Saturday, November 8, 2014 9:46 AM Local Time
Day 1B Kicks Off at Noon PT, Players Chase Donahue's 1A Chip Lead
Day 1B of the World Series of Poker Circuit Main Event at Harveys Lake Tahoe begins today at 12 p.m. PT. Yesterday's opening flight saw a field of 166 play down to just 32 remaining with California's Robert Donahue (pictured) bagging the chip lead of 205,500. Joining Donahue for Day 2 will be bracelet winner Sean Drake, three-time ring winner Daniel Lowery and David Miller who sits just behind Donahue in the counts.
Full chip counts from yesterday are available under the "Reports" tab above.
Today's flight matches the 15 levels played by yesterday's Flight A. Registration closes following Level 12 (~9:45 p.m.) and final prize pool figures will be made available shortly after. The 166 entries from the opener represent a year-over-year attendance increase of more than 20 percent and today's Flight B is expected to follow suit.
Here's a glance at the ins and outs of the second and final start day:
- Action kicks off at 12 p.m. PT
- $1,675 buy-in gets players 20,000 chips
- Blinds begin at 25/50
- Registration remains open through Level 12 (~9:45 p.m.)
- A one-hour dinner break occurs after Level 9 (~6:30 p.m.)
- Day 1s conclude after Level 15 (~11:45 p.m.)
- Levels 1-15 are 40 minutes, Levels 16-25 are 60 minutes, Levels 26+ are 75 minutes
- Players are permitted a total of one re-entry in any combination of start flights -- A-A, A-B or B-B
- Advancing players combine for Day 2 Sunday at 12 p.m.
- Winner to receive automatic entry into 2015 WSOP National Championship
Don't forget to check back with us as live updates from the tournament floor will be available from start to finish each day of the event.
Good luck, players!