Potawatomi Casino

Lorenzo Bassette Leads Final Pack of 69 Players into Day 2 of the $1,110 Main Event

Day 1c of the MSPT $1,110 Main Event has come to an end at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, as the final starting flight brought in an astonishing 619 runners, which, along with 1a's 255 and 1b’s 425, brought the field total up to 1,299 entries, generating a $1,258,530 prize pool.

At the end of the final flight, just 69 players bagged and tagged, with Lorenzo Bassette securing the final elimination of the night to take a healthy 981,000 into Day 2, which is good enough for the overall stack.

Bassette was able to edge out Jill Bryant, who will be taking the third overall stack into Day 2 with 908,000, while Thomas Grutsch (686,000), Xi Nguyen (668,000), and Jesse Simon (625,000) rounded out the top five stacks of the final flight.

They were joined by Andy Rogowski (607,000), MSPT Champ Richard Bai (398,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk (354,000), Missy Bartelme (307,000), fellow Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson (285,000), MSPT Season 16 Player of the Year Jake Long (194,000), and MSPT Champ Brian Landon (113,000).

Among those who took their shot but fell short on Day 1c included Sarah Stefan, MSPt Season 12 Player of the Year Kyna England, Evan Bethyo, Liam Gannon, and WSOP bracelet winner Jean “Prince” Gaspard, just to name a few.

Day 2 will get underway at 11:00 a.m. local time and play to a winner, with 145 players (29 from Day 1a, 47 from 1b, and 69 from 1c) returning to the felt.

Each of the returning Day 2 players is guaranteed at least $2,104, with the eventual winner walking away with a $219,654 first-place prize.

MSPT Season 17 Potawatomi Festival Remaining Schedule

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2! We will see you at 11:00 a.m. for final day coverage of the MSPT $1,110 Main Event at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino!

End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Lorenzo Bassette	981,000	850,000
Jill Bryant	908,000	960,000
Thomas Grutsch	686,000	686,000
Xi Nguyen	668,000	565,000
Jesse Simon	625,000	625,000
Richard Lopez	612,000	612,000
Andy Rogowski	607,000	450,000
Cero Zuccarello	559,000	240,000
Milan Patel	515,000	322,000
Zach Shelton	515,000	515,000
Bob Heffner	512,000	330,000
Ravi Raghavan	502,000	220,000
Jamie Payne	445,000	440,000
Zac Campbell	403,000	403,000
Richard Bai	398,000	270,000
James Gregg	386,000	133,500
Bhanuchandar Sadineni	373,000	373,000
Jesse Cohen	366,000	366,000
Umut Ozturk	354,000	321,000
David Kapic	353,000	353,000
Cody Brinn	319,000	403,000
Melissa Bartelme	307,000	220,000
Aaron Johnson	285,000	232,000
Reyes Martinez Vera	283,000	283,000
Doug Hartsough	269,000	269,000
Andy Hammell	254,000	278,000
Javier Figueroa	250,000	250,000
Jessica Anderson	236,000	218,000
Frank Cowan	234,000	234,000
Patrick Strotman	230,000	230,000
James Engelbrecht	221,000	221,000
Jeffrey Cvetezar	218,000	218,000
Christopher Weber	201,000	120,000
Colin Likas	199,000	199,000
Spencer Wright	198,000	240,000
Ryan Eamon	197,000	270,000
Fouad Fahsi	196,000	196,000
Jacob Long	194,000	118,000
Brendan Shiller	180,000	310,000
Paul Choi	180,000	320,000
Steven Kaufman	179,000	179,000
Matt Miller	177,000	177,000
Jake Mustain	177,000	177,000
Saubhagya Kumar	171,000	171,000
Nicholas Reznichek	164,000	164,000
Brandon Meister	160,000	160,000
Jeff Schwartz	145,000	240,000
Shiva Dudani	136,000	150,000
Richard Yau	131,000	240,000
Steve W	120,000	120,000
Mark Larson (MN)	120,000	206,000
Daniel Stickel	118,000	118,000
Travis Schueler	117,000	117,000
Zihan "Steven" Kang	115,000	115,000
Brian Landon	113,000	130,000
Jeffrey Lehouillier	97,000	97,000
Tyler Awarez	92,000	92,000
Hamid Izadi	89,000	210,000
Daniel Yoshiba	82,000	188,000
Ben Luber	80,000	260,000
Kanj Chehade	80,000	80,000
Ray Wesley	70,000	70,000
Royce Kurtz	65,000	65,000
David Kowal	61,000	61,000
Matthew Vignali	60,000	60,000
Aleksander Zaslasky	52,000	52,000
Linyang Song	46,000	46,000
Chao Hui Ning	35,000	35,000
Xao Yang	24,000	24,000

