Event #8: $1,000 NLH ($875 + $125)
| Date: | Oct 6, 11 AM |
| Blinds: | 40 Minutes |
| Starting Stack: | 30k |
| Late Entry: | 9 Levels (~6:15 PM) |
| Day 1 Ends: | 15 Levels (~10:45 PM) |
The early game on Monday is the opening salvos of the $1k game. This is generally a very popular event, and I expect more big numbers on Monday for this one.
The action kicks off at 11 AM, and players start their day with 30k in chips. Levels play for 40 minutes, and there are 9 levels of late entry. Including breaks, that should mean the desk closes for this one at about 6:15 PM.
This is a 2-day event with a hard stop after 15 levels. That will come about 4.5 hours after the dinner break ends, with the bags coming at about 10:45 PM.
Mike Malm won this one in January for his first Circuit ring and almost $85k. He took down the top prize on the heels of his 2024 Alberta Poker Index Player of the Year win over 485 entries in a game that hit $424,375 in prizes.
I won’t likely be watching this one very closely until Day 2. My Monday focus will be on Day 2 of the TORSE, and moving to the PKO game when that one finishes. I’ll update the numbers and final chip counts for Day 1, and focus on Day 2 of this one for Tuesday, but don’t expect much coverage of Day 1 of this game.
