Kevin Grabel Leads 45 Returning Players in the APT Main Event in Sarasota!


America's Poker Tour's Main Event at One Eyed Jacks in Sarasota, FL continues today at 1 p.m. with 45 players returning to battle it out until a winner is declared. This event drew a total of 255 entries across three starting flights, generating a total prize pool of $249,900 with almost $60,000 for first!

Kevin Grabel, who was the chip leader of Flight B, starts the day as the overall chip leader with 238,500. Only three other players join Grabel in the 200,000 chip-range and they are local pro Austin Buchanan (235,900), Seth Templeton (234,000), and David Steves (229,900). Greg Fishberg has the next biggest stack, starting the day fifth in chips with 180,300.

Also in the top ten stacks for Day 2 are Florida grinder Jose de la Cruz (172,500), WSOP bracelet winner, Circuit ring winner, and two-time HPT champion Cord Garcia (168,100), and poker pro and APT supporter Stan Jablonski (165,300).

Several other very accomplished players are still in contention to become America's Poker Tour's second Main Event champion. Some of those local pros include John Racener (150,200), Vanessa Rousso (76,100), TK Miles (62,800), Carlos Loving (54,400), and David Tuthill (25,900). A complete list of Day 2 starting chip counts and seating assignments is available at the top of the blog homepage.

The top 27 finishers today will be paid a minimum of $2,716 and the winner of this event will receive a payday of $59,258, along with a Championship package worth $3,000. Complete payout information is available at the link above the blog. You can follow updates here all day, and watch the final table action on the livestream. Cameras will be rolling as this final table will also be appearing on television eventually.

Top 10 chip stacks at the start of Day 2:


1 Kevin Grabel 238,500
2 Austin Buchanan 235,900
3 Seth Templeton 234,000
4 David Steves 229,900
5 Greg Fishberg 180,300
6 Jose de la Cruz 172,500
7 Cord Garcia 168,100
8 Peter Dragar 166,600
9 Stan Jablonski 165,300
10 Jeff Trudeau 164,100

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