Another full day of action occurred during Day 1b of the MSPT Season 17 JACK Cleveland $1,110 Main Event, as almost 14 full levels were needed to hit 11% of the field, with 11:52 remaining at 3,000/5,000/5,000.

The second of three flights drew 243 total entries, bringing the two-day total thus far to 408, with one flight remaining.

Of those 243 entries, just 26 players remained when pens went to slips, and Andrew Hoppenjans found himself atop the counts with 687,000, good enough for the overall stack through the two starting flights.

Following behind Hoppenjans was Khachatur Pohosian, who secured a double knockout at the end of the night to put 581,000 on his slip, while Edward Tancredi burst the bubble with a staright flush over a full house to bag 552,000, as they are the only others to bag 500k, rounding thus far.

Rounding out the top five stacks of the first flight were Alec Magdan (434,000), Max Rastatter (416,000), while last year’s runner-up finisher Haroldo Perez (338,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (337,000), two-time MSPT State Champ Mike Estes (221,000), and fellow MSPT Champ Hamid Izadi (217,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster, along with the 19 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

Among those not as lucky at the felt were Carlton Taylor, Grigor Hakobyan, Michael Reck, Nazim Temiz, Steven Lascola, and Nicole Bartko, 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 scheduled for tomorrow, beginning at 12:15 p.m. EST.

This is a best-stack forward event: If a player qualifies for Day 2 more than once, they may only play the higher chip stack; any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive the lowest Day 2 payout.

Player of the Year points will only be awarded for the higher stack. Players will only receive credit for a single MSPT Main Event cash finish.

Everyone who makes Day 2 will return on Sunday at 11:15 a.m. to play for the Season 17 MSPT $1,110 Main Event Title at JACK Cleveland Casino.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2.

We will be back tomorrow for coverage of Day 1c right here on MSPTPoker.com from Cleveland, Ohio!

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