£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day 1de Started
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1de
Day 1d of the Main Event Kicks off at Noon
The Moneymaker’s Road to the PSPC Tour - London Leg continues with Days 1d, 1e and 1f all playing out today. The first two will take place here at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City, with Day 1d starting at 12pm and Day 1e beginning at 6pm. On top of that, there is an opportunity for players in the Milton Keynes area to get involved, with Day 1f starting Aspers Casino Milton Keynes at 7pm.
A total of 30 players have made it through to Day 2 (six from each of the first two starting flights and a further 18 in Day 1c yesterday) and 227 entries have generated £28,440 towards the prize pool so far.
PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker finished top of the Day 1a field, netting 470,000 for his efforts. William Miskelly matched him with 470,000 accumulated in Day 1c yesterday, but Edgar Drozdov is the one to catch as he takes through a monstrous 620,000 chips through from Day 1b on Tuesday.
Costing just £140, the Main Event offers players the remarkable opportunity to win a Platinum Pass* package for the PSPC 2020 and live the poker dream of turning a small buy-in into life-changing money.
Once again players will receive 30,000 chips in exchange for their buy-in and there are unlimited re-entries available until the end of Level 12. Levels last 30 minutes and there will be a break every two hours, at the end of every fourth level. Play will conclude at the end of Level 15.
*Each Platinum Pass (worth approx. $30,000) includes:
Buy-in to the €22,500 PSPC 2020 event
Six nights’ hotel accommodation for two people in a 5* Barcelona Hotel
Airport transfers
Bespoke PSPC Merchandise
€1,250 to cover expenses
Platinum Pass winner experiences during the event
Play Will Resume Shortly
The feature stage is being set up as we speak, adding to the excitement here at Aspers Casino. The latest players to take a seat are at the registration desk, which means the tournament should get underway shortly.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for the fourth starting flight, which means Day 1d is underway.
Early Birds
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 |
Tracey Takes it on the Flop
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Play has been tentative so one, pretty standard for Level 1 in a starting flight, but Kevin Tracey is out of the starting blocks after taking a small pot on the flop. It followed a 400 open by Marcel Sabau in early position and a flat call from Gabor Hegedus in middle position before Tracey called on the button. The big blind came along too and the four players saw a 
flop.
It checked to Tracey, who made a sizeable 1,200 bet and once everyone else had folded, he showed the 
for top pair before collecting the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,000 | |
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29,500 | |
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29,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Katsoulakis Sticks Around
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Two players were looking at a 
board. The player in middle position check-raised Anton Katouslakis' 1,000 bet to 3,000 and he called.
The 
completed the board and after another check, Katsoulakis bet 3,000. There was no check-raise this time and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,000
36,000
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36,000 |
Manohar Gives Hegedus Respect
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The flop was out and it read 
. Gabor Hegedus bet 1,200 and Kevin Manohar called on his left. It was just the two of them as they headed to the turn.
It came the 
and Hegedus bet 2,000, which Manohar called again. The river was the 
and another quick bet, a barrel of 3,000, saw Manohar concede. He showed the 
in doing so and Hegedus looked a little surprised that Manohar had folded top pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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37,000
7,500
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7,500 |
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31,000
1,000
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1,000 |