Event 1 $550 Buy-In Continues at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
The Pennsylvania State Poker Championship continues at Live! Hotel and Casino. Day 1e in Event 1 $550 Buy-In will begin at 11:15 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 two days and four flights, there has been a total of 345 entrants, with 45 players advancing to Day 2.
The chip leader of Day 1a was Donald Stchley who bagged 373,500. The Day 1b leader and overall chip leader after the first four 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, after winning a massive pot to burst the bubble. The leader after Day 1d was John Wilson, who bagged 347,500.
Top 10 Chip Counts Through Day 1d
Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
1 | Wen Zhang | United States | 449,000 |
2 | David Martinko | United States | 374,000 |
3 | Donald Stchley | United States | 373,500 |
4 | John Wilson | United States | 347,500 |
5 | Alexander Petrucelli | United States | 337,500 |
6 | Kyle Lorez | United States | 319,500 |
7 | Max Pinnola | United States | 316,500 |
8 | John Cipriano | United States | 307,000 |
9 | Derek Atson | United States | 300,000 |
10 | Alexander Rolfe | United States | 297,500 |
Also up for grabs is a Gold Pass to 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.
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 permitted 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. Should a player choose to play multiple Day 1 flights, only the highest qualifying stack will be permitted to continue to Day 2.
Remaining Schedule For $550 PSPC Event #1
Day | Date | Time |
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Day 1e | August 23 | 11:15 a.m. |
Day 1f | August 23 | 6:15 p.m. |
Day1g | August 24 | 10:15 a.m. |
Day 2 | August 25 | 11:15 a.m. |
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