Day 1d and 1e Flights are Last Chance to Bag for Sunday

The final two starting flights of the $1,100 Main Event are on the agenda today as the PokerStars Open continues at Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland. Day 1d kicks off at 11:15 a.m. local time and Day 1e, which is a turbo flight with 20-minute levels, gets underway at 6:15 p.m.

The tournament features a $300,000 guaranteed prize pool, with the guarantee nearly being met in the first three starting flights alone. Players who advance from each flight will combine and return for Day 2 on Sunday, October 26, where a winner will be crowned.

Through Day 1c, a whopping 300 entries have been tallied, and with two flights left to be had, that number is anticipated to climb substantially. As of now, only 45 of those competitors will be advancing to Day 2, all of whom are already in the money.

Day 1b chip leader Maclaren Chatham (621,000) currently leads the way in the overall counts. Not far behind him in second is Day 1a chip leader Paul Hunter with 568,500. Shuyang Han (494,500), who rose to the top on Day 1c, rounds out the podium.

Overall Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Maclaren Chatham	United States	621,000
2	Paul Hunter	United States	568,500
3	Shuyang Han	United States	494,500
4	Casey Hatmaker	United States	365,000
5	Roy Kim	United States	364,500
6	Sungwoon Yoo	United States	357,000
7	Jhordy Sanchez	United States	348,000
8	Adam Glasgow	United States	347,500
9	Jason Sardo	United States	324,000
10	Arthur Zabronsky	United States	316,000

Players will begin each starting flight with 30,000 in chips and blinds will begin at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 40 minutes, with late registration and re-entries permitted through Level 9. A 60-minute dinner break will take place at the conclusion of Level 10 at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Play for Day 1 flights will conclude once 15% of the field remains and those who bag will be in the money. Day 2 will then start at the earliest blind level of the five flights on Sunday, October 26, where the event will play down to a winner.