Event #1 $550 PSPC Continues With Final Flight Today
The Pennsylvania State Poker Championship continues at Live! Hotel and Casino. Day 1g in Event 1 $550 Buy-In will begin at 10:15 a.m. local time. The PokerStars sponsored tournament will feature a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool, with seven Day 1 starting flights, taking place over four days. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for Day 2 on Sunday, August 25, where a winner will be crowned.
Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 12.5% of the field remains, and those who bag will be in the money for Day 2. Through three days and five flights, there has been a total of 600 entrants, with 95 players advancing to Day 2.
The chip leader of Day 1a was Donald Stchley who bagged 373,500. The Day 1b leader flights is Wen Zhang who finshed Day 1b with 449,000 chips. After Day 1c it was David Martinko who ended the night at the top of the leaderboard with 374,000 chips. The leader after Day 1d was John Wilson, who bagged 347,500. Sean Fellman topped the entire Day 1e field with a massive stack of 551,000. Fellman will enter Day 2 as the overall chipleader and will look to continue his momentum from Day 1.
Top 10 Chip Counts Through Day 1f
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sean Fellman | United States | 551,000 |
| 2 | Joseph Iannacone | United States | 488,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Lim | United States | 476,500 |
| 4 | Jonathan Stoeber | United States | 466,000 |
| 5 | Emanuel Kanu | United States | 462,000 |
| 6 | Wen Zhang | United States | 449,000 |
| 7 | Joe Cutler | United States | 437,000 |
| 8 | David Martinko | United States | 374,000 |
| 9 | Donald Stchley | United States | 373,500 |
| 10 | Ryan Clark | United States | 356,000 |
Another opportunity that a select few players have their eyes on is the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event in November. PokerStars will be awarding the last online qualifier standing the Gold Pass package, which includes travel, accommodation, and the $5,300 tournament buy-in. Through the first four flights we saw five qualifiers advance to Day 2. The players who have made it to Day 2 include Brandon Mueller, Christopher Regan, Dan McGinnis, David Kuder, and Steven Gerwitz.
All players will begin each starting flight with 30,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 30 minutes on Day 1 and every 40 minutes on Day 2. Late registration and reentries are allowed through Level 8, with 15-minute breaks taking place every four levels. Unlimited reentries are allowed and players may play additional Day 1 flights in an attempt to increase their chip counts. If a player decides to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2.
Due to the Eagles Preseason Game, this morning's flight will begin an hour early, starting at 10:15 a.m. local time. Live! Hotel and Casino will be charging for event parking, but all players will be immediately reimbursed once arriving at the tournament.
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