Day 2 of the $1,100 Main Event No-Limit Hold��em at JACK Casino In Cleveland Ohio begins today, Sunday May 8th at 11 AM. The culmination of the three starting days sees the initial field of 991 brought down to 118, with 108 of the field receiving a minimum payout of $2,016. The total prize pool nearly doubled the guarantee with it all being tallied up to $961,270 with all eyes on the whopping $177,557 being given to first place.
John Dennehey bagged the chip lead due to a late night surge and will come into today with 558,000 in chips, followed by Hal Rotholz with 517,000 and Timothy Covert with 491,000. They will be among those looking to etch their name into MSPT history. Other MSPT regulars looking to snag their first win include Jamie Allen (446,000), Renato Spahiu (300,000) and Michael Berk (279,000), with others looking to take down their second title like Timothy Gundrum (290,000) and Kyna England (102,000).
Top Ten Chip Counts
Place | Name | Chip Counts | Table | Seat |
1 | John Dennehey | 558,000 | 9 | 1 |
2 | Hal Rotholz | 517,000 | 8 | 6 |
3 | Timothy Covert | 491,000 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Brian Patterson | 459,000 | 9 | 4 |
5 | Jamie Allen | 446,000 | 16 | 7 |
6 | Jeff Hall | 436,000 | 14 | 6 |
7 | Steve Lekic | 436,000 | 4 | 2 |
8 | Carlton Peake | 434,000 | 11 | 2 |
9 | Brad Rogoff | 424,000 | 15 | 6 |
10 | Matt Taylor | 419,000 | 7 | 6 |
There will be 27:07 left of play in level 15 with blinds at 3,000/5,000 after which the levels will resume as normal with 40-minute levels from 3,000/6,000 onward and 10-minute breaks between every three levels. Stay with PokerNews to see all of the updates from the final day of one of the biggest poker tournaments ever in the state of Ohio.
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Hal RotholzJamie AllenJohn DenneheyKyna EnglandMichael BerkRenato SpahiuTimothy CovertTimothy Gundrum