2023 PokerStars Summer Series

$2,200 Summer Series Event 3
Day: 1b
Event Info

2023 PokerStars Summer Series

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$147,735
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$873,600
Entries
448
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
131
Players Left
17

Kachittavong Secures His Third Cash of the PokerStars Summer Series

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Soukha Kachittavong
Soukha Kachittavong

The second flight of Event #3: $2,200 No Limit Hold��Em at the PokerStars Summer Series at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia was another huge success. Day 1a brought in 95 entrants and was bested by the 131 entrants that took their shot at the $500,000 guarantee tonight. 17 total players found a bag and will be advancing to Day 2.

After the dust settled it was Joseph Liberta who bagged the chip lead with a very healthy 728,000. He was quiet for much of the day but a few hands late in the day on the soft bubble helped propel him to just 5,000 more chips than Sameer Batra (723,000) who finished in second place.

Live Philadelphia
Live Philadelphia

There were plenty of other players who made their presence known and were involved early and often. Neal Gay (622,000) won a massive hand on the bubble to get him a top three stack, Norman Roger (601,000) stayed patient and picked his spots well on his way to a top spot, and WSOP Bracelet winner Boris Kravets (446,000) was among the big stacks for most of the day.

Final 17 Players From Day 1b

PlaceNameCountryChip Count
1Joseph LibertaUnited States728,000
2Sameer BatraUnited States723,000
3Neal GayUnited States622,000
4Norman RogerUnited States601,000
5Kyle LorenzUnited States546,000
6Justin LettUnited States520,000
7Boris KravetsUnited States446,000
8Soukha KachittavongUnited States370,000
9Jamie GoldUnited States344,000
10Birjyot BindraUnited States330,000
11Kenny HuynhUnited States311,000
12Matt MatrosUnited States296,000
13Evan CutlerUnited States213,000
14Simon LevyUnited States177,000
15Joseph PalmaUnited States140,000
16Joseph DroryUnited States104,000
17Ron AdamsUnited States67,000

2006 WSOP Main Event Champion Jamie Gold (344,000) found a bag and will return on Day 2 to see if he can regain some of that main event magic here in Philadelphia.

Jamie Gold
Jamie Gold

The most intriguing story coming out of Day 1b certainly must be Soukha Kachittavong (370,000). Kachittavong finished seventh in Event #1 and shipped Event #2 by way of a heads up chop. One thing is for sure, Kachittavong has been crushing this series. He will return on Day 2 of Event #3 to take his shot at the trifecta of final tables and possibly even a second title. He is not shy about putting his chips to work and will absolutely to be in the mix.

Soukha Kachittavong
Soukha Kachittavong

In total 17 players moved on from Day 1b in the money and are ready for their shot at glory. They will all fight for their shot at the $500,000 guaranteed prize pool. However they will have to wait till Sunday and players that didn��t find a bag will still have one last shot when Day 1c kicks off at 11:15 a.m. Saturday morning.

Stay tuned into PokerNews for all the action in the last event of the PokerStars Summer Series.

Tags: Birjyot BindraBoris KravetsJamie GoldJoseph DroryJoseph LibertaJoseph PalmaJustin LettKenny HuynhKyle LorenzNeal GayNo Limit Hold��emNorman RogerRon AdamsSameer BatraSimon LevySoukha Kachittavong