Action opened under the gun to 300 by Gary Braufman. He got called by the cutoff and the small blind.
The A♥5♣10♦ flop hit the felt and Braufman bet 600 when it was checked to him. He only got a call from the small blind.
The 10♥ landed on the turn and Braufman fired again for 1,100. The small blind called again.
The 9♠ landed on the river and the small blind checked one more time. Braufman put out the final bet of 1,500 but could not get any more action as the small blind folded.
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Action was opened under the gun by Adam "Barstool Smitty" Smith when he went all in blind on the very first hand of the tournament. It folded all the way to a player in the big blind who also had not looked at his cards and he said one thing,"lets do it," before making the call.
Both players saw their cards for the first time:
Adam Smith: K♠8♦
Big Blind: 8♣3♥
The full board ran out 7♦4♥5♠A♣Q♠ and with just king-high, Smith snagged a double-up and a knockout on the very first hand.
Yesterday the first flight of Event #2: $1,100 No Limit Hold’em at the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia kicked off and it was a huge success. Today players hoping to cash in on the $300,000 guarantee will make their way to Philadelphia to duke it out in Flight 1b.
Last night Robert Elias bagged the chip lead with a massive 776,000 stack. Will someone else best this number by the end of the day? Only time will tell. Yesterday also brought multiple notable players to Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia to battle it out. With the success of Day 1a there will likely be more crushers making their way here from the greater tristate area.
Day 1a Top 10 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Robert Elias
United States
776,000
2
Chan Kim
United States
634,000
3
Julian Penza
United States
594,000
4
Kevin Grabel
United States
527,000
5
Jonathan Stoeber
United States
473,000
6
Joe McKeehen
United States
472,000
7
Benjamin Duronio
United States
463,000
8
Michael McNicholas
United States
414,000
9
Jugal Daterao
United States
382,000
10
Joe Cutler
United States
227,000
Robert Elias
The $1,100 multi-day event kicked off yesterday at 11:15 a.m. local time with Day 1a. Day 1b will take place today at 11:15 a.m. and Day 1c will land on Saturday morning at 11:15 a.m. All players who find a bag on Day 1 will return on Sunday for Day 2 of the tournament at 11:15 a.m.
PokerStars Summer Series Event #2 Schedule
Date
Day
Start Time
Friday, September 1, 2023
Day 1b
11:15 a.m.
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Day 1c
11:15 a.m.
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Day 2
11:15 a.m.
Each player will start with 40,000 in tournament chips. Levels will be 40 minutes long on Day 1 and 60 minutes on Day 2, with 15-minute breaks every two hours. Late registration and reentries will be allowed until the start of Level 10. Day 1 concludes once 12.5 percent of the field remains.
This is an unlimited reentry event and is sure to draw a large turnout from the East Coast tournament crowd. Make sure to get to the venue early as reentries take priority over alternates and space is limited.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates from the tournament floor during the PokerStars Summer Series.
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