Last year Bob Donahue (pictured) dressed as the Joker for the Event #1 final table. What costumes will we see this Halloween at the poker tables?
Stateline, Nev. (October 31, 2015) - Happy Halloween from Harveys Lake Tahoe. Last Halloween Bob Donahue made it to Day 2 of Event #1 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em. He came in full costume as the Joker from the Dark Night. He would end up finishing runner-up to Erle Mankin for $6,905 . Donahue bagged chips yesterday in Flight A of Event #2 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry. What characters will we see this year at the tables?
There are two gold ring events running today. The first gold ring event of the day will be Flight C of Event #2 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em. This begins at 11 a.m. More details on this tournament can be found below.
Event #2 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry - Flight C - 11 a.m.
- Players begins with 10,000 chips
- Blinds begin at 25/50
- The tournament features three starting flights
- Registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9 (~3:30 p.m. for Flight C)
- Players are allowed unlimited re-entry
- Level 1-12 are 30 minutes long, levels 13-21 are 40 minutes long and levels 22+ are 50 minutes long
- Day 1 lasts 15 levels
- Day 2 begins Sunday at 12 p.m.
Updates from Event #2
Shawn Vas Asdale bagged the most chips from Flights A and B with 178,000. Flights A and B saw a combined 45 players survive. Complete chip counts from Flight A and B can be found on WSOP.com.
The other gold ring event today is Event #3 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo. This event begins at 4 p.m. More details on this tournament can be found below:
Event #3 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo - 4 p.m.
- Players begins with 10,000 chips
- Blinds begin at 25/50
- Registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9 (~6:50 p.m.)
- Re-entry is not permitted
- All levels are 20 minutes long
- There is a 30 minute dinner break after Level 18 (~10:20 p.m.)
- This is a one-day event
Today's non-gold ring events include:
- 9 a.m. $65 Mega Satellite to Event #2 - $365 No-Limit Hold'em Re-Entry
- 2 p.m. - $135 Ladies Event (Awards a WSOP gold ring, but no points)
- 7 p.m. $135 Nightly No-Limit Hold'em