Riverside Casino

Brett "Pops" Reichard Leads 41 Survivors After Day 1C

Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Riverside $1,110 Main Event attracted 349 runners, which along with 1a's 84 and 1b’s 221 brought the total field up to 654 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The field generated a $632,880 prize pool, and the top 72 players will get paid a minimum of $2,089, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $129,740 first-place prize, along with the Main Event trophy.

At the end of the third and final flight, just 41 players bagged and tagged with Brett “Pops” Reichard bagging the flights chip lead with 639,000.

“Pops” went on a late-night heater to jump David Adler (539,000), MSPT champ Nick Barksdale (537,000), and Bruce Simmons (537,000) for the top spot with Thomas Hammers (477,000) rounding out the top five.

They were joined by Darin Utley (430,000), MSPT champ Justin Young (362,000), Thai Dinh (336,000), Asa Snyder (323,00), and Jason Crews (289,000).

All surviving players from the starting flights – of which there are 77 (10 from Day 1a, 26 from 1b, and 41 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 5th to play down to a winner.

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on the floor throughout the remainder of the tournament to provide updates, so keep it here to catch the action!

MSPT Riverside Remaining Schedule

End of Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Brett Reichard	639,000	535,000
David Adler	539,000	675,000
Nick Barksdale	537,000	350,000
Bruce Simmons	537,000	395,000
Tom Hammers	477,000	360,000
Darin Utley	430,000	350,000
Rodney Colson	375,000	138,000
Travis Young	362,000	350,000
Josh Andrews	357,000	357,000
Joby Steffeusmeier	355,000	355,000
Bouaphanh Leuaxay	346,000	220,000
Thai Dinh	336,000	322,000
Kirby Rogers	327,000	327,000
Asa Snyder	323,000	422,000
Phil Mader	314,000	200,000
Casey Blakeley	295,000	295,000
Jason Crews	289,000	275,000
Ben McCoy	286,000	286,000
Henry Yoder	258,000	258,000
Luke Graham	253,000	253,000
Nghia "3 Putts" Le	242,000	240,000
Adam Tolander	239,000	135,000
Bret Childs	201,000	201,000
Aaron Blood	180,000	180,000
Mike Reisner	176,000	176,000
Austin Hohenadel	170,000	170,000
Max Havlish	170,000	250,000
Daniel Sv	167,000	167,000
Chad Chizek	155,000	30,000
Jared Kuehner	134,000	134,000
David Hengen	128,000	128,000
Yer Vang	126,000	126,000
Brad Sailor	121,000	108,000
Marquez Davis	116,000	85,000
Kou Vang	113,000	90,000
Jon Hanner	104,000	121,000
Jeremy Bunk	99,000	205,000
Miroslav Semanisin	80,000	93,000
Matt Kirby	70,000	218,000
Chris Lee	69,000	100,000
Tony Olguin	47,000	107,000

Prize Pool Information

MSPT 238 at Riverside Casino
$1,110 Main Event
Entrants: 654
Prize Pool: $632,880

Stevermer Loses Race to "3 Putts"

Dennis Stevermer open-jammed 67,000 in the middle and Nghia "3 Putts" Le isolated from the small blind.

Dennis Stevermer:
Nghia "3 Putts" Le:

It was a classic race with Stevermer looking to connect with either of his two overs, but the feat was easier said than done as the runout ended his tournament.

Nghia "3 Putts" Le - 240,000
Dennis Stevermer - Eliminated

No Longer in the Tournament...

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Gerald Cunniff	0	66,000
Dan Hamm	0	122,000
John Reading	0	0
Dennis Stevermer	0	101,000
John Sun	0	101,000

David Doubles Through Snyder with Cowboys

Asa Snyder opened from middle position and then called a three-bet jam short stack Marquez Davis made from the small blind.

Marquez Davis:
Asa Snyder:

Davis was ahead holding a made hand of kings and the runout secured his double-up.

Asa Snyder - 310,000
Marquez Davis - 85,000

Top Bagged Stacks Thus Far

So far, 36 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and a final group of hopefuls will look to add their names to that list today.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, November 5th, at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Riser and Fallers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Travis Young	835,000	425,000
Brett Reichard	480,000	335,000
Asa Snyder	422,000	451,000
Bruce Simmons	395,000	335,000
Jason Crews	275,000	80,000
Bouaphanh Leuaxay	220,000	365,000
Phil Mader	200,000	76,000
Kou Vang	180,000	81,000
Dan Hamm	122,000	141,000
Dennis Stevermer	101,000	141,000
Miroslav Semanisin	93,000	161,000
Darin Utley	85,000	115,000
Brad Sailor	42,000	122,000
Joe Hindman	0	50,000
Anna Marcie	0	71,200
Umut Ozturk	0	60,000
John Reading	0	40,000
Elizabeth Ethridge	0	95,000
David Grandin	0	51,000
Matthew Hamilton	0	62,000
Michael Wilklow	0	55,000

Ozturk Dropped by "Pops"

With majority of his stack already in the middle, MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk called off his remaining stack after a flop from the cutoff after Brett “Pops” Reichard put him all-in from the button.

Umut Ozturk:
Brett “Pops” Reichard:

Ozturk was behind needing an ace, but the turn followed by the river ended his night.

Brett “Pops” Reichard - 335,000
Umut Ozturk - Eliminated

Ozturk Wins Race to Double Through Bunk

Jeremy Bunk opened from the cutoff and then called MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk’s 30,000 three-bet jam from the button.

Umut Ozturk:
Jeremy Bunk:

It was a race with Ozturk keeping the lead after the flop.

The turn did give Bunk more outs with a wheel draw, but the completed the board on the river and secured Ozturk his double-up.

Jeremy Bunk - 205,000
Umut Ozturk - 70,000