Welcome to Day 1b of the 2019 HPT Season XV Championship at Hollywood Casino St. Louis!
The $700,000 guaranteed Season XV HPT $2,500 Championship Event here at Hollywood Casino St. Louis continues today with Day 1b of the Main Event at Noon local time.
Day 1a saw 57 players hit the felt, and only 18 of them were able to bag up chips for Day 2. Leading the way with the only stack above 200,000 is Joshua Henrichs with 230,300. Other notables able to join Henrichs in surviving the day include Eric Salazar (191,500), Chris Moon (180,800), Brett Apter (105,000), and Mary Sturges (31,000).
Today's Day 1b flight will see players start with 30,000 in tournament chips, and the blinds will kick off at 100/100. Ten one-hour levels will be played today, with a fifteen-minute break after every two levels and a one-hour dinner break after Level 6. Players can late register or use a single re-entry option up through the beginning of Level 9.
Cards will be in the air at Noon local time, so be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews to catch all the action as a host of new contenders hit the felt here in St. Louis!