Action continues at The Commerce Hold'em Championship Series as Day 1b of the $1,200 Main Event begins at 12:00 p.m. local time in Los Angeles. The $300,000 guaranteed event will begin the second of five Day 1 flights, The first flight that took place saw 27 total entrants, with three players advancing to Day 2.
The chip leader after play concluded from Day 1a was Six-Time World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Brian Hastings, who topped the field after winning a massive pot on the last hand of the night, to bag 409,000 chips.
Chip Counts After Day 1a
| Place | Name | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Hastings | United States | 409,000 |
| 2 | Preston Patz | United States | 370,000 |
| 3 | Fred Lavassani | United States | 301,000 |
For the Day 1 flights, players will start with 40,000 chips at the 100/200 blind levels. There will be 40-minute blind levels, until the final table where they will play 60-minute levels. Players will have a 15-minute break after every three levels of play. This event has unlimited rebuys, with registration for this event concluding after the start of Level 10, and Day 1 flights ending after the players make the money.
1 in 10 players will make the money. Players may play multiple Day 1 flights after bagging to improve their Day 2 stack. Any player who bags multiple times will have their smaller stack taken out of play, and receive a min cash for their stack.
$1,200 Main Event Remaining Schedule
| Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1b | September 18 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1c | September 19 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1d | September 20 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 1e | September 21 | 12:00 p.m. |
| 2 | September 22 | 11:00 a.m. |
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