Parkwest Bicycle Casino

The final starting flight of the inaugural MSPT $1,100 Main Event at Parkwest Bicycle Casino attracted 107 runners, which along with 1a's 98, 1b’s 158, and Day 1c’s 238, brought the total field up to 601 entries, clipping the $500k guarantee.

The field generated a $579,965 prize pool, with the minimum payout being $1,775, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $107,580 first-place prize, along with the inaugural MSPT Parkwest Bicycle Main Event trophy.

At the end of the fourth and final flight, just 13 players bagged and tagged with Mir Gaskari scoring big with a 616,000 stack to take into Day 2.

Following behind Maskari was David Phillips (403,000), Paul Chauderson (394,000), Eric Wu (270,000), and Brian Berg as they rounded out the top five stacks

Others who found a bag during the final starting flight included Phuoc Nguyen (235,000), Stephen Sakai (222,000), Behzad Teranie (187,000), Rubin Chappell (163,000), and Aditya Prasetyo (117,000).

The surviving players from all starting flights – of which there are 74 (11 from Day 1a, 20 from 1b, 30 from 1c, and 13 from 1c Turbo) – will return at Noon local time Sunday, November 10^th to play down to a winner.

MSPT Season 15 Parkwest Bicycle Remaining Schedule

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!

Matt Salsberg was all in from the big blind after a flop and was called by Mir Gaskari from under the gun.

Matt Salsberg:
Mir Gaskari:

Salsberg was ahead after flopping a set of threes and the turn kept him in the lead but the river completed Gaskari’s flush, making him the Main Event bubble.

Mir Gaskari - 600,000
Matt Salsber - Eliminated

MSPT 268 at Parkwest Bicycle Casino LA
$1,100 Main Event
Entrants: 601
Prize Pool: $579,965

Frank Lin moved all in from the hijack and Brian Berg went over the top from the cutoff giving him isolation.

Frank Lin:
Brian Berg:

It was a flip with Lin calling the wrong side as the runout ended his run, starting the hand-for-hand process with 14 players remaining.

Brian Berg - 222,000
Frank Lin - Eliminated

So far, 62 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and a final group of 13 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, November 10^th at Noon for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Top Stacks Thus Far

The hijack raised all in for 95,000 and Paul Chauderson looked them up from the big blind.

Opponent:
Paul Chauderson:

It was a classic with a pretty lady appearing in the window on the flop putting Chauderson in the lead.

The turn kept Chauderson in the lead and the river secured him the elimination.

Paul Chauderson - 320,000

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.

Aditya Prasetyo raised from the hijack and then snapped-off his 108,000 stack after Mir Gaskari three-bet jammed for more form the big blind.

Aditya Prasetyo:
Mir Gaskari:

Prasetyo was ahead holding a made hand of ladies and didn’t have much of a sweat as the runout secured his double-up.

Mir Gaskari - 230,000
Aditya Prasetyo - 225,000

Aditya Prasetyo raised from late position and then called the cutoff’s 25,000 three-bet jam.

Opponent:
Aditya Prasetyo:

Prasetyo rolled over the worst hand until a king appeared in the window on the flop putting him in the lead.

The dealer then turned the keeping Prasetyo in the lead and the river secured him the elimination.

Aditya Prasetyo - 108,000