£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day 1gh Started
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - London
£140 Main Event - Road to PSPC
Day: 1gh
Final Two Starting Flights Take Place Today with Day 1g of the Main Event Starting at Noon
The Moneymaker’s Road to the PSPC Tour - London Leg continues with Days 1g and 1h playing out today here at Aspers Casino Westfield Stratford City. After four days of starting flights Day 1g (which starts at 12pm) and Day 1h (which begins at 6pm) are the last two starting flights for this leg of the tour.
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 on Wednesday. They were both surpassed by Victor Nitel in Day 1d yesterday after he finished the day with 490,000 but Edgar Drozdov is the one to catch though, as he takes through a monstrous 620,000 chips through from Day 1b on Tuesday.
A total of 37 players have made it through to Day 2 and 291 entries have generated £34,920 towards the prize pool so far (the numbers from flights 1e and 1g will be added to these figures just as soon as they have been confirmed). Costing just £120 + £20, 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 in the 12pm will last 30 minutes and in the 6pm flight they will be 20 minutes long. There will be a break every two hours, at the end of every fourth level. Play will conclude at the end of Level 15.
The turbo structure for this evening’s flight will ensure entrants have time to rest ahead of Day 2 tomorrow, which kicks off at 2pm local time. As if that wasn’t exciting enough, coverage will also begin on the live stream.
*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
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Cards are in the air for the penultimate starting flight of the Main Event.
Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
There are some familiar facies in the running already. Former Premier League footballer Jimmy Kebe is already in contention. Other early birds are Jen Mason, Richard King and Justin Bateson.
It's Bateson's second attempt to win a Platinum Pass in this leg of the series, after bubbling a package in the London Hippodrome leg last month.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
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30,000 | 30,000 |
|
30,000 | 30,000 |
Gluzov Eliminated by Mason
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The first elimination has just taken place over on Table 4. Kamen Gluzov and another player limped in front and Jen Mason raised to 500, which they both called.
On the 
flop, it checked to Mason who continued for 600. One player folded but Gluzov opted to raise to 2,200. Back on Mason and she raised again, to 7,100 and Gluzov responded by moving all in.
Jennifer Mason: 
Kamen Gluzov: 
It was two pair for Gluzov but Mason had diamond and jack outs. The turn came the 
and with no full house for Gluzov on the 
river, he was the first player to hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
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Busted |
Fine Doubles
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
All the chips went in preflop and Julie Fine was the player at risk but she had got it in with the best of it against Dan Wellings.
Julie Fine: 
Dan Wellings: 
The board ran out a safe 
and Wellings is left very short after that clash.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 | 58,000 |
|
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6,500 | 6,500 |
Wellings Out
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Dan Wellings has busted after failing to spin up following his all in just now. With unlimited rebuys available, he can re-enter any time up until Level 12 if he wishes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
More Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Some players who previously tried their luck in another flight are back in the room ready to try again to win a coveted Platinum Pass.
| 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 |