£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day 1a Started
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Hippodrome London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1ab
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1ab
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Hippodrome London
Buy-in
£120
Prize Pool
£54,475
Entries
468
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Entries
178
Players Left
28
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC Day 1a Begins
Welcome to the Moneymaker’s Road to PSPC event in London!
This event, hosted by Chris Moneymaker himself, is taking place at Le Meridien, Piccadilly, in the heart of London's West End, and today sees the first of two starting flights.
A Platinum Pass worth more than €26,000 will be awarded, which gives free entry to the €22,500 PokerStars Players NL Hold’em Championship (PSPC) in Barcelona in 2020, as well as six nights' standard accommodation (for two persons) at a five-star hotel in Barcelona.
Registration for the Moneymaker’s Road to PSPC will be open for six levels on Day 1. Players receive 30,000 chips and will have one re-entry available, and a reminder that players can only register for one flight at a time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
47 Players to Start
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air at Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 with 46 players in their seats.
Good luck to all of them!
Players in Day 1
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Early faces in the field include several British regulars including Asif Warris and PokerStars Live London Megastack regular Ali Sakalliogulu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
Lovelock "Here to Win"
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Colin Lovelock is a regular around Europe and the United States with over $400,000 in live earnings. His biggest cash to-date is a sixth place finish in EPT Monte Carlo €2,200 National High Roller for €30,800 back in 2017.
"I've only shown up to win the Pass," Lovelock told us as he entered the tournament area.
Can he lock up a Platinum Pass here in London?
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Small Pot Gets Away from Sakallioglu
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The player under the gun opened to 300 and Ali Sakallioglu called in the small blind. The big blind also called and they went three ways to a flop of 
.
It checked to the pre-flop aggressor who bet 300. Sakallioglu was the only caller. The turn was the 
and both players checked.
Sakallioglu bet 600 and his opponent promptly called. Sakallioglu showed 
for king-high and a missed flush draw, with his opponent winning the small pot with 
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,000 | -1,000 |
Former Premier League Footballer Kebe in the Field
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Jimmy Kebe played 175 times for Reading between 2008 and 2013, helping them reach the Premier League. Now 35, Kebe has since retired and has been seen at numerous poker tournaments around Europe.
A recent string of good results, including an almost $100,000 score in Marrakech has put his live earnings at $366,000. Kebe will be looking to emulate the success here in the capital from March last year, when he finished second in the PokerStars Live London Series for £13,882.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 |
Field Up to 52 Players
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The tournament clock currently shows 52 players seated in the Road to PSPC 2020. A reminder that late registration is open until the end of Level 6. Players are allowed a single re-entry per flight.