Day 1b On the Way
Yesterday the Big Event Main Event kicked-off at the Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, California with 263 players forking over the $5,000 buy-in on Day 1a. Today, a whole new field of players will take to the felt on Day 1b for their shot at a major Los Angeles poker title. No doubt all will be hoping to finish as high as the Day 1a chip leader, Chris DeMaci, who bagged an impressive 213,300.
Today's field is expected to be a bit smaller than yesterday's given the major online tournaments being offered; however, that doesn't mean we won't have our fair share of pros. Kathy Liebert, Dwyte Pilgrim, and Amit Makhija are just a few of the pros we've seen walking around. They'll all no doubt be hoping to survive the day as Pat Pezzin, Joe Hachem, Tom McEvoy, Victor Ramdin, Govert Metaal, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Joseph Cheong, James Mackey, Anh Van Nguyen, Greg Debora and Jeff Williams all did on Day 1a.
Day 1b is set to begin at Noon PST, just a little less than an hour from now, and the action should be fierce. In addition, we'll find out the official number of entrants and prize pool once registration closes.
As always, PokerNews will be here to bring you all the latest hands, action, and eliminations, live, from the Big Event at The Bicycle Casino.