$360 Main Event
Day 1b Completed
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Seminole Hard Rock
$360 Main Event
Day: 1b
Zoltan Czinkota Leads Day 1b of Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 Seminole Hard Rock
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 at the Seminole Hard Rock in South Florida saw two more starting flights play out simultaneously on Saturday. The Seminole Casino Coconut Creek attracted 58 runners, while the Hard Rock Hollywood saw 229 entrants compete.
Along with Day 1a’s combined field of 177 entrants (42 from Coconut Creek, 130 from Seminole Hard Rock), the total field grew to 464 entries.
Bagging the big stack on Day 1b was Zoltan Czinkota with 492,500. Others advancing were Daniel Scorro (362,500), Devond Marshall (285,500), Matt Suarez (215,000), Willie Wiggins (114,500), and Sherif Elmessiri (48,500).
Among those to fall on Day 1b were Loni Harwood, Derrick Contreras, Peter Kao, Ariel Rosello Quintana, Ory Hen, 2019 PSPC Platinum Pass winners Brandon Welter, defending champ Andy Risquez, and Paul “kasspav” Kasselouris, the man behind the Olympus Poker vlog.
Sunday’s Day 2 will see 48 players (19 from Day 1a, 29 from 1b) return to action, which will get underway at 11 a.m. local time and resume with 15:15 remaining in Level 14 (1,500/3,000/3,000). They are already in the money (payouts will be published once they are made available). PokerNews will be on-site to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.
End-of-Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
492,500 | 67,500 |
|
440,000 | 440,000 |
|
362,500 | 227,500 |
|
343,000 | 63,000 |
|
298,000 | -52,000 |
|
286,500 | -13,500 |
|
285,500 | 25,500 |
|
269,000 | 269,000 |
|
263,500 | 263,500 |
|
216,000 | -4,000 |
|
215,000 | 215,000 |
|
167,000 | 17,000 |
|
160,000 | 115,000 |
|
114,500 | 24,500 |
|
104,500 | 44,500 |
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
83,000 | 18,000 |
|
48,500 |
Down to 23
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The field is down to 23 players which means action has halted. Players are now bagging and tagging. Stay tuned for a list of survivors complete with chip counts.
Steege Done in By Phonphornwithoon
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Casey Steege got the last of his chips all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against Wanlop Phonphornwithoon.
Wanlop Phonphornwithoon: 
Casey Steege: 
The 
flop gave Steege a gutshot Broadway draw but he missed as a 
bricked on the turn followed by another on the river.
Steege bowed out in 25th place, which means hand-for-hand play will begin. Just one more player needs to fall before the money is made and Day 1b comes to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Felix Felted By Socorro
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
We saw Duane Felix walking away from the table and learned after the fact that he had gotten his short stack all in preflop against Daniel Socorro.
Duane Felix: 
Daniel Socorro: 
The board ran out clean and Felix took his leave in 26th place, just three spots shy of making the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
135,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Weinberg Flips for Tournament Life
Level 17
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Paul Smerdon opened for 15,000 from the lojack and called when Michael Weinberg three-bet all in for 74,000 from the small blind.
Paul Smerdon: 
Michael Weinberg: 
It was a big flip and Weinberg was looking to hold to stay alive. The 
flop gave Smerdon a flush draw to go with his overs, but fortunately for Weinberg the 
turn and 
river were safe cards for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
150,000 | 70,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Big Stack Smiles
Down to 27
Level 16
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The field has been whittled down to the final 27 players which means a table is being broke. Just three tables remain and four more players need to exit before the end of Day 1b.