Event #3: $670 NLH Day 1B ($600 + $70)
| Date: | Day 1b: Sep 19, Noon |
| Blinds: | 40 Minutes |
| Starting Stack: | 30k |
| Late Entry: | 9 Levels (Entries close about 7:00 PM) |
| Day 1 Ends: | 12.5% of the Field; Players must bag to get paid |
| Day 1a Entries: | 7/57 |
| Day 1a Prizes: | $32,490 |
The first flight is in the books, with Ali Razzaq leading the way. He bagged a massive 617.5k to lead the way out of Day 1a, almost 300k more than second-place Alan Zhu.
Day 1b will be a copy of 1a, though I expect the field to be significantly bigger. The action gets going at noon, and they get 30k to start.
Blinds are 40 minutes throughout the event, and players have 9 levels on Day 1 to buy in or rebuy. That means the desk will close about 7 PM. After that, they play down to 12.5% of the field, with Day 1a finishing pretty early with 19:23 remaining in Level 16 (4000/8000/8000). I expect 1b to play a bit later, but the field size will ultimately determine that.
Day 1a Stacks
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Ali Razzaq | 617,500 |
| Alan Zhu | 351,000 |
| Pav Braich | 267,000 |
| Colten Yamagishi | 211,500 |
| Jason Zhuang | 123,000 |
| Graham Douglas | 113,000 |
| Dan Luczyk | 54,000 |
