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Hollywood Casino St. Louis

December 5 - 8, 2024

 
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
 
 
Ryne "Pyzza" Teston Soars to the Top to Lead the Final 21 Advancing Players
Created (12/8/2024 1:59:23 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 15 Hollywood Casino Main Event attracted 195 runners, which along with 1a's 67 and 1b’s 140 brought the total field up to 402 entries.

The field generated a $388,440 prize pool paying out a minimum of $2,245, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $85,871 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 15 Hollywood Casino St. Louis Main Event title!

At the end of the third and final flight, just 21 players bagged and tagged with Ryne “Pyzza” Teston (597,000) edging out Cody Bartlett (575,000) for this flight’s chip lead.

Just like Teston and Bartlett, John Ro was another player who caught steam at the end of the night running up his 30k starting stack to 468,000 while Timothy Sams (431,000), and Casey Blakeley (377,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

They were joined by ”Wild” Bill Romer (310,000), Kyle Schroeder (290,000), William McCracken (256,000), Loki Abboud (194,000), and Derek Schroeder (97,000).

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 43 (7 from Day 1a, 15 from 1b, and 21 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, December 8th 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 Season 15 Hollywood Casino Remaining Schedule
Date Time Tournament Chips Blind Levels Trophy Event
8-Dec 11:00 AM $1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 2 (2-Day Event) - 40 Minutes 6
8-Dec Noon $250 Black Chip County NLH 20,000 20 Minutes 8
8-Dec 3:00 PM $150 Last Chance NLH 15,000 20 Minutes 9
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
 
 
End Day 1C Chip Counts
Created (12/8/2024 1:55:04 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Benjamin Teston 597,000 515,000
Cody Bartlett 575,000 730,000
John Ro 468,000 160,000
Timothy Sams 431,000 450,000
Casey Blakeley 377,000 418,000
Richard Gordon 358,000 415,000
Michael Graves 334,000 55,000
Kevin Shimp 327,000 285,000
Bill Romer 310,000 340,000
Kyle Schroeder 290,000 185,000
Richard Filkins 269,000 325,000
William McCracken 256,000 290,000
Peter Nigh 246,000 235,000
Mark Lacey 199,000 115,000
Loki Abboud 194,000 160,000
Tony Coffey 154,000 165,000
Nikesha Prewitt 132,000 86,000
Suresh Bojadla 113,000 165,000
Derek Schroeder 97,000 90,000
Ryan Demeter 74,000 115,000
Ethan Jaggie 55,000 100,000
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
 
 
Ro Turns Trip Eights to Burst the Bubble
Created (12/8/2024 1:43:52 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Action on the table folded to the small blind who raised all in for 70,00 and John Ro looked them up from the big blind.

Opponent:
John Ro:

Ro was ahead until the flop fell.

Luckily for Ro, the dealer quickly turned the putting him back in the lead with trip eights and the completed the board on the river bursting the bubble.

John Ro - 468,000

  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
 
 
Abboud Doubles on the Bubble with Cowboys
Created (12/8/2024 1:38:00 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Loki Abboud was all in preflop for 89,000 from the small blind and was called by Cody Bartlett from the hijack.

Loki Abboud:
Cody Bartlett:

Abboud was ahead holding a premium hand of kings and faded the runout to survive the bubble.

Cody Bartlett - 600,000
Loki Abboud - 160,000

  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
 
 
Prize Pool Information
Created (12/8/2024 1:36:01 AM by Anthony Thompson)

MSPT 271 at Hollywood Casino St. Louis
$1,110 Main Event
Entrants: 402
Prize Pool: $388,440

Place Prize POY
1 $85,871 1,500
2 $53,132 1,300
3 $38,704 1,200
4 $28,566 1,100
5 $21,547 1,000
6 $16,477 900
7 $12,967 800
8 $10,237 700
9 $7,509 600
10-12 $6,339 500
13-15 $5,169 400
16-18 $4,389 300
19-21 $3,765 200
22-24 $3,259 150
25-27 $2,820 100
28-36 $2,430 75
37-43 $2,245 50
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
 
 
Recent Eliminations: Hand-for-Hand Begins
Created (12/8/2024 1:22:52 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Donald Crump 0 79,000
Gerald Cunniff 0 138,000
Josh Reichard 0 255,000
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000
 
 
Day 2 Line Up
Created (12/8/2024 1:08:37 AM by Anthony Thompson)

So far, 22 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 21 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, December 9th 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.

Rank Player Name Chip Count
1 Brett Reichard 671,000
2 Matt Genebacher 561,000
3 Brad Heitmeyer 513,000
4 Timothy Thorp 453,000
5 Mark Lafata 417,000
6 Josh Wisdom 341,000
7 Mark Koeln 327,000
8 Brian Ellebracht 294,000
9 Dalton Jones 287,000
10 Brad Sailor 277,000
11 Andros Ioakimides 274,000
12 Jeffrey Riebeling 271,000
13 Hyun Lee 249,000
14 Keith Heine 219,000
15 Umut Ozturk 212,000
16 Jeffrey Copeland 205,000
17 Jeff Grimes 205,000
18 Lionel Jiang 182,000
19 Chris Audrain 106,000
20 Aaron Johnson 92,000
21 Josh Guthrie 64,000
22 Robert Shallenberger 30,000

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000
 
 
Ro Turns Blakeley for Another Double
Created (12/8/2024 12:50:11 AM by Anthony Thompson)

There was three-way action after a flop between John Ro from under the gun, Casey Blakeley from the cutoff, and Kevin Shimp from the button.

