Final Starting Flight For the $300,000 United States Poker Championship Begins Today
Two starting days are already in the books but there is still Day 1c left to be played at the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) $1,110 Main Event from Sycuan Casino in San Diego. The United States Poker Championship boasts a $300,000 guaranteed tournament that also awards a trophy on top of the money won.
There were 251 entries through the first two starting days, with 32 already advancing on to Day 2. Players are not yet in the money but will be very early during the final day.
Day 1c will start today at 3:00 p.m. local time. The flight will play down until just 12% of the field remains or until the end of Level 15, all remaining players will return on Day 2 on Sunday, September 25, at 11:00 a.m. local time to play down to a winner.
Through two flights it’s Patt McCool (445,000) who has bagged the biggest stack. Some of the other big stacks to advance include Jason Kapoor (395,000), Ken Baime (388,000), Sherry Hammers (336,000), Curt Kohlberg (334,000), Massoud Eskandari (304,000), Mary Anne Madruga (300,000), and Kyna England (140,000).
A starting stack for this event will be worth 25,000 chips and late registration will remain open until the start of level 13. An unlimited number of re-entries will be allowed but players may only bag one stack. The levels will be 40 minutes long throughout the tournament with a 10-minute break after every three levels.
This event has Bubble Protection through ClubGG. Download the app, create your account, and sign up for the $49.99 per month Platinum membership. Make sure you are all signed up before the advertised start time of one of the protected events and you are good to go. If you go out on the money bubble. A player would receive their first buy-in back as credit for future events, courtesy of ClubGG.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you all the live updates throughout the event en route to crowning another MSPT champion.
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. Franco went deep into the tank for several minutes. 
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turn when former MSPT champion Gianluca Pace shoved his remaining stack forward. 
river changed nothing as Molner appears to be the chip leader in the room about halfway through the night.