Daniel Stancer Claims Overall Chip Lead After Day 1c in Moneymaker Tour, Newcastle Main Event
The third flight of the £140 Moneymaker Road to the PSPC Tour Main Event saw Daniel Stancer rise to chip dominance in the middle of the day, ending play as both Day 1c’s chip leader and in pole position overall with one start day left to go. His stack of 454,500 tops those of Day 1a’s leader William Robinson (433,500) and 1b’s Saifur Chowdhury (393,500). Joining the top spots is today’s second-in-chips finisher, Alan Surtees (406,000), who is playing his first live event at this buy-in level here at Aspers, Newcastle.
Surtees, understandably delighted to have made Day 2 so comfortably stacked, represents the players for whom the Moneymaker Tour provides an opportunity not only to compete in well-structured affordable events, but to vie for a PSPC Platinum Pass worth €26,000. Chris Moneymaker's own spin of a satellite win into the WSOP Main Event bracelet has inspired many new players; the man himself is already through to Day 2 and spent today playing £1/£1 cash with tournament bustees.
Today brought 130 further entries, combining with previous flights’ to set the total currently at 298. The Day 2 field is slowly taking shape, with 49 combined survivors already booked in to return to the tables on Sunday at noon.
Tomorrow’s Day 1d represents the final opportunity to start down the Road to the PSPC here in Newcastle. In a change from previous flights, play will start at 2pm local time. The same 14 half-hour levels are scheduled, with play finishing at a time more suitable for a 12pm Day 2 restart the following day. Rejoin the PokerNews blog tomorrow afternoon when the final bullets will be fired in the pursuit of a share of the Main Event prizepool and a shot at playing in the €22,500 PSPC 2020 event in Barcelona in August.