$550 Summer Series Event 1
Day 1e Started
2023 PokerStars Summer Series
$550 Summer Series Event 1
Day: 1e
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1e
2023 PokerStars Summer Series
Buy-in
$550
Prize Pool
$479,400
Entries
1,020
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
389
Players Left
49
Last Chance at Glory in Event #1 of the PokerStars Summer Series Starts at 11:15 a.m.
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.
Can’t Make it to Spain? Try the Mini EPT Barcelona Online Instead
If you can't get the time off to fly over to Spain for the EPT Barcelona, don't worry. PokerStars is running a Mini EPT Barcelona online.
This fun and affordable online series runs parallel to the live EPT Barcelona, with 25 online tournaments held over eight days.
The first events kick off on August 27, starting with Event #1: $11 Deep Stack, 3 Re-entry. Before then, players can get in on the action with online satellite events on PokerStars.
In addition to big prize pools throughout the series, winning Event #25 — or its sister Event #24: $5.50 Mini EPT Barcelona Main Event - L — will net you a ticket for the $1,050 WCOOP Main Event. This also comes with a Gold Power Pass package worth $10,300 that will cover your travel, accommodation, and tournament buy-in for EPT Cyprus.
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Cards are in the air for Flight 1e. The room is buzzing and there are already 188 entrants!
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Tauss Gets a Great Flop
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
A player in early position opened to 300. Erica Tauss put in a three-bet to 1,100. The action folded to the small blind, who cold-called and the original raiser came along too.
The players were three ways to a flop of Q♦5♣6♠ and action checked to Tauss, who put out another bet of 1,600. Only the small blind called.
The 7♥ landed on the turn and the small blind check-called another bet from Tauss of 3,000.
The river 9♥ put four to a straight on board and it was checked to Tauss once more. She thought over her options but eventually checked back and saw the good news. The small blind tabled A♣Q♦ for top pair, top kicker and Tauss tabled Q♥Q♣ for a flopped top set.
Tauss scooped the pot to get a much needed influx of chips early on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,500
36,500
|
36,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Day 1e Already the Largest Flight
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.
Dang Cracks Aces
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was joined on a flop of 6♣9♥7♣. The small blind checked over to Anh Dang in late position, who put out a bet of 1,100. The small blind only thought for a moment before putting in a check-raise to the tune of 3,500. Dang quickly called.
The 2♣ landed on the turn and the small blind open-jammed, having Dang covered. Dang sat in the tank for about 30 seconds before putting in the chips for her tournament life.
The cards hit their backs.
Anh Dang: 6♦7♦
Small Blind: A♠A♥
Dang needed to dodge an Ace, nine, or deuce to get the pure double. The river landed a 4♥ and Dang scooped a big one early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,500
41,500
|
41,500 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300