,101 | 81-89 | $3,441 |
| 5 | $84,676 | 90-98 | $2,982 |
| 6 | $64,477 | 99-143 | $2,608 |
| 7 | $49,497 | 144-188 | $2,302 |
| 8 | $38,310 | 189-242 | $2,052 |
| 9 | $29,897 | 243-296 | $1,846 |
| 10-11 | $23,526 | 297-350 | $1,677 |
| 12-13 | $18,669 | 351-404 | $1,538 |
| 14-17 | $14,941 | 405-458 | $1,425 |
| 18-26 | $12,060 | 459-512 | $1,333 |
| 27-35 | $9,818 | 513-566 | $1,259 |
| 36-44 | $8,063 | 567-635 | $1,200 |
| 45-53 | $6,680 |
Play will resume tomorrow, July 2, at 11 a.m. in Horseshoe Blue. Players will be playing through ten 60-minute levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 23 at approximately 5:30 p.m.
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