IPO Main Event Day 1b Gets Underway at 2 p.m.

Tim Baker

After an impressive turnout of 80 entries for Day 1a, the International Poker Open Main Event continues today with Day 1b. Yesterday's opening flight saw Moldovian player Veaceslav Jumir storm through the field to finish on top of the pack and was one of only two players to break the 300,000 chip barrier.

The �350 buy-in Main Event that is being held at the luxurious Bonnington Dublin Hotel boasts a �250,000 guaranteed prize pool. Today's flight is expected to have a larger field than yesterday, all in the hopes of finding a bag and tag at the end of the night and bringing a healthy stack through to Day 2 which plays out on Sunday, October 27.

Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Veaceslav Jumir	Moldova	350,000	70
2	Luke Walsh	Ireland	302,000	60
3	Steven Lee	Ireland	263,000	53
4	Raymond Wheatley	Ireland	231,000	46
5	Thomas Murphy	Ireland	231,000	46
6	John Burke	Ireland	205,000	41
7	Pablo Villena	Spain	181,000	36
8	Joe Ward	Ireland	147,000	29
9	Richard O'Neill	Ireland	144,000	29
10	Matthew Flanagan	Ireland	117,000	23

Day 1b of the Main Event begins at 2 p.m., marking the second of six opening flights. Players will start with 30,000 in chips, and each level will run for 40 minutes. The goal is to play through fifteen levels, with late registration closing at the end of Level 9. Reentries are allowed once per flight if necessary.

Blinds will start at 100/100 with no big blind ante, with every subsequent level then including a big blind ante.

Once play has finished for flight 1b, the surviving players will join those who made it through from the other five flights for Day 2, scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 27.

�350 Main Event Remaining Schedule

Date	Day	Time
Oct. 24	Day 1b	2:00 p.m.
Oct. 25	Day 1c	2:00 p.m.
Oct. 26	Day 1d	1:00 p.m.
	Day 1e (Turbo)	8:00 p.m.
Oct. 27	Day 1f (Hyper-Turbo)	9:30 a.m.
	Day 2	1:00 p.m.
Oct 28	Day 3 - Final Day	1:00 p.m.