Welcome to the Day 2 finale of the $1,100 Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas on the Mid-States Poker Tour(MSPT). The event drew 464 entries and generated a prize pool of $447,760, and a total of 52 players moved on to Day 2. Cards go in the air at 11 a.m. local time.
Chance Kornuth has the overall lead after two opening flights with 744,000. He��s followed by Day 1b chip leader Jared Kingery, who bagged 704,000. In third and fourth on the leaderboard are Eric Siegel and Michael Rossitto, while Nick Pupillo rounds out the top five.
$1,100 MSPT Main Event Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank | Name | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
1 | Chance Kornuth | 744,000 | 149 |
2 | Jared Kingery | 704,000 | 141 |
3 | Eric Siegel | 476,000 | 95 |
4 | Michael Rossitto | 470,000 | 94 |
5 | Nicholas Pupillo | 436,000 | 87 |
6 | Craig Mason | 430,000 | 86 |
7 | Gerald Cunniff | 376,000 | 75 |
8 | Dylan Linde | 360,000 | 72 |
9 | Kfir Nahum | 341,000 | 68 |
10 | Christopher Hovey | 290,000 | 58 |
Other players returning for Day 2 include Christina Gollins, Ori Hasson, Jesse Lonis, Ryan Laplante, Jordan Cristos, Dylan Linde, and both Aaron Massey and Ralph Massey.
All returning players are in the money and the top 52 runners earn a min-cash of $2,450, while the winner takes home the top prize of $90,215. Players will return with 25:48 in Level 15 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante. Action will continue today until a winner is declared.
Final Payouts
Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
1 | $90,215 | 11-12 | $6,716 |
2 | $61,274 | 13-15 | $5,597 |
3 | $43,209 | 16-18 | $4,801 |
4 | $30,895 | 19-21 | $4,130 |
5 | $23,284 | 22-24 | $3,582 |
6 | $17,463 | 25-27 | $3,134 |
7 | $12,985 | 28-36 | $2,787 |
8 | $9,851 | 37-45 | $2,563 |
9-10 | $8,060 | 46-52 | $2,450 |
Meanwhile, the $1,600 Main Event gets underway today with a $750,000 guarantee and three opening flights. Surviving players will meet again on Sunday for Day 2.
Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team all day long for live updates from the floor of the MSPT Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas.
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Chance KornuthChristina GollinsChristopher HoveyCraig MasonDylan LindeEric SiegelGerald CunniffJared KingeryJesse LonisJordan CristosKfir NahumMichael RossittoNicholas PupilloNick PupilloOri HassonRalph MasseyRyan Laplante