$1,110 Main Event ($500K GTD) Day 1c | 2022 MSPT Riverside

$1,110 Main Event ($500K GTD)

Day 1c Completed

03-20-2022 02:31 UTC-5

Tyler Vonnahme Bags Overall Chip Lead as 76 Advance from Day 1c

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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.

MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize	MSPT POY Points
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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Tags: Aaron Johnson Craig Trost Eddie Blumenthal Jamie Allen John Sun Josh Reichard Matt Dodd Mikiyo Aoki Mo Nuwwarah Ravi Raghavan Steve Buell Thomas Chesrey Todd Melander Tyler Vonnahme

03-20-2022 02:08 UTC-5

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Vonnahme	653,000 153,000	153,000
Jamie Allen	626,000 96,000	96,000
Thomas Chesney	530,000 30,000	30,000
Craig Trost	416,000 36,000	36,000
Mo Nuwwarah	416,000 -24,000	-24,000
Matt Dodd	406,000 406,000	406,000
Joe Hindman	400,000 400,000	400,000
Kevin Daviduke	380,000
William Luciano	376,000 376,000	376,000
Joshua Smith	345,000 345,000	345,000
Sachet Chitrakar	325,000 325,000	325,000
Steve Buell	314,000 -42,500	-42,500
Travis Hauge	309,000 309,000	309,000
Miroslav Semanisin	292,000 292,000	292,000
Eddie Blumenthal	267,000 37,000	37,000
Houston Hubble	265,000 265,000	265,000
Dennis Stevermer	263,000 263,000	263,000
Steven Sullivan	250,000 250,000	250,000
Nate Hays	246,000 246,000	246,000
Shane Fuller	245,000 245,000	245,000
Wesley Cannon	241,000 -54,000	-54,000
Aaron Buchli	226,000 226,000	226,000
Robert Moreno	223,000 223,000	223,000
Joby Steffenasmeier	222,000 222,000	222,000
Jerry Hapunik	218,000 -32,000	-32,000

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03-20-2022 01:34 UTC-5

Final Four Hands

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The tournament director has just announced the final four hands if the evening.

03-20-2022 01:31 UTC-5

Blumenthal Gets Late Night Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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
Eddie Blumenthal	230,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Eddie Blumenthal

03-20-2022 01:22 UTC-5

Smith Flushes a Double

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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
Josh Smith	330,000 167,000	167,000

Tags: Josh Smith

03-20-2022 01:12 UTC-5

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in Single Season

Anthony Thompson

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

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
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

03-20-2022 00:58 UTC-5

Prize Pool Information Released

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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.

MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event Payouts

Place	Prize	MSPT POY Points
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

03-20-2022 00:57 UTC-5

A Round of Chip Counts

Anthony Thompson

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamie Allen	530,000 130,000	130,000
Mo Nuwwarah	440,000 120,000	120,000
Craig Trost	380,000 240,000	240,000
Peyton Smith	330,000 85,000	85,000
Eddie Blumenthal	140,000 100,000	100,000
Greg Wood	130,000 -60,000	-60,000
Alex Winter	125,000 5,000	5,000
Mikiyo Aoki	103,000 -27,000	-27,000
Paul Carney	101,000 1,000	1,000
Jason Sell	100,000 58,000	58,000
Matt Morfitt	77,000 40,000	40,000
Josh Reichard	75,000 20,000	20,000
Kevin Dauber	74,000 -2,000	-2,000
Andy Rogowski	70,000 -60,000	-60,000
Jorden Helstern	57,000 17,000	17,000
Eric Atchison	Busted
Dennis Stevermer	Busted