Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London

£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1a
Event Info
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London
Final Results
Winner
Valdir Santos
Winning Hand
qq
Prize
£11,200
Event Info
Buy-in
£140
Total Entries
753
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
50
Players Left
6
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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Nitel Pulls Some Back

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

After losing with pocket-queens, Victor Nitel has won some of his chips back in a hand involving Chris Moneymaker, William Whicher and Daniel Silverman.

It all began with an under-the-gun limp from Whicher, Moneymaker raised to 2,000. Nitel and Silverman defended in the blinds and Whicher made up the difference.

On the {7-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} flop, it was checked round to the {6-Clubs} turn. Nitel bet 3,100 and Silverman and Whicher called but Moneymaker folded.

The river was the {j-Clubs} and Whicher made it 8,000 to play. Silverman looked tempted, even using one of his time-bank cards but in the end he passed and Whicher did the same.

Tags: Chris MoneymakerDaniel SilvermanVictor NitelWilliam Whicher

Chip Counts

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Silverman Re-enters and Triples with Big Slick

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Daniel Silverman has got back in the game and, following the last hand, is really back in it now after winning the pot in a three-handed all in.

Silverman moved all in for 24,000 after an open by Sheldon Colaco and a three-bet from Victor Nitel. When it folded round to Colaco, he went over the top again and Nitel went into the tank before calling just shy of the 30-second shot clock expiring.

Daniel Silverman: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Sheldon Colaco: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Victor Nitel: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

Silverman connected on the {9-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} flop and neither the {j-Spades} turn or {8-Diamonds} river changed that, to his delight. After a rocky start, things seem to be on the up for Silverman now.

Tags: Daniel SilvermanSheldon ColacoVictor Nitel

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Shytani on a Heater

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Kastriot Shytani caught the attention of PokerNews as he had just been the beneficiary of a triple knock-out.

He took down a monstrous pot after with {q-Spades}{7-Spades} and sent three of his opponents packing, with Thomas Winstone, Lubys Zanas and Daniel Silverman all unable to beat his flush.

The pot gives him the chip lead and time will tell whether Winstone, Zanas or Silverman will re-enter.

Tags: Daniel SilvermanKastriot ShytaniLubys ZanasThomas Winstone

Silverman Survives; Zanas Profits

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

There was an open from Thomas Winstone in early position and a flat call from Lubys Zanas on his left. It folds round to Dan Silverman, who gets his last 3,100 all in. Back on Winstone and he calls before facing an 11,500 re-raise from Zanas. Winstone flats and the trio head to see a flop of {k-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{q-Spades} fall.

Winstone checks and snap-folds when Zanas moves all in and the pair turn over their holdings.

Daniel Silverman: {k-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Lubys Zanas: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Silverman has out-flopped Zanas and nothing changes by the time the {9-Spades}{j-Hearts} comes to complete the board. Silverman gets a triple-up but is still short, whilst Zanas is up on the hand after winning the side pot.

Tags: Daniel SilvermanThomas WinstoneLubys Zanas

Haluca Has a Smile on His Face

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Dragos Haluca has just won another pot, putting him nigh on 150,000, which is five times the starting stack. As he stacked his newly-acquired chips, he smiled as he told PokerNews "deuces never loses".

Tags: Dragos Haluca

Chris Moneymaker in the House

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Chris Moneymaker (in a previous event)
Chris Moneymaker (in a previous event)

PokerStars Ambassador (and the man that this event has been named after) Chris Moneymaker has taken a seat over on Table 1.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker