Who Will Win the First Event of the Inaugural PokerStars Summer Series?
The five Day 1 flights have come to an end in Event #1: $550 No Limit Hold’em at the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The only question that remains is who will win it all?
Players from all over the tristate area came to Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia for their shot at the $200,000 guarantee. Within the first three flights that guarantee had already been blown out of the water.
Day 1c chip leader Sridhar Sangannagari holds the overall, overwhelming chip lead with 971,000, but there are plenty of players still in the chase. There is plenty of time for someone to overtake that lead and enter the final table in pole position.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sridhar Sangannagari | United States | 971,000 | 162 |
| 2 | Gilberto Taveras | United States | 713,000 | 119 |
| 3 | John Cipriano | United States | 578,000 | 96 |
| 4 | Alesandro Jimenes | United States | 576,500 | 96 |
| 5 | Soukha Kachittavong | United States | 569,000 | 95 |
| 6 | Vitaly Kovyazin | United States | 509,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Boris Vaynberg | United States | 468,000 | 78 |
| 8 | Justin Martin | United States | 466,500 | 78 |
| 9 | Christopher Book | United States | 464,000 | 77 |
| 10 | William Slovinsky | United States | 459,000 | 77 |
The players that found a bag on Day 1 will be returning at 11:15 EDT to battle it out for their share of a massive $479,400 prize pool. The eventual winner will be taking home some life-changing money in the form of an $81,795 payout and the coveted PokerStars Spadie Trophy.
A total of 128 players bagged on Day 1 and will return and be in the money. The minimum payout is $700 with progressive pay jumps happening quickly. Play will kick off in Level 16 at 3,000/6,000/6,000 blinds and they will play down to a winner. Day 2 will also see the levels go from 30 minutes up to 40 minutes.
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