Rocky Wylie Bags Large as 51 Players Advance from Day 1c of the MSPT $1,110 Running Aces Main Event
Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Running Aces $1,110 Main Event attracted a massive 413 runners, which along with 1a's 225 and 1b’s 282 brought the total field up to 920 entries, setting yet another MSPT record at Running Aces.
The massive field generated a 890,800 prize pool and the top 99 players will get paid a minimum of $2,138, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $169,271 first-place prize.
At the end of the third and final flight, 51 players bagged and tagged with Rocky Wylie bagging the top stack 542,000.
Others to bag big stacks where Ronald Olson (524,000), Ray Bullock (521,000), MSPT Riverside runner-up Jamie Allen (454,000), and MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele (404,000), who round out the top five.
They were joined by John Alexander (340,00), Sam DeSilva (311,000), MSPT champ Josh Reichard (267,000), MSPT Hall of Famer's Rob Wazwaz (286,000), and Blake Bohn (193,000).
Among those to see their night end on Day 1c were MSPT Hall of Famer Jason Seitz, MSPT champions Chad Bjorkman, Steve Wilkie, Jonathan Kim, and Tom Stambaugh.
The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 99 (25 from Day 1a, 33 from 1b, and 51 from 1c) – will return at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, April 10th to play down to a winner.
MSPT Running Aces $1,110 Main Event Payouts
| Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $169,271 | 1,900 |
| 2 | $104,241 | 1,700 |
| 3 | $76,528 | 1,600 |
| 4 | $57,909 | 1,500 |
| 5 | $43,654 | 1,400 |
| 6 | $32,963 | 1,300 |
| 7 | $25,836 | 1,200 |
| 8 | $20,491 | 1,100 |
| 9 | $16,036 | 1,000 |
| 10-12 | $12,473 | 900 |
| 13-15 | $10,691 | 800 |
| 16-18 | $8,820 | 700 |
| 19-21 | $7,305 | 600 |
| 22-24 | $6,147 | 500 |
| 25-27 | $5,078 | 400 |
| 28-36 | $3,920 | 350 |
| 37-45 | $3,029 | 300 |
| 46-54 | $2,762 | 250 |
| 55-63 | $2,584 | 200 |
| 64-72 | $2,405 | 150 |
| 73-81 | $2,316 | 100 |
| 82-90 | $2,227 | 75 |
| 91-99 | $2,138 | 50 |
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MSPT Showdown Series Remaining Schedule
| Date | Time (CDT) | Tournament | Late Reg | GTD Prize Pool | Starting Stack | Blind Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 10 | 11:00 a.m. | $1,110 MSPT Main Event Day 2 | - | |||
| Noon | Event #10: $250 Last Chance NLH | 3:00 p.m. | $10,000 | 15,000 | 20 | |
| 3:00 p.m. | $135 Last Dance NLH | 5:10 p.m. | $3,000 | 12,000 | 20 |