The tournament announcements have been made with seven players having been registered at the time of announcements. In the first two minutes of play, that number has now reached 9.
WIth play being eight-handed, a second table has been opened. Stay tuned for player information as well as updates throughout the tournament.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
There is a short delay as of 10 a.m. local time to get a few more players in their seats. Cards are expected to be in the air within the next 10 minutes.
The August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship has reached its final day and will culminate with the $2,500 High Roller event.
Fourteen seats have been awarded to the tournament already. Two scheduled mega satellites to the event ran yesterday, awarding four seats between the two. In addition to those entries, the top 10 points finishers across the series have also been awarded seats. Here’s a look at the final standings of the points leader board.
| Position | Player | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Zoller | 353 |
| 2 | Erik Macias | 350 |
| 3 | Mitch Lekarczyk | 263 |
| 4 | Behrouz Keshtavar | 259 |
| 5 | Bobby Sanoubane | 228 |
| 6 | Mansour Alipourfard | 215 |
| 7 | Zach Gutierrez | 188 |
| 8 | Corey Zedo | 175 |
| 9 | Richard Dixon | 173 |
| 10 | William Yarosh | 168 |
With the event being a one-day tournament, an early kickoff of 10 a.m. is on the docket. Players will receive an uptick in starting stacks from the rest of the series, getting 40,000 in chips to begin the day. Levels will last 40 minutes throughout the tournament until heads-up play is reached, at which point they will decrease to 30 minutes in length. There will be 10-minute breaks at the conclusion of every three levels with a 30-minute dinner break after Level 9.
PokerNews will be on hand all tournament long. Keep it here to see who comes out on top.
$2,500 High Roller
Day 1 Started