Hollywood Casino St. Louis: August 1 - 6, 2023

 

Bruce Simmons Bags Top Stack After 30 Players Advance from Day 1B

Created (8/5/2023 1:54:53 AM by Anthony Thompson)
 

 

Almost another full day of action was played to its conclusion at the 2023 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Hollywood Casino $1,110 Main Event.

The second of three flights drew 255 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 369, and with that number, the $300K GTD has already been surpassed with one flight remaining.

Of those 255 entries, only 30 players remained when chips went into bags with Bruce Simmons bagging the top stack with 688,000.

Simmons caught steam at the end of the night with one of his biggest hands coming after he turned the nut flush for a 300k pot late in the evening.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Ethan Jaggie (566,000), Wayne Nicholsen (501,000), Sanjay Dulabh (469,000), and Eric Douglas (464,000).

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

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned five. Joe Batterman (340,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup (219,00), Mark Lafata (154,000), and DJ Buckley (108,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 12 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

The final starting flight will get underway tomorrow at 3.00 p.m. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 11:40 p.m.). Make sure to tune in to see who makes it through to Day 2.

MSPT Hollywood Casino Remaining Schedule
Date Time Tournament Chips Blind Levels
5-Aug 9:00 AM $265 Satellite - 1 in 5 advance to $300K GTD 12,000 20 Minutes
5-Aug 3:00 PM $1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 1C (2-Day Event) 30,000 40 Minutes
5-Aug 8:00 PM $250 2K Maker NLH 15,000 20 Minutes
6-Aug 11:00 AM $1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 2 (2-Day Event) - 40 Minutes
6-Aug Noon $250 Last Chance NLH 15,000 20 Minutes