Riverside Casino

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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