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May 12 - 17, 2026

 
  • Level: 8
  • Blinds: 600 / 1200
  • Ante: 1200
 
 
Durrani Drops Three with a Pair of Cowboys
Created 5/15/2026 6:05:17 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

There was four-way all-in action preflop with Aaron Durrani holding the most chips from the big blind.

UTG:
Hijack:
Button:
Aaron Durrani:

Durrani rolled over the best made hand of the bunch, and the runout secured him the triple elimination.

Aaron Durrani - 208,900

  • Level: 8
  • Blinds: 600 / 1200
  • Ante: 1200
 
 
Schultz Out Kicks Simmons for a Double
Created 5/15/2026 5:50:18 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Dean Schultz tossed out his last 10,000 from early position, and Bruce Simmons looked him up from the small blind.

Dean Schultz:
Bruce Simmons:

Schultz rolled over a dominating hand, and the runout secured his double-up.

Dean Schultz - 22,400
Bruce Simmons - 2,300

  • Level: 8
  • Blinds: 600 / 1200
  • Ante: 1200
 
 
Roundabouts
Created 5/15/2026 5:36:20 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Aaron Durrani 208,900 100,900
Gary Vick 129,800 30,000
David Orlando 110,000 146,700
Jake Baumgartner 98,700 72,400
Mark Cahill 90,000 64,500
Vincent Giuliano 89,800 78,700
Allen Pritchett 79,900 47,600
Charlie Reichard 73,400 30,000
Frank Cerminara SR 60,000 30,000
John Ro 57,600 30,000
Dan Heimiller 53,300 30,000
Travis Young 48,600 30,000
Lee Rzentkowski 48,600 43,500
Bruce Fagan 38,700 58,700
Jason Zarlenga 37,600 18,200
Nicholas Davidson 36,500 94,300
Matthew Wantman 30,000 30,000
Bill Romer 16,400 30,000
Brian Opyrchal 0 67,400
James Grimes 0 30,000
  • Level: 8
  • Blinds: 600 / 1200
  • Ante: 1200
 
 
MSPT All Time Career Earnings
Created 5/15/2026 5:20:03 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

After a 7th place finish at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort for $17,923 and seven more cashes on the season, Hall of Famer Kou Vang holds the top spot on the all-time MSPT Earnings Leaderboard, having amassed 1,075,062❗️

Full Leaderboard

  • Level: 7
  • Blinds: 500 / 1000
  • Ante: 1000
 
 
Yoshiba Pounces on the River
Created 5/15/2026 5:08:49 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Daniel Yoshiba

Daniel Yoshiba raised from middle position, and the small blind called to see a flop.

A 6,000 bet was tossed into the middle, and Yoshiba thought for a few moments before making the call.

The dealer then turned the , and action was checked to the river.

Yoshiba’s opponent then led out with another 6,000 bet, but then tossed into the muck after he raised all-in.

Daniel Yoshiba - 46,700

  • Level: 7
  • Blinds: 500 / 1000
  • Ante: 1000
 
 
Assorted Counts
Created 5/15/2026 4:50:00 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
David Orlando 146,700 98,700
John Rasch 143,200 53,400
Jeffrey Copeland 117,500 82,400
Vincent Moscati 108,900 30,000
William Luciano 90,800 30,000
Antonio Ndoja 81,200 54,300
Xi Nguyen 74,700 57,400
Cero Zuccarello 73,400 30,000
Jake Baumgartner 72,400 30,000
Chris Moon 67,500 30,000
Brian Opyrchal 67,400 44,600
William Givens 57,800 30,000
Tim Kelly 55,600 53,400
Cody Brinn 48,700 30,000
Daniel Johnson 33,700 22,500
Daniel Schill 17,300 30,000
Toran Tate 0 30,000
Scott Vetter 0 30,000
Athir Saco 0 30,000
Larry Beilfuss 0 7,600
  • Level: 7
  • Blinds: 500 / 1000
  • Ante: 1000
 
 
Check Out the Day 1A Photo Gallery!
Created 5/15/2026 4:31:04 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Playing Day 1b of the MSPT Season 17 Michigan Poker State Championship at FireKeepers Hotel Casino?

Have family or friends in action?

Click here to have a look through our Photo Gallery tab to see if you can find their photo, courtesy of the event photographer, Austin Lake.

  • Level: 6
  • Blinds: 400 / 800
  • Ante: 800
 
 
Heimiller Calls Wrong Side of Flip
Created 5/15/2026 4:15:20 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Dan Heimiller

Randy Olsen raised from the hijack and then called two-time bracelet winner Dan Heimiller’s 22,100 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Dan Heimiller:
Randy Olsen:

It was a flip, with Heimiller calling the wrong side, as the runout sent him to a new table.

