Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
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Cards are in the air for Day 1b with 82 players seated for the first shuffle.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Welcome to Day 1b of the $800 Main Event at the 2025 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker. Today is the final opportunity for players to find a bag for Sunday's Day 2. The action will get underway at 11 a.m. local time today.
Yesterday’s flight saw 156 players make their way to Hard Rock Casino Tulsa with just 11 advancing to Day 2. Leading the way from the first flight was William Scarsdale who went on a late-night heater on his way to a bag of 914,000.
| Rank | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Scarsdale | 914,000 |
| 2 | Michael Perrone | 782,000 |
| 3 | Eric Salazar | 638,000 |
| 4 | Todd Tucker | 570,000 |
| 5 | Kami Hudson | 342,000 |
| 6 | Brent Gregory | 340,000 |
| 7 | Jack Wofford | 319,000 |
| 8 | William Berry | 253,000 |
| 9 | Noah Nodine | 243,000 |
| 10 | Sarah Renko | 169,000 |
| 11 | Brian Garner | 126,000 |
Players will begin the tournament with 30,000 in starting chips with blinds at 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels will last 40 minutes each today, with a 15-minute break at the conclusion of every three levels. There is a 60-minute dinner break following Level 9 around 5:30 p.m.
Registration remains open until the start of Level 10, approximately 6:30 p.m., following the dinner break. Play will continue until 5% of the field remains (a minimum of 11 players), or until the end of Level 18, whichever comes first. At this point the surviving players will bag up for Day 2 on Sunday, August 31.
| Level | Blinds | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 100-200 | 40 minutes |
| 2 | 200-300 | 40 minutes |
| 3 | 200-400 | 40 minutes |
| 4 | 300-500 | 40 minutes |
| 5 | 300-600 | 40 minutes |
| 6 | 400-800 | 40 minutes |
| 7 | 500-1,000 | 40 minutes |
| 8 | 600-1,200 | 40 minutes |
| 9 | 1,000-1,500 | 40 minutes |
| 10 | 1,000-2,000 | 40 minutes |
| 11 | 1,500-2,500 | 40 minutes |
| 12 | 1,500-3,000 | 40 minutes |
| 13 | 2,000-4,000 | 40 minutes |
| 14 | 3,000-5,000 | 40 minutes |
| 15 | 3,000-6,000 | 40 minutes |
| 16 | 4,000-8,000 | 40 minutes |
| 17 | 5,000-10,000 | 40 minutes |
| 18 | 6,000-12,000 | 40 minutes |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for updates throughout the $800 Main Event here at the 2025 Oklahoma State Championship of Poker.
$800 Main Event
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