Day 1b of PokerStars Festival New Jersey Main Event Begins at 11 a.m.
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Welcome to PokerNews' Day 1b coverage of the PokerStars Festival New Jersey Main Event.
Yesterday's Day 1a drew 81 players and after 10 levels of play, just 25 players bagged and tagged. Today, a new batch of players will take to the felt and look to navigate their way to Day 2. The Main Event is an $1,100 entry freezeout with one-hour levels and a 25,000 starting stack. Blinds begin at 50/100 and will end after the 600/1,200/200 level. There will be 20-minute breaks after Levels 2, 4, and 8, and an 80-minute dinner break after Level 6.
Among those expected to be in the field today include PokerStars MindSports Ambassador Jennifer Shahade, PokerStars Team Online's Randy Lew, Jaime Staples and Kevin Martin, as well as Ari Engel and Michael Gagliano.
The cards will be in the air at 11 a.m., so keep it here throughout the day for live updates on all of the action.