Ameristar East Chicago

Baumgartner Leads The Tournament Into Day 2

The final flight of the MSPT $1,100 has concluded and a giant field of 327 entrants occupied the room today and the 327 from this flight, brough the size of the field up to 861. The $500,000 guarantee has been crushed, ensuring that a total of 93 players will be guaranteed a minimum of $1,800 tomorrow and battling it out for the $161,513 as well as the MSPT title.

Leading the way of the flight and the tournament overall is Jake Baumgartner, who ended their day with 757,000. Baumgartner has been a regular on the poker circuit for many years with a career best score coming when he won his HPT title back in 2018 here at East Chicago Ameristar for $206,114. Since then he has played regularly on the MSPT circuit, amassing nine cashes prior to this one and he looks to use his massive stack to make his first MSPT final table.

End of Day Chip Counts

Rounding out the podium are John Reading (503,000) and Eric Maccaro (490,000), each looking for their first MSPT. Former champions Daniel Goepel (390,000), Ari Engel (246,000), and Craig Trost (134,000) all found their way to Day 2, looking to conquer their second title. Fellow champions Umut Ozturk (265,000), Chris Audrain (186,000), and Sean Hinton (100,000) also will be looking for their second title and a leg up in the ever competitive player of the year race.

Not all found fortune today. Ralph Massey, Aaron Massey, Joe Batterman, Aaron Johnson, Michael Berk, and Asa Snyder all found their title hopes falling short. Allen “Kessler” Chainsaw ended up getting unplugged and Howard Hankin joined him on his way out the door. They will have to look towards the future MSPT stops to claim a title.

Play ended with 36:16 left on the clock in Level 15 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante in Day 1A. The other flights all ended later than this, so the 93 players will return to Level 15 on Monday, September 2nd at 11 AM. Play will continue until a winner is crowned so stay tuned to MSPTPoker.com for all updates on Day 2 and the eventual winner.

Day 2 Seat Draw Alphabetical

Day 2 Seat Draw By Table

Day 2 Seat Draw By Chip Count

End of Day Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jake Baumgartner	757,000	757,000
John Reading	503,000	503,000
Eric Maccaro	490,000	490,000
Igor Golovin	478,000	478,000
Sultan Ahmed	437,000	437,000
Nicola DiTrapani	405,000	405,000
Daniel Goepel	390,000	390,000
Paul Elfelt	383,000	383,000
Bob Avila	382,000	382,000
Ryan Perez	373,000	373,000
Thomas Furman	347,000	347,000
Miguel Martinez	312,000	312,000
Zal Irani	294,000	294,000
Ryan Jaworski	285,000	285,000
Brandon Meister	282,000	282,000
William Luciano	269,000	269,000
Brad Sailor	266,000	266,000
Alexander Rosenberg	265,000	265,000
Umut Ozturk	265,000	265,000
Andy Hammell	262,000	262,000
Ari Engel	246,000	246,000
Charles Bendall	244,000	244,000
Bill Slusarczyk	242,000	242,000
Ron Turner	227,000	227,000
Chris Audrain	186,000	186,000
Sami Shurbaji	181,000	181,000
Anastas Mukoski	160,000	160,000
Benjamin Kravss	157,000	157,000
Casey Blakeley	144,000	144,000
Craig Trost	134,000	134,000
Brendan Shiller	115,000	115,000
Sean Hinton	100,000	100,000
Christopher Maris	81,000	81,000
Akeem Brown	75,000	75,000
Sarah Stefan	74,000	74,000
Ean Graff	54,000	54,000

Jake Baumgartner Sends Out Marius Toderici On The Bubble

Jake Baumgartner raised to 30,000 in the hijack and on the button, Marius Toderici moved all in for 81,000 which saw action fold back around to Baumgartner who called to put Toderici at risk.

Marius Toderici:
Jake Baumgartner:

The board ran out and the kings were cracked on the turn and river as Toderici shook his head walking out of the tournament. Baumgartner took down the pot, solidifying his chip lead and the remaining 36 players bagged up for the night.

Stay tuned for full chip counts and a recap.

Jake Baumgartner - 757,000 (75 bb)

Sailor Takes One Out; Bubble Begins

Brad Sailor raised to 16,000 on the button and the button moved all in for 51,000 which Sailor called.

Opponent:
Brad Sailor:

The board ran out and the king on the flop ensured the pot for Sailor as the field shrunk.

Another player was eliminated shortly after, bringing the field to the hand for hand portion of the tournament.

Brad Sailor - 333,000 (41 bb)

Ahmed Into The Lead

Sultan Ahmed raised to 18,000 in early position and another player on the button three-bet to 50,000 which saw action fold back to Ahmed who moved all in for 257,000 and his opponent called.

Sultan Ahmed:
Opponent:

The board ran out and the tens held up for Ahmed to take down a monster pot and go into the chip lead.

Sultan Ahmed - 534,000 (66 bb)

Assorted Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Brandon Meister	410,000	271,000
Ari Engel	400,000	420,000
Nicola DiTrapani	310,000	208,000
Daniel Goepel	295,000	144,000
John Reading	291,000	81,000
Eric Maccaro	199,000	291,000
Craig Trost	195,000	315,000
Asa Snyder	194,000	171,000
Brendan Shiller	184,000	181,000
Brad Sailor	182,000	103,000
Chris Audrain	130,000	82,000
Sandra Morse	89,000	161,000
Sarah Stefan	77,000	81,000
Todd Sladek	0	0
DJ Buckley	0	72,000
Allen Kessler	0	111,000

Buckley Has "No Shot" Against Baumgartner

Jake Baumgartner raised to 12,000 on the button and in the small blind, DJ Buckley moved all in for 83,000 which saw the big blind fold and Baumgartner went into the tank. He tossed and toiled, shifting from side to side before pulling out one chip and almost putting it down onto the felt before last minute moving back to his stack. He had a change of heart a second time as he outstretched his hand to fold but decided to pull it back and call.

“After that I’ve got no shot,” Buckley said as he turned over his cards.

DJ Buckley:
Jake Baumgartner:

The board ran out and the wheel was no good for the MSPT legend as Baumgartner had made a king-high flush to eliminate Buckley from the tournament.

Jake Baumgartner - 380,000 (63 bb)
DJ Buckley - Eliminated