Ro led out with an all-in bet of 41,000 and only Blakeley called.

John Ro:
Casey Blakeley:

Blakeley made the correct call as he was ahead holding a made hand of nines until the dealer turned the to put Ro in the lead.

The then fell on the river completing the board and Ro collected another double through Blakeley.

Casey Blakeley - 418,000
John Ro - 160,000

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000
 
 
Late Night Counts & Bust Outs
Created (12/8/2024 12:33:25 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Casey Blakeley 418,000 266,000
Richard Gordon 415,000 220,000
Benjamin Teston 385,000 295,000
Bill Romer 340,000 233,000
Richard Filkins 325,000 265,000
Kevin Shimp 285,000 327,000
Josh Reichard 255,000 336,000
Suresh Bojadla 165,000 279,000
Gerald Cunniff 138,000 220,000
Mark Lacey 115,000 215,000
Matthew Foster 0 110,000
Dino Galic 0 230,000
Craig Welko 0 48,000
  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000
 
 
Craig Randall Wins Event #5
Created (12/8/2024 12:19:45 AM by Anthony Thompson)

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 #5: $300 Pot-Limit Omaha, 54 four-card specialists took to the tables, and in the end, Craig Randall claimed the top spot to take home his first Spadey trophy of the series!

Results
Place Name Prize
1 Craig Randall $3,347*
2 Christopher McMillan $3,347*
3 Joshua Sturma $3,347*
4 Gary Gwinn $1,389
5 Neal Settergren $1,019
6 Robert Keeling $781

*denotes ICM chop

 
 
Legend:  #  - Main event champ   #  - POY champ  H  - HOF champ
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
597,000  
82,000 
 
IL 
575,000  
155,000 
 
NE 
468,000  
308,000 
 
IL 
431,000  
19,000 
 
KY 
377,000  
41,000 
 
Athens 
IL 
358,000  
57,000 
 
Rolla 
MO 
334,000  
279,000 
 
Eldon 
MO 
327,000  
42,000 
 
Quincy 
IL 
310,000  
30,000 
 
IA 
290,000  
105,000 
 
Auora 
IL 
269,000  
56,000 
 
NY 
256,000  
34,000 
 
MO 
246,000  
11,000 
 
MO 
199,000  
84,000 
 
St Ann 
MO 
194,000  
34,000 
 
MN 
154,000  
11,000 
 
IL 
132,000  
46,000 
 
MO 
113,000  
52,000 
 
MO 
97,000  
7,000 
 
MO 
74,000  
41,000 
 
MO 
55,000  
45,000 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
Novi 
MI 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
Josh Reichard
11x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
FL 
0  
Busted 
 
IN 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
Union 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
Festus 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
Marion 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
AZ 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
IN 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
Gerald Cunniff
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
1
MO 
$85,871 
1,500 
2
John Ro  
IL 
$53,132 
1,300 
3
NE 
$38,704 
1,200 
4
Athens 
IL 
$28,566 
1,100 
5
WI 
$21,547 
1,000 
6
IL 
$16,477 
900 
7
MN 
$12,968 
800 
8
IA 
$10,238 
700 
9
TN 
$7,509 
600 
10
MN 
$6,339 
500 
11
Quincy 
IL 
$6,339 
500 
12
IL 
$6,339 
500 
13
KY 
$5,169 
400 
14
Eldon 
MO 
$5,169 
400 
15
MO 
$5,169 
400 
16
Kevil 
KY 
$4,389 
300 
17
MO 
$4,389 
300 
18
St Ann 
MO 
$4,389 
300 
19
IL 
$3,765 
200 
20
MO 
$3,765 
200 
21
 
 
$3,765 
200 
22
NY 
$3,259 
150 
23
MO 
$3,259 
150 
24
IA 
$3,259 
150 
25
MO 
$2,830 
100 
26
KS 
$2,830 
100 
27
MO 
$2,830 
100 
28
Auora 
IL 
$2,440 
75 
29
MO 
$2,440 
75 
30
Rolla 
MO 
$2,440 
75 
31
IL 
$2,440 
75 
32
MO 
$2,440 
75 
33
IL 
$2,440 
75 
34
MO 
$2,440 
75 
35
MN 
$2,440 
75 
36
MO 
$2,440 
75 
37
MO 
$2,245 
50 
38
MO 
$2,245 
50 
39
MO 
$2,245 
50 
40
MO 
$2,245 
50 
41
MO 
$2,245 
50 
42
MO 
$2,245 
50 
43
KY 
$2,245 
50 
LEVEL & TOURNAMENT INFO
Level
16
Blinds
4000 / 8000
Ante
8000
Entries
195
Players Remaining
21
Average Chip Stack
278,571
Total Chips
5,850,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
16
Blinds
4000 / 8000
Ante
8000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
195
Players Remaining
21
Average Chip Stack
278,571
Total Chips
5,850,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
597,000
575,000
468,000
431,000
377,000
358,000
334,000
327,000
310,000
10 
290,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
6,825
5,425
4,950
4,800
4,683
3,850
3,725
3,533
10 
3,450