Dan Heimiller - 30,000

 
 
Legend:  #  - Main Event   #  - Player of the Year  H  - Hall of Fame  G  - Gold Card   M  - MAJOR Wins
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
Aaron Durrani
208,900  
0 
  
Dayton 
OH 
United States 
John Rasch
143,200  
89,800 
 
Cleveland 
OH 
United States 
Gary Vick
129,800  
99,800 
 
Mikado 
MI 
United States 
Jeffrey Copeland
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
117,500  
35,100 
 
Lake Saint Louis 
MO 
United States 
David Orlando
110,000  
36,700 
 
Washington Township 
MI 
United States 
Vincent Moscati
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
108,900  
0 
  
Las Vegas 
NV 
United States 
Jake Baumgartner
11x Gold Card Winner
98,700  
26,300 
 
Grand Rapids 
MI 
United States 
William Luciano
90,800  
60,800 
 
Lombard 
IL 
United States 
Mark Cahill
90,000  
25,500 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Vincent Giuliano
89,800  
11,100 
 
Malta 
NY 
United States 
Ray Ezzie
85,700  
31,400 
 
Beachwood 
OH 
United States 
David Berman
84,300  
15,600 
 
Solon 
OH 
United States 
Antonio Ndoja
81,200  
26,900 
 
Battlecreek 
MI 
United States 
Allen Pritchett
79,900  
32,300 
 
Vicksburg 
MI 
United States 
Greg Himmelbrand
22x Main Event Champion
79,800  
29,800 
 
Bayside 
NY 
United States 
Xi Nguyen
74,700  
17,300 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Charlie Reichard
73,400  
0 
  
Janesville 
WI 
United States 
Cero Zuccarello
73,400  
43,400 
 
Madison 
WI 
United States 
Bohdan Slyvinskyi
72,300  
42,300 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Chris Moon
11x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
67,500  
37,500 
 
Detroit 
MI 
United States 
Frank Cerminara SR
60,000  
30,000 
 
Kenosha 
WI 
United States 
William Givens
57,800  
27,800 
 
Centennial 
CO 
United States 
John Ro
57,600  
27,600 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Thai Dinh
57,500  
0 
  
Duluth 
MN 
United States 
Tim Kelly
55,600  
2,200 
 
Arlington Heights 
IL 
United States 
Dan Heimiller
53,300  
23,300 
 
Las Vegas 
NV 
United States 
Cody Brinn
48,700  
18,700 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Travis Young
11x Main Event Champion
48,600  
18,600 
 
Edgerton 
WI 
United States 
Lee Rzentkowski
22x Main Event Champion
22x Gold Card Winner
48,600  
5,100 
 
Middleton 
WI 
United States 
Bee (Nao) Yang
11x Main Event Champion
47,600  
17,600 
 
St. Paul 
MN 
United States 
Daniel Goepel
11x Main Event Champion
47,600  
26,400 
 
Hartland 
WI 
United States 
Thomas Grutsch
39,800  
21,400 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Bruce Fagan
38,700  
20,000 
 
North Branch 
MN 
United States 
Buck Bucceri
38,600  
10,100 
 
Laingsburg 
MI 
United States 
Kou Vang
33x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
11x Gold Card Winner
37,800  
7,800 
 
Brooklyn Park 
MN 
United States 
Jason Zarlenga
22x Main Event Champion
37,600  
19,400 
 
Lansing 
MI 
United States 
Nicholas Davidson
36,500  
57,800 
 
Troy 
MI 
United States 
Daniel Johnson
33,700  
11,200 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Matthew Wantman
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
30,000  
0 
  
Stoneham 
ME 
United States 
Daniel Sepiol
11x Main Event Champion
30,000  
0 
  
Michigan City 
IN 
United States 
Hannah Richardson
30,000  
0 
  
Lake Village 
IN 
United States 
Greg Sessler
30,000  
0 
  
Fox Point 
WI 
United States 
Brett Reichard
30,000  
0 
  
Janesville 
WI 
United States 
James Kramer 'Jamey'
30,000  
0 
  
Northville 
MI 
United States 
James Gregg
30,000  
0 
  
New Berlin 
WI 
United States 
Nicola DiTrapani
30,000  
0 
  
Rolling Meadows 
IL 
United States 
Bobby Noel
22x Main Event Champion
30,000  
0 
  
Pittsburgh 
PA 
United States 
Rodger Johnson
11x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
30,000  
0 
  
