Bouaphanh Leuaxay Bags Top Stack After Day 1b of MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event
Another full day of action has played to its conclusion at the 2022 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Riverside $1,100 Main Event. The second of three flights drew 382 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 522 and with that number, the $500K GTD has already been surpassed with one flight remaining.
Of those 382 entries, only 44 players remained when chips went into bags and Bouaphanh Leuaxay found himself atop the counts with a stack of 623,00.
Leuaxay was the only player to bag above 600k while the top five all bagged over 400k; John Schroeder (482,000), Jared Williams (444,000), Cero Zuccarello (443,000), and Jeff Fielder (429,000).
Much like Day 1a, the final level of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as MSPT Hall of Famer Rob Wazwaz and Matt Morfitt among those to be eliminated before play concluded for the night with chips flying all across the five 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. Two-time MSPT Champ Dan Bekavac (330,000), Darnell Echols (328,000), reigning champ Timothy Gundrum (118,000) and DJ Buckley (83,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 17 to have already advanced from Day 1a.
Among those not as lucky at the felt included Mikiyo Aoki, MSPT Champ's Jonathan Kim, Josh Reichard, Ken Baime, and Todd Bartlett, 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 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.). PokerNews will be on hand to capture all the action, so be sure to join us then.