Another full day of action was played to its conclusion during the MSPT500 Series Main Event at Running Aces Casino & Racetrack as Day 1b hit its hard stop at the end of Level 16, with 2:51 remaining at 4,000/8,000/8,000.

The second of three flights drew 170 entries, bringing the two-day total to 294, and ensures the $150k guarantee will be surpassed with one flight still remaining tomorrow.

Of the 170 entries, only 19 players remained when pens went to slips, with Gene Boyer going on a steamroller to bag the top stack of 894,000, which is good enough for second overall thus far.

Boyer positioned himself well in hopes of making another deep Day 2 run as he did just one month ago for the Minnesota Poker State Championship, while two-time MSPT Champ Mike Estes will be looking to continue his Season 17 hot streak after he finished second in chips with 630,000, putting himself third in the Day 2 lineup.

North Dakota’s Brad Pausch sat down and started collecting chips from the get-go, accumulating 403,000 to put in his bag, while Cody Torke (384,000) and Chaehae Zhur (348,000) rounded out the top five stacks of the flight.

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned five, which include Jamar Adams (338,000), Kanat Ozturk (230,000), Daniel Kennedy (183,000), the MSPT’s top casher DJ Buckley (93,000), and Kristin Dahl (93,000), are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster, along with the 19 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1b included Vic Peppe, John Mcnee, MSPT Champ Jeffrey Birt, Joey Osterbauer, fellow MSPT Champ Brian Landon, and Eric Eelkema, just to name a few.

The final starting flight will get underway tomorrow at noon. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 9:10 p.m.).

Make sure to tune in to see who makes it through to Day 2.

MSPT500 Series Remaining Schedule