MSPT Main Event Day 1
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Currently hanging out next to the Grand Casino Mille Lacs poker room, eating a late night snack with Bryan Mileski, John Dragich (MSPT December champ), 3-Putts (arguably the top tournament player in the state), Todd Melander (3rd place in December MSPT event) and a handful of other players. It’s been an awesome week, and hanging out with players at 1:30 in the morning, breaking down hands, is awesome.
The MSPT Main Event began at 5:00 today with 124 players, and after 8 levels we are down to 51. Many of the top players in the state are still alive — Dragich, 3-Putts, Todd Breyfogle, Everett Carlton and more. The winner will take home $36,000 and a bracelet, courtesy of Continental Diamond.
I wish I could provide elaborate chip counts, but we won’t know anything exact until Sunday.
Bryan and I are still alive as well. We played for 7 hours tonight, and I literally spent 5 of those hours with fewer than 10 big blinds. I was between 5 and 8 big blinds for most of the final two hours. But thanks to a mini rush at the end of the night, I’ve climbed up to 20bb or so.
David Aydt stopped by to do some live blogging during the first few levels.
Once again, thanks to the Grand Casino Mille Lacs poker staff for running a top-notch operation all week long. The entire week has been smooth sailing. Bryan and I organize the MSPT details going into each event, but once we step foot in the casino for tournament week, the card room staff takes over. We created the tour because we are poker players, and we want to play in a good structure, just like the rest of you.
Day two of the Main Event will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, and action is expected to continue until late at night. Check back for results and photos.
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Another great event there, PMAC.
I’ve given you and Brain my chips on the first day of ME without any sweats and you guys still couldn’t managed to make it up there to the top ten finshers?? What happened??
COMEON MANNN…!
2-Putts