Potawatomi Casino

Day 1c of the MSPT $1,110 Main Event has come to an end at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, as the final starting flight brought in an astonishing 619 runners, which, along with 1a's 255 and 1b’s 425, brought the field total up to 1,299 entries, generating a $1,258,530 prize pool.

At the end of the final flight, just 69 players bagged and tagged, with Lorenzo Bassette securing the final elimination of the night to take a healthy 981,000 into Day 2, which is good enough for the overall stack.

Bassette was able to edge out Jill Bryant, who will be taking the third overall stack into Day 2 with 908,000, while Thomas Grutsch (686,000), Xi Nguyen (668,000), and Jesse Simon (625,000) rounded out the top five stacks of the final flight.

They were joined by Andy Rogowski (607,000), MSPT Champ Richard Bai (398,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk (354,000), Missy Bartelme (307,000), fellow Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson (285,000), MSPT Season 16 Player of the Year Jake Long (194,000), and MSPT Champ Brian Landon (113,000).

Among those who took their shot but fell short on Day 1c included Sarah Stefan, MSPt Season 12 Player of the Year Kyna England, Evan Bethyo, Liam Gannon, and WSOP bracelet winner Jean “Prince” Gaspard, just to name a few.

Day 2 will get underway at 11:00 a.m. local time and play to a winner, with 145 players (29 from Day 1a, 47 from 1b, and 69 from 1c) returning to the felt.

Each of the returning Day 2 players is guaranteed at least $2,104, with the eventual winner walking away with a $219,654 first-place prize.

MSPT Season 17 Potawatomi Festival Remaining Schedule

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2! We will see you at 11:00 a.m. for final day coverage of the MSPT $1,110 Main Event at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino!

Photo: Lorenzo Bassette

Dustin Hoffman raised from the cutoff, and Lorenzo Bassette defended his big blind to see a flop.

Bassette then check-called Hoffman’s 122,000 all-in bet, and both hands were tabled.

Dustin Hoffman:
Lorenzo Bassette:

Hoffman was ahead holding a pair of aces, and the turn didn’t change a thing.

Just as Hoffman was looking good to secure a double, the dealer peeled off the on the river, improving Bassette to trip jacks, ending Hoffman’s night on the bubble.

Lorenzo Bassette - 900,000
Dustin Hoffman - Eliminated

So far, 76 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 69 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through to the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, May 3^rd, at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, with 3:43 remaining in Level 16 (4,000/8,000/8,000), and the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

These 12 Players have already earned a $3,500 Seat to the $2M GTD RRPO MSPT Championship Main Event

Matthew Wantman

Kevin Meyers

Zilong Zhang

Vincent Moscati

June 'Oh Geez' Kim

Alex Foxen

Umut Ozturk

Jorden Helstern

Aaron Johnson

Wesley Cannon

Michael Estes

Yuchen "Carson" Chen

Lee Rzentkowski

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: Nov. 18 - Dec. 2, 2026

: $3,500 Main Event (1.5X POY) / $2M GTD (Nov. 27 - Dec. 2)

: MSPT will be ADDING a $3,500 RRPO MSPT Championship Seat to every Main Event 1st Place in 2026

After the elimination of Chuck Kersey, only 70 players remain, meaning the hand-for-hand process has started, as only 69 of them will be making Day 2.

Our MSPT GOAT Leaderboard tracks those who have amassed the most points ALL TIME (vs World Ranking = last 50 Main Events only with a weighted multiplier favoring more recent)

Josh Reichard took over the #1 spot this season, surpassing Rob WazWaz, who had held it down since nearly the inception!

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Photo: Paul Choi

There was all-in action preflop between Paul Choi and Preston Dean, with Choi holding 104,000 effective.

Paul Choi:
Preston Dean:

Choi was ahead holding a pair of aces, but the flop came with a sweat as it gave Dean the nut flush draw.

The then fell on the turn pairing Dean’s king, giving him more outs heading to the river, but the was a brick and secured Choi his double-up.

Paul Choi - 220,000
Preston Dean - Eliminated