Only One Question Remains. Who Will Win It All?
The five Day 1 flights have come to an end in Event #1: $550 No Limit Hold’em at the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia.
Before the tournament had even started, Saturday morning’s flight had already become the largest. There were over 200 runners before the clock had even started. By the end of late registration, 389 players took their shot at the prize pool that smashed the guarantee. The competition was fierce but after the dust settled just 49 players would find a bag and be in the money.
The day saw plenty of action but after all was said and done it appears that Gilberto Taveras-Garcia holds the chip lead with 713,000 from the final flight. This is still nowhere close to the overall chip leader going into Day 2, which is Sridhar Sangannagari with 971,000 from Flight 1d. Only time will tell if someone can take him out of the top spot and claim the coveted PokerStars Spadie trophy.
End of Flight 1e Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilberto Taveras-Garcia | United States | 713,000 |
| 2 | William Slovinsky | United States | 459,000 |
| 3 | Nicholas Skyllas | United States | 438,000 |
| 4 | Lingkon Lu | United States | 429,000 |
| 5 | John Nguyen | United States | 417,000 |
| 6 | Eli Garney | United States | 413,000 |
| 7 | Dave Kilcoyne | United States | 410,000 |
| 8 | Tuan Tran | United States | 374,000 |
| 9 | James Zaragoza | United States | 358,000 |
| 10 | Mike D'Angelico | United States | 335,000 |
Although Gilberto Taveras Garcia grabbed the chip lead in Day 1e there were plenty of players that still bagged healthy stacks including William Slovinsky (459,000), James Zaragoza (358,000), Nicholas Skyllas (438,000), Dave Kiccoyne (410,000) and Tuan Tran (374,000).
In total, 128 players found a bag in one of the five flights. They will all be battling it out on Day 2 for their share of the $479,400 prize pool. This is over double the $200,000 guarantee from PokerStars. The final seat draw and payouts will be coming soon. Who will win it all at the inaugural PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia?
Stay tuned into PokerNews for all the updates from Event #1 and the next two weekends of action at the PokerStars Summer Series!