Ameristar East Chicago

After 15 Levels of Play, the first registration day of the $1,100 MSPT East Chicago Main Event has come to a close. A total of 112 entrants registered for a piece of the $500,000 guarantee, with just 12 of them fortunate enough to secure a piece to play for on Monday, September 2nd.

Leading the way is Indiana resident William Stoller who ended his day with 596,000. Stoller’s Hendon mob dates back to the beginning of this year where he secured multiple cashes at the WSOPC Hammond Circuit as well as a cash at the MSPT’s biggest tournament of the year, Battle Creek. With this bag here, this tournament newcomer is proving himself once more on poker’s midwestern stages with a massive stack of 596,000 going into Day 2. He eliminated many players on his way to the top and looks to further capitalize on his Day 1 success on the final day.

End of Day 1A Chip Counts

Behind him in the counts is Matthew Porter (417,000) who has had multiple cashes and close calls at MSPTs around the midwest, and Canadian Nohad Teliani (378,000) who secures her first MSPT cash to add to her nearly half a million in lifetime earnings. Three former MSPT champions made it through the day as Curtis Vierstrate (337,000), Josh Reichard (310,000), and Chris Moon (205,000) all survived the day's troubles. Everyone of the twelve can look forward to three days of rest, knowing they have all secured themselves at least a minimum cash.

Others were not as lucky. MSPT champions Lee Rzentkowski and Dan Goepel were unable to get anything going in their quests to conquer a second title. Other regulars that fell by the wayside included Mark Lafata, Joe Batterman, Anthony Babic, Bryan Gwin, and Brad Sailor. They will all be looking towards the following couple of days in the hopes to secure a bag and a piece of this massive prize pool.

Play ended with 36:16 left on the clock in Level 15 with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante. These 12 players will join the other survivors of the flights at this level unless another flight ends earlier.

Stay tuned to MSPT for all updates on the $1,100 Main Event at Ameristar in East Chicago.

A player moved all in for 60,000 on the button and in the big blind, Chris Moon called to put him at risk.

Opponent:
Chris Moon:

The board ran out and the jacks held up for Moon to send out a player on the bubble.

The remaining 12 players have bagged up for the night and will return on Monday, September 2nd at 11 AM. Stay tuned for a full recap soon to follow.

Chris Moon - 205,000 (34 bb)

Curtis Vierstrate raised to 15,000 from late position and a player from the hijack moved all in for 101,000 which saw action fold around to Vierstrate who called.

Opponent:
Curtis Vierstrate:

The board ran out and the eights full was good for the MSPT champion to take out a player and bring the field to hand for hand play.

Just one more player until play ends for the night.

Curtis Vierstrate - 294,000 (58 bb)

Action was picked up with cards on their backs with Nohad Teliani having called a player for their last 76,000.

Opponent:
Nohad Teliani:

The board ran out and the queens held up for Teliani to send another player out, bringing the field to just 14.

Nohad Teliani - 394,000 (78 bb)

Bryan “White Sox” Skreens moved all in for 75,000 and action folded around to Perry Ernest in the big blind who called.

Bryan “White Sox” Skreens:
Perry Ernest:

The board ran out and the kings held up for Ernest as he climbed higher in the counts as the night wound down.

Perry Ernest - 286,000 (71 bb)
Bryan Skreens - Eliminated

Bryan Gwin raised to 10,000 from early position and action folded around to Josh Reichard in the big blind who moved all in for 61,000 which sent Gwin into the tank. After some deliberation, he ended up calling to put the MSPT champion at risk.

Josh Reichard:
Bryan Gwin:

The board ran out and the flush was good for the poker legend to double up.

Gwin was eliminated shortly after by William Stoller.

Josh Reichard - 127,000 (31 bb)
Bryan Gwin - Eliminated

Oliwer Sankiewicz raised to 8,000 in the cutoff and in the big blind, William Stoller moved all in for 142,000 effective and Sankiewicz went into the tank. After some thought he called to put himself at risk.

Oliwer Sankiewicz:
William Stoller:

The board ran out and the ace-king made top two pair on the flop to put Stoller as the overwhelming chip leader while Sankiewicz exited the tournament area.

William Stoller - 549,000 (136 bb)
Oliwer Sankiewicz - Eliminated

The final numbers are in as only two players took their seats during the final break.

A total of 112 entrants have trickled in for this first flight, meaning that the players will play down until just 12 players remain.