Riverside Casino

Day 1c was the final starting flight of the MSPT Season 17 Iowa Poker State Championship at Riverside Casino and attracted a final 291 runners, which, along with 1a's 69 and 1b’s 189, brought the total field up to 549 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The impressive field generated a $531,030 prize pool, paying out a minimum of $2,026, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $111,942 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 17 Iowa Poker State Championship!

At the end of the third and final flight, just 33 players bagged and tagged, with Stan Webb (773,000) bagging 1,000 chip less than MSPT Hall of Famer Gerald Cunniff (774,000) for the overall Day 2 stack.

Coming in hot behind Webb was Chris Wickman (pictured), who was able to spin up a 741,000 stack, good enough for the third overall stack heading into Day 2.

MSPT champ Jake Wilding (651,000) is no stranger to making a Day 2 appearance here at Riverside, as the former champ is looking to make another deep run since winning his first title back in 2024, while March’s runner-up finisher Jason Crews (575,000) and MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz (548,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

Others who survived the third and final flight included Andy Rogowski (456,000), Tony Olguin (350,000), Ricky Landais (278,000), MSPT Champ Max Havlish (188,000), Season 12 Iowa Poker State Champ Craig Trost (103,000), and the MSPT’s top casher DJ Buckley(88,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1c included MSPT Hall of Famer DQ Dan Hendrickson, Tim Garles, John Mcnee, Gabe Neighbors, and MSPT champ David Gonia, just to name a few.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 62 (8 from Day 1a, 21 from 1b, and 33 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 26^th, 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 17 Iowa Poker State Championship Schedule

Photo: Rob WazWaz

There was all-in action preflop between Adam Tolander from under the gun and MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz seated to his left, with Tolander holding the effective stack.

Adam Tolander:
Rob WazWaz:

Tolander was at risk needing help, but the flop made it difficult after it gave WazWaz top pair.

Unfortunately for Tolander, the that fell on the turn left him drawing dead to the river, ending his night on the bubble.

Rob WazWaz - 548,000
Adam Tolander - Eliminated

So far, 29 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 33 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, July 26^th, 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.

Photo: Bruce Fagan

A series of preflop raises led to all-in action between the player under the gun and Bruce Fagan from the cutoff, with Fagan putting his opponent at risk.

Opponent:
Bruce Fagan:

Fagan rolled over a dominating hand, and the runout gave him a full house for the knockout.

Bruce Fagan - 240,000

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: September 22-29, 2026

: Wisconsin Poker State Championship

: $1,110 Main Event / $1,000,000 GTD
$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

: 11 Gold Card Tournaments

: Coming Soon

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Photo: DJ Buckley

Tony Olguin raised from middle position and then called DJ Buckley’s 66,000 three-bet jam from the cutoff.

DJ Buckley:
Tony Olguin:

It was a flip, with Buckley calling the correct end, as the runout kept him in the lead and secured his double-up.

Tony Olguin - 305,000
DJ Buckley - 130,000

After notching his first-ever Main Event cash back in 2014, DJ Buckley has become one of the most consistent players on the tour, earning himself a record 88 Main Event cashes.

With half the season remaining, Buckley will look to keep notching the cashes underneath his belt, as he will look to become the first player ever to earn 100 Main Event cashes and take his seat in the coveted MSPT Hall of Fame.

All-Time Main Event Cashes