Riverside Casino

Day 1a of the MSPT Riverside $1,110 Main Event is officially in the books with 63 total entries tallied by night's end.

With action needing to play down to 11% of the field, almost 16 full levels were needed to hit that mark.

Once the hard stop was reached with 9:40 remaining at 4,000/8,000/8,000, Wayne Tweeton found himself atop the counts after collecting over half of the 1,890,000 chips in play and ended bagging a massive 987,000 to lead the six advancing players.

Tweeton was able to distance himself from the rest of the pack after he took a massive pot from MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard in one of the final hands of the night while Reichard himself bagged second in chips with 378,000 and is no slouch when it comes to holding one of the top stacks here at Riverside.

During his first two stops he made here earlier in the season, Reichard was able to take a top stack into Day 2 both times, and he will look to top his fifth place finish from March.

Haroldo Perez eliminated Austin Pasker in the final hand of the night to take 332,000 into Day 2, while Matthew Seiter (99,000), Trey Bartlett (66,000), and Logan Hatch (28,000) were the others who punched their ticket into Sunday’s Day 2.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a were a list of former MSPT champs which included Lee Rzentkowski, Curtis Vierstraete, Steve Federspiel, Craig Trost, and Kenneth Baime, just to name a few.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back into action.

Day 1b will kick off at 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, November 1^st, while Day 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, November 2^nd.

The surviving players from each flight will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday to play down to a winner.

MSPT Season 15 Riverside Remaining Schedule

Make sure to stay tuned here to find out who makes it through to Sunday’s Day 2!

Austin Pasker raised all in for 65,000 from the hijack and Haroldo Perez looked him up from the small blind.

Austin Pasker:
Haroldo Perez:

Perez rolled over a dominating ace and connected with the runout to eliminate Pasker on the money bubble, ending play for the night.

Haroldo Perez - 332,000
Ausin Pasker - 0

Wayne Tweeton raised to 25,000 under the gun only to call a 70,000 three-bet MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard made from the cutoff.

Once the flop hit the felt, Tweeton check-called a 48,000 bet from Reichard, and the was turned.

This time, Tweeton check-jammed after Reichard moved out a healthy 145,000 bet and pushed through to extend his chip lead.

Wayne Tweeton - 987,000
Josh Reichard - 331,000

For the first time ever, the MSPT is headed to Columbus, Ohio to host the Winter Poker Classic at The Hollywood Casino from December 5th - 15th for the Season 15 finale!

Our $400 Monster Stack NLH $100k GTD will be kicking off the 20-event series and will offer three starting flights beginning at 3:15 p.m. Thursday, December 5th.

The following two flights will be held at 12:15 p.m. on Friday, December 6th, and Saturday, December 7th, with Day 2 starting at 11:15 a.m. Sunday, December 8th.

The series will run into its headlined $1,110 Main Event (500K GTD) which offers three starting flights.

Day 1a will get started at 2:15 p.m. Thursday, December 12th, with Day 1b & Day 1c being held on Friday, December 8th, and Saturday, December 9th, with a 12:15 p.m. start time.

The combined fields from all three flights will then return to action on Sunday, December 15th at 11:15 a.m. to compete for the MSPT Season 15 Winter Poker Classic title.

For the complete schedule click here.

Matt Seiter raised to 54,000 from late position only to have Wayne Tweeton three-bet to 108,000 from the hijack.

Action folded back to Seiter who tossed out his last 7,000 in chips and the two hands were tabled.

Matt Seiter:
Wayne Tweeton:

Seiter was behind holding two live cards and nothing changed after the flop hit the felt.

The turn, however, fell the pairing Seiter’s king to take the lead and the river secured his double-up.

Wayne Tweeton - 500,000
Matt Seiter - 130,000

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard raised to 14,000 from the cutoff and then called Brian Lindsay’s three-bet jam from the small blind.

Brian Lindsay:
Josh Reichard:

Reichard rolled over the better hand and the flop didn’t change that fact.

The turn did give Lindsay some hope with a spade flush draw, but the paired the board on the river and ended his night.

Josh Reichard - 450,000
Brian Lindsay - 0

Nearing the end of the 15th season, the MSPT traveled back to Riverside Casino to host a trophy event festival.

In Event #2: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Epic Stack, 158 epic players went to the felt and generated a $24,960 prize pool that was paid out to the top 18 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were James Ryan (10th Place - $480), Mike Heater (11th Place - $480), James Martin (14th Place - $404), Brian Reinertson (16th Place - $354), and Trey Bartlett (18th Place - $354).

Coming out on top was Ed Burke of East Moline, IL who claimed the $5,654 top prize, along with the second Sapdey trophy of the series!

Final Table Results

Wayne Tweeton raised to 15,000 and then called Jesse Green’s 21,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.

Jesse Green:
Wayne Tweeton:

Green was ahead holding an ace until the flop fell giving Tweeton the nut straight.

The pairing the board on the turn didn’t give Green much help as it left him drawing dead to the river.

Wayne Tweeton - 490,000
Jesse Green - 0

For the third and final time in Season 15, the MSPT will return to the Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO from December 3rd -8th!

Headlining the return will be the $1,110 buy-in MSPT271 Main Event, which requires players be 21+ to play.

This upcoming Main Event boasts a $300K GTD and will offer three starting flights with Day 1a beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5th.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, December 6th with Day 1c following suit on Saturday, December 7th.

The surviving players from all starting flights will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 8th to play down to a winner.

Earlier this season, Andre Pichee was able to claim his first MSPT title after outlasting 713 runners en route to a $141,780 payday while fellow St. Louis native Chris Audrain became the defending champ just a few short months ago after he navigated his way through a competitive 631-player field earning a $125,604 top prize.

Who will be next to add their names to the list of aforementioned champions?

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.