Almost a full day of action occurred during Day 1b of the MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) $1,110 Minnesota State Poker Championship at Running Aces Casino with the hard stop being reached in Level 14 with 23:16 remaining.

The second of three flights drew 303 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 475, closing in on the $500k guarantee with one flight remaining.

Of those 303 entries, 36 players remained when chips went into bags with MSPT champ Mark Jaroslawski bagging the top overall stack with 723,000.

Finishing in a close second was Dave Sorenson (pictured), who was looking good to bag the chip lead but lost a few late hands to drop to 694,000.

The top five are rounded out by two-time MSPT champ Mark Sandness (682,000), MSPT champ Rodger Johnsonj (648,000), and fellow champ Mo Nuwwarah (426,000).

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned including MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk (406,000), 2011 MSPT Player of the Year Nathan Fair (330,000), MSPT champ’s William Chao (297,000), Curtis Vierstraete (266,000), Jason Sell (212,000), & Derek McMaster (148,000), along with five-time MSPT champ Blake Bohn (110,000), who add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 20 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

All players who haven't found a Day 2 birth will get one last chance to do so tomorrow for Day 1c starting Noon with late registration and re-entries remaining open through Level 12 (approximately 9:10 p.m.).

Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor at Running Aces Casino!

Season 15 MSPT Minnesota Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule