MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day 1a Started
MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$898,660
Entries
928
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
Entries
408
Players Left
57
Welcome To Day 1a of the MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event
The 2021 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) continues this weekend to the great state of Iowa for the MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event. After a successful inaugural visit to Riverside Casino in March that saw Daniel Sepiol top a field of 862 entries for a massive first-place prize of $162,750, the MSPT looks to make another strong showing to continue its summer's worth of events.
Friday marks the first of two starting flights and play is set to get underway at 3 p.m. local time. Plenty of MSPT regulars are expected to make their way to Riverside from throughout the country, including Kyna England, Michael Berk, Alex Winter, Jonathan Kim, and Todd Melander.
Players will receive starting stacks of 25,000 with blinds beginning at 100/100 and increasing every 40 minutes throughout the entirety of the tournament. Fifteen levels are scheduled for Day 1a play, unless 12% of the field is reached prior, with breaks occurring at the completion of every three levels, or two hours of play. Late registration is open until the beginning of Level 13 at approximately 11:40 p.m. local time with one re-entry available per flight should players wish to use it.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor all day long bringing you updates on all the action, so be sure to stick around.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
MSPT Tournament Director Jeremy Smith has concluded his pre-tournament announcements and Day 1a is officially underway with the button in the ten-seat.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Faces In The Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
A pair of MSPT Hall of Famers in Mark Hodge and Aaron Johnson are among the 255-and-counting entries already in the room in the first half of Level 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
|
25,000 | 25,000 |
Feiz Finds an Early Flush
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
There was 4,700 in the middle on a board reading 
with heads-up action between Hamid Feiz in middle position and an opponent in the big blind.
The big blind check-called a bet of 1,800 from Feiz to bring the river 
. Feiz once again saw his opponent check, and he fired out 3,500. His opponent called.
Feiz showed 
for the turned flush and earned the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,600 | 4,600 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Gross Gets Tricky With Aces
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Jason Gross limped in early position and saw the player on the button limp behind. Kyna England completed her small blind and the big blind checked behind, taking action four ways to a flop of 
. England led out for 600 and the big blind folded. Gross raised to 2,500 and only England called.
Action was then heads up to the turn 
where England check-called another 2,500 from Gross, and then both players checked through the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Upon checking back, Gross tabled 
and England mucked, earning him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | 36,000 |
|
34,000 | 34,000 |
Rettig Fires Twice
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Preflop action saw 2,700 go into the middle with four players holding cards in front of them. The flop came 
and action checked to Janelle Rettig, who bet 1,000 from early position. She received one call from a player under the gun and action went heads up to the turn .
The under-the-gun player checked again and Rettig fired out 2,500, sending her opponent into the tank for close to half a minute before letting his cards go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,500 | 35,500 |