Darlo Vansurksum Leads 26 Survivors From Day 1a of the MSPT Grand Falls Main Event pokernews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pokernews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Paul Carney
If anyone predicted that the Day 1a turnout at Grand Falls Casino just outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota was going to compete with the record-breaking field in August, they were right. The first of two starting flights closed with 231 entries, which inched past the 226 total entries of Day 1a back in August.
After the completion of Level 15, just 30 players bagged and tagged with
Paul Carney and his stack of 513,000 leading the way. Rounding out the top five big stacks were
Dave Sanderson (466,000),
This weekendâs
PokerNews, marks the second stop of the tourâs 12th season. The tournament comes on the heels of a memorable MSPT Venetian opener, which not only attracted a massive field but also saw a new inductee win their way into the exclusive
MSPT Hall of Fame.
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Jason Seitz, 45, made the money on Day 2 of the MSPT Venetian $1,100 Main Event finishing in 32nd place for $5,677. It marked his 25th-career MSPT Main Event cash, which meant in coordination with his Season 2 win at the
MSPT Running Aces, Seitz became just the seventh player to win their way into the MSPT Hall of Fame.