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$400 Mississippi State Championship
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2026 Mississippi State Poker Championship
$400 Mississippi State Championship
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
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Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The first opening flight in the tournament’s history came to a close after hosting 71 entries to the inaugural Mississippi State Poker Championship $400 Main Event held at the Horseshoe Casino Tunica. When the dust settled, eight entries were permitted to advance to Day 2 as they are all now in the money and have secured a piece of the $50,000 guarantee prize pool.
Brandon Owens (386,500) finished at the top of the chip counts of Day 1a. Kenneth Stewart (382,500) and Jason Miller (365,000) finished in second and third in chips, respectively.
Final Chip Counts Day 1a
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon Owens | United States | 386,500 | 64 |
| 2 | Kenneth Stewart | United States | 382,500 | 64 |
| 3 | Jason Miller | United States | 365,000 | 61 |
| 4 | Matt Vaughan | United States | 340,000 | 57 |
| 5 | Cliff Hart | United States | 222,500 | 37 |
| 6 | Carl Masters | United States | 202,000 | 34 |
| 7 | David Flowers | United States | 196,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Lap Ng | United States | 51,500 | 8.5 |
Owens made his first big splash of Day 1a when his pocket aces held during a three-handed all-in that saw him cross the six-figure mark for the first time. Owens never looked back the rest of Day 1a as he continued to build positive momentum when he spiked an ace on the river against then chip leader Matt Vaughan to continue climbing up the counts. This is Owens eighth cash at Horseshoe Tunica, per his The Hendon Mob page as he aims to make this the biggest if he can go on to have a deep run on Day 2.
Stewart hit a speed bump when Jason Rogers hit a two-outer against him to stall Stewart’s progress, but that would hardly define his Day 1a as he went on to eliminate Jesse Lott down the stretch to climb just over 300,000 in chips at the time. Stewart is still looking for his first five-figure score, and advancing to Day 2 gets him one step closer to achieving a career high.
“Mayhem” Miller received a boost out of the gate early on Day 1a when he doubled with pocket aces. He managed to stay out of danger the rest of the flight as he built up his stack to come out of the pack with the third-most chips of any player from the opening flight. This is Miller’s fourth cash at Horseshoe Tunica, according to The Hendon Mob.
Nicholas Rigby took his shot on Day 1a, but was unable to find his way to a bag and advance to Day 2. Jason Simon also made an appearance during the first flight, but was also stopped from securing a spot on the final day.
Day 1a was the first of four opening flights, with Day 1b currently underway. Day 1c will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Day 1d will conclude the starting flights later that day at 7 p.m. All times are local. Day 2 restart is slated to begin on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 12 p.m.
Main Event Schedule
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sept. 19 | 11:00 a.m. | $400 Main Event Flight 1c |
| Sat, Sept. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | $400 Main Event Flight 1d |
| Sun, Sept. 20 | 12:00 p.m. | $400 Main Event Day 2 |
Entrants begin with a starting stack of 30,000. Blind levels are set for 30 minutes on Day 1. They will increase to 35 minutes at the beginning of Day 2, and bump up to 40 minutes at the final table.
Players are entitled to unlimited reentries. Registration closes at the beginning of Level 9. Players may also forfeit their stack at the end of Level 8 and re-enter for $400. Should a player qualify more than once for Day 2, they will advance with their largest stack and forfeit their lowest stack(s) for a minimum Day 2 payout.
The top 12.5% of each starting flight, rounded down, advance to Day 2. Day 2 blinds will begin at the lowest level of play during Day 1 flights.
Stay tuned here atPokerNews for continued coverage of the first Mississippi State Poker Championship $400 Main Event held at the Horseshoe Casino Tunica.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Matt Vaughan opened to 12,000 from the cutoff before Sedrick Collins shoved for his final 49,000 on the button. Vaughan called and put Collins at risk.
Sedrick Collins: K♣10♠
Matt Vaughan: K♥J♥
Collins was in trouble against the better king of Vaughan and needed to hit his kicker to stay alive in the tournament.
The flop brought no such help when it came 7♣3♠A♣ to keep Vaughan in the lead.
The 6♠ turn was of no use, and the 3♣ river was the final card of Day 1a as Collins was eliminated from contention and popped the bubble for the opening flight.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
David Flowers opened to 12,000 from the cutoff before Russel Ogburn shoved on the button for approximately 47,000. Flowers snap-called and put Ogburn at risk.
Russel Ogburn: 8♥8♣
David Flowers: A♠A♦
Ogburn found himself well behind as Flowers had the goods with pocket aces.
The K♣A♣3♠ had Ogburn with one foot out the door, as he needed a miracle of running eights to win the hand.
Ogburn was eliminated when the 7♥ turn and the 9♦ river completed the board.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Kenneth Stewart opened from under the gun to 15,000 before Jesse Lott shoved for approximately 24,500. Stewart made the call and put Lott at risk.
Jesse Lott: K♥2♥
Kenneth Stewart: A♣8♣
Lott needed to improve. The flop kept Stewart in the lead when it came 8♦4♦3♥, but it came with a caveat, as Lott gained a flush draw.
The 6♦ turn gave Lott even more outs with a gutshot straight draw, but Lott would wiff the river when it came the Q♠ as Stewart scored the knockout.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A consequential hand broke out between Jason Rogers and Cliff Hart when Rogers and Hart got the chips in on the turn of a board that read 8♣K♥2♥8♦. Rogers shoved for approximately 125,000, and Hart called, as Rogers was at risk.
Jason Rogers: 8♥6♥
Cliff Hart: K♣8♠
Rogers turned trip eights, but that turned out to be for the worse as Hart turned a full house and had Rogers drawing dead as they went to a river.
The inconsequential 5♠ peeled on the river as Rogers was eliminated late on Day 1a.
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Level 13
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Vaughan opened to 12,000 from under the gun before Brandon Owens three-bet to 30,000 from the next position over. Vaughan made the call.
The J♣6♠4♥ flop was checked by both Vaughan and Owens.
Vaughan checked again on the K♥ turn, but this time, Owens bet 40,000. Vaughan called.
The A♥ river was checked by both players as they went to a showdown.
Owens showed A♣Q♦ for a rivered pair of aces, much to the disappointment of Vaughan, who tabled 9♦9♥ for a pair of nines that was good until the river improved Owens.
