Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
2014 PPC Aruba World Championship
$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 PPC Aruba World Championship
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$267,720
Entries
138
Level
25
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
4,000
Trickling In
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Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
Players continue to file in including Mark Kroon who according to Sandy Swartzbaugh brought a contingent with him from Wisconsin. Also joining in on the action are Chris Bolek and Dallas Bare who has the distinction of winning packages in consecutive years to make the trip to Aruba.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 | |
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25,000 |
Parry Shaw Looking to Hold on to Player of the Year
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The PPC Poker Tour runs a Player of the Year promotion throughout their many tour stops culminating with the stop here in Aruba. Heading into these final tournaments, Parry Shaw holds a slight lead with 3,200 points with John Ott a close second at 3,000 points. It's far from over, however, as 2,500 points will go to the winner of this event.
They are all playing for the right to return here in 2015 with entry into the Main Event. That's definitely something worth playing for.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 |
Some Faces In The Crowd
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
The 2012 winner and 2013 third place finisher, Joe Serock, has taken his seat. He's joined by World Series of Poker notables Joe Ebanks (bracelet winner), Marcia Kuntz (deep run in this years Main Event), and Ronnie Bardah (first player to ever cash five consecutive years in the Main Event). There are eight tables in play - a great start to today's Main Event!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
Cards Are in the Air!
Level 1
: 50/100, 0 ante
While many might prefer to be basking in the sun on the beautiful beaches of Aruba, we do have a poker tournament here today and it's looking to be a great one as the room is filling quickly.
Sandy Swartzbaugh, director of the PPC, made a few announcements and thanking everyone for their participation. Applause throughout and the tournament director let the dealers know to shuffle up and deal.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
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Welcome to the 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship!
As they say here in Aruba... Bon bini... and welcome to PokerNews' live reporting coverage of the 2014 PPC Aruba World Championship Main Event. This is the third time this event has returned to this tropical paradise with the previous winners being Joe Serock in 2012 for $40,574 and [Removed:65] in 2013 for $59,139.
Serock would end up taking third in last years event in an attempt to defend his title. The runner up was World Series of Poker bracelet winner Joe Ebanks. Other notables to make the final table included David Tuthill who would finish in fifth place, Andy Seth, and Sterling Savill.
The PPC continues to show impressive growth adding numerous stops to qualify people into their "poker-cation" here in Aruba. In 2012, 31 entrants took part in the Main Event. Last year, it was an impressive 85 entrants. This year, they are looking to top three digits and with over 100 players winning packages at PPC Poker Tour stops this year, they have a great shot at doing just that and the turnout from some of the preliminary events is a sign of good things to come.
There is a $200,000 guarantee for this event and reentries are allowed until the start of Level 7. For those that do not make it through today, they will have another shot on Day 1b on Sunday. Players confirmed to be playing in the Main Event include the aforementioned Serock and Ebanks, the record-setting Ronnie Bardah, Chris Bolek, and Mark Kroon.
It's a great structure with players starting with 25,000 in chips and 45 minute levels on Day 1. The levels increase to 60 minutes on day two. Blinds start at 50/100 and there is a break every three levels with a one-hour dinner break after the sixth level.
Cards will be in the air at 4 p.m. local time. We'll see you here for all the exciting action!
$200,000 Guaranteed Main Event
Day 1a Started