Day 1b Of MSPT Riverside Kicks Off Today
Yesterday’s flight saw a total of 114 entrants with only 13 of them surviving onto Day 2. Today begins the second flight of the Mid-States Poker Tour Riverside $1,100 Main Event, which expects to see a larger number than the Thursday flight. All of this with a $300,000 prize pool guarantee up for grabs.
The players will sit down with 25,000 in starting chips with blinds at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and levels going up every 40 minutes. After every three levels, there will be a 10-minute break. After Level 9 there will be a 40-minute dinner break, after which the players will come back, play an additional three levels until registration closes. After which, the players will play three more levels and then bag up for the day at the end of Level 15, or until 12% of the field remains, in which case there will be a hard stop.
Top Ten Chip Counts Day 1a
| Rank | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Hancock | 460,000 |
| 2 | Victor Gayheart | 290,000 |
| 3 | Josh Reichard | 282,000 |
| 4 | Jason Prochaska | 279,000 |
| 5 | Taylor Howard | 277,000 |
| 6 | Dustin Cooley | 267,000 |
| 7 | Mike Estes | 265,000 |
| 8 | Angelo Tsilibiris | 176,000 |
| 9 | Daniel Weber | 146,000 |
| 10 | Jerry Burmeister | 132,000 |
Yesterday saw Michael Hancock take home the biggest stack with 460,000 in the bag at the end. Hancock saw most of those chips move into his stack when his top pair ran down three nines by running out a flush. Others who saw their stacks survive the day included Victor Gayheart (290,000), Taylor Howard (277,000), Mike Estes (265,000), and Angela Jordison (99,000).
As far as the MSPT Player Of The Year race is concerned, current point leader Josh Reichard bagged 282,000 while second place as well as former Riverside champion Dan Bekavac bagged 92,000 from the first flight. Others that are in the hunt for Player Of The Year that will likely play today or tomorrow’s flight include CJ Peake, Miles Barnum, John Dennehey, Wesley Cannon, and defending champion Craig Trost.
Others who are expected to come out to play include Rich Alsup, Aaron Johnson, Marquez Davis, Ron Mcmillen, Michael Berk, and Renato Spahiu. Stay tuned for PokerNews for all updates regarding the Mid-States Poker Tour.