$400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
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$400 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Last Chance for Cash and Prizes
The Main Event is playing out Day 2 in the special events section of the Club Regent Casino poker room, but for players who can only look longingly on that action, there's still one more chance at glory with the $400 NLHE.
Action gets underway at 1:05 local time, and its sure to be well attended. A whopping 190 players came out for this one during the spring edition of this tournament, so the room will be full once again today.
This past spring, it was Carlo Todaro who took down the big prize as he fought through those 190 runners for the $19,008 first prize. Last fall, it was Darren Penner who ended up with all the chips in this one against 130 runners.
More than money and the hardware is at stake in the last chance event as well. None of the top point holders in the player of the series race made Day 2 of the Main, so the points any of them can gather in the last chance event could be crucial to the final result, especially with the Main Event winner getting more than 1,000 points for a win today.
That would vault the Main Event champ to the top of the list, but a deep run in the $400 event for any of the top players will keep them on top. There'll be lots at stake as cards go in the air at 1:05. PokerNews Canada will be focusing on Main Event coverage, but we'll do our best to keep you updated on the last chance tournament as well.
Level: 1
Blinds: 25/50
Ante: 0
Its On
Level 1
: 25/50, 0 ante
The clock for Level 1 has just begun in the $400 Event. There are about 80 people in their seats to start the event, but that number is sure to grow.
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
Tournament Board Now Reads 95 Entries
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The last chance tournament is now up to 95 entries, with 85 stacks still in play.
Level: 3
Blinds: 75/150
Ante: 0
The Usual Suspects
Level 3
: 75/150, 0 ante
There's a lit of familiar names among the players in the field for the last chance. Among the notables at the felt so far are Matt Perin, Kyle Hartree, Ron Lauzon, Bel Roque, Ken Cung, Ferosh Tailor, Anthony Jaubert, Robert Hodgins, Paul Esposti, and Francis Fan among others.
Level: 4
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Level: 5
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 300