€175 Main Event - Road to PSPC Day 1bc | Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Dublin

11-23-2019 19:39 UTC

Wilhelmine Connolly Eyes a Platinum Pass

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Wilhelmine Connolly is in the field and she is well-known among the Irish poker community. Her mother final-tabled the Irish Open three times between 1994 and 2001, winning in 2001 for around $31,000.

Connolly has built up a poker pedigree of her own, cashing in events around her native Ireland, but also in Spain, the United States and the Czech Republic.

Although she sits with around starting stack, she'll have plenty of support from her friends, family and members of the Irish poker community.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wilhelmine Connolly	30,000	30,000

11-23-2019 19:33 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergejus Jakovlevas	112,000	60,000
Alan Richards	111,000	11,000
Arnold Luna	63,000	27,000
Mark McLaughlin	33,000	22,000
Jevgenij Medeisa	16,000	-6,000
John McGinn	13,000
Stuart McConnell	10,000	-31,000

11-23-2019 19:03 UTC

Registration Closed

Will Shillibier

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Registration on Day 1b of Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 has closed with the tournament clock currently showing a total of 354 entries.

While that number is still to be finalized, it means that the total number of entries so far stands at 654 with the Turbo Day 1c flight still to come.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-23-2019 18:57 UTC

Recent Eliminations

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ektor Strumi	Busted
Padraig Parkinson	Busted
Gary O'Doherty	Busted
Cosmin Chis	Busted
Andy Black	Busted

11-23-2019 18:56 UTC

Platinum Pass Winner Irwin Joins the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alex Irwin won the PokerStars Festival Marbella Cup for €44,000 in June 2018 to punch his ticket to the 2019 PokerStars Players Championship and he has now joined the field here in Dublin at Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Irwin	30,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-23-2019 17:30 UTC

Dinner Break

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

The roughly 200 players still in Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 Dublin Day 1b are heading on a 60-minute dinner break. When they return there will be one level left of late registration, and six more levels in total before they bag up for Day 2.

11-23-2019 17:17 UTC

Platinum Pass Winner Parsons Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Yesterday, Tom Parsons failed to make it through Day 1a. The Platinum Pass winner, who punched his ticket to Barcelona earlier this year at Lex Live is looking to accrue as much live poker experience as possible before playing in the biggest poker tournament of his life.

Therefore, he was back in the fray today playing in Day 1b. However, his seat has been vacated and will have to ponder firing a third time either before registration closes or in Day 1c later.

"I can't win another one," said Parsons on first break of Day 1a. "But live experience is always a good thing, especially with me looking forward to going to Barcelona. But it's also about meeting up with people again. It's really nice to have a little break, especially in the middle of my term time."

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Parsons	Busted

Tags: Tom Parsons

11-23-2019 17:12 UTC

Day 1b Over 300 Entries

Will Shillibier

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Yesterday saw 301 players enter on Day 1a, and according to the tournament clock Day 1b has attracted 308 entries so far. Late registration and unlimited re-entry is available for another two levels and a one-hour dinner break.

Day 1b plays for 14 levels today before bagging ahead of Day 2, which starts tomorrow at midday. There is also the turbo 15-minute level Day 1c flight which starts at 8pm local time this evening.