Welcome to Day 1b of MSPT Denver Poker Open
Mid-States Poker Tour Denver Poker Open $1,110 Main Event continues today with Day 1b of the $200,000 guaranteed event, held at Golden Gates Casino in the Rocky Mountains.
Day 1a saw 73 entries turn up, meaning the event is only about one-third of the way to covering the number. Of those 73, eight made it through to Sunday's Day 2, topped by the 378,000 bagged by Phil Kiphardt. With only about 12 percent of the field advancing, that means most of the players looking to punch Day 2 tickets will have to return here on Day 1b or for tomorrow's Day 1c.
The plan for Day 1b is identical to Day 1a. That is, 40-minute levels will be played starting at 100/100 with 20,000 in starting stacks. Unlimited reentry is allowed until the beginning of Level 13 (1,000/2,500/2,500).
A hard stop was reached on Day 1a, so Day 1b play will also be halted at 33 minutes on the clock during the final scheduled level, Level 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000).
The cards come off the deck at noon local time and coverage will until approximately 11 p.m, so plenty of poker is in store with updates throughout the day here on PokerNews.