Matthew Zambanini Bags Heaps in Day 1d of the $2,200 Event #3 here at the PSPC
Day 1d at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship in $2,200 Event #3 has been completed. The final of the Day 1’s saw the most entrants yet with 150 players registering throughout the day and 18 of them bagging and tagging to return tomorrow morning for Day 2 at 11:15 a.m. local time The chip leader after the final Day 1 was Matthew Zambanini, who accumulated a tournament-leading stack of 1,041,000 throughout the course of the day
Zambanini's career live tournament winnings top over $700,000 and he looks poised to add to that total, and make a deep Day 2 run. His best cash to date came in August of last year after finishing second in a $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em $1 Million GTD for $258,287. He also had win in January of this year in the $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em $500K GTD for $129,831.
| Place | Name | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Zambanini | United States | 1,041,000 |
| 2 | Matthew Sabia | United States | 988,000 |
| 3 | Mike Hager | United States | 914,000 |
| 4 | Daniel Ciancio | United States | 901,000 |
| 5 | Max Pinnola | United States | 622,000 |
| 6 | Michael Bohmerwald | United States | 567,000 |
| 7 | Sarah Wasch | United States | 506,000 |
| 8 | Grant Wang | United States | 477,000 |
| 9 | Robert Klein | United States | 237,000 |
| 10 | Azamat Isakov | United States | 198,000 |
Hand for hand play did not take long until the bubble burst. There was a double casualty on the stone bubble after three big hands collided and Daniel Ciancio turned a two-outer to send In Sum Geoum on his way, along with John Mazzarelli.
Day 2 will have 60-minute levels, starting in Level 17 with blinds at 4,000/8,000 and a 8,000 big blind ante. Players will have a 15-minute break after every two levels of play and will have a dinner break that is to be determined.
PokerNews will update the remaining players in the field, full prize pool payout and the Day 2 seat draw whenever that information becomes available.
Players that have qualified for Day 2 with multiple chip stacks will only be allowed to play their highest qualifying stack. The other stacks will be taken out and removed from play.
The Gold Pass to the NAPT Las Vegas Main Event is in play which will be awarded to the champion of the tournament. The winner will receive travel, hotel accommodations, and the $5,300 buy-in to the tournament this November.
That wraps up full coverage from Day 1d here at the PSPC. Stay up to date with all things PokerNews to get updates from Day 2 other events running around the globe.