Bassette Trips Up Hoffman's Aces to Burst the Bubble

Photo: Lorenzo Bassette

Dustin Hoffman raised from the cutoff, and Lorenzo Bassette defended his big blind to see a flop.

Bassette then check-called Hoffman’s 122,000 all-in bet, and both hands were tabled.

Dustin Hoffman:
Lorenzo Bassette:

Hoffman was ahead holding a pair of aces, and the turn didn’t change a thing.

Just as Hoffman was looking good to secure a double, the dealer peeled off the on the river, improving Bassette to trip jacks, ending Hoffman’s night on the bubble.

Lorenzo Bassette - 900,000
Dustin Hoffman - Eliminated

Day 2 Line Up

So far, 76 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 69 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through to the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, May 3^rd, at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, with 3:43 remaining in Level 16 (4,000/8,000/8,000), and the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

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Hand-for-Hand Begins

After the elimination of Chuck Kersey, only 70 players remain, meaning the hand-for-hand process has started, as only 69 of them will be making Day 2.

Late Night Chip Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jill Bryant	960,000	706,000
Xi Nguyen	565,000	200,000
Jamie Payne	440,000	240,000
Bob Heffner	330,000	300,000
Milan Patel	322,000	215,000
Umut Ozturk	321,000	185,000
Jeff Schwartz	240,000	527,000
Richard Yau	240,000	80,000
Chuck Kersey	118,000	200,000
Evan Bethyo	0	80,000
Larry Ormson	0	31,200
Michael Kamenjarin	0	70,000
Steve Buell	0	100,000
Bruce Fagan	0	65,000
Keven Stammen	0	65,000
Andy Tran	0	23,000
Jason Ramos	0	140,000
Joseph Saltanovitz	0	130,000

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Chip Collectors & Givers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jill Bryant	706,000	500,000
Jeff Schwartz	527,000	450,000
Andy Rogowski	450,000	521,000
Cody Brinn	403,000	330,000
Paul Choi	320,000	220,000
Bob Heffner	300,000	140,000
Andy Hammell	278,000	160,000
Ryan Eamon	270,000	230,000
Jamie Payne	240,000	230,000
Aaron Johnson	232,000	160,000
Jessica Anderson	218,000	140,000
Milan Patel	215,000	130,000
John Ro	209,000	145,000
Mark Larson (MN)	206,000	140,000
Daniel Yoshiba	188,000	144,700
Umut Ozturk	185,000	30,000
Brian Landon	130,000	90,000
Christopher Weber	120,000	110,000
Jacob Long	118,000	30,000
Steve Buell	100,000	30,000
Andy Tran	23,000	133,000
Maxwell Sheridan	0	80,000
Darshan Pathak	0	322,000
Dan Meyers	0	60,000
Ben Mintz	0	160,000
Leo Pinamonti	0	30,000
Matthew Porter	0	73,500
Denise Pratt	0	160,000
Tanner Pray	0	30,000
Anthony Kastelic	0	83,400
Jerry Hapunik	0	22,000
George Dietz	0	55,000
DJ Buckley	0	30,000
Matthew Eng	0	90,000
Kyna England	0	170,000
Michael Estes (IA)	0	160,000
Liam Gannon	0	120,000
Jean (Prince) Gaspard	0	76,000

Choi Sweats a Double with Aces

Photo: Paul Choi

There was all-in action preflop between Paul Choi and Preston Dean, with Choi holding 104,000 effective.

Paul Choi:
Preston Dean:

Choi was ahead holding a pair of aces, but the flop came with a sweat as it gave Dean the nut flush draw.

The then fell on the turn pairing Dean’s king, giving him more outs heading to the river, but the was a brick and secured Choi his double-up.

Paul Choi - 220,000
Preston Dean - Eliminated