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

08-26-2023 21:11 UTC-4

Only One Question Remains. Who Will Win It All?

Jeremy Geist

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

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.

Before the tournament had even started, Saturday morning’s flight had already become the largest. There were over 200 runners before the clock had even started. By the end of late registration, 389 players took their shot at the prize pool that smashed the guarantee. The competition was fierce but after the dust settled just 49 players would find a bag and be in the money.

The day saw plenty of action but after all was said and done it appears that Gilberto Taveras-Garcia holds the chip lead with 713,000 from the final flight. This is still nowhere close to the overall chip leader going into Day 2, which is Sridhar Sangannagari with 971,000 from Flight 1d. Only time will tell if someone can take him out of the top spot and claim the coveted PokerStars Spadie trophy.

End of Flight 1e Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Gilberto Taveras-Garcia	United States	713,000
2	William Slovinsky	United States	459,000
3	Nicholas Skyllas	United States	438,000
4	Lingkon Lu	United States	429,000
5	John Nguyen	United States	417,000
6	Eli Garney	United States	413,000
7	Dave Kilcoyne	United States	410,000
8	Tuan Tran	United States	374,000
9	James Zaragoza	United States	358,000
10	Mike D'Angelico	United States	335,000

Although Gilberto Taveras Garcia grabbed the chip lead in Day 1e there were plenty of players that still bagged healthy stacks including William Slovinsky (459,000), James Zaragoza (358,000), Nicholas Skyllas (438,000), Dave Kiccoyne (410,000) and Tuan Tran (374,000).

In total, 128 players found a bag in one of the five flights. They will all be battling it out on Day 2 for their share of the $479,400 prize pool. This is over double the $200,000 guarantee from PokerStars. The final seat draw and payouts will be coming soon. Who will win it all at the inaugural PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia?

Stay tuned into PokerNews for all the updates from Event #1 and the next two weekends of action at the PokerStars Summer Series!

Tags: Dave Kiccoyne Dave Kilcoyne Eli Garney Gilberto Taveras Garcia James Zaragoza John Nguyen Mike D'Angelico Nicholas Skyllas Sridhar Sangannagari Tuan Tran William Slovinsky

08-26-2023 19:02 UTC-4

Two More Big Weekends of Poker are Coming Up at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia

Jeremy Geist

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The PokerStars Summer Series continues at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. Don’t miss out on the next two events with even larger guaranteed prize pools!

Event #2 runs from August 31-September 3, with a buy-in of $1,100 and a guaranteed prize pool of $300,000!

PokerStars Summer Series Event #2

Date	Day	Starting Time
Aug. 31	Day 1a	11:15 a.m.
Sept. 1	Day 1b	11:15 a.m.
Sept. 2	Day 1c	11:15 a.m.
Sept. 3	Day 2	11:15 a.m.

Event #3 runs from September 7-10, with a buy-in of $2,200 and a guaranteed prize pool of $500,000!

PokerStars Summer Series Event #3

Date	Day	Starting Time
Sept. 7	Day 1a	11:15 a.m.
Sept. 8	Day 1b	11:15 a.m.
Sept. 9	Day 1c	11:15 a.m.
Sept. 10	Day 2	11:15 a.m.

08-26-2023 18:25 UTC-4

Dangelico Wins Massive Three-Way All In

Jeremy Geist

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Action was opened in early position to 6,000 by Mike Dangelico. It then folded to a player in middle position who three-bet jammed. The action then folded to a player on the button who also went all in and action was back on Dangelico. No thought was needed and his chips made it into the middle having both players covered.

The cards hit their backs.

Middle position: A♥Q♦
Button: 9♠9♦
Mike Dangelico: K♠K♦

The full board ran out J♦8♥5♦6♠5♣ and Dangelico won a massive three-way all in to skyrocket up the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Dangelico	228,000 228,000	228,000

Tags: Mike Dangelico

08-26-2023 18:10 UTC-4

PN Podcast: Guest Billy Baxter Talks Hall of Fame, Doyle Brunson & Battling the IRS

Jeremy Geist

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Connor Richards, and Matt Hansen come to you from different parts of the world. Chad is back home in Wisconsin, while Connor and Matt are over at the EPT Barcelona. They discuss Daniel Weinman's signing with Poker Royalty, Zach Gruneberg's cat missing for 43 days, and the largest WPT Prime to date. They also talk about both Allen Kessler and Daniel Lowery capturing WSOP Circuit gold rings, as well as the PokerStars Summer Series kicking off in Philadelphia.

