Welcome to Day 1b of the MSPT Golden Gates Casino Main Event!
Season 6 of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continued yesterday with Day 1a action from the Golden Gates Casino Main Event!
The first of three starting flights attracted 126 entrants, but after 16 levels of play just 20 remained with Ross Reichert and his stack of 357,500 leading the way. Today, the second flight will kick off with a mix of new faces and Day 1a casualties looking to reenter such as MSPT Golden Gates Regional champ Bobby Sanoubane, who is already two bullets deep; MSPT Team Pro Matt Kirby; Nebraska farmer Phil Mader; Bryan Devonshire, who finished sixth in the Colorado Poker Championship back in August; and Aaron & Ralph Massey.
Some players we won't see in action are defending champ Kane Lai (304,000) and MSPT Team Pros Matt Alexander (270,500) and Nick Pupillo (100,000), all of who advanced from Day 1a. Lai topped a field of 409 entrants back in March to win a $101,365 first-place prize, and interestingly, he won the HPT Ameristar St. Charles for $150,593 earlier this week. With a big stack headed into Day 2, Lai will certainly be a force to be reckoned with.
Day 1b will kick off at 12:00 p.m. local, which is less than an hour from now. Late registration and reentries are open all day long, so check back soon for all the action straight from Black Hawk, Colorado!
In the meantime, here's a look at the remaining MSPT Golden Gates schedule:
Day | Event | Buy-In | Time |
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Friday, Nov. 13 | MSPT Qualifier | $250 | 9:00 a.m. |
Friday, Nov. 13 | MSPT Main Event Day 1b | $1,100 | 12:00 p.m. |
Friday, Nov. 13 | MSPT Qualifier Turbo | $250 | 9:00 p.m. |
Saturday, Nov. 14 | MSPT Qualifier | $250 | 9:00 a.m. |
Saturday, Nov. 14 | MSPT Main Event Day 1c | $1,100 | 12:00 p.m. |
Sunday, Nov. 15 | MSPT Main Event Day 2 | - | 12:00 p.m. |
The Main Event, which will start players with 30,000 in chips, will see the Day 1b field play 16 levels, and the same for Day 1c on Saturday. The remaining players from each flight will combine on Sunday morning at 12:00 p.m. and play until a champion is crowned. The Main Event final table will be broadcast live (15-minute delay) with hole cards worldwide on msptpoker.com and PokerNews.
Here's a look at those who've capture titles in Season 6 thus far:
Dates | Event | Entrants | Winner | Prize |
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Jan. 15-25, 2015 | MSPT bestbet Jacksonville | 421 | Brian Arbaugh | $102,806 |
Jan. 30 – Feb. 8, 2015 | MSPT Running Aces | 354 | Erv Bjerga | $91,941 |
Feb. 14-22, 2015 | MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells | 463 | Ben Wiora | $114,512 |
March 5-15 | MSPT Golden Gates | 409 | Kane Lai | $101,365 |
March 21-29 | MSPT Meskwaki | 371 | Chad Willett | $96,760 |
April 4-12 | MSPT Potawatomi | 635 | Jason Mirza | $147,529 |
April 6-19 | MSPT Maryland Live! Casino | 270 | Greg Himmelbrand | $72,910 |
April 17-26 | MSPT Canterbury Park | 430 | Dan Hendrickson | $106,182 |
May 9-17 | MSPT FireKeepers Casino | 614 | Mark Rubenstein | $142,637 |
June 1-5 | MSPT Venetian | 1,964 | Angelina Rich | $215,815 |
July 24-26 | MSPT Meskwaki | 410 | Blake Bohn | $101,229 |
August 14-16 | MSPT Grand Falls | 238 | Alan Curl | $64,941 |
August 21-23 | MSPT Tropicana Evansville | 251 | Michael O'Neill | $67,746 |
September 4-6 | MSPT Potawatomi | 462 | Dan Goepel | $114,117 |
September 18-20 | MSPT Running Aces | 328 | Peixin Liu | $85,498 |
October 10-18 | MSPT FireKeepers Casino | 559 | Michael Ferraroti | $134,642 |
November 6-8 | MSPT Meskwaki | 410 | Rich Alsup | $101,229 |
For additional news and updates, be sure to follow the tour on Twitter @msptpoker. Cards will be in the air in just a couple of hours, so stay tuned!