Day 1c of the Opening Event is Set to Begin
Day 1c of the WSOP International Circuit $500 Opening Event will begin play at 12:30pm and as always it will be held at The Star Sydney. The first two flights were held over the last two days and accumulated 597 runners with 112 players making it through so far. Michael Hala bagged 331,900 to end Day 1a as the overwhelming chip leader and Adam Ratten followed with 199,400 after he topped the field on Day 1b.
After today there is still one more starting flight before players return on Saturday for Day 2 were they will play down to a final table that will commence on Sunday.
Today’s players will start with 15,000 in chips and manoeuvre through 12 40-minute levels with three short breaks after each three levels before bagging for the evening.
The PokerNews team will be bringing you live updates during this event and for the remainder of the series so stay tuned.