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March 14 - 17, 2024

 
  • Level: 30
  • Blinds: 100000 / 200000
  • Ante: 200000
 
 
Jake Wilding Wins MSPT Riverside $1,110 Main Event for First Career Title ($133,320)
Created (3/17/2024 11:57:50 PM by Anthony Thompson)

For the first time this season, the MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) traveled to Riverside Casino to host its $1,110 Main Event, and the turnouts did not disappoint.

A total of 672 entries were tallied (74 from Day 1a; 240 from 1b; 358 from 1c) were tallied through three starting flights and generated a $650,340 prize pool.

On Sunday, 81 players returned for Day 2 action, and after roughly 12 hours of action it was former poker dealer Jake Wilding who walked away on top to win the $133,320 first-place prize and his first MSPT title.

“I’m in shock”, Wilding said after the win, “I never had a deep run like this before, so it’s crazy that the first one is a winner”.

Wilding, a former dealer who hasn’t pitched some cards for roughly five years, had plans to deal this tournament but decided to play it instead.

“I was going back-and-forth between the two but knew I would be missing out if I didn’t play and am obviously happy with the decision I made”.

It was a grind for the new champ as the victory didn’t come easy with two MSPT Hall of Famer’s at the final table but luck did play a role on the outcome.

“I never lost a race in during tournament”, Wilding continued to add, “I never lost when I was ahead, and I won a few times when I was behind so I couldn’t have asked for much more”.

MSPT Season 15 MSPT Riverside Final Table Results
Place Player Prize POY
1st Jake Wilding $133,320 1,700
2nd George Dietz $81,308 1,500
3rd Rich Alsup $60,482 1,400
4th Loren Rice $44,873 1,300
5th Josh Reichard $33,818 1,200
6th Mark Fink $25,363 1,100
7th Steve Dill $19,510 1,000
8th Ian Nelson $15,608 900
9th Kevin Berthelsen $11,706 800
MSPT Season 15 Riverside Final Table

Day 2 Action

With 72 slated to get paid, a few handfuls of bodies needed to drop before players reached the money.

The final day started off with a bang after Keerat Bawa flushing out Scott Vetter for the first elimination of the day while DJ Buckley, WSOP bracelet winner John Reading, and MSPT champ Ken Komberec were amongst the others to leave empty handed.

After Komberec was hooked by fellow MSPT champ Joe Matheson, the hand-for-hand process begun, and only a few hands passed before 2022 Iowa State Poker champ Craig Trost was eliminated on the bubble, starting the march to the final table.

Sarah Stefan in the Festive Mood

With the remaining players left in the money, the fast-paced action hit a new gear with players dropping like flies while other making moves to gain chips.

Eliminations continued like wildfire, those to fall along the way, albeit with a payday were Sarah Stefan (33rd Place - $2,861), Loki Abboud (20th Place - $5,593), two-time MSPT champ Ken Baime (16th Place - $6,503), MSPT champ Mo Nuwwarah (13th Place - $7,804), and Andros Ioakimides (10th Place - $9,755).

Two-Time MSPT champ in the St. Patricks Day Spirit
Final Table Action

Once the player took their seats, action picked right up with Kevin Berthelsen being set-up by George Dietz to become the first final table elimination.

A few hands later, Dietz would notch another KO under his belt after he won a race against short stack Ian Nelson and Steve Dill followed him to the payout desk after he succumbed to the same fate against MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard.

Ian Nelson

After Dill’s elimination, action slowed down for a few levels before Mark Fink lost a race with pocket fours against soon to be champ Wilding’s Big Slick, eliminating him in sixth place.

With chips continuing to shuffle, Reichard then found himself at the bottom of the counts and got his short stack in the middle from the big blind with king-jack off against Wilding holding an ace.

Reichard found himself needing to find a pair but was left drawing dead after Wilding turned his ace and ended his Main Event run in fifth place for $33,818.

Four-handed action saw fellow MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup finally wake-up with a hand at the final table as he was able to find a double with pocket aces against Loren Rice who was dispatched in fourth place for $44,873 shortly after.

George Dietz

The chips were pretty evenly dispersed between the three remaining players until Alsup got his chips in the middle holding a suited Big Slick, only to have Wilding roll over a pair of kings. Alsup was unable to pull ahead and made his departure in third place for $60,482.

The heads-up match saw Wilding holding majority of the chips in play, and he only needed one hand before he out-kicked Dietz in second place ($81,308) enroute to becoming the newest MSPT Riverside Main Event Champion.

Season 15 of the MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) continues as we head to Grand Falls next (April 5th-7th) and our reporting team will be on hand providing updates for the $200K GTD $1,110 Main Event so make sure to come back!

