Ameristar East Chicago

Jennifer Mandel Bags Top Stack as 19 Players Survive Day 1B

Another full day of action occurred during Day 1b the MSPT Season 15 Ameristar East Chicago $1,110 Main Event with the hard stop being reached in Level 15 with 32:32 remaining on the clock.

The second of three flights drew 179 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 273, solidifying that the $300K GTD will be surpassed in tomorrow’s final flight.

Of those 179 entries today, just 19 players remained when chips went into bags and Jennifer Mandel found herself atop the counts with 588,000, edging out Shiva Dudani (543,00), and Ben Krauss (495,000) for the overall top stack through the first two starting flights.

Much like Day 1a, the final level of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as MSPT champs Daniel Goepel and Chris Moon among those to be eliminated before play concluded for the night with chips flying all across the four remaining tables in the final levels of play that led to a lot of players riding roller coasters with their stack sizes before becoming official for the evening.

Jim Casement (391,000), and Josh Korhorn (387,000) rounded out the top five stacks while Lorenzo Bassette (360,000), Thai Dinh (312,000), Lindsey Reyna (299,000) and ”Wild” Bill Romer (285,000), are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 10 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those not as lucky at the felt included Bryan Skreens, Mike Iacovone, Mike Puccio, Nicola DiTrapani, and Andy Rogowski, with at least a few if not all of them likely to be seen back in action for the final flight.

The final starting flight for the Main Event is tomorrow starting at Noon.

Everyone who makes Day 2 will return on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. to play for the MSPT $1,110 Main Event Title at Ameristar Casino Hotel.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2.

We will be back tomorrow for coverage of Day 1c on MSPTPoker.com from East Chicago!

MSPT Season 15 Ameristar East Chicago Remaining Schedule

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jennifer Mandel	588,000	515,000
Shiva Dudani	542,000	540,000
Ben Krauss	495,000	465,000
Jim Casement	391,000	360,000
Josh Korhorn	387,000	255,000
Lorenzo Bassette	360,000	389,000
Thai Dinh	312,000	310,000
Lindsey Reyna	299,000	225,000
Bill Romer	285,000	237,000
John Ploski	262,000	100,000
Spencer Alexander	259,000	240,000
Michael Estes (IL)	190,000	200,000
Jake Muslain	175,000	100,000
Waldemar Ogloza	171,000	390,000
Mark Ader	165,000	189,000
Michael Debs	161,000	260,000
Imran Sajwani	127,000	110,000
Steve Wald	115,000	100,000
Kevin Andriamahefa	87,000	90,000

Lindsey Reyna Bursts the Bubble

MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk raised all in for 82,000 from the hijack and Lindsey Reyna went over the top from the button giving him isolation.

Umut Ozturk:
Lindsey Reyna:

Reyna rolled over the better made hand and the runout eliminated Ozturk on the bubble.

Lindsey Reyna - 299,000
Umut Ozturk - 0

Recent Eliminations: Hand-for-Hand Begins

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Daniel Goepel	0	200,000
Yoon Kim	0	185,000
Chris Moon	0	55,000

Mandel Doubles Through Moon with Two Cowboys

Jennifer Mandel opened under the gun for 30,000 and found two callers before MSPT champ Chris Moon squeezed his 210,000 stack in the middle from the small blind.

Only Mandel called off her 149,000 stack and the two players tabled their hands.

Jennifer Mandel:
Chris Moon:

Mandel was ahead holding a pair of kings and faded the runout for the massive double.

Jennifer Mandel - 360,000
Chris Moon - 55,000

Round of Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Shiva Dudani	440,000	380,000
Lorenzo Bassette	389,000	290,000
Michael Debs	260,000	100,000
Jim Casement	245,000	305,000
Lindsey Anderson-Reyna	225,000	321,000
Mark Ader	215,000	265,000
Umut Ozturk	195,000	85,000
Spencer Alexander	185,000	100,000
Yoon Kim	185,000	130,000
Thai Dinh	145,000	170,000
Kevin Andriamahefa	90,000	125,000
Josh Reichard	0	30,000

Join Us for the Inaugural Winter Poker Classic at the Hollywood Casino in Columbus Ohio!

For the first time ever, the MSPT is headed to Columbus, Ohio to host the Winter Poker Classic at The Hollywood Casino from December 5th - 15th for the Season 15 finale!

Our $400 Monster Stack NLH $100k GTD will be kicking off the 20-event series and will offer three starting flights beginning at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, December 5th.

The following two flights will be held at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, December 6th, and Saturday, December 7th, with Day 2 starting at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, December 8th.

The series will run into its headlined $1,110 Main Event (500K GTD) which offers three starting flights.

Day 1a will get started at 2:15 p.m. Thursday, December 12th, with Day 1b & Day 1c being held on Friday, December 13th, and Saturday, December 14th, with a 12:15 p.m. start time.

The combined fields from all three flights will then return to action on Sunday, December 15th at 11:15 a.m. to compete for the MSPT Season 15 Winter Poker Classic title.

For the complete schedule click here.

Ozturk Wins with Aggression

The hijack opened with a raise and MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk called from the cutoff.

A flop was brought by the dealer and Ozturk’s opponent check-called his 12,000 bet bringing about the turn.

Ozturk’s opponent tried stealing the pot by leading out with an 8,000 bet only to fold to his 20,000 raise.

Umut Ozturk - 100,000

Updated Chip Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Shiva Dudani	380,000	316,000
Lindsey Anderson-Reyna	321,000	109,000
Jim Casement	305,000	270,000
Lorenzo Bassette	290,000	222,000
Ben Krauss	282,000	240,000
Bill Romer	237,000	265,000
Chris Moon	215,000	60,000
Thai Dinh	170,000	180,000
Michael Estes (IL)	130,000	268,000
Yoon Kim	130,000	155,000
Kevin Andriamahefa	125,000	230,000
Imran Sajwani	110,000	90,000
Umut Ozturk	85,000	145,000
Jeff Schwartz	0	80,000
Randolph Stone	0	55,000
Andy Hammell	0	100,000
Chris Meyers (NY)	0	30,000
Cody Brinn	0	115,000
Nicola DiTrapani	0	30,000
Damon Chittenden	0	80,000
George Dietz	0	50,000

Registration Closed

Level 13 has started meaning registration is now closed for Day 1b of the MSPT Season 15 Ameristar East Chicago $1,110 Main Event.

A total of 179 entries were recorded in this flight and with the 94 entries from Day 1a, the total entries for the tournament are now up to 273.

The plan is to play until the hard stop of 11% of the field (19 players) is reached.

Yesterday’s Day 1a saw 10 players advance and the tournament clock reads 31 players remaining as 19 hopefuls looking to join them as we head into the final levels of play this evening.