£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day 1de Completed
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1de
Chip Counts Day 1e (full)
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
There were 110 entries in last night's flight and of those, 15 survived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
507,000 | 507,000 |
|
419,000 | 419,000 |
|
|
295,000 | 295,000 |
|
284,000 | 284,000 |
|
|
246,000 | 246,000 |
|
227,000 | 227,000 |
|
|
211,000 | 211,000 |
|
|
200,000 | 200,000 |
|
|
174,000 | 174,000 |
|
|
172,000 | 172,000 |
|
167,000 | 111,000 |
|
|
117,000 | 117,000 |
|
|
107,000 | 107,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
Victor Nitel Claims Chip Lead as Day 1d of the Main Event Concludes
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The first matinee offering of the Moneymaker’s Road to the PSPC Tour began at noon today at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City. Seven players survived out of the 64 total entries and of those, it was Victor Nitel who had the most profitable day, bagging 490,000 at the end. Nitel is in excellent shape, going through second in chips overall so far. Only Edgar Drozdov (Day 1c) is ahead of him with 620,000; with Nitel managing to surpass PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker and William Miskelly who each finished on 470,000 from Day 1a and Day 1c respectively.
Rungarun Thongnonsung (322,000) took second place after a late burst of activity saw her eliminate former chip leader Juan Avila after hitting one of two outs with pocket-jacks against queen-seven on a queen-high flop. She is followed by poker-circuit regular Christopher Yong (291,000), in third. One of the most notable names in the tournament, Yong jumped in to play in the last two levels of late registration. A couple of re-entries later and Yong had managed to build a stack, with many of his pots won without showdown.
Piotr Kmieciak (254,000), Salvatore Donato (250,000), Johan Gonzalez (219,000) and Kevin Manohar (90,000), complete the seven players, who make a total of 37 when added to the survivors from previous flights. Notably, Donato remains in with a shot of winning a second Platinum Pass to the PSPC 2020. Last year he won one after taking down a PokerStars Megastack event, which took him to the Bahamas in January.
It wasn’t good news for everyone, with some well-known faces also hitting the rail. Getnet Kassa was eliminated just shy of the final table after moving all in from late position, only to run into Christopher Yong’s pocket-aces. Irina Nikolaidi and Mark Barlow also tried but failed to progress. Still, all is not necessarily lost as there are three more London flights to choose from if they want to get back in contention.
Currently the 6pm flight (Day 1e) is underway, as is the Day 1f flight in Aspers Casino Milton Keynes. The surviving chip counts for those flights will be available ahead of Day 1g tomorrow. PokerNews will be back then, at noon.
Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
490,000 | 25,000 |
|
322,000 | |
|
291,000 | -2,000 |
|
|
254,000 | -11,000 |
|
250,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
219,000 | |
|
|
90,000 | -23,000 |
That's a Wrap
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players are bagging and tagging, so stay tuned for their chip counts plus a full wrap, which will follow shortly.
Two Eliminations in Final Two Hands of the Night
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
In an incredible end to the day, two players were lost.
The first was former chip leader Juan Avila, who raise-called Rungarun Thongnonsun's three-bet in position preflop. On the 
flop, Thongnonsung continued for 20,000 and Avila moved all in for 99,500 total. Thongnonsun used all her time-bank cards before calling with 
and she was drawing to two outs against Avila's 
. She found one on the 
turn and after the 
came on the river, she told the table: "It was meant to be!"
The next hand saw the end of Leendert Van De Geer. Johan Gonzalez had moved all in for 128,500 in early position and Leendert Van De Geer called his remaining 78,500 on the button. They were flipping, but Van De Geer's 
lost to Gonzalez's 
on the 
board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
322,000 | 147,000 |
|
|
219,000 | 59,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Last Three Hands
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
There will be a final three hands played, before play concludes for Day 1d of the Main Event.
Yong Bets Big on the River
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Rungarun Thongnonsung opened the action, raising min to 10,000 in middle position. Only Christopher Yong wanted to play, defending from his big blind.
On the 
flop, Yong checked and Thongnonsung continued for 30,000, which he called. There was no betting on the 
turn and on the 
river, Yong used a time-bank card before setting 80,000 over the line. Thongnonsung also used a time-bank card before electing to pass.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
293,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
175,000 | -20,000 |
Tentative Start to the Last Level
Level 15
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Things have quietened down somewhat since play became full ring again. So far there hasn't been a showdown with only small pots won either preflop or on the flop.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000