button in Safari$500 Almighty Stack Expected to Draw a Massive Field Today
The Borgata poker room will be filled to the brim today as the final two starting flights of the $500 Almighty Stack are expected to draw the biggest fields yet.
The event has already attracted more than 1,200 entries through the first four starting flights, putting the event on pace to surpass the $750,000 guaranteed prize pool. Day 1e begins at 11:15 a.m. local time, while Day 1f is at 5:15 p.m.
Each flight plays down to the final 12.5 percent of the field. Levels will be 30 minutes long, and players will begin with a 100,000 starting stack. The survivors from all six flights then combine for Day 2 tomorrow at 12 p.m.
Current Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Mann | 2,940,000 |
| 2 | Joseph Foote | 2,148,000 |
| 3 | Simon Lau | 2,122,000 |
| 4 | Kenneth Keppol | 1,910,000 |
| 5 | John Wilson | 1,903,000 |
| 6 | Thomas Tolley | 1,900,000 |
| 7 | Samuel Ick | 1,836,000 |
| 8 | John D'Agostino | 1,793,000 |
| 9 | Robert Thomas | 1,742,000 |
| 10 | Yuriy Kudrynskyy | 1,659,000 |