$550 Summer Series Event 1 Day 1cd | 2023 PokerStars Summer Series

08-25-2023 11:45 UTC-4

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

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08-25-2023 11:40 UTC-4

Kyler Springs the Trap

Jeremy Geist

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Action folded to a player on the button who opened to 300. Dan Kyler called from the small blind and so did the big blind.

The A♣9♠Q♥ flop hit the felt and Kyler check called a 600 bet from the button. The big blind got out of the way.

The J♦ landed on the turn and Kyler checked again. The button thought for a moment before putting out another bet of 1,100.

Kyler didnt think for long before check-raising to 2,400. Unfortunately, he wouldn't get any action as the button folded pretty quickly. Kyler scooped a small one but moved in the right direction as the day kicked off.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Kyler	31,500 31,500	31,500

Tags: Dan Kyler

08-25-2023 11:29 UTC-4

Porter With the Early Aggression

Jeremy Geist

Level 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

Action was opened in middle position by local pro Andrew Porter to 300. He got a call in one spot from the small blind.

The flop came 4♣Q♠3♠ and action checked to Porter who continued for another 300. The small blind called.

The 8♣ landed and the small blind led out for 600. Porter sat in the tank for a moment but eventually called.

The J♥ was put on the river and the small blind led again for 1,200. Porter thought over his options and eventually landed on a raise to 5,500. The player in the small blind thought for a moment but eventually landed on a fold.

Porter dragged the small pot early to gain some momentum.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Porter	32,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Andrew Porter

08-25-2023 11:18 UTC-4

Shuffle Up and Deal

Jeremy Geist

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

Cards are in the air for Flight 1c of the PokerStars Summer Series Event #1!

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

08-25-2023 10:35 UTC-4

Qualify for the PokerStars Summer Series on PokerStars PA

Kaelaine Minton

If you're looking to play a big live tournament in Pennsylvania without putting up the four-figure buy-in, there are plenty of opportunities to qualify into tournaments on PokerStars Pennsylvania. PokerStars PA is currently running Summer Series Qualfiers and awarding seats to the first-ever PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Philadelphia later this month.

The PokerStars Summer Series features $1 million in guarantees and will take place Aug. 24-Sept. 10. In the final week of August, there will be plenty of opportunities for players to satellite into the $300,000 guaranteed $1,100 NLH event and the $500,000 guaranteed $2,200 NLH event.

08-25-2023 09:54 UTC-4

The Battle Continues at 11:15 AM in the Inaugural PokerStars Summer Series

Jeremy Geist

Earlier this year, PokerStars US announced the return of live tournaments, hosting three weekends of poker action in the inaugural Summer Series at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.

Two flights kicked off yesterday with a total of 257 entrants. When the dust settled, 32 players found a bag and will move on to Day 2 — in the money! Of the players who bagged, Alesandro Jimenes (576,500) ended up with the chip lead. There are multiple players within a few big blinds, but with three more flights remaining, he is sure to get some more company at the top of the leaderboard.

The battle continues today for a guaranteed prize pool of $200,000 in Event #1: $550 No-Limit Hold 'em of the PokerStars Summer Series. This is the first of three big guarantee tournaments taking place over the next three weekends. The $550 buy-in, multi-day event will kick off at 11:15 a.m. local time with Day 1c. This will be followed by Day 1d at 6:15 p.m., then followed by Day 1e on Saturday morning. Players who find a bag on Day 1 will return on Sunday, August 27, at 11:15 a.m., to battle it out on Day 2 for their share of the prize pool and the illustrious PokerStars Spadie trophy.

PokerStars Summer Series Event #1 Remaining Schedule

Date	Day	Starting Time
Aug. 25	Day 1c	11:15 a.m.
Aug. 25	Day 1d	6:15 p.m.
Aug. 26	Day 1e	11:15 a.m.
Aug. 27	Day 2	11:15 a.m.

Each player will start with 30,000 in tournament chips. Levels will be 30 minutes long on Day 1 and 40 minutes on Day 2, with 15-minute breaks every two hours. Late registration and reentries will be allowed until the start of Level 7. Day 1 concludes once only 12.5 percent of the field remains.

This is an unlimited reentry tournament 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.

$550 Summer Series Event 1

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