Welcome to Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates
After three grueling heats, 121 players have advanced to Day 2 of Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates. Leading the way into Day 2 is Gene Gioia, who got two days off to watch Day 1b and Day 1c players try and fail to match his count of 302,100.
William Givens (267,100), Dan McCabe (249,900), Rosie Paules (242,800), Nader Wahdan (234,900), MSPT Running Aces champion Mark Sandness (234,800), Reza Yazdi (230,500), Colin York (215,600), Olimpia May (194,900), and John Taitt (193,800) also bring top-10 stacks into the day. Meanwhile, other threats such as Lance Harris (148,100), Jeff Fielder (124,800), Brett Schwertley (106,900), Kou Vang (98,700), and Phil Mader (86,000) lurk with solid stacks.
The players will be vying for a first-place prize that's unofficially listed at $114,156 by the MSPT. We'll have official payout information listed as soon as it becomes available.
Play will begin at noon local time at Level 11 (1,200/2,400/400). All levels will be one hour today, allowing for considerable play as the field is whittled down over 10 levels or until the final table is reached.
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