Day 1f of The Hendon Mob Winter Championship Main Event by UDSO Underway; Day 1g Due to Commence
PokerNews is at the impressive Grand Casino, Liechtenstein in Bendern, set against a beautiful backdrop of the Alps, with two more starting flights taking place today for the 350 CHF buy-in Main Event of The Hendon Mob Winter Championships by Unibet Deepstack Open, featuring a 150,000 CHF guarantee.
Day 1f began at 1 p.m. local time, and at the time of writing has 68 entrants, while Day 1g kicks off at 6 p.m. local time.
Players in Day 1f and Day 1g begin with a 50,000 starting stack at blind level 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante, and will have to survive fourteen 30-minute levels to reach Day 2. Late registration is open until the end of level 10 and players are permitted unlimited reentries.
Full details of the qualifiers from Day 1f will follow after the conclusion of the flight.
Days 1a-1e have already been completed, attracting a total of 248 entries. 49 players have qualified for Day 2 thus far, with Nicola Diaco (1,045,000) leading the way with a significant chip lead, followed by Hermann Schweiger (785,000), Stefan Fink (702,000) and Christian Roberts (577,000).
The final opportunity for players to qualify for Day 2 will be Day 1h, which is a turbo flight taking place at noon on Sunday, 4 February. Day 1h will feature 15-minute blind levels but will otherwise follow the same structure as the previous flights.
Day 2 will commence at 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 4, and features 45-minute blind levels, while the players who are lucky enough to make Day 3 will return at 6 p.m. on Monday, February 5, again to 45-minute levels.
PokerNews will be providing full live coverage of Day 1g, and from Day 2 onwards, so stay tuned as we move towards the business end of The Hendon Mob Winter Championship Main Event.