Jaime Staples Bags Big as James Morrissey Leads 20 Qualifiers from Mini Main Event Day 1a

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Jaime Staples (Photo: Nunzia Esposito)
Level 17:5,000/10,000/10,000
Entries:20/134
Prizes:€50,000

Play has now concluded in Day 1a of the Mini Main Event, which attracted a total of 134 entries, collecting €16,750 towards the €50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

A total of 20 players qualified for Day 2, and they were led by James Morrissey of Ireland (640,000), while Michal Plichta (578,000) and PartyPoker Tour ambassador Jaime Staples (546,000) completed the podium places.

Morrissey rivered Steven Roche to bring on the bubble, which was burst when Aidan Foley spiked the river against Zeik Tuit.

The full list of qualifiers from Day 1a is as follows:

PositionPlayerCountryChip Count
1Ireland James MorrisseyIreland640,000
2Ireland Michal PlichtaIreland578,000
3Canada Jaime Staples Canada546,000
4Ireland Wai Hang WongIreland468,000
5Ireland Shawn JoseIreland414,000
6United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Cameron SoaneUnited Kingdom399,000
7Ireland Aidan FoleyIreland381,000
8Ireland John PowerIreland309,000
9Ireland Ross O’DonovanIreland289,000
10Ireland Mark AllenIreland216,000
11Ireland Tadhg RyanIreland156,000
12Ireland Craig BurkeIreland145,000
13Ireland John CarrIreland145,000
14Ireland Matt BellIreland136,000
15Ireland Dion BurnsIreland130,000
16Ireland Haki BejkoIreland104,000
17Ireland Alan StantonIreland95,000
18Ireland Brian DowneyIreland88,000
19Ireland Paul WalshIreland74,000
20Ireland David NolanIreland32,000

Day 1b takes place at 2 p.m. on November 10, while Day 1c, featuring 20-minute levels, takes place at 8 p.m on the same date.

The final starting flight, Day 1d, is at noon on November 11 and sports 15-minute levels, with Day 2 scheduled for 6 p.m. on the same date.

Our live coverage will resume at 2 p.m. on November 10 for Day 1b of the Mini Main Event.

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