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Potawatomi Casino

February 19 - 22, 2026

 
  • Level: 9
  • Blinds: 1000 / 1500
  • Ante: 1500
 
 
Day 1C Photo Gallery is Live!
Created 2/21/2026 6:13:54 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Playing Day 1c of the first-ever $1,100 Club Poker Championship MAJOR Event at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino?

Have family or friends in action?

Click here to have a look through our NEW photo gallery tab to see if you can find their photo, courtesy of the official MSPT event photographer, Tyler Abrams.

  • Level: 8
  • Blinds: 600 / 1200
  • Ante: 1200
 
 
Roundabouts
Created 2/21/2026 5:58:50 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Jeff Schwartz 261,300 165,400
Bohdan Slyvinskyi 147,500 132,400
Michael Wilklow 141,300 118,700
Dalton Jones 131,400 67,500
Bob Heffner 96,700 30,000
Tony Tran 83,400 30,000
Eric Smidinger 78,600 93,200
Michael Estes (IA) 76,700 30,000
Joseph Larson (MN) 74,600 30,000
Marius Toderici 66,300 30,000
Ben Luber 55,400 30,000
Michael Puccio 48,400 30,000
David Gutfreund 46,500 30,000
Larry Wagner 36,800 30,000
John Pierce 33,400 30,000
Ryan Eamon 31,200 30,000
William Luciano 27,400 30,000
Bee (Nao) Yang 22,500 11,200
Jonathan Kim (MN) 17,900 30,000
Sarah Stefan 17,800 30,000
Jacob Woggon 10,100 30,000
Kevin McMahon 0 30,000
Brian Landon 0 30,000
Jerry Hapunik 0 30,000
Michael Estes (IL) 0 66,400
Jeff Grimes 0 30,000
  • Level: 8
  • Blinds: 600 / 1200
  • Ante: 1200
 
 
Kyle Goebel is a PLO Monster!
Created 2/21/2026 5:40:53 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

For the first time this season, the MSPT has traveled to the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino in Milwaukee, WI, to host the inaugural $1,110 Club Poker Championship!

In Event #2: $400 PLO Monster Stack, 132 four-card specialists went to the felt and generated a $44,220 prize pool that was paid out to the top 15 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Brian Dady (10th Place - $907), Justin Fox (11th Place - $907), Svetlana Foley (12th Place - $907), Charles Jasper JR (13th Place - 753), Dustin Ethridge (14th Place - $752), and Stephen Szumila (15th Place - $752).

In the end, it was Wisconsin native Kyle Goebel who claimed the top spot to take home the lion's share of the prize pool, along with his first Gold Card!

Final Table Results
Place Name Prize POY
1 Kyle Goebel $10,306* 233
2 Bryan Andrews $7,961* 233
3 Anthony De Jesus $7,289* 233
4 Andrew Loomis $4,135 200
5 Timothy Belstner $3,007 167
6 Erich Haak $2,299 133
7 Lorenzo Bassette, JR $1,769 100
8 Leo Pinamonti $1,371 67
9 Lisa Seamans $1,106 33
  • Level: 7
  • Blinds: 500 / 1000
  • Ante: 1000
 
 
Ozturk Spikes the River to Collect a Double
Created 2/21/2026 5:24:30 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Umut Ozturk

MSPT Hall of Famer Umut Ozturk opened for 3,000 from the hijack and was called by the button before the small blind fired out am 11,000 three-bet.

Both Ozturk and the button called, bringing about a flop.

Action was then checked to Ozturk, who tossed out his 36,800 stack, and the button went over the top, giving him isolation.

Umut Ozturk:
Opponent:

Both players connected with the flop, with Ozturk’s opponent holding the better kicker, and the turn didn’t change a thing.

Fortunately for Ozturk, the dealer then followed with the on the river, improving him to two-pair to collect a double-up.

Umut Ozturk - 106,600

  • Level: 7
  • Blinds: 500 / 1000
  • Ante: 1000
 
 
Ups & Downs
Created 2/21/2026 5:08:39 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Aaron Oas 176,400 100,000
Jeff Schwartz 165,400 122,400
Matthew Eng 150,000 113,400
Scott Sisler 135,600 80,000
Bohdan Slyvinskyi 132,400 67,500
Evan Bethyo 128,700 87,600
Michael Wilklow 118,700 48,900
James Gregg 116,700 51,300
Melissa Bartelme 113,500 30,000
Jennifer Lin 111,200 97,400
Eric Smidinger 93,200 30,000
Cero Zuccarello 88,700 47,500
John Reading 87,600 46,800
Mark Fink 78,600 30,000
Richard Alsup 77,400 47,400
Mark Bloomberg 72,300 30,000
Anthony Kastelic 72,300 47,500
Joe Matheson 65,400 30,000
Antonio Ndoja 65,400 30,000
Andy Rogowski 60,000 43,200
Yoon Kim 58,600 30,000
Mike Hancock 55,600 30,000
David Gonia 54,600 30,000
Angela Gambino 52,300 50,000
Kristin Dahl 47,800 30,000
Casey Blakeley 30,000 72,300
Howard Hankin 23,500 71,200
Matthew Dodd 15,300 83,400
Aaron Knudson 12,300 45,300
Bill Romer 11,300 30,000
Todd Sladek 0 30,000
John Volgren 0 30,000
Leo Fussy 0 30,000
Gabriel Neighbors 0 30,000
  • Level: 7
  • Blinds: 500 / 1000
  • Ante: 1000
 
 
Join Us for the MSPT Festival at Riverside Casino March 17th - 22nd
Created 2/21/2026 4:52:21 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

♠️♦️MSPT FESTIVAL ♣️♥️

🚨🚨🚨$3,500 MSPT Championship Seat ADDED to Main Event 1st Place

📍: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort - Riverside, IA
🗓️: March 17-22, 2026
💰: $300K GTD Main Event
🃏: 6 Gold Card Events
🏨: https://msptpoker.com/.../book-today-for-mspt-festival-at...

