With the action keeping steady, only one level needed to pass before MSPT Hall of Famer Blake Bohn won a race to burst the bubble leaving the remaining players in the money. Among those to leave empty-handed were MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup, DJ Alexander, Thai Dinh, and George Dietz to name a few. With 297 slated to get paid, a few handfuls of players needed to exit before players reached the money. The Wisconsin native finished by saying, “I want to thank my buddy Asa for being here on my rail, to all my family and friends who were following along back home, and to my girlfriend Jessica for all the support.” Young continued, “I really came into today with no expectations and ended up running really well and ended picking some good spots to make moves which ended up paying off.' “I’m pretty speechless honestly,” said the newly crowned champ after his victory, “I basically just 10x my career earnings with just this one tournament so that’s pretty amazing. The $1,110 buy-in, $1,000,000 GTD Main Event was one to remember, as a total of 2,883 entries (672 from Day 1a 990 from 1b 1,221 from 1c) were tallied, which blasted passed the venue’s previous record field of 2,479 posted this past May.Īfter two long days of action, it was MSPT newcomer Travis Young who emerged victorious to claim his first MSPT title along with a career-best $297,997 first-place prize.
