Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 Arrives in Newcastle; Day 1a Begins Shortly
The fourth stop on this year’s incarnation of the hugely popular Moneymaker's Road to the PSPC Tour is held at Aspers Casino in Newcastle. Day 1a of the £140 Main Event starts at 7pm local time today, with live coverage here on PokerNews.
Since Chris Moneymaker’s WSOP victory in 2003, when he turned $86 into $2.5 million after taking down the Main Event via a PokerStars satellite, he has been in the spotlight as the embodiment of the tournament poker dream – to turn a small buy-in satellite win into life-changing money. Still enthusiastic, the convivial pro has recently been on the road bringing publicity (and Platinum Passes) to affordable buy-in events in North America and now further afield, from Dublin to Sochi.
“The Moneymaker Road to PSPC gives players the opportunity to win big and have a great time without traveling too far from home,” he said before the first UK stop in London last week. “There are not enough words to explain how much fun was had on last year’s Tour and I can’t wait to get back out there. Playing poker and hanging out with people who love the game is memorable enough, then add in the Platinum Pass and opportunity to potentially change someone’s life… it’s going to be awesome!”
Andrew Barham (pictured) won the first British Moneymaker Tour stop at Le Meridien, Piccadilly last Sunday, taking home £7,501 after seeing off a total field of 468.
This week’s Newcastle Main Event (30th October-3rd November) will award its own Platinum Pass to the PSPC 2020* along with what promises to be a sizeable prizepool for a £140 event. Four starting flights (Wednesday through Saturday) feature 30 minute levels and a 30,000 starting stack; there is the option to re-enter up to twice per flight. Late registration ends today after Level 8, and play will finish at around 3am. Survivors from all flights will reconvene to play to a winner on Sunday 3rd November at noon.
*Platinum Pass Includes:
• Buy-in to the €22,500 PSPC 2020 event in Barcelona in August
• Six nights’ hotel accommodation for you and a guest in a five-star hotel
• Airport transfers
• Bespoke PSPC Merchandise
• €1,250 to cover expenses
• Platinum Pass winner experiences during the event