MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event Day 1b | MSPT Riverside Casino

03-28-2021 02:38 UTC-5

Farmer Phil Rolls on Day 1b at Riverside

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

Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Riverside saw an already hefty field of 354 boosted with a massive turnout of 508 more entries. That number represents a new state record for the buy-in level, according to a tweet from the tour.

Of those 508, 64 advanced to Day 2, and nobody had a better day than "Farmer" Phil Mader. The Nebraskan had a big stack early on and was pacing the field by the time the stretch run came about.

He claimed it was good luck that propelled him to bagging 559,000, but Mader has an established track record on the MSPT with 23 cashes and five final tables. However, he has never managed to reach the heights of his first cash on tour, a third-place finish, and is consequently still seeking his first trophy.

Kamal Mousavi almost caught him, finishing with 556,000. Others making it through included Kyna England (444,000), Jeremy Brown (272,000), Larry Ormson (235,000), Carter Myers (86,000), Mike Rieck (78,000) and PokerNews' own Chad Holloway (209,000).

The tournament will bring back 112 Day 2 players and should be very close to the money. It will play down to a winner on Sunday, so keep an eye out here to see who emerges as champion.

03-27-2021 23:36 UTC-5

Bretzel Shows 'Em

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Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

After an early open to 5,500 and a call from John Bretzel in middle position, Missy Bartelme made it 16,000 on the button. Both players called her and they saw a flop. Action checked to Bartelme and she bet 21,000. It stayed three way for that price to the turn, which checked through.

On the river, the preflop opener counted his stack then checked. Bretzel bet 41,000 and Bartelme folded pretty quickly. The other player took some thinking time but folded as well.

Someone told Bretzel to show the bluff.

"You don't wanna see it," he teased. "Do you wanna see it?"

The other players said they did and Bretzel tabled his . Bartelme said she folded an overpair.

"How could I put him on anything but a flush?" she said.

Players are on the final break of Day 1b, after which registration will close.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bretzel	275,000	275,000
Missy Bartelme	220,000	-30,000

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03-27-2021 22:32 UTC-5

Garles Has Heaps After Lucky River

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tim Garles bet 25,000 into a pot of 40,000 from the big blind on . According to another player at the table, Garles had defended big blind for 5,000 against an early open and check-raised from 6,000 to 13,000 on the flop.

His opponent stuck in a raise to 62,000 and Garles went deep into the tank. Finally, he shoved for 93,000 or so and was snap-called.

Garles:
Opponent:

Garles got up to leave but the arrived to save him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Garles	226,000	176,000

03-27-2021 21:00 UTC-5

Holloway Doubles Through Bekavac

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Chad Holloway had a freshly doubled stack and he relayed the details of his come-up.

He said he opened early to 2,500 and Bekavac made it 7,200 a couple of seat to his left. Holloway peeled to bring a flop. Holloway checked, Bekavac bet 8,500 and Holloway shoved for 41,000.

Bekavac looked him up with but was smashed by and Holloway collected a sizable double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Bekavac	99,000	75,000
Chad Holloway	94,000	38,400

Tags: Chad Holloway

03-27-2021 19:56 UTC-5

Powell Runs Out Pure

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

In what looked to be a pot he raised under the gun, Reg Powell just shoved all in for about 20,000, twice the pot, when the blinds checked to him on . The small blind got his stack in and the big blind folded.

Powell:
Small blind:

Powell was in rough shape but found a turn and river to make aces up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Reg Powell	50,000	25,000

Tags: Reg Powell

03-27-2021 17:28 UTC-5

One Wisconsinite Busts, Another Survives

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Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante

Chad Holloway was all in for his last 5,500 or so and up against two players who had built a side pot preflop already. The flop came and there was a bet of 8,000 and a call before the and went check-check.

One player showed to win the whole pot, as Holloway had and the third player .

At a neighboring table, Eddie Blumenthal checked in the small blind on from the small blind, the big blind checked, and the button bet 500. Only Blumenthal called, bringing a . Blumenthal checked, the player on the button bet 1,500, and Blumenthal shoved for 7,600.

That earned him the pot right away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddie Blumenthal	11,000	-14,000
Chad Holloway	Busted

Tags: Chad Holloway Eddie Blumenthal

03-27-2021 14:21 UTC-5

Welcome to Day 1b of MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event

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With one flight in the books, it's time for Day 1b of Mid-States Poker Tour Riverside $1,100 Main Event.

The turnout on Day 1a could only be described as very strong, with 354 entries logged over the course of the first 12 levels of play. That number could perhaps have even been bigger were the venue not grappling with limited space — every seat was filled for most of the duration of registration.

That means the $200,000 guarantee has been an afterthought from square one, and the prize pool should push well past $500,000 during the course of Day 1b, if not right from the outset. Some players have reported that they were given alternate tickets several hours in advance of the first card being dealt, so another full house is expected.

Day 1a saw 48 entries get through to tomorrow's Day 2, so expect a similar number to advance today. Once again, 15 levels or 12% of the field is the target number, with players getting 25,000 in their starting stacks and being allowed one reentry per flight. The last level scheduled is 3,000/5,000/5,000.

Keep an eye on the updates here on PokerNews to see what happens.