$1,100 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 MSPT Meskwaki Casino
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
McMaster Surges to Chip Lead After Day 1a of MSPT Meskwaki Main Event
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of the MSPT Meskwaki Main Event attracted a grand total of 176 entries and when the cock crowed to signal the end of the day, only 20 remained.
Leading the remaining players at day’s end was Derek McMaster who caught an end-of-day whirlwind to catapult him to the top of the counts with 482,500. McMaster became a boisterous presence in the final couple of levels of play as he used his stack and his voice to start vacuuming all the chips at the table.
Finishing the day in second place was Nick Marsh with 443,000. Marsh rose to the top earlier in the day than McMaster and had a steadier rise to the top.
Taylor Howard (359,500), Alexander Condon (254,500) and Jason Trezak (244,000) rounded out the top five chip counts at the end of play.
Action was fast-paced for most of the day as tables broke at a steady yet rapid pace. The plan was to either play until the conclusion of 15 levels or until 12% remained, and in fact play went slightly beyond that as two players were eliminated on the last hand of the night to bring the surviving player count to 20, one lower than the target of 21. Those 20 will return at 11 a.m. on Sunday for Day 2 where they will combine with the surviving players of Day 1b.
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End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
482,500 | 319,500 |
|
443,000 | 188,000 |
|
359,500 | 159,500 |
|
254,500 | 19,500 |
|
244,500 | -30,500 |
|
214,000 | 144,000 |
|
204,500 | 14,500 |
|
159,000 | |
|
145,000 | 145,000 |
|
143,000 | 88,000 |
|
139,500 | 4,500 |
|
107,000 | 97,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 25,000 |
|
|
96,500 | -8,500 |
|
91,000 | -39,000 |
|
89,500 | -25,500 |
|
69,000 | 34,000 |
|
58,500 | -26,500 |
|
|
51,500 | -23,500 |
|
32,500 | -1,500 |
End of Play
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The field has been cut to 20, which is less than 12% of the field so the floor has stopped play for the night with 15 minutes remaining in level 15. Chip Counts to come shortly.
Trezak Continues Late Surge, Busts Phillips
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Trezak continued his last few level hot streak as he eliminated Jay Phillips when his 
ran down the 
of Phillips when a queen hit the turn after both players shared the ace that hit the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Clark Milks Lopez
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Scotter Clark raised over the limp of Joey Lopez and Lopez called.
They went to the flop as it came 
. Clark tossed a few chips out for a bet and Lopez called. The turn was the 
. Clark bet again for 16,500 which Lopez called.
The river was the 
, Clark again bet 16,500 and again Lopez called fairly quickly.
Clark turned over the 
which pipped the 
of Lopez that he rollled over in frustration as Clark took down the pot to move his stack higher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
140,000 | -45,000 |
Trezak Takes Out Two
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Jason Trezak took out two short stacked opponents in a preflop all in holding 
when the board ran out 
to give him the best hand with two pair to best the 
of one opponent and the 
of the other, as the eliminations keep coming fast.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | 60,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Late Night Day 1a Shots
Table 16 Chip Counts
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | 10,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
85,000 | 11,200 |
|
|
75,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | -15,000 |
|
45,000 | 45,000 |
|
|
34,000 | 34,000 |