| Event 12: | $1,700 Main Event ($1,515 + $185) |
| Date: | Day 1a: Jan 16, 11 AM Day 1b: Jan 17, 11 AM Day 1c: Jan 18, 11 AM Day 2: Jan 19, 11 AM Day 3: Jan 20, 11 AM |
| Blinds: | 40/60 Minutes |
| Starting Stack: | 40k |
| Late Entry: | 12 Levels (~8:30 PM) |
| Day 1 Ends: | 17 Levels (~12:10 AM) |
| Entries: | 84/722 |
| Prizes: | $1,093,830 |
There are two flights to the Main Event now in the books with the field at 722 entries and prizes of nearly $1.1 million. There are now 84 players waiting for Day 2 after 35 players advanced from the first flight and 49 more found bags in 1b.
That leaves the final shot coming Saturday at 11 am and it promises to be a big one. So far, Days 1a and b have fallen a bit short of expectations with the field now 55 smaller than the 2024 numbers after 2 flights. Sunny Lubana is still the stack to beat after bagging 1.1 million on 1a while 1b leader Pascal Gregoire is second after two flights.
Players sit down with 40k in chips to play 40-minute levels on Day 1. Players can enter for 12 levels during Day 1, meaning the entry desk should close around 8:30 PM. After that, they’ll play 5 more levels on Day 1 (at most) but they’ll bag early if they hit 10% of the field before then. Note that’s a change from most events in the series where bags come out at 5%.
I will be in the Sundance room for most of 1c, though I will be late to the floor after what is expected to be a late night with the PLO Bounty on Friday night.
