Riverside Casino

Another a full day of action was played to its conclusion at the 2023 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Iowa State Poker Championship $1,110 Main Event at Riverside Casino.

The second of three flights drew 265 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 363, and with that number, the $300K GTD has already been surpassed with one flight remaining.

Of those 265 entries, only 31 players remained when chips went into bags with Gabe Neighbors (512,000) edging out John McNee (463,000) for the top stack after he lost an 80,000 pot in the last hand of the night.

Neighbors caught steam at the end of the night with one of his biggest hands coming after he tripped up Jason Crews for a 200k pot late in the evening.

Rounding out the top five stacks were two-time MSPT champ Ken Baime (363,000), Kitkat Klassen (354,000), and Benjamin Frye (347,000).

Much like Day 1a, the final levels of the night saw an onslaught of casualties, with players such as MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson and MSPT champ Gerald Cunniff among those to be eliminated before play concluded for the night with chips flying all across the remaining tables.

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned five. MSPT Champ Steve Federspiel (302,000) MSPT Hall of Famer’s Blake Bohn (290,000) & Josh Reichard (244,000), and MSPT champ Umut Ozturk (158,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 11 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

The final starting flight will get underway tomorrow at 3.00 p.m. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 11:40 p.m.).

Make sure to tune in to see who makes it through to Day 2.

MSPT Riverside Remaining Schedule

The tournament director has just announced the final four hands of the night.

Ken Baime raised from late position and Gerald Cunniff defended his big blind to see a flop.

Cunniff check-raised to 35,000 after Baime continued and Baime called bringing the turn.

Cunniff wasted no time announcing he was “all in” for just over 60,000 and Baime called.

Gerald Cunniff:
Ken Baime:

Baime pulled ahead after turning two-pair and the river ended Cunniff’s night.

Ken Baime - 390,000
Gerald Cunniff- 0

Action folded to Marquez Davis who raised all in for 55,000 from the cutoff and Ed Burke looked him up from the big blind.

Marquez Davis:
Ed Burke:

Davis was ahead holding Big Slick, but it did not do the trick as the runout ended his night.

Ed Burke - 275,000
Marquez Davis - 0

Joe Hindman limped-in from late position and Matthew Weishar followed suit from the hijack before Josh Reichard raised to 20,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded to WSOP bracelet winner John Reading who four-bet jammed for 139,000 and Hindman called off his 88,000 stack.

Both Weishar and Reichard mucked their hands.

Joe Hindman:
John Reading:

Hindman slow-played aces perfectly and the runout secured his double-up.

Matthew Weishar - 285,000
Joe Hindman - 182,000
Josh Reichard - 147,000
John Reading - 50,000

Four-time MSPT champ Dan Bekavac bagged a massive stack leading the 11 players who advanced from a 98-entry field after Day 1a and players who make it through today will join that group on Sunday, July 23rd for Day 2 at 11 a.m.

A player from middle position opened for 6,000 and was called by Gabe Neighbors before two-time MSPT champ Ken Baime squeezed for 85,000 from the button.

Action folded back to the initial raiser who called while Neighbors released his hand and the two players were off to the races.

Ken Baime:
Opponent:

It was a flip with Baime calling the correct side as the runout secured his double-up.

Ken Baime - 180,000