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.aspx?eventID=509msptpoker.com

  • Level: 6
  • Blinds: 400 / 800
  • Ante: 800
 
 
Koto Doubles Through Zuccarello in a Battle of the Blinds
Created 2/21/2026 4:35:07 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Cero Zuccarello

Nick Koto was all-in preflop for 7,800 from the small blind, and Cero Zuccarello looked him up from the big blind.

Nick Koto:
Cero Zuccarello:

Koto was ahead holding an ace and enjoyed the flop that paired it.

The dealer then brought a sweat with the turn, as it paired Zuccarello, but then followed with the on the river to secure Koto his double-up.

Cero Zuccarello - 34,500
Nick Koto - 16,300

  • Level: 6
  • Blinds: 400 / 800
  • Ante: 800
 
 
Gambino Fills Up on Volgren for a Double
Created 2/21/2026 4:20:03 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Angela Gambino

There were four players who took to a flop for 3,000 a pop, and action was checked to John Volgren, who fired out a 6,600 bet from the big blind.

Only Angela Gambino check-called from the small blind, and the two went heads-up to the turn.

Another knock on the table from Gambino saw Volgren go all-in, and she called off her shorter 16,400 stack.

Angela Gambino:
John Volgren:

Gambino was ahead holding a set of nines, and the paired the board on the river, securing her double-up through Volgren.

Angela Gambino - 50,000
John Volgren - 2,100

  • Level: 6
  • Blinds: 400 / 800
  • Ante: 800
 
 
Chip Movers
Created 2/21/2026 4:05:48 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Daniel Goepel 153,200 77,600
Jennifer Lin 97,400 77,400
Aaron Johnson 97,200 30,000
Umut Ozturk 94,000 55,600
Matthew Dodd 83,400 30,000
Scott Sisler 80,000 30,000
Dalton Jones 67,500 87,600
Rodney Colson 64,500 83,600
Bradley Jansen 57,600 30,000
James Gregg 51,300 82,100
Angela Gambino 50,000 30,000
Cero Zuccarello 47,500 56,300
William Luciano 30,000 7,200
Saad Ghanem 30,000 55,600
Mark Bloomberg 30,000 14,300
 
 
Legend:  #  - Main Event   #  - Player of the Year  H  - Hall of Fame  G  - Gold Card   M  - MAJOR Wins
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
261,300  
95,900 
 
WI 
Umut Ozturk
22x Main Event Champion
22x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
210,000  
154,400 
 
MN 
176,400  
  
WI 
Daniel Goepel
11x Main Event Champion
153,200  
75,600 
 
WI 
Matthew Eng
11x Main Event Champion
150,000  
36,600 
 
IL 
147,500  
15,100 
 
IL 
141,300  
22,600 
 
MN 
135,600  
55,600 
 
Novi 
MI 
131,400  
63,900 
 
IA 
128,700  
41,100 
 
IL 
116,700  
65,400 
 
WI 
113,500  
  
WI 
111,200  
13,800 
 
IL 
98,700  
36,400 
 
MT 
Aaron Johnson
22x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
11x Gold Card Winner
97,200  
  
MN 
96,700  
66,700 
 
IN 
90,200  
30,100 
 
Sussex 
WI 
88,700  
41,200 
 
WI 
87,600  
40,800 
 
MN 
83,400  
53,400 
 
PA 
82,400  
52,400 
 
MI 
78,600  
14,600 
 
CO 
78,600  
48,600 
 
SD 
Richard Alsup
11x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
77,400  
30,000 
 
MN 
Michael Estes (IA)
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
76,700  
  
IA 
74,600  
  
MN 
73,400  
43,400 
 
WI 
72,300  
42,300 
 
Mound 
MN 
Anthony Kastelic
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
72,300  
24,800 
 
IN 
67,400  
37,400 
 
Aurora 
IL 
66,300  
36,300 
 
IL 
65,400  
  
MI 
65,400  
35,400 
 
WI 
Joe Matheson
11x Main Event Champion
65,400  
35,400 
 
MN 
64,500  
19,100 
 
MN 
Mark Collins
22x Main Event Champion
62,300  
32,300 
 
Moro 
IL 
60,000  
16,800 
 
IL 
58,700  
28,700 
 
MN 
58,600  
28,600 
 
WI 
57,800  
27,800 
 
WI 
57,600  
27,600 
 
WI 
56,700  
10,000 
 
IL 
55,600  
25,600 
 
IA 
55,400  
25,400 
 
IL 
David Gonia
22x Main Event Champion
54,600  
24,600 
 
MN 
53,400  
23,400 
 
IL 
52,300  
2,300 
 
IL 
51,400  
21,400 
 
NE 
48,400  
18,400 
 
IL 
47,800  
17,800 
 
Hugo 
MN