Last of the Day 1's
The Southern Poker Open by RunGood Events continues today with the first-ever land-based poker tournament on property.
Through the first three Day 1 flights, a total of 537 players have entered the event, with 112 making it through to Day 2.
Gerald Kelley bagged the chip lead in Flight A with 279,500. Wes Gauthier took the top spot in Flight B with 308,000, while Glen Sheffield bagged the most in Flight C with 225,000. Other top-ten stacks include Bobby Barbier (267,000), Paul Espinosa (265,000), Clark Craft (262,500), Richard Couron (262,500), Keith Lehr (223,500), Mike Guidry (210,000), and Chris Tiller (200,000).
The fourth of five scheduled Day 1 flights gets underway at 11 a.m. Saturday local time, with the final flight scheduled for 6 p.m. The event offers a $200,000 guaranteed prize pool with a $420 buy-in. Surviving players from each flight will return on Sunday at noon to play down to a champion.
Players buying into the event will begin their tournament with 20,000 chips and must survive twelve 30-minute levels to advance to Day 2. Late registration and unlimited re-entry are available until the start of Level 9 (approximately 3:30 p.m. local time).
The structure employs the big-blind ante, for faster play throughout the event. For the full structure sheet, click here.
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