Day 1C of the MSPT Golden Gates Main Event attracted 203 runners, which along with 1B’s 152 and 1A’s 113 brought the total field up to 468 entries. On Sunday, 61 players (14 from 1A, 19 from 1B, and 28 from 1C) will return at 11 a.m. local time for Day 2 action, which will play down to a winner who will walk away with a $97,810 first-place prize (54 spots will be paid a minimum of $2,047).
As for the Day 1C field, it was whittled down to 28 players after nearly 16 levels of play. Leading the pack was local legend Nader Wahdan with a monster stack of 483,500. That is ahead of Adam Friedman (354,000) and Max Young (353,500), who bagged the Day 1B and 1A chip lead respectively.
Wahdan is seeking his fourth MSPT Main Event cash, all of which have come here at Golden Gates. His best finish to date came back in Season 5 when he took 27th for $3,398. He's also finished 40th in Season 6 for $2,226 and 39th one year ago for $2,289.
Others to bag big stacks on 1C were Ramiro Perez (330,000), Sammy Aweida (292,000), Steve Klaus (241,500), and Andrew Hong (188,500), who round out the top five.
The big stacks were joined by Nils Bardsley (164,000), Aaron Thomas (148,000), Tom Bouziden (130,000), “Money” Mike Maruna (107,000), WSOP bracelet winner Ben Keeline (75,000), and Keith Block (53,500).
Among others to fall were Craig Varnell, former champ Reza Yazdi, two-time MSPT champ Jeremy Dresch, last weekend’s MSPT Golden Gates Regional Event winner Barry Faecher, and Illinois’ Cody Brinn.
We’ll be back tomorrow to capture all the action, so be sure to check back tomorrow for the final day of the MSPT Golden Gates!