$360 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Seminole Hard Rock
$360 Main Event
Day: 1a
End-of-Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000 | 470,000 |
|
420,000 | 420,000 |
|
300,550 | 300,550 |
|
284,000 | |
|
224,000 | 224,000 |
|
222,500 | |
|
203,000 | 203,000 |
|
|
186,000 | 186,000 |
|
174,500 | |
|
|
156,000 | 156,000 |
|
156,000 | 156,000 |
|
135,000 | |
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
135,000 | 135,000 |
|
105,500 | 105,500 |
|
104,000 | |
|
|
77,000 | 77,000 |
|
40,500 | 40,500 |
|
24,000 |
Chris Moneymaker Bags Big Stack on Seminole Casino Coconut Creek Day 1a
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 at the Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida saw two starting flights play out simultaneously between the Hard Rock Hollywood and Seminole Casino Coconut Creek properties. The latter, which was live reported here in the live blog, attracted 42 runners, and with 15:15 remaining in Level 14 (1,500/3,000/3,000), action halted with five players remaining.
Those five players, who will all be in the money when they return for Sunday's Day 2 at the Hard Rock Hollywood, were led by none other than 2003 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Chris Moneymaker, who bagged a big stack of 284,000.
"It feels pretty good. I didn't have to rebuy," Moneymaker said. "I got short during the rebuy period but got a good run late. Once we got down to one table I was able to build pretty well. It was a smaller field but a lot of fun. Overall it was a pretty smooth day."
Others advancing were Sheldon Gross (222,500), Mark Cannon (174,500), Ben Robinson (135,000), and Dan Wayson (24,000).
Of course, not everyone was so lucky. Among those to fire and fall in the flight were Jorge Aristizabal, David Feigenbaum, Harry Silver, Tom Gity, and Michael Goldfarb.
Those players will have the opportunity to try again on Saturday if they so choose as Flight B will get underway at 10 a.m. local time at both properties.
Speaking of which, the Hard Rock Hollywood Day 1a flight is still in action. PokerNews will bring you end-of-day chip counts from that tournament once it wraps.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
284,000 | -6,000 |
|
|
222,500 | 72,500 |
|
|
174,500 | 4,500 |
|
|
135,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
24,000 | -16,000 |
Dalco Ends Day 1a Flight at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek
In Level 14 (1,500/3,000/3,000), Sheldon Gross limped under the gun and Chris Moneymaker raised to 12,000 from the button. Gilles Dalco came along from the small blind, Gross put in the additional 9,000, and the trio watched the flop come down 
.
Dalco was first to act and moved all in for 48,000. Gross called, Moneymaker folded, and Dalco discovered the bad news.
Gilles Dalco: 
Sheldon Gross: 
Gross had flopped the flush and Dalco was left drawing dead after the 
appeared on the turn. The meaningless 
was run out on the river and Gross was pushed the pot.
With the field reaching 10 percent, action has ceased on this flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000 | 205,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 117,000 |
|
|
150,000 | -35,000 |
|
|
110,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
65,000 | 38,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -85,000 |
|
Busted |
Aristizabal Eliminates Feigenbaum
In Level 13 (1,500/2,500/2,500), action exploded on a 
flop between Jorge Aristizabal and David Feigenbaum that resulted in the former getting his stack all in.
David Feigenbaum: 
Jorge Aristizabal:
Aristizabal had flopped top two pair while Feigenbaum went with his heart flush draw. That draw was rendered moot when the 
spiked on the turn to give Aristizabal a full house.
The meaningless 
was run out on the river and Feigenbaum headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
Gross Sends White to the Rail
In Level 13 (1,500/2,500/2,500), Fred White moved all in from the cutoff for his last 11,000 and both David Feigenbaum and Sheldon Gross called from the small and big blinds respectively.
When the flop came down 
, Feigenbaum checked and then folded when Gross tossed out a bet.
Sheldon Gross: 
Fred White: 
White had flopped to pair but was behind Gross, who flopped top two. Neither the turn nor 
river helped White and he headed for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
185,000 | 25,000 |
|
Busted |
Dobson Done and Dusted
In Level 12 (1,000/2,000/2,000), Chris Moneymaker opened for 4,500 under the gun and Jonathan Dobson responded by three-betting all in for 16,000 from the button. Ben Robinson, who was in the big blind, then moved all in over the top and Moneymaker got out of the way.
Ben Robinson: 
Jonathan Dobson: 
Dobson's best chance at staying alive was to catch an ace, but he was left wanting as the board ran out an ace-less 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000 | 30,000 |
|
Busted |
Moneymaker Wins Against Wayson Despite Missing Draw
In Level 11 (800/1,600/1,600), Chris Moneymaker raised to 4,000 from early position and Dan Wayson defended his big blind to see a flop.
Wayson check-called a bet of 5,000 and then check-called one of 12,000 on the 
turn.
When the 
completed the board on the river, Wayson checked for the third time and Moneymaker thought long and hard before checking behind and tabling his 
. His missed flush draw that turned into a rivered pair of sevens was good enough as Wayson sent his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 34,000 |
Dalco Doubles Through Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker raised to 4,000 from the cutoff only to have Gilles Dalco three-bet all in for 12,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Moneymaker opted to make the call.
Gilles Dalco:
Chris Moneymaker: 
Dalco was ahead and maintained the lead when both he and Moneymaker paired on the 
flop. The 
turn gave Moneymaker a diamond flush draw, but the river proved safe for Dalco to give him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
27,000 | 15,000 |