Paul Pham had raised to 250 and his table neighbor was somewhat confused, asking for the floor. Apparently the gentleman had folded out of turn because he saw Pham about to make the bet when releasing his cards already. A polite warning from the floor as well as a one hand penalty for folding out of turn was applied. Pham just kept smiling, must have been a decent starting hand.
Matthew Noonan finished runner-up to Eleanor Gudger at the WPT500 at the Dusk Till Dawn for a payday of £ 85,000 and is in today's field. David Gassian final tabled the WPT National London back in February 2014 for £6,900
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In the very first hand after sitting down, Steven Watts faced a raise to 300 and three-bet to 1,000. His opponent folded and the WPT National champion flashed . "I didn't know people can fold in these tournaments," the Brit said with tongue in cheek.
Paul Price busted in the last level of Day 1a whereas Alexander Jager is back in action after bagging up an above-average stack. Paul Pham is another familiar faced from the circuit that springs to mind after the ISPT Wembley project.
Don't be surprised about the chip count changes, as all second entries are with a fresh 20,000-stack and the Day 1a stack is already bagged up for Day 2.
World Poker Tour champion's club member and brand ambassador Tony Dunst has called the shuffle up and deal before heading to his table. The screens already show 90 players registered, but that number should rise quickly.
In about one hour from now at 2 p.m. UK time, the second flight of the £ 200 No Limit Hold'em partypoker WPT National London Accumulator will kick off at the Aspers Casino in Stratford. Yesterday's Day 1a attracted a field of 193 entries of which 94 bagged up chips for Day 2 on Saturday. However, that may not be their final starting stack on the hunt for the money yet as everybody is welcome to play all three of the flights in order to accumulate chips.
Not only does Day 1b take place today but also the third and final flight at 8 p.m. UK time. Both heats feature a starting stack of 20,000 chips and eight 30-minute levels. Once the three flights are completed, the stacks will then be combined for level nine at blinds 600-1,200 and a running ante of 200. World Poker Tour champions club member Tony Dunst will be playing today after making the trip over the pond and arriving earlier this morning.
Other players expected to take another shot at the guaranteed prize pool of £ 100,000 are defending champion Gabriel Tuna, Gareth Smirthwaite, Tristan Chaplin, Sinem Melin and James Akenhead. Chip leader thus far after Day 1a is Lucio Pacifico with 104,000 and he was the only player to bag up six digits. The vast majority of partypoker online qualifiers has not played yet and can also take advantage of free drinks and merchandising articles at the exclusive lounge.
The PokerNews team will be there to catch as much of the action as possible on the way to crown a new WPT National champion on Sunday.