$1,100 Summer Series Event 2
Day 1b Started
2023 PokerStars Summer Series
$1,100 Summer Series Event 2
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 PokerStars Summer Series
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$685,440
Entries
714
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
211
Players Left
27
Yesterday the first flight of Event #2: $1,100 No Limit Hold’em at the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia kicked off and it was a huge success. Today players hoping to cash in on the $300,000 guarantee will make their way to Philadelphia to duke it out in Flight 1b.
Last night Robert Elias bagged the chip lead with a massive 776,000 stack. Will someone else best this number by the end of the day? Only time will tell. Yesterday also brought multiple notable players to Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia to battle it out. With the success of Day 1a there will likely be more crushers making their way here from the greater tristate area.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Elias | United States | 776,000 |
| 2 | Chan Kim | United States | 634,000 |
| 3 | Julian Penza | United States | 594,000 |
| 4 | Kevin Grabel | United States | 527,000 |
| 5 | Jonathan Stoeber | United States | 473,000 |
| 6 | Joe McKeehen | United States | 472,000 |
| 7 | Benjamin Duronio | United States | 463,000 |
| 8 | Michael McNicholas | United States | 414,000 |
| 9 | Jugal Daterao | United States | 382,000 |
| 10 | Joe Cutler | United States | 227,000 |
The $1,100 multi-day event kicked off yesterday at 11:15 a.m. local time with Day 1a. Day 1b will take place today at 11:15 a.m. and Day 1c will land on Saturday morning at 11:15 a.m. All players who find a bag on Day 1 will return on Sunday for Day 2 of the tournament at 11:15 a.m.
PokerStars Summer Series Event #2 Schedule
| Date | Day | Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, September 1, 2023 | Day 1b | 11:15 a.m. |
| Saturday, September 2, 2023 | Day 1c | 11:15 a.m. |
| Sunday, September 3, 2023 | Day 2 | 11:15 a.m. |
Each player will start with 40,000 in tournament chips. Levels will be 40 minutes long on Day 1 and 60 minutes on Day 2, with 15-minute breaks every two hours. Late registration and reentries will be allowed until the start of Level 10. Day 1 concludes once 12.5 percent of the field remains.
This is an unlimited reentry event and is sure to draw a large turnout from the East Coast tournament crowd. Make sure to get to the venue early as reentries take priority over alternates and space is limited.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates from the tournament floor during the PokerStars Summer Series.
Cards are in the air for Day 1b of Event #2 in the PokerStars Summer Series.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action was opened under the gun by Adam "Barstool Smitty" Smith when he went all in blind on the very first hand of the tournament. It folded all the way to a player in the big blind who also had not looked at his cards and he said one thing,"lets do it," before making the call.
Both players saw their cards for the first time:
Adam Smith: K♠8♦
Big Blind: 8♣3♥
The full board ran out 7♦4♥5♠A♣Q♠ and with just king-high, Smith snagged a double-up and a knockout on the very first hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Action opened under the gun to 300 by Gary Braufman. He got called by the cutoff and the small blind.
The A♥5♣10♦ flop hit the felt and Braufman bet 600 when it was checked to him. He only got a call from the small blind.
The 10♥ landed on the turn and Braufman fired again for 1,100. The small blind called again.
The 9♠ landed on the river and the small blind checked one more time. Braufman put out the final bet of 1,500 but could not get any more action as the small blind folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action folded to the button who opened to 500. The small blind then three-bet to 2,500. Action was then on William Corvino in the big blind who took his time before gathering enough chips to put in a cold four-bet to the tune of 6,000.
The button thought it over and then mucked and action was back on the three-bettor in the small blind. He looked over his opponent and counted his chips but eventually landed on a fold.
Corvino dragged in a nice pot without even seeing a flop and set the tone early at his table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 |
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was opened under the gun to 500. It folded to Arshdeep Virk in the cutoff who three-bet to 1,600. Bin Weng was on the button and put in a cold four-bet to 4,500. The original raiser folded and action was back on Virk who called.
The A♣K♣7♣ flop landed and Virk check-called a 2,300 continuation bet from Weng.
The 7♥ was on the turn and Virk checked again. Weng gathered some chips and put out a bet of 5,600. Virk called.
The river landed a K♠ and after Virk checked Weng moved all in. Virk tanked for a few moments but eventually thought better of it as he let the hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
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|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |