Action was three-way to the Q♣3♦3♣ flop, where William Chonka checked in the big blind. Ryan Mostafa slid out a bet of 3,000, with the button getting out of the way before Chonka called.
Chonka checked again after seeing the 4♥ turn, opting to lay it down after Mostafa continued for 5,000 to take the pot.
Leon Lee opened to 900 in middle position and Fadi Sader made the call on the button. Rudolf George slid in the call from the small blind, with Adrian Aguilar defending his big blind.
All four players checked through the 6♠10♦Q♣ flop, with George and Aguilar checking again on the 8♥ turn.
Lee fired a bet of 2,200 and Sader quickly folded. George also let his hand go, while Aguilar made the call.
Another check from Aguilar followed the 6♦ river and Lee slid out a bet of 5,000. That was enough to take down the pot, as Aguilar sent his cards to the dealer.
It only took half of Friday’s opening flight to push the $1,100 Main Event past its guaranteed prize pool, as the registration numbers continue to impress at the inaugural PokerStars Open Philadelphia.
Today marks the last chance to earn a spot in the money, with Day 1d getting off to an early 10:15 a.m. local time start at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.
Through the opening three flights, a total of 644 entries have already created a prize pool of $618,240. That list has been trimmed down to 82 remaining players, with the last group of Day 2 qualifiers set to join them tonight.
The overall chip leader is Norman Rodriguez, who collected 860,000 by then end of Day 1c. The pace-setter from Day 1b was George Alberto with 776,000 chips, while Michael Bohmerwald led the way after the opening flight with 719,000.
Top 10 Overall Chip Leaders
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Norman Rodriguez
Dominican Republic
860,000
2
Angel Lopez
United States
841,000
3
George Alberto
United States
776,000
4
Michael Bohmerwald
United States
719,000
5
Steven Christopher
United States
693,000
6
Osman Nasir
United States
690,000
7
Mark Digiovani-Haney
United States
685,000
8
Frank Funaro
United States
684,000
9
Soheb Porbandarwala
United States
603,000
10
Edward Leonard
United States
560,000
Frank Funaro
Among the notable names safely into Day 2 is PokerStars AmbassadorMaria Konnikova, who bagged up 451,000 chips on Thursday night.
Others with big stacks through the first three days include Angel Lopez (841,000), Steven Christopher (693,000), Frank Funaro (684,000) and Edward Leonard (560,000).
Action begins at 10:15 a.m. local time, with blinds of 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Levels will remain 40 minutes in length for Day 1d, with 15-minute breaks after every three levels of play.
The schedule includes a dinner break after Level 9, while late registration will close at the start of Level 13. Players will try to navigate their way into the top 12.5%, at which point play will conclude and remaining stacks will be carried over to Day 2.
Hundreds of players will be looking to join the 82 players who have already earned a place in the money, with a shot at battling for the PokerStars Open title on Sunday.
Complete coverage will continue here on PokerNews, as our live reporting and digital media teams are on the scene to bring you all of the exciting action in Philadelphia.