As for a guest, this week Chad managed to get Poker Hall of Famer and sports betting legend Billy Baxter on the show. He talks about his recent induction into the Sports Gambling Hall of Fame, what it was like to make a deep run in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Seniors Event (he finished as runner-up), and remembers how Doyle Brunson fared as a sports bettor. Baxter is a master storyteller, so you don't want to miss this chance to hear from the living legend.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

08-26-2023 16:14 UTC-4

The Numbers are In!

Jeremy Geist

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Poker Room

Late registration has ended in the final flight of the tournament and the totals are in!

There were a total of 1,020 entrants of five flights of action. When the dust settles in this last flight, a total of 128 runners will move on to Day 2 and battle it out for their share of the $479,400 prize pool.

The final payout will come in a later post. Stay tuned!

08-26-2023 15:50 UTC-4

Qualify for the PokerStars Summer Series on PokerStars PA

Jeremy Geist

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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.

08-26-2023 14:02 UTC-4

Over 300 Entries and Counting!

Jeremy Geist

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The Saturday flight has not disappointed. Every table in the room is full. There are already 340 entrants with a line of alternates and late registration still open!

08-26-2023 13:25 UTC-4

Lost and Found: Poker Player Tries for 43 Days to Locate Missing Cat - What Happened?

Kaelaine Minton

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Zach Gruneberg, a poker player from Pennsylvania with more than $2.2 million in lifetime tournament earnings, recently lost one of his cats, who escaped from his home while he was out in Las Vegas. What ensued was a frantic search-and-rescue effort that spanned a month and a half.

More specifically, it was a 43-day affair “through hell and back” according to Gruneberg, a five-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) Circuit ring winner, including back-to-back wins in the WSOP PA Online Series at the end of July.

Gruneberg, who is nine years clean and sober, is on Twitter as @HustlerGrune where it states he is both an anime addict and cat dad. One of those cats is a sleek gray feline named “Nook.”

“Nook is the only cat I've had since he was a kitten,” Gruneberg told PokerNews. “He is a super friendly high energy guy that loves to jump up into high places and play more so than any of my other cats.”

So, what’s the story behind Nook’s disappearance?

Day 1e Already the Largest Flight

Jeremy Geist

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

We are still in Level 1 and the total entrants has already skyrocketed over 235. making this the largest flight yet. There is a full line of people waiting to register and there are sure to be reentries starting soon.

Plenty of time to enter as late registration is open until the end of Level 6.

08-26-2023 09:57 UTC-4

Last Chance at Glory in Event #1 of the PokerStars Summer Series Starts at 11:15 a.m.

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.

Event #1: $550 No-Limit Hold’em has been a huge success already. There have been four flights over the past two days with a total of 631 players taking their shot at the large guarantee and a total of 79 players moving on to Day 2. That $200,000 guarantee was smashed halfway through the third flight yesterday. There is already $296,570 in the prize pool with today’s flight still waiting to kick off. All indications are that this will be the largest flight of them all. There is a real possibility that the guarantee will be doubled by day’s end.

Multiple players have already bagged some big stacks to take with them to Day 2. Among them are Day 1c chip leader John Cipriano (578,000), 1b chip leader Alesandro Jimenes (576,500), and Day 1a chip leader Vitaly Kovyazin (509,000). However, as the battle raged on late last night in Flight 1d there were some serious fireworks and the overwhelming chip leader is currently Sridhar Sangannagari, who bagged an incredible 971,000 chips.

All players that found a bag will return on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. to battle it out for their share of the prize pool and the coveted PokerStars Spadie Trophy. Today’s flight will be everyone’s last shot at making Day 2 so don’t miss out!

PokerStars Summer Series Event #1 Remaining Schedule

Date	Day	Starting Time
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 reentries take priority over alternates. Space is limited, so don't be late or you might miss out!

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates from the tournament floor during the PokerStars Summer Series.