Kevin Ayow raised to 1,900,000 from early position and Matthew Sabia moved all-in from the small blind which folded all other action besides Ayow who called.
Kevin Ayow: 
Matthew Sabia: 
The board ran out 
and Ayow exited the tournament in seventh place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,600,000
2,500,000
|
2,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 32
Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Ante: 250,000
Yulia Lisichkina raised to 450,000 under the-gun and in the small blind, Matthew Sabia three-bet moved all-in to roughly 5,400,000. In the big blind, Rickey Evans called for his remaining 650,000 and Lisichkina folded.
Rickey Evans: 
Matthew Sabia: 
The board ran out 
and Evans' tournament run came to an end in eighth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
6,100,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
Busted |
Angelina Rich raised to 450,000 in the hijack and Shea Quintin defended his big blind.
The flop of 
saw Quintin check to Rich who bet 300,000 which Quintin called.
Quintin checked the 
turn over to Rich who bet 850,000. Quintin moved all-in and Rich wasted little time in calling.
Angelina Rich: 
Shea Quintin: 
The river 
kept Quintin's flush ahead of Rich's flush-draw/two-pair combination and Rich exited the tournament in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,325,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
Busted |
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Counts |
| 28 | 1 | Rohan Dhuper | 3,225,000 |
| 28 | 2 | Matthew Sabia | 5,325,000 |
| 28 | 3 | Angelina Rich | 3,425,000 |
| 28 | 4 | Rickey Evans | 800,000 |
| 28 | 5 | Yulia Lisichkina | 16,250,000 |
| 28 | 6 | Fehim Hajdari | 8,525,000 |
| 28 | 7 | Shea Quintin | 5,825,000 |
| 28 | 8 | Kevin Ayow | 1,600,000 |
| 28 | 9 | Jack O'Neill | 2,625,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,250,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
8,525,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
5,825,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
|
|
5,325,000
725,000
|
725,000 |
|
|
3,425,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
3,225,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
2,625,000
-975,000
|
-975,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
-1,275,000
|
-1,275,000 |
|
|
800,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Yulia Lisichkina raised to 450,000 under the-gun and in the big blind Hien Nguyen called.
The flop came out 
and Nguyen bet 1,500,000 leaving himself 1,000,000 behind. Lisichkina moved all-in for the remaining 1,000,000 and Nguyen called.
Hien Nguyen: 
Yulia Lisichkina:
The board ran out and Lisichkina made two pair to further solidify the strength of the hand and Nguyen exited the tournament in tenth. The final nine will now redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,425,000
3,850,000
|
3,850,000 |
|
Busted |
After losing a pot to Rohan Dhuper early, Rickey Evans moved all-in from under-the gun and elicited only folds.
The very next hand he was in the big blind, and Dhuper moved all-in in the small blind to Evans' big blind and Evans folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,400,000
775,000
|
775,000 |
|
|
1,000,000
-900,000
|
-900,000 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
The final ten have taken their seats and play has begun.
The culmination of three starting flights and a second day begins today at 12:00 at Venetian Las Vegas Nevada. A massive starting field of 1,644 players, that created a prizepool of $2,347,000, has been brought down to just ten players, each looking to claim The Mid-States Poker Tour $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event at Venetian Las Vegas Nevada title as their own. Each player has locked up $36,780 with the end goal being set on the first place prize of $360,670.
After an explosive Day 2, Yulia Lisichkina leads the final two tables with 12,575,000. The Russian-born player has already secured her best life-time cash up until this point, and has put herself in prime position to make the final table of this event.
The only former MSPT champion returning today is Angelina Rich who comes in with 3,125,000. Rich won the $1,100 MSPT at Venetian in 2015 for $304,386. Rich sits down as sixth in chips as well as one of two women returning out of the final ten. Only 15 players have ever won two or more events, and today Rich is looking to make it 16.
Fehim Hajdari (8,575,000) and Shea Quintin (6,125,000) round out the podium chip counts, with Matthew Sabia (4,600,000), Jack O’Neill (3,600,000), Kevin Ayow (2,875,000), Hien Nguyen (2,800,000), Rohan Dhuper (2,625,000) and Rickey Evans (1,900,000) all looking for MSPT glory and will return for their shot at the title.
| Player | Chip Counts | |
| 1 | Yulia Lisichkina | 12,575,000 |
| 2 | Fehim Hajdar | 8,575,000 |
| 3 | Shea Quintin | 6,175,000 |
| 4 | Matthew Sabia | 4,600,000 |
| 5 | Jack O'Neil | 3,600,000 |
| 6 | Angelina Rich | 3,125,000 |
| 7 | Kevin Ayow | 2,875,000 |
| 8 | Hien Nguyen | 2,800,000 |
| 9 | Rohan Dhuper | 2,625,000 |
| 10 | Rickey Evans | 1,900,000 |
Play begins at 12:00 for Day 3 where levels will start at 100,000-200,000 and a 200,000 big blind ante. Blinds will last 40 minutes each and players will take a 15-minute break after every three levels. Play will continue until a winner is crowned. Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the MSPT $1,600 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event.
