Day 2 Of $1,600 MSPT Kicks Off at 11 a.m.
After three starting flights of The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,600 No-Limit Hold'em Main Event, that brought out a total of 1,644 entrants and created a whopping prizepool of $2,347,000. The remaining 233 players will play out for the 171 spots paid and the first place prize of $360,670.
Leading the way is Josh Reichard who ended up bagging 769,000 from the second of three flights. The Wisconsin native is tied for second most WSOP rings of all time at 12, and is looking to secure a position for himself in his quest for his second MSPT title.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Player | Chip Count |
| Josh Reichard | 769,000 |
| MICHAEL HACK | 726,000 |
| Greg Himmelbrand | 655,000 |
| Radoslav Stoyanov, | 625,000 |
| Therry Quintin | 621,000 |
| Hien Nguyen, | 565,000 |
| IAN MATAKIS | 564,000 |
| Cory Skolnik, | 547,000 |
| Aditya Sushant, | 535,000 |
| Federico Ottenio, | 515,000 |
Others who ended up bagging include MSPT champions Greg Himmelbrand (655,000), Taylor Howard (276,000), and Rich Alsup (119,000) as well as others like Andrew Moreno (444,000), Darryl Fish (357,000), Ralph Massey (220,000) and WSOP 2017 Main Event Runner-up Dan Ott (100,000).
Play will begin at 11:00 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. The blinds will last 40-minutes each level, with a 15-minute break following each level. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the MSPT atVenetian Las Vegas Nevada.