2024 Fall Super Stack – Event #1: $340 Deepstack NLH

The first flight for the Deepstack game is in the books now with 10 players qualifying for Day 2 on Sunday. The day ended with 6:34 on the clock in Level 14, so that looks like the start time for Sunday, unless 1b or 1c ended earlier.

Michael Malm is the chip leader from Day 1a with 261,500. Ring winner Scott Calvank is second with 243k and Peter Noble, Andy Truong, and WPT Global streamer Jordan Banfield round out the top five.

Day 1a Chip Counts

The clock is now paused with 20:34 to play in Level 14 and 11 players left in action. They are now hand-for-hand until the next player is eliminated.

They are down to 15 players left in Day 1a of the Deepstack with the bags coming out with 10 players left. There are a bit more than 10 minutes remaining in Level 13, so it’s an open question whether they’ll make it to the break following Level 14. While the schedule goes until the end of Level 16, it seems very unlikely they’ll make it that far.

They are down to 18 players left now in Day 1a with just under 20 minutes to play in Level 12. After a quick look at the stacks, it looks like Andy Truong is leading right now with about 200k in front of him. Michael Malm isn’t far behind with about 180k while Kory Stephenson has about 170k and Scott Calvank is playing 140k.

The numbers are now confirmed with 89 entries for Day 1a. That means $25,365 will be moving forward to day to prizes and 10 players will bag up chips at the end of the night. The action will go hand-for-hand with 11 players left, so it’s possible that there will be fewer than 10 bags of more than one player busts during hand-for-hand.

In theory, they could play until the end of Level 16, but with the field just 10 off the bags, it seems very unlikely Day 1a will go that late.

Entries are now closed for Day 1a of the Deepstack game with 89 entries as the final number on the board. I’m waiting for confirmation on that but if it holds it will mean at least 10 bags at the end of the night. Action will now proceed until the end of Level 16, or until they are down to 10 players left, whichever comes first.

The 1a players are on dinner now with about 40 minutes until they are back in action and entries are closed. There are 88 entries on the board right now, which would mean at least 9 players bagging chips later but that may change if more entries come in over dinner. With 88 entries the 1a prizes are now over $25k.

There are less than 15 minutes left in Level 10 with the dinner break following this level and the end of entries following dinner. That means there is just under an hour left to get into this opening flight.

Edmonton business man DJ Sharma has arrived in town for the game and has just bought in and Seamus McGearty is among the other new names I noticed on my last trip around the room.

The prizes are now just shy of $24k with 84 entries on the board. There are about 10 minutes to play in Level 9 which means the end of entries is approaching in less than 90 minutes. They’ll play one more level of poker before the Dinner break following Level 10 and entries will close when they sit down for Level 11 at about 8:15 PM.

The players are on their second break of the day with Level 9 set to begin in about 5 minutes. I had a look around during the break and it looks like Garrett Gilmurray is the leader right now with about 120k in front of him. Kory Stephenson has about 110k while Michael Malm is playing about 100k. Jeff Charlebois and Scott Calvank are playing just shy of 100k and those look to be the five biggest stacks right now, though I may have missed one.

The field is up to 80 entries now for more than $22.5k in prizes. There are just over 20 minutes to play in Level 8 with another 15-minute break scheduled for the conclusion of this level.

The total field is at 75 entries now with just under 3 hours left to enter. That puts the 1a prizes over $21k with more entries likely to come before they shut the desk down.

There are 45 players left in the action now on five tables, but they’ll open new tables if necessary for new entries. There is another break following Level 8 with Dinner scheduled after Level 10 and the end of entries when they sit down for Level 11 about 8:15 PM.

The prizes for 1a are now over $20k with 72 entries on the board and less than five minutes to play in Level 5. Entries are still open for about 3.5 hours, so there is still plenty of time for the numbers to grow.

The players are back in their seats for Level 5 action with 66 entries on the board now for prizes of almost $19k. I had a wander around with my video cam running, so see below for a look at the Day 1a field to start the series.

There are more than 60 entries on the board now for Day 1a prizes in excess of $17.5k. There are a few minutes to play in Level 4 with the first break of Day 1a scheduled following this level. Juss Viet, Toms Varghese, and Willie Hernandez are among the players I’ve spotted recently in the field.

The field is up to 55 entries now with 48 players still at the felt. Michael Malm and David Thompson are among the recent entries I’ve seen in the game with Malm back in Alberta after a recent win at WPT Playground, Kahnawake to try and add to his lead in the API standings.

The field is up to 44 entries now for prizes of $12,540. In previous posts, I was working out the prizes incorrectly, but I’ve now corrected my formula to give accurate prizes. Level 2 has about 15 minutes left to play.

There are about 5 minutes to play in Level 1 with the field up to 40 entries now for $12k in prizes so far. I’ve just had a wander around the room to check out some faces, and among the players in action are Andy Truong, Trevor Simpson, Debi Loomer, Jordan Banfield, Lee Clark, and Jeff Charlebois.

The action is underway in the opening event of the Fall Super Stack at Deerfoot Inn & Casino. Level 1 is just underway, with 25 players in their seats for prizes so far of $7,500.

Among the players I’ve posted early are Rob Bridger, Tyler Thomas, Scott Calvank, and Peter Darlington.

The 2024 Fall Super Stack is nearly upon us with full series action kicking off on Nov 7 at 2 pm with Day 1a of the $340 Deepstack. There are three starting days in total for this one, with the remaining players from all three Day 1 fields combining for Day 2 and the money on Nov 10 at noon.

Players sit down with 20k in chips to start their day, and entries will be accepted for the first 10 levels of play. With 30-minute blinds on Day 1 (Day 2 moves to 40 minutes), that should put the final chance to enter or rebuy at about 8:15 PM on Day 1.

They’ll play a maximum of 16 levels on Day 1 with the bags coming out after Level 16 or when the field hits 10%+1, whichever comes first. If they play until the end of 16, the bags will be out around 11:30 PM.

This game will be my main focus throughout the opening weekend of the series. I’ll keep an eye on the side events and move to them at the end of the days for this event, but most of my attention will be focused here at the start of the series.