Ameristar East Chicago: October 24 - 29, 2023

 

Zach Heiman Rides Late Night Heater to Lead 30 Advancing Players After Final Staring Flight

Created (10/29/2023 1:03:12 AM by Anthony Thompson)
 

 

Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Ameristar East Chicago $1,110 Main Event attracted 252 runners, which along with 1a's 115 and 1b’s 189 brought the total field up to 557 entries, blasting past the $300k guarantee.

The field generated a $538,790 prize pool, paying the top 63 players with the eventual winner walking away with a six-figure first-place prize, along with the Main Event trophy.

At the end of the third and final flight, the hard stop of 30 players was reached with 29:00 remaining in Level 14 and when chips went into the bags it was Zach Heiman who collected the most with 741,000, edging out Casey Bogus (701,00) for the overall top stack.

Rounding out the top five stacks of the final flight were Anthony Palmer (623,000), inaugural Ameristar third-place finisher Mike Puccio (557,000), and Arthur Zabronsky (478,000).

They were joined by Sarah Stefan (437,000), MSPT champ Jason Ramos (249,000), Season 14 POY points leader Umut Ozturk (248,000), Brad Sailor (247,00), and MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang (229,000).

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 69 (15 from Day 1a, 24 from 1b, and 30 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, October 27th to play down to a winner.

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on the floor throughout the remainder of the tournament to provide updates, so keep it here to catch the action!

MSPT Ameristar East Chicago Remaining Schedule
Date Time (MDT) Tournament Chips Blind Levels
29-Oct 11:00 AM $1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 2 (2-Day Event) - 40 Minutes
29-Oct Noon $360 Last Chance NLH 20,000 20 Minutes