Right now, WSOP.com is giving players in Nevada the chance to turn small tournament buy-ins into large cash prizes with the Mini Fest tournament series. With 16 events offering $40,000 in guaranteed prize money, you don't want to miss a second of the action when the cards go in the air at 5:30 p.m. each day from June 22 through July 7.
Today's tournament is No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout with a $5,000 guarantee. The tournament kicks off in about an hour, so don't miss out!
Here's a full look at the WSOP.com Mini Fest schedule:
Event
Date
Time
Tournament
Buy-in
Guarantee
1
June 22
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$16.50
$2,500
2
June 23
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,500
3
June 24
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$1,000
4
June 25
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
5
June 26
5:30 p.m.
Omaha 8 or Better - Re-Entry
$33
$750
6
June 27
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
7
June 28
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$55
$5,000
8
June 29
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$109
$7,500
9
June 30
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$1,500
10
July 1
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Freezeout
$22
$1,200
11
July 2
5:30 p.m.
Pot-Limit Omaha - Rebuy & Add On
$5.50
$600
12
July 3
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Knockout
$7.70 + $7
$750
13
July 4
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Rebuy & Add On
$11
$2,000
14
July 5
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$55
$4,500
15
July 6
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Rebuy & Add On
$27.50
$5,500
16
July 7
5:30 p.m.
No-Limit Hold 'Em - Six Max - Re-Entry
$33
$3,000
For complete information regarding WSOP.com's Mini Fest series, please click here.
Matt Marafioti moved all-in for 69,000 from the cutoff and was called in two places. First. Mark Ivan called on the button and William Daymon called off his stack from the big blind.
Marafioti:
Daymon:
Ivan:
Marafioti flopped a full house on the board, whcih held to see him bust Daymon and boost his own stack over 200,000 chips.
Maria Ho raised to 18,000 from the hijack and Dominic Varallo called from the big blind. The flop was and Varallo checked. Ho bet 20,000 and Varallo called. The turn was the , Varallo led for 30,000 and Ho called. The river was the and Varallo again led for 65,000.
After some thought, Ho made the call, but mucked when Varallo rolled over for two pair.
Players are busting at a brisk place and tournament personnel have apologized for the delay, but warned that this may happen periodically to make sure payouts stay straight. Cards are back in the air for the moment.
After two flights on Day 1 and nine levels of play on Day 2, the massive starting field of 7,862 made it through the money and pared down to just 576 players.
Salvatore Bianco was the overnight chip leader, stacked at 847,000. Many notables came and went on Day 2, but joining Bianco and hundreds of others for Day 3, include the likes of Joe Serock (413,000), Jeff Madsen (381,000) and Maria Ho (364,000).
The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,502, but things will get a bit more serious for anyone that can make their way through Day 3 of the scheduled five-day tournament.
Play is set to begin at 3 p.m. PT and PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to bring you coverage.
board, whcih held to see him bust Daymon and boost his own stack over 200,000 chips.
, Varallo led for 30,000 and Ho called. The river was the 
for two pair.