  • Level: 30
  • Blinds: 100000 / 200000
  • Ante: 200000
 
 
George Dietz Eliminated in 2nd Place ($81,308)
Created (3/17/2024 11:48:45 PM by Anthony Thompson)

George Dietz got his 3,000,000 stack in the middle preflop and as called by Jake Wilding.

George Dietz:
Jake Wilding:

Dietz was behind holding an inferior ace and didn’t get any help on the runout ending his Main Event run in second place for $81,308.

Jake Wilding - 20,160,000
George Dietz - Eliminated

  • Level: 30
  • Blinds: 100000 / 200000
  • Ante: 200000
 
 
Rich Alsup Eliminated in 3rd Place ($60,482)
Created (3/17/2024 11:33:24 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Jake Wilding raised the button and then called MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup’s 5,000,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Rich Alsup:
Jake Wilding:

Alsup didn’t like seeing Wilding roll over a pair of cowboys, and for good reason, as the runout ended his Main Event in third place for $60,482.

Jake Wilding - 17,060,000
George Dietz - 3,100,000
Rich Alsup - Eliminated

  • Level: 30
  • Blinds: 100000 / 200000
  • Ante: 200000
 
 
Three Handed Chip Counts
Created (3/17/2024 11:19:01 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Player NameChip CountPreviousProgress
Jake Wilding11,485,0007,400,000
Richard Alsup5,400,0007,400,000
George Dietz3,275,0004,350,000

  • Level: 29
  • Blinds: 100000 / 150000
  • Ante: 150000
 
 
Loren Rice Eliminated in 4th Place ($44,873)
Created (3/17/2024 10:57:11 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Jake Wilding opened for 325,000 and was called by Rich Alsup from the button before Loren Rice squeezed his short stack in the middle from the small blind.

Action was on George Dietz who went over top from the big blind giving Rice isolation.

Loren Rice:
George Dietz:

Rice was behind holding an inferior ace but picked-up more outs after the flop gave him a Wheel draw.

The turn paired both players bringing possible chop outs if a three or deuce were to fall on the river, but the completed the board and ended his Main Event.

George Dietz - 5,000,000
Loren Rice - Eliminated

  • Level: 29
  • Blinds: 100000 / 150000
  • Ante: 150000
 
 
Alsup Doubles Through Rice with Rockets
Created (3/17/2024 10:40:54 PM by Anthony Thompson)

MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup was all in preflop for 2,865,000 from the big blind and was called by Loren Rice from the cutoff.

Rich Alsup:
Loren Rice:

Alsup woke-up with the best made hand but had a little sweat after the flop paired Rice’s king.

Luckily for Alsup, both the turn and river were safe cards securing his double-up.

Rich Alsup - 5,980,000
Loren Rice - 970,000

  • Level: 29
  • Blinds: 100000 / 150000
  • Ante: 150000
 
 
Josh Reichard Eliminated in 5th Place ($33,818)
Created (3/17/2024 10:34:48 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Jake Wilding raised all-in from the button and MSPT champ Josh Reichard called off his 1,200,000 stack from the big blind.

Josh Reichard:
Jake Wilding:

Reichard was behind holding two live cards and the flop needing to find either on the turn or river.

Unfortunately for the MSPT champ, the was turned leaving him drawing dead to the river.

Jake Wilding - 9,400,000
Josh Reichard - Eliminated

  • Level: 29
  • Blinds: 100000 / 150000
  • Ante: 150000
 
 
Updated Counts
Created (3/17/2024 10:18:36 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Jake Wilding 7,915,000 8,000,000
Loren Rice 4,125,000 2,535,000
George Dietz 3,500,000 3,745,000
Josh Reichard 2,200,000 3,100,000
Richard Alsup 1,700,000 2,675,000
  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 60000 / 120000
  • Ante: 120000
 
 
Wilding Calls Correctly, Trips Up Reichard
Created (3/17/2024 10:05:31 PM by Anthony Thompson)

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard raised to 250,000 from the cutoff and Jake Wilding defended his big blind to see a flop.

Wilding check-called a 250,000 continuation bet from Reichard, and the turn was checked to the river.

Wilding led out for 400,000 only to be faced with a 2,100,000 raise from Reichard, sending him into the tank.

After some careful thought, Wilding called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Reichard tabled and Wilding was relieved to table to scoop the pot with trip queens.

Jake Wilding - 8,000,000
Josh Reichard - 3,100,000

  • Level: 28
  • Blinds: 60000 / 120000
  • Ante: 120000
 
 
Rice Takes from Reichard
Created (3/17/2024 9:51:27 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Josh Reichard raised to 250,000 from the button and only Loren Rice called to see a flop.

