The action was opened in early position to 8,000. It folded to middle position who called and then Sean Fellman came along from the big blind.
The 9♣2♣8♥ flop landed and action surprisingly checked through to a 9♦ turn. This time Fellman opted to lead for a small sizing of 7,000. The original raiser called but the third player folded.
The 4♣ landed on the river completing the flush and Fellman then slowed back down and checked. His opponent thought it over but ultimately checked back.
Fellman quickly tabled A♠9♠ for turned trips with top kicker and his opponent mucked.
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!
Action was opened by Keith Crowder in middle position to 12,000. It then folded to the small blind who put in a cold three-bet to 35,000. Crowder thought it over and eventually called.
The 2♥3♦A♦ flop hit the felt and Crowder called a 25,000 continuation bet from his opponent.
The turn brought a Q♦ and the small blind slowed down and checked. Crowder thought over his options for about a minute before putting out a large sizing of 50,000.
His opponent went into the tank for a few moments but eventually found a fold. Crowder is now sitting close to the top of the leaderboard.
Action was opened in middle position by Victor Paulino to 15,000. It folded to a player in the cutoff who called and the big blind came along too.
The flop came 3♦6♦2♥ and the Big blind didn't think for long before leading out for 18,000. Action was then on Paulino who open jammed as fast as he could.
The third player in the hand quickly folded and action was back on the big blind. He sat in the tank for a few moment but eventually shook his head and folded.
Paulino would earn the pot after some well timed aggression.
The field has been narrowed down to just 58 players. Only 49 will bag chips and move on to Day 2 in the money. With less than 10 left to bust there is sure to be some fireworks soon.
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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).
Players, Chip Leaders
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!