Daniel Stancer Claims Overall Chip Lead After Day 1c in Moneymaker Tour, Newcastle Main Event
The third flight of the ��140 Moneymaker Road to the PSPC Tour Main Event saw Daniel Stancer rise to chip dominance in the middle of the day, ending play as both Day 1c��s chip leader and in pole position overall with one start day left to go. His stack of 454,500 tops those of Day 1a��s leader William Robinson (433,500) and 1b��s Saifur Chowdhury (393,500). Joining the top spots is today��s second-in-chips finisher, Alan Surtees (406,000), who is playing his first live event at this buy-in level here at Aspers, Newcastle.
Surtees, understandably delighted to have made Day 2 so comfortably stacked, represents the players for whom the Moneymaker Tour provides an opportunity not only to compete in well-structured affordable events, but to vie for a PSPC Platinum Pass worth �26,000. Chris Moneymaker's own spin of a satellite win into the WSOP Main Event bracelet has inspired many new players; the man himself is already through to Day 2 and spent today playing ��1/��1 cash with tournament bustees.
Today brought 130 further entries, combining with previous flights�� to set the total currently at 298. The Day 2 field is slowly taking shape, with 49 combined survivors already booked in to return to the tables on Sunday at noon.
Tomorrow��s Day 1d represents the final opportunity to start down the Road to the PSPC here in Newcastle. In a change from previous flights, play will start at 2pm local time. The same 14 half-hour levels are scheduled, with play finishing at a time more suitable for a 12pm Day 2 restart the following day. Rejoin the PokerNews blog tomorrow afternoon when the final bullets will be fired in the pursuit of a share of the Main Event prizepool and a shot at playing in the �22,500 PSPC 2020 event in Barcelona in August.