Welcome to Day 1b of 2020 WSOP Circuit St. Ameristar St. Charles Main Event
One flight is in the books, leaving one starting flight remaining at World Series of Poker Circuit Ameristar St. Charles $1,700 Main Event. That mouthful out of the way, it is indeed time for Day 1b, set for an 11 a.m. kickoff here in the St. Louis area.
Day 1a saw Austin McCormick and Matthew Levin dominate en route to bagging more than 500,000 and 400,000, respectively, as 18 total players advanced. As a hard stop was reached with about 49 minutes left in the final level, the same schedule can likely be expected today.
Once again, players will sit down with 30,000 in their starting stacks and blinds at 100/100 if they arrive during the first 40 minutes. Stakes escalate until 2,000/4,000/4,000 is played, with players allowed one reentry apiece during that time. A total of 15 full levels will be played.
With only 108 entries on Day 1a, the guarantee ($400,000) is only about 40% of the way toward being met, so players around the Midwest would be well-advised to head to the lovely property and take their shots at this prize pool. Keep an eye on PokerNews to see how big the money gets and who on Day 1b best positions themselves for it.