Ameristar Casino St. Charles

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Missouri Poker State Championship at the Ameristar Casino attracted 28 runners, which, along with the 241 from the previous two flights, brought the total field up to 630 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The massive field generated a $512,160 prize pool, and the top players will get paid a minimum of $2,254, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $107,691 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 17 Missouri Poker State Championship title!

At the end of the third and final flight, 32 players bagged and tagged with Gabe Attoun bagging the overall chip lead after he started catching steam in the final levels to put a whopping 887,000 in his bag.

Another player to catch steam throughout the day was MSPT Champ Chris Audrain, who was able to run up an impressive 483,000 stack, while Ryan Jaworski (419,000), Kanat Ozturk (390,000), and Horace Ingram (387,000) rounded out the top five.

They were joined by Bryan Skreens (373,000), WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle (337,000), MSPT Champ Jeff Copeland (311,000), Dalton Jones (290,000), and MSPT Hall of Famer Keith Heine (222,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1c included MSPT Champ Jeff Sauer, Tim Vance, James Grimes, defending champ Brian Landon, Peter Brooks, and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard, just to name a few.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 59 (5 from Day 1a, 22 from 1b, and 32 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 29^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 Missouri Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule

Photo: Horace Ingram

Andros Ioakimides raised to 12,000 from middle position, and Horace Ingram called from the button, while the big blind called off their remaining 8,000 stack.

The was checked to showdown, and Ingram tabled for trip nines to burst the bubble as and were tossed into the muck, ending play for the evening.

Horace Ingram - 387,000

With 33 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has begun as only 32 of them will be making it to Day 2.

Photo: Andre Allen

Andre Allen raised from middle position, and MSPT Champ Anthony Kastelic defended his big blind to see a flop.

Kastelic quickly checked to Allen, who fired out a continuation bet, and Kastelic clapped back with a 25,000 check-raise.

Allen then made the call and watched the dealer turn the .

This time, Kastelic led out with a 75,000 bet, and he was met with a call from Allen.

Once the completed the board on the river, Kastelic moved his remaining stack into the middle, and Alllen looked him up.

Kastelic then proceeded to table for a flopped two-pair, but it was well behind Allen’s set of aces , ending his Main Event run.

Andre Allen - 440,000
Anthony Kastelic - Eliminated

Photo: Tom Hannan

There was all-in action after a flop between Daniel Yoshiba from the cutoff and Event #1 winner Tom Hannan from the big blind, with Yoshiba holding the effective stack.

Daniel Yoshiba:
Tom Hannan:

Both players connected on the flop, with Hannan holding the best of it until the dealer turned the , improving Yoshiba to two pair.

Just as Yoshiba was looking good to score a double, the dealer then followed with the 1 on the river, putting Hannan back in the lead with trip eights, and ending Yoshiba’s Main Event.

Tom Hannan - 235,000
Daniel Yoshiba - Eliminated

Over the past week, players have been inside the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, MO, duking it out for their MSPT Season 17 Missouri Poker State Championship!

In Event #5: $300 Pot-Limit Omaha, 125 four-card specialists took to the tables, generating a $30,625 prize pool that was paid out to the top 15 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Chad Buzinski (10^th Place - $628), David Kowalski (11^th Place - $628), MSPT Champ Chris Audrain (12^th Place - $628), Satar Al-Sadoun (13^th Place - $483), Austin Schaal (14^th Place - $483), and Robert Keeling (15^th Place - $483)

Walking away the victor was St. Louis native Mike Estes, who secured the outright win to go along with his first Gold Card!

Final Table Results

Photo: Josh Reichard

Greg Wood raised all-in for 39,000 from middle position, and was called by Steve Dill from the cutoff before MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard squeezed his 152,000 stack in the middle from the big blind.

With action back on Dill, he quickly called off his slightly shorter 151,000 stack, and all three players tabled their hands.

Greg Wood:
Steve Dill:
Josh Reichard:

Dill woke up with aces at the perfect time, as the clean runout secured him the massive pot, while Reichard was left with just 1,000 and eliminated the very next hand.

Steve Dill - 340,000
Josh Reichard - Eliminated
Greg Wood - Eliminated