Winner of the MSPT Sycuan Showdown Series in January Gainluca Pace is among the early arrivals in the Day 1b field.
He's actually onto his second bullet of the day already, after busting in the first level after losing in a set-over-set situation.
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The earliest of entrants have taken their seats for the first of 15 scheduled 40-minute levels (or until 12% of the field remains).
Registration for this flight will remain open until the beginning of Level 13.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The second of three opening flights of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Sycuan Showdown Series Main Event gets underway today at 3 pm PT, with another strong field expected to help grow the prize pool further toward its $300,000 guarantee.
In Thursday’s opening flight, nine of 79 entrants advanced to Day 2 on Sunday at 11 am, with Stephen Graner of Henderson, Nevada bagging the biggest stack of 368,000 chips.
As with Day 1a, the schedule calls for 15 40-minute levels, or a hard stop once 12% of the field is reached, which was the case Thursday, as play ended nearly a full hour early once the final nine were reached.
Players will begin the day with 25,000 chips at blinds of 100/100 with a 100 BB ante. 10-minute breaks are scheduled after every three levels with late registration open until the beginning of Level 13.
Also on the schedule for Friday is the $200 Ladies event powered by the Poker League of Nations at 4 pm local time. PLON founder Lena Evans was among those advancing yesterday to Day 2 of the Main Event, with a stack of 245,000 chips.
A $265 satellite to the Main Event is also on the docket for 7 pm local time, with one in five players advancing to an opening flight.
Keep it here at PokerNews for live updates until a champion is crowned on Sunday.
| Date | Time (PDT) | Tournament | Late Reg | GTD Prize Pool | Starting Stack | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday, April 29 | 3:00 pm | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1b | 11:40 pm | $300,000 | 25,000 | 40 |
| 4:00 pm | $200 Ladies NLH, Powered by PLON | 7:00 pm | $4,000 | 15,000 | 20 | |
| 7:00 pm | $265 Satellite – 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main | 10:00 pm | 5 seats | 15,000 | 20 | |
| Saturday, April 30 | 10:00 am | $265 Satellite – 1 in 5 advance to MSPT Main | 2:00 pm | 5 seats | 15,000 | 20 |
| 3:00 pm | Event #10: $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 1c | 11:40 pm | $300,000 | 25,000 | 40 | |
| 8:00 pm | $135 Nightly NLH | 10:10 pm | $4,000 | 12,000 | 20 | |
| Sunday, May 1 | 11:00 am | $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2 | - | |||
| Noon | Event #10: $250 Last Chance NLH | 3:00 pm | $10,000 | 15,000 | 20 | |
| 3:00 pm | $135 Last Dance NLH | 5:10 pm | $2,000 | 12,000 | 20 |
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
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