Rice check-called a 180,000 continuation bet from Reichard, and the turn was checked to the river.

Rice turned the aggressor and led out for 600,000 and it was enough to get Reichard to lay his hand down.

Josh Reichard - 5,625,000
Loren Rice - 2,935,000

 
 
Legend:  #  - Main event champ   #  - POY champ  H  - HOF champ
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
Jake Wilding
11x Main Event Champion
20,160,000  
3,100,000 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
Richard Alsup
11x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
Josh Reichard
11x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
SD 
0  
Busted 
 
Fenton 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
Omaha 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
Chris Audrain
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
Mo Nuwwarah
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Omaha 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
Kenneth Baime
22x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
Marion 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
Omaha 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
Minonk 
IL 
Joe Matheson
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
Steve Federspiel
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Tiffin 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
Craig Trost
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
Gerald Cunniff
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Durand 
MI 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
Omaha 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
Phirom Peterschmidt
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
Kentraylus Pates
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Athens 
IL 
David Gonia
22x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
Nick Barksdale
22x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
Oregon 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
Verona 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
Quincy 
IL 
Umut Ozturk
11x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
Quincy 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
Ken Komberec
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
1
IA 
$133,320 
1,700 
2
IL 
$81,308 
1,500 
3
MN 
$60,482 
1,400 
4
IA 
$44,873 
1,300 
5
WI 
$33,818 
1,200 
6
SD 
$25,363 
1,100 
7
Fenton 
MO 
$19,510 
1,000 
8
MO 
$15,608 
900 
9
Omaha 
NE 
$11,706 
800 
10
MO 
$9,755 
700 
11
IA 
$9,755 
700 
12
MO 
$9,755 
700 
13
Omaha 
NE 
$7,804 
600 
14
MO 
$7,804 
600 
15
WI 
$7,804 
600 
16
IL 
$6,503 
500 
17
Marion 
IA 
$6,503 
500 
18
Omaha 
NE 
$6,503 
500 
19
IA 
$5,593 
400 
20
MN 
$5,593 
400 
21
NE 
$5,593 
400 
22
MN 
$4,682 
300 
23
Athens 
IL 
$4,682 
300 
24
WI 
$4,682 
300 
25
IA 
$3,772 
250 
26
Tiffin 
IA 
$3,772 
250 
27
Verona 
WI 
$3,772 
250 
28
MN 
$2,861 
200 
29
MO 
$2,861 
200 
30
MN 
$2,861 
200 
31
IA 
$2,861 
200 
32
Durand 
MI 
$2,861 
200 
33
IL 
$2,861 
200 
34
MO 
$2,861 
200 
35
IA 
$2,861 
200 
36
WI 
$2,861 
200 
37
Minonk 
IL 
$2,536 
150 
38
MN 
$2,536 
150 
39
IA 
$2,536 
150 
40
IL 
$2,536 
150 
41
WI 
$2,536 
150 
42
NE 
$2,536 
150 
43
MN 
$2,536 
150 
44
IA 
$2,536 
150 
45
IA 
$2,536 
150 
46
IL 
$2,406 
100 
47
MN 
$2,406 
100 
48
MN 
$2,406 
100 
49
IL 
$2,406 
100 
50
IL 
$2,406 
100 
51
IA 
$2,406 
100 
52
IA 
$2,406 
100 
53
Medina 
MN 
$2,406 
100 
54
Omaha 
NE 
$2,406 
100 
56
IL 
$2,276 
75 
57
IA 
$2,276 
75 
58
IA 
$2,276 
75 
59
IA 
$2,276 
75 
60
IA 
$2,276 
75 
61
MO 
$2,276 
75 
62
IL 
$2,276 
75 
63
IL 
$2,276 
75 
64
Quincy 
IL 
$2,146 
50 
65
Oregon 
WI 
$2,146 
50 
66
WI 
$2,146 
50 
67
IL 
$2,146 
50 
68
MO 
$2,146 
50 
69
IA 
$2,146 
50 
70
Quincy 
IL 
$2,146 
50 
71
MN 
$2,146 
50 
72
IA 
$2,146 
50 
LEVEL & TOURNAMENT INFO
Level
30
Blinds
100000 / 200000
Ante
200000
Entries
672
Players Remaining
1
Average Chip Stack
20,160,000
Total Chips
20,160,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
30
Blinds
100000 / 200000
Ante
200000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
672
Players Remaining
1
Average Chip Stack
20,160,000
Total Chips
20,160,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
20,160,000
0
0
0
0
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
5,175
4,775
4,500
4,033
3,550
3,533
3,350
3,350
10 
3,300