$1,110 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day 1c Completed
$1,110 Main Event ($500K GTD)
Day 1c Completed
Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Riverside $1,100 Main Event attracted a massive 572 runners, which along with 1a's 140 and 1b’s 322 brought the total field up to 1,094 entries, setting yet another record.
The massive field generated a 1,059,680 prize pool that and the top 117 players will get paid a minimum of $2,013, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $193,391 first-place prize.
At the end of the third and final flight, 76 players bagged and tagged with Tyler Vonnahme bagging the overall chip lead with 653,000.
Others to bag big stacks where Jamie Allen (626,000), Thomas Chesrey (386,000), Craig Trost (416,000), and Mo Nuwwarah (416,000), who round out the top five.
They were joined by Matt Dodd (406,00), Steve Buell (314,000), Eddie Blumenthal (267,000), MSPT Champ Josh Reichard (184,000), and Ravi Raghavan (168,000).
Among those to see their night end on Day 1c were MSPT Hall of Famer's Aaron Johnson, Mikiyo Aoki, Eric Atchison, John Sun, and Todd Melander.
The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 125 (17 from Day 1a, 44 from 1b, and 76 from 1c) – will return at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 20th to play down to a winner.
Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
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1 | $193,391 | 1,900 |
2 | $118,729 | 1,700 |
3 | $88,059 | 1,600 |
4 | $66,865 | 1,500 |
5 | $49,804 | 1,400 |
6 | $38,148 | 1,300 |
7 | $29,671 | 1,200 |
8 | $23,312 | 1,100 |
9 | $19,074 | 1,000 |
10-12 | $14,835 | 900 |
13-15 | $11,656 | 800 |
16-18 | $10,384 | 700 |
19-21 | $8,583 | 600 |
22-24 | $7,205 | 550 |
25-27 | $6,040 | 500 |
28-36 | $4,556 | 450 |
37-45 | $3496 | 400 |
46-54 | $3,179 | 350 |
55-63 | $2,861 | 300 |
64-72 | $2,755 | 250 |
73-81 | $2,649 | 200 |
82-90 | $2,543 | 150 |
91-99 | $2,331 | 100 |
100-108 | $2,119 | 75 |
109-117 | $2,013 | 50 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
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653,000 | 153,000 |
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626,000 | 96,000 |
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530,000 | 30,000 |
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416,000 | 36,000 |
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416,000 | -24,000 |
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406,000 | 406,000 |
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400,000 | 400,000 |
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380,000 | |
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376,000 | 376,000 |
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345,000 | 345,000 |
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325,000 | 325,000 |
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314,000 | -42,500 |
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309,000 | 309,000 |
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292,000 | 292,000 |
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267,000 | 37,000 |
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265,000 | 265,000 |
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263,000 | 263,000 |
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250,000 | 250,000 |
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246,000 | 246,000 |
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245,000 | 245,000 |
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241,000 | -54,000 |
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226,000 | 226,000 |
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223,000 | 223,000 |
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222,000 | 222,000 |
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218,000 | -32,000 |
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The tournament director has just announced the final four hands if the evening.
Eddie Blumenthal was all in preflop for 114,000 from the big blind and was called by the cutoff.
Eddie Blumenthal:
Opponent:
Blumenthal was behind until the flop paired his ace.
The turn gave Blumenthal a spade flush draw which was completed after the
fell on the river and secured his double-up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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230,000 | 90,000 |
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Josh Smith was all in preflop for 163,000 from early position and was called by the big blind.
Josh Smith:
Opponent:
Smith held the better made hand and the runout secured his double-up with the queen-high flush.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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330,000 | 167,000 |
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Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 13 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.
On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.
Here's a look at the top ten MSPT Main Event final table in a single season:
Player | Hometown | Season | Final Tables |
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Patrick Steele | Chelsea, Michigan | 4 | 4 |
Brett Kuznia | Stephen, Minnesota | 4 | 4 |
Dan Sun | Cedar Rapids. Iowa | 3 | 3 |
Christian Pham | St. Paul, Minnesota | 4 | 3 |
Everett Carlton | St. Paul, Minnesota | 1 | 3 |
Kou Vang | Maplewood, Minnesota | 5 | 3 |
Michael Deis | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 5 | 3 |
Nick Pupillo | Addison, Illinois | 5 | 3 |
Mark Hodge | Fernandina Beach, Florida | 6 | 3 |
DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie, Minnesota | 6 | 3 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
The $1,100 MSPT Riverside Main Event attracted a total of 1,094 entries through three starting flights and blew past the $500,000 GTD by more than double and generated a 1,059,680 prize pool.
Place | Prize | MSPT POY Points |
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1 | $193,391 | 1,900 |
2 | $118,729 | 1,700 |
3 | $88,059 | 1,600 |
4 | $66,865 | 1,500 |
5 | $49,804 | 1,400 |
6 | $38,148 | 1,300 |
7 | $29,671 | 1,200 |
8 | $23,312 | 1,100 |
9 | $19,074 | 1,000 |
10-12 | $14,835 | 900 |
13-15 | $11,656 | 800 |
16-18 | $10,384 | 700 |
19-21 | $8,583 | 600 |
22-24 | $7,205 | 550 |
25-27 | $6,040 | 500 |
28-36 | $4,556 | 450 |
37-45 | $3496 | 400 |
46-54 | $3,179 | 350 |
55-63 | $2,861 | 300 |
64-72 | $2,755 | 250 |
73-81 | $2,649 | 200 |
82-90 | $2,543 | 150 |
91-99 | $2,331 | 100 |
100-108 | $2,119 | 75 |
109-117 | $2,013 | 50 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
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530,000 | 130,000 |
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440,000 | 120,000 |
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380,000 | 240,000 |
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330,000 | 85,000 |
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140,000 | 100,000 |
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130,000 | -60,000 |
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125,000 | 5,000 |
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103,000 | -27,000 |
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101,000 | 1,000 |
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100,000 | 58,000 |
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77,000 | 40,000 |
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75,000 | 20,000 |
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74,000 | -2,000 |
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70,000 | -60,000 |
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57,000 | 17,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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