$550 Summer Series Event 1 | 2023 PokerStars Summer Series

08-27-2023 15:11 UTC-4

Day 2 Chip Leader Hits the Rail

Kaelaine Minton

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sridhar Sangannagari came into Day 2 with an overwhelming chip lead of 971,000. After a slow start that brought him down to about 600,000, he jammed the button with pocket fours and ran into the queens of Adrii Zhuk for a 50 big blind pot.

Just two hands later he jammed over the open of Mike Dangelico for his remaining chips. Dangelico called off for only a few more big blinds and the cards were tabled.

Sridhar Sangannagari: K♥10♦
Mike Dangelico: 10♣8♣

The full board ran out 3♠2♣A♠6♣9♣ giving Dangelico a flush and Sangannagari hit the rail late in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrii Zhuk	915,000 799,500	799,500
Mike Dangelico	815,000 30,000	30,000
Sridhar Sangannagari	Busted

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08-27-2023 13:36 UTC-4

Dangelico Gets it in Behind

Jeremy Geist

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action folded to Mike Dangelico in late position who went all in for about 250,000. The next player to act on the button flat called and the small blind folded. It was then on the big blind who three-bet jammed for 475,000. The button folded and the players were off to a full board heads up.

Mike Dangelico: 10♣10♠
Big Blind: Q♥Q♠

The J♠7♠3♥ flop would not bring any help for Dangelico but the dealer then burned and turned a 10♥ giving Dangelico life and putting him right back in his seat. The A♦ river would be irrelevant and Dangelico would triple up after a very favorable turn card.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Dangelico	775,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Mike Dangelico

08-27-2023 12:20 UTC-4

Book's Turn Card Stuns the Table

Jeremy Geist

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was opened on the button to 16,000. Christopher Book was in the small blind and three-bet to 45,000. The button put in a four-bet to 100,000. Book smooth-called.

The 9♣2♠6♦ flop hit the felt and after only a few moments of thinking, Book ripped it in having his opponent covered. The button snap called.

Button: A♠A♣
Christopher Book: K♣K♠

Book was dominated, but the dealer came with some help in the form of the K♥ right there on the turn. The river 6♥ sealed the deal and Book scooped a massive pot after being on both the wrong end and ultimately right end of a cooler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Book	565,000 101,000	101,000

Tags: Christopher Book

08-27-2023 10:16 UTC-4

Day 2 Payouts

Jeremy Geist

Players that bagged will be returning to Day 2 and in the money. The payouts are as follows.

Day 2 Payouts

1	$81,795
2	$57,340
3	$37,180
4	$27,480
5	$20,830
6	$16,670
7	$13,800
8	$10,960
9	$8,185
10-12	$6,470
13-15	$5,035
16-18	$4,135
19-21	$3,430
22-24	$2,845
25-27	$2,415
28-36	$2,120
37-45	$1,830
46-54	$1,640
55-63	$1,495
64-72	$1,385
73-81	$1,275
82-90	$1,165
91-99	$1,060
100-108	$955
109-117	$850
118-126	$755
127-128	$700

08-27-2023 09:45 UTC-4

Who Will Win the First Event of the Inaugural PokerStars Summer Series?

Jeremy Geist

The five Day 1 flights have come to an end in Event #1: $550 No Limit Hold’em at the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia. The only question that remains is who will win it all?

Players from all over the tristate area came to Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia for their shot at the $200,000 guarantee. Within the first three flights that guarantee had already been blown out of the water.

Day 1c chip leader Sridhar Sangannagari holds the overall, overwhelming chip lead with 971,000, but there are plenty of players still in the chase. There is plenty of time for someone to overtake that lead and enter the final table in pole position.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips	Big Blinds
1	Sridhar Sangannagari	United States	971,000	162
2	Gilberto Taveras	United States	713,000	119
3	John Cipriano	United States	578,000	96
4	Alesandro Jimenes	United States	576,500	96
5	Soukha Kachittavong	United States	569,000	95
6	Vitaly Kovyazin	United States	509,000	85
7	Boris Vaynberg	United States	468,000	78
8	Justin Martin	United States	466,500	78
9	Christopher Book	United States	464,000	77
10	William Slovinsky	United States	459,000	77

The players that found a bag on Day 1 will be returning at 11:15 EDT to battle it out for their share of a massive $479,400 prize pool. The eventual winner will be taking home some life-changing money in the form of an $81,795 payout and the coveted PokerStars Spadie Trophy.

A total of 128 players bagged on Day 1 and will return and be in the money. The minimum payout is $700 with progressive pay jumps happening quickly. Play will kick off in Level 16 at 3,000/6,000/6,000 blinds and they will play down to a winner. Day 2 will also see the levels go from 30 minutes up to 40 minutes.

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Tags: Sridhar Sangannagari Alesandro Jimenes Boris Vaynberg Christopher Book Gilberto Taveras John Cipriano Justin Martin Soukha Kachittavong Vitaly Kovyazin William Slovinsky