Welcome to Day 1b of the 2019 WinStar Labor Day River Poker Series Main Event!
After a Day 1a flight that saw 293 entrants hit the felt, a bigger field is expected for today's Day 1b flight at the 2019 WinStar River Poker Series $1,500 Main Event. With a $1,500,000 Guarantee attached to this event, plenty of new and familiar faces are expected to hit the felt in hopes of joining the 36 players that bagged up yesterday.
Although a few big names, such as WinStar Ambassador Maria Ho, Spencer Champlin, and Shawn Rice were able to secure a seat at Day 2, others, such as Ben Keeline, Kelly Minkin, and Ray Henson, are expected to return today for another chance at advancing, including some new faces such as Shomari Williams, who arrived late last night and will be in action today.
The remaining two flights of the WinStar Labor Day River Series Main Event kick off at Noon local time. Along with today's Day 1b flight, one more flight is available for players on Day 1c, which takes place on Sunday, August 31st. All players that manage to find a bag will reconvene on Monday, September 1st at Noon to play down to the final table. A winner will be crowned on Day 3, which takes place Tuesday, September 2nd.
Players will begin with 25,000 in starting chips, and the blinds will kick off at 100/100. On the three Day 1 flights, action will consist of 40-minute levels until the field has been reduced down to 12%. There will be a fifteen-minute break every three levels, and a 45-minute dinner break is scheduled after the completion of Level 9. Players may re-enter as many times as they wish until the end of registration after the dinner break. Play is scheduled to conclude once the field is reduced down to 12% in each of the starting flights.
Stay tuned right here to the PokerNews Live Reporting blog as we follow all the action from Day 1b all the way down to a winner here at the WinStar Labor Day River Series Main Event!