Hollywood Casino St. Louis

Day 1a of the MSPT Season 15 $1,110 Main Event at Hollywood Casino has come to a close after seeing 67 entrants kick things off.

Almost a full day of action was played to completion with the hard stop of seven players being reached with 5:44 remaining in Level 14.

The final levels were full of eliminations which saw a family affair end the evening after Brett “Pops” Reichard eliminated MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard on the stone bubble and ended the night as the chip leader with 671,000.

Closing the might second in chips was Brad Heitmeyer, who went on a late-night heater as well cracking Mike Hurley’s pocket aces to take 513,000 into Day 2.

Following behind Heitmeyer was Mark Koeln who put 327,000 in his bag to end the night while Andros Ioakimides (274,000), defending champ Chris Audrain (106,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson (90,000), and Robert Shallenberger (30,000) were the only others to find a Day 2 berth.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included Scott Sisler, Mark Lafata, Anne McClelland, Gregory Wood, and Justin Coliny 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 Friday, December 6^th, while the third and final flight, Day 1c, will take place at the same time on Saturday, December 7^th.

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

Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor at Hollywood Casino!

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

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard was all in preflop from the button and was called by Brett “Pops” Reichard from middle position.

Josh Reichard:
Brett “Pops” Reichard:

“Pops” rolled over the better made hand and the runout ended play with 5:44 remaining in the level.

Brett “Pops” Reichard - 671,000
Josh Reichard - 0

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard opened for 13,000 from the hijack and was called by Brad Heitmeyer from the cutoff before Mike Hurley three-bet to 40,000 from the big blind.

Once the flop hit the felt, Hurley check-raised to 70,000 after Heitmeyer fired out a 20,000 bet and Heitmeyer fired back with a 173,000 three-bet jam.

Hurley snap-called holding slightly less, and the two players tabled their hands.

Mike Hurley:
Brad Heitmeyer:

Hurley rolled over the best made, hand but the dealer quickly turned the putting Heitmeyer in the lead with a set of eights.

A lucky river was needed for Hurley to stay alive but the river ended his night.

Brad Heitmeyer - 400,000
Mike Hurley - 0

There was heads-up action between Brett “Pops” Reichard from the button and Andros Ioakimides from the small blind with a completed board showing.

With 100,000 already in the middle, Ioakimides checked his option to Reichard only to be faced with a 246,000 all-in bet.

The massive bet would be for majority of Ioakimides’ stack and after some careful thought, he pushed his hand into the muck.

“Show one time?” Ioakimides asked Reichard who responded, “One time,” and proceeded to table before collecting the pot.

Brett “Pops” Reichard - 350,000
Andros Ioakimides - 254,000

For the third time season, the MSPT made its way to St. Louis, MO and players have been duking it out over the past week inside the Hollywood Casino for its nine-trophy event series!

In Event #4: $300 No-Limit Seniors, 184 walkers strolled to the tables and created a $45,080 prize pool which was reserved for the top 21 seniors.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Gary Castens (10th Place - $857), Robert Kleiboeker (13th Place - $676), William Rowse (16th Place - $586) Alan Hendrickson (18th Place - $586), and Edward Hatala (21st Place - $541).

Strolling away the top senior was local legend Jeff Copeland who took down the lion's share of the prize pool, along with another Sapdey trophy to add to his collection!

Final Table Results

After an initial 8,000 raise and one caller, Brett “Pops” Reichard three-bet to 35,000 from the small blind.

Only Mark Koeln called from the button, and the two went heads-up to a flop.

Reichard quickly tossed out a 20,000 continuation bet and Koeln called bringing the on the turn.

A 100,000 stack was then moved into the middle by Reichard and Koeln glared him down before releasing his hand into the muck.

Reichard then proceeded to collect the pot but tabled the before doing so.

Brett “Pops” Reichard - 405,000
Mark Koeln - 240,000

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard opened for 10,000 from the button and was called by Brad Heitmeyer from the small blind, along with MSPT champ Chris Audrain from the big blind.

Once the flop hit the felt, Heitmeyer led out with a 10,000 bet and only Reichard called to see the turn.

Heitmeyer kept his foot on the pedal leading out with a 15,000 bet and was called. The dealer then dropped the on the river completing the board.

Heitmeyer then fired out a final 20,000 bet and was called one last time.

It took a moment, but Heitmeyer rolled over for the eight-high straight and it was good as Reichard released his hand into the muck.

Brad Heitmeyer - 205,000
Josh Reichard - 95,000

Registration for Day 1a is officially closed with 67 entrants tallied for the first flight.

The plan is to play until 11% of the field (7 players) is reached with the tournament clock reading 12 players remaining.