Grand Forks 
ND 
United States 
Blake Borden
30,000  
0 
  
Kenosha 
WI 
United States 
Joe Batterman
30,000  
0 
  
Downers Grove 
IL 
United States 
Tim Flattery
30,000  
0 
  
Detroit 
MI 
United States 
Anthony Kastelic
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
30,000  
0 
  
Schererville 
IN 
United States 
Christie Yau
30,000  
0 
  
Wauwatosa 
WI 
United States 
Kirby Rogers
30,000  
0 
  
Verona 
WI 
United States 
Benjamin Teston
11x Gold Card Winner
30,000  
0 
  
Harrisburg 
IL 
United States 
Sean Hinton
11x Main Event Champion
30,000  
0 
  
Henderson 
NV 
United States 
Josh Smith (IA)
30,000  
0 
  
Bettendorf 
IA 
United States 
Paul Choi
30,000  
0 
  
Glenview 
IL 
United States 
David Bashel
11x Gold Card Winner
30,000  
0 
  
Brooklyn Park 
MN 
United States 
Bruce Simmons
30,000  
17,700 
 
Fort Atkinson 
IA 
United States 
Joseph Elpayaa
30,000  
0 
  
Forrest Park 
IL 
United States 
Caleb King
30,000  
0 
  
Springfield 
OH 
United States 
Hal Kilgore
30,000  
0 
  
Griffith 
IN 
United States 
Jonathan Horst
30,000  
0 
  
Rittman 
OH 
United States 
Ronnie Day Jr
30,000  
0 
  
Fairborn 
OH 
United States 
Imari Love
30,000  
0 
  
Ann Arbor 
MI 
United States 
Zac Campbell
30,000  
0 
  
Memphis 
MO 
United States 
Frank Schinco
30,000  
0 
  
Freeland 
MI 
United States 
John Pierce
30,000  
0 
  
Bloomington 
MN 
United States 
John Reading
30,000  
0 
  
Coon Rapids 
MN 
United States 
Scott Davis
30,000  
0 
  
Moseley 
VA 
United States 
David Gutfreund
30,000  
0 
  
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Gerald Siemienas
30,000  
0 
  
Arlington Heights 
IL 
United States 
Aaron Massey
11x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
30,000  
0 
  
Las Vegas 
NV 
United States 
Mike Wilklow
27,600  
19,100 
 
Minneapolis 
MN 
United States 
Anna Marcie
25,400  
4,600 
 
Battlecreek 
MI 
United States 
Marten Mansor
18,700  
11,300 
 
Sterling Heights 
MI 
United States 
Daniel Schill
17,300  
12,700 
 
Battle Creek 
MI 
United States 
Anthony Babic
17,300  
12,700 
 
Joliet 
IL 
United States 
Bill Romer
16,400  
13,600 
 
Waterloo 
IA 
United States 
Christopher Weber
11,400  
18,600 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Kim Schinco
11,200  
46,200 
 
Freeland 
MI 
United States 
Merritt Kuhn
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
11x Major Event Champion
10,300  
19,700 
 
St. Louis 
MO 
United States 
Scott Vetter
0  
Busted 
 
Washington 
IL 
United States 
Toran Tate
0  
Busted 
 
Edwardsville 
IL 
United States 
Brian Opyrchal
0  
Busted 
 
Troy 
MI 
United States 
Larry Beilfuss
0  
Busted 
 
Milwaukee 
WI 
United States 
Athir Saco
0  
Busted 
 
South Field 
MI 
United States 
James Grimes
0  
Busted 
 
Fairfield 
OH 
United States 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
LEVEL & TOURNAMENT INFO
Level
9
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
Entries
755
Players Remaining
400
Average Chip Stack
56,625
Total Chips
22,650,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
9
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
755
Players Remaining
400
Average Chip Stack
56,625
Total Chips
22,650,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
1 
Aaron Durrani
208,900
2 
John Rasch
143,200
3 
Gary Vick
129,800
4 
Jeffrey Copeland
117,500
5 
David Orlando
110,000
6 
Vincent Moscati
108,900
7 
Jake Baumgartner
98,700
8 
William Luciano
90,800
9 
Mark Cahill
90,000
10 
Vincent Giuliano
89,800
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
1 
Michael Estes (IA)
5,307
2 
Mike Wilklow
4,669
3 
Lee Rzentkowski
4,058
4 
Zilong "Aaron" Zhang
3,900
5 
Jacob Long
3,601
6 
Aaron Johnson
3,225
7 
Greg Sessler
3,050
8 
Clint Wolcyn
2,995
9 
Carlton Taylor
2,967
10 
Kou Vang
2,925