£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day 1a Completed
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1a
Day 1a Wraps with Chris Moneymaker Bagging a Third of Chips to finish Chip Leader
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
There was fast and frantic action from start to finish in Day 1a of the Main Event and in the end, it was PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker who finished with the chip lead here at Aspers Westfield Stratford City.
There were 30 unique players who took a seat throughout the day and with 20 re-entries, they generated £6,000 for the prize pool. After 15 half-hour levels had concluded, only six were left standing in a tournament that saw Moneymaker (470,000) procure almost a third of the chips. The vast majority of them came via a four-way all in that saw the American up against three pocket pairs with ace-king. Despite each of his opponents hitting a set, Moneymaker eliminated them all with a broadway straight and he kept a hold on the lead right until the end.
Claudio Iacob (316,000) and Kastriot Shytani (294,000), also had very profitable days and finished in second and third places after eliminating a player each in the closing hands of the night; denying Vernon Sellahewa and Daniel Silverman from progressing to Day 2. Tasos Papanastasiou (202,000), Enrico Milia (123,000) and Dillan Patel (89,000) also made it through, although the latter two will have some work to do, as they have 20 and 15 big blinds respectively when they return on Saturday.
Tomorrow sees it all happen again, as the second of seven starting flights (with an additional one taking place in Milton Keynes on Thursday) gets underway. The structure will be an exact replica of today’s as another set of hopefuls take to the felt in order to try and win an illustrious PSPC 2020 Platinum Pass worth €26,000.
PokerNews will be on hand for the duration, with live updates of all the action as it unfolds from the moment cards are in the air at 6pm.
End of Day Chip Counts (Full)
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000 | 23,000 |
|
316,000 | 186,000 |
|
|
294,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
202,000 | -21,000 |
|
|
123,000 | -67,000 |
|
|
89,000 | -8,000 |
That's a Wrap
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Day 1a has reached its conclusion with six players bagging and tagging ahead of Day 2. Stay tuned for end of day chip counts and a recap, which will follow shortly.
Silverman and Sellahewa Narrowly Miss Out
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
There are now just six players left following the late exits of Daniel Silverman and Vernon Sellahewa in the closing hands of the night, with Kastriot Shytani and Claudio Shytani benefitting.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
300,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Final Three Hands of the Night
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The clock has been paused, as the tournament director announces the last three hands of Day 1a.
Silverman Moves on Iacob
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Claudio Iacob limped in early position and Enrico Milia and Tasos Papanastasiou flatted behind; with Vernon Sellahewa and Daniel Silverman defended their blinds.
It came 
on the flop and it checked to Iacob who bet 12,000. Only Silverman called and the dealer placed a 
on the turn. Silverman checked again but when Iacob barreled 17,000, he raised all in over the top for 64,000 total. Iacob used his full 30 seconds-worth of shot clock time before laying it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
138,000 | 53,000 |
|
|
130,000 | -40,000 |
Who will survive?
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
There are less than 30 minutes left of Day 1a - who will survive to secure themselves a seat in Day 2?
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Quads for Iacob
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Chris Moneymaker kicked things off with a 10,000 open under the gun and Enrico Milia flatted on his left. Daniel Silverman and Claudio Iacob made it four-handed by calling from the cutoff and small blinds respectively.
The flop fell 
and Iacob led for 27,000 and only Milia fancied getting involved. They saw a 
land on the turn and Iacob set the rest of it in, with Milia making a quick call.
Claudio Iacob: 
Enrico Milia: 
Milia needed one of the two aces still in the deck but the case 
came instead and Iacob netted the pot with quads.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | |
|
|
170,000 |