The Final 32 Players Combine for Day 2 of the $2200 Main Event at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship
After four Day 1 flights, the final 32 players all return for Day 2 at Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia in the $2200 Main Event at the Pennsylvania State Poker Championship at 11:15 a.m. local time. The PokerStars sponsored event had a $500,000 guarantee that had a slight overlay after there were 243 entrants.
The chip leader after Day 1a was two time WPT winner Bin Weng, who bagged 756,000. Weng has over nine million in career poker earnings.
Day 1b saw Alex Kim bag the chip lead with 384,500.
World Series of Poker Bracelet winner Tim Faro was on top of the leaderboard after Day 1c with 818,000.
The overall chip leader coming into the day was Matthew Zambanini who bagged a whopping 1,041,000, in the biggest of the four flights, that drew 150 entrants.
Top 10 Chip Counts on Day 2
Place | Name | Country | Chips |
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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 | Tim Faro | United States | 818,000 |
6 | Bin Weng | United States | 756,000 |
7 | Max Pinnola | United States | 622,000 |
8 | Michael Bohmerwald | United States | 567,000 |
9 | Sarah Wasch | United States | 506,000 |
10 | Grant Wang | United States | 477,000 |
Aside from the top prize and trophy, the winner of this tournament will receive the NAPT Gold Pass which includes travel, accommodation and the $5,300 buy in to the NAPT Main Event.
Players will return in level 17 at the 4000/8000/8000 blinds. Players will players will have 60-minute blind levels, and a break after every two levels of play. A 60-minute dinner break will be determined by players and staff, based on pace of play throughout the tournament.
Full Payout Structure
Place | Prize |
---|---|
1 | $115,445 |
2 | $78,420 |
3 | $51,250 |
4 | $31,175 |
5 | $24,075 |
6 | $19,950 |
7 | $17,000 |
8 | $14,500 |
9 | $11,590 |
10-12 | $9,825 |
13-15 | $8,450 |
16-18 | $7,075 |
19-21 | $5,810 |
22-27 | $4,030 |
28-32 | $3,445 |
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