Idrovo Leads Final 86 (full)
Ritchie Idrovo leads the 86 Day 1a and Day 1b survivors who are set to buckle down and begin Day 2 here at 10 a.m. local time in Gary, Ind.
He won't have an easy time of it if he hopes to keep his lead, however, as plenty of well-known and dangerous players such as Kou Vang (187,400), Jason Smith (152,300), Jeremy Dresch (80,300), and Matt Kirby (72800) remain in contention with above average stacks. Notables with below average stacks include Matt Alexander (66,000), Patrick Steele (60,000), Tim Ebenhoeh Jr. (58,300), "Wild" Bill Romer (53,900), John Hayes (38,000), and Terry Ring (22,700).
Play will begin with blinds at 1,000/2,000 at Level 10 and will continue until the field is whittled down to a winner. The final table will be broadcast live with hole cards on a 15-minute delay right here on PokerNews, so be sure to tune in for the conclusion of the tournament and the crowning of an MSPT champion, who will claim first-place prize money and a bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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205,900 | |
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197,600 | |
|
192,600 | |
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187,800 | |
|
187,400 | |
|
152,300 | |
|
147,600 | |
|
129,600 | |
|
|
122,800 | |
|
122,500 | |
|
|
113,900 | |
|
108,000 | |
|
106,800 | |
|
|
106,300 | |
|
|
105,700 | |
|
103,100 | |
|
|
98,000 | |
|
95,000 | |
|
|
87,800 | |
|
|
87,700 | |
|
|
86,400 | |
|
84,400 | |
|
84,000 | |
|
|
83,300 | |
|
|
82,300 | |
flop gave Ebenhoeh a huge lead, and he needed to dodge only running straight or flush cards or the last two aces. Unfortunately for him, the 
binked on the turn, and he bowed out when the 
finished out the hand.
flop quickly reduced that thirty percent to something miniscule, and an 
turn clinched the hand for Gent.
flop, and Allen Lanier made the call from the button. A 
arrived on the turn, and Karakikov checked. Lanier pushed all in, covering his opponent's roughly 100,000 stack. After tanking for about two minutes, Karakikov decided to go with his hand.
, leaving his aces good and sending Hayes to the payout desk.
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flop, action checked to Vang, who bet 49,000. Sizemore shoved all in for 170,000 total, and Lanier contemplated for a bit before calling. Vang then shipped all in for 401,000 more, and Lanier tanked for a couple of minutes before sliding forward calling chips once more.
