It’s a big day in Nottingham and Dusk Till Dawn. 12:00 lokal time, Day 1b of the £280 THMC Main Event will set afoot, and there’s no doubt there’ll be some big action today.
Yesterday, Day 1a saw 13 players bagging their chips for Day 2. Similar numbers from Day 1b are to be expected, and Day 1c (which starts today at 17:00) may be even bigger. Make no mistake about it; we’re playing a very prestigious tournament here, folks.
Play lasted roughly 10 years yesterday, and if that’s the case today as well, we can assume Day 1b will end around 22:00. It should be mentioned, though, that we’re playing down to 15 %; the same is the case with Day 1c, of course.
Every player starts with 100,000 in chips. The structure is as follows:
| Level | Time | Small Blind | Big Blind | Ante |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | 200 | 500 | 500 |
| 2 | 30 | 300 | 600 | 600 |
| 3 | 30 | 400 | 800 | 800 |
| 4 | 30 | 500 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
| Break | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | 30 | 600 | 1,200 | 1,200 |
| 6 | 30 | 800 | 1,600 | 1,600 |
| 7 | 30 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| 8 | 30 | 1,200 | 2,400 | 2,500 |
| Break | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | 30 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
| 10 | 30 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
| 11 | 30 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 12 | 30 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| Break | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | 30 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
| 14 | 30 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| 15 | 30 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 16 | 30 | 8,000 | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| 17 | 30 | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 18 | 30 | 10,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| 19 | 30 | 15,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| 20 | 30 | 20,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
It was Kieran Plater who ended Day 1a as the chip leader with 1,148,000. It’ll be exciting to see if an even bigger stack can advance from Day 1b and/or 1c.
Otherwise, enjoy the great hospitality and comfort that Dusk Till Dawn offers. Apart from the two Main Event flights, there’s also the £60 Monster Stack starting at 17:30.
Good luck to all the players, and make sure to tune in to the live blog here at poker.pro!
