The final day of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Main Event at Ameristar East Chicago Casino comes to its conclusion today, with cards set to be in the air at 11:00 a.m. local time.
The three starting flights combined to form a 386-entry field, which was enough to blast past the $300,000 guarantee and generated a $372,920 prize pool.
A total of 43 players were able to find a bag after the three starting flights, and those lucky enough to do so will be returning today for Day 2.
Jinha Park
Starting the final day with the overall chip lead is Jinha Park, who clipped the milly mark after yesterday’s final starting flight to edge out Ivan DelValle and Casey Blakeley for the number one spot, as each of them will be looking to maneuver their top stacks into a first MSPT title
Casey Blakeley
Top Stacks After Day 1 Flights
| Rank |
Player |
Main Event Titles |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Jinha Park |
0 |
1,002,000 |
| 2 |
Ivan DelValle |
0 |
632,000 |
| 3 |
Casey Blakeley |
0 |
607,000 |
| 4 |
Daniel Johnson |
0 |
527,000 |
| 5 |
Kenneth Smith |
0 |
494,000 |
| 6 |
Del Beiler |
0 |
489,000 |
| 7 |
Ryan Scully |
0 |
469,000 |
| 8 |
Randy Bullen |
0 |
429,000 |
| 9 |
Michael Whalon |
0 |
395,000 |
| 10 |
Nino Papava |
0 |
386,000 |
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MSPT Champion Lee Rzentkowski
Many other formidable contenders are left in contention for a shot at the six-figure top prize as MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski (326,000), William Luciano (320,000), last November’s third-place finisher Xi Nguyen (319,000), Bill Brudenell (305,000), and Jeffrey Stephens (274,000) will all take an above-average chip stack into Day 2.
Two-Time MSPT Champion
While the aforementioned players have positioned themselves well in the final day, others like two-time MSPT Champ Mike Estes (261,000), the MSPT’s top casher DJ Buckley (222,000), Allen Pritchett (211,000), Kevin Maahs (188,000), Cody Brinn (170,000), two-time WSOP bracelet winner Scott Bohlman (117,000), MSPT Champ Anthony Kastelic (103,000), and Marius Toderici (78,000) all have an uphill battle in hopes of hoisting the title for themselves.
Marius Toderici
Day 2 Outlook
Each of the 43 returning players for Day 2 will be in the money, with a min-cash of $2,074, and all eyes will be set on the $82,955 first-place prize the eventual winner will walk away with, along with the final MSPT Season 17 Ameristar East Chicago Main Event trophy!
| Place |
Prize |
POY |
| 1 |
$82,955 |
1,500 |
| 2 |
$51,286 |
1,300 |
| 3 |
$37,330 |
1,200 |
| 4 |
$27,526 |
1,100 |
| 5 |
$20,739 |
1,000 |
| 6 |
$15,837 |
900 |
| 7 |
$12,443 |
800 |
| 8 |
$9,804 |
700 |
| 9 |
$7,164 |
600 |
| 10-12 |
$6,033 |
500 |
| 13-15 |
$4,902 |
400 |
| 16-18 |
$4,148 |
300 |
| 19-21 |
$3,544 |
200 |
| 22-24 |
$3,054 |
150 |
| 25-27 |
$2,639 |
100 |
| 28-36 |
$2,262 |
75 |
| 37-43 |
$2,074 |
50 |
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Day 1a reached the earliest hard stop, so that's the point where Day 2 will begin, with action picking up from Level 14, where there's 2:11 remaining at 3,000/5,000/5,000.
Stay tuned to MSPTpoker.com for all updates regarding the conclusion of the MSPT Season 17 Ameristar East Chicago $1,110 Main Event!
MSPT Season 17 Ameristar East Chicago Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
Gold Card Event |
| 26-Apr |
9:00 AM |
$300 Senior (50+) NLH |
30,000 |
30 Minutes |
10 |
| 26-Apr |
11:00 AM |
$1,110 Main Event NLH Day 2 |
- |
40 Minutes |
6 |
| 26-Apr |
Noon |
$300 Monster Stack NLH |
30,000 |
30 Minutes |
11 |