Welcome to Day 2 of 2019 HPT Ameristar East Chicago Main Event
At long last, the time has come for the eliminations to be final and the field to be whittled down toward a winner. After four starting flights, Day 2 of Heartland Poker Tour Ameristar East Chicago $1,650 Main Event is here.
Out of 570 entries, 96 were able to punch tickets to Day 2. They'll all combine under one roof for the first time here Monday and play until an official final table has been reached.
Plenty of the Midwest's finest poker players are among those 96. While chip leader Brendan Shiller and other big stacks Craig Casino and Nadya Magnus are in good position, they'll have plenty of competition from the likes of Nick Pupillo, Josh Reichard, Aaron Johnson, Keven Stammen and Kou Vang, among others.
Day 2 play begins at Level 16 (2,500/5,000/5,000) and continues until all but the last nine players have been eliminated. Unlike Day 1s, levels will be an hour apiece now.
Cards are scheduled to fly at 11 a.m. local time here just East of the Windy City. Keep an eye here on PokerNews to see who will emerge as the last nine contenders.