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.