Dustin Roby opened to 65,000 from under the gun, and Matthew Headlee made the call on the button. Jarvis Hooks three-bet to 240,000 in the big blind, with only Roby sticking in a call.
Hooks slowed down with a check on the 6♥9♠J♥ flop, and Roby checked back. The dealer then flipped over the 4♣ turn, and Hooks fired a bet of 340,000.
Roby took a moment before sliding his cards to the dealer, as Hooks added new chips to his growing stack.
Nitin Kolli opened to 60,000 in middle position, and Dennis Zollo moved all in for 330,000 on the button. Kolli quickly called, and the hands were turned up.
Dennis Zollo: 6♠6♦
Nitin Kolli: A♥A♦
Zollo stood up as he saw Kolli flip over pocket aces, and the 2♦10♥4♥ flop changed nothing. Zollo then sat back down as the 6♥ hit the turn, giving him a set of sixes.
Kolli could not spike the J♣ river, seeing the pot sent to Zollo for the double-up.
Jason Thomas raised to 70,000 from under the gun, and James Wall replied by moving all in for 344,000. Action folded back around to Thomas, who took some time before making the call.
James Wall: A♠K♠
Jason Thomas: J♣J♥
Wall was flipping for his tournament left, unable to connect on the 5♣Q♠9♦5♦4♠ runout. That left Thomas in front, sending Wall to the payout desk.
Payouts for the 2025 Midwest Poker Championship $600 Main Event have been confirmed, with all returning players having already received $1,000 for bagging the opening flights.
Everyone has locked up an additional $400, while Monday's champion will earn a total of $186,290.
After an exciting ten days of action here at The Reserve Poker Club in Toldeo, Ohio, the remaining 209 players will return in the money at the 2025 Midwest Poker Championship $600 Main Event.
The event attracted a total of 2,270 Entries across 11 starting flights, breezing past the guarantee and creating a prize pool of $1,135,000. Play will resume at 12:00 p.m. local time, scheduled to continue until a final table is set tonight.
Among the returning contenders are 18 players who survived multiple flights, earning a $3,000 bag bonus. Leading the way is Hitesh Patel, who holds a slight chip advantage after leading Day 1j with 2,280,000. That's good for the top spot heading into the money, with Heath McAllister (2,220,000) sitting just behind.
Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Hitesh Patel
United States
2,280,000
143
2
Heath McAllister
Canada
2,220,000
139
3
Satoshi Tanaka
United States
2,020,000
126
4
Soheb Porbandarwala
United States
1,960,000
123
5
Abdul Amer
United States
1,845,000
115
6
Richard Viebranz
United States
1,745,000
109
7
Imari Love
United States
1,695,000
106
8
Anthony Sheline
United States
1,641,000
103
9
Kyle Janisse
Canada
1,615,000
101
10
Aaron Durrani
United States
1,590,000
99
The Reserve Poker Club
Day 1g chip lead and WSOP bracelet winner Satoshi Tanaka sits third overall with 2,020,000, the only other player above the two-million chip mark. Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Joey Couden is among the chase group, currently in 14th position with a stack of 1,455,000.
Players will return to the felt on Level 18, with blinds of 8,000/16,000 and big blind ante of 8,000. After playing 30-minute levels during each of the starting flights, levels will extend to 40 minutes for Day 2. Breaks are scheduled after every two hours of play, and cards will remain in the air until the final table of nine has been determined.
The full payout list will be posted shortly after play resumes at 12:00 p.m. local time, and The Reserve Poker Club's stream will begin after the first break of the day.
Don't miss any of the exciting action, as the PokerNews team will deliver full coverage from inside the ropes on the way to crowing a champion on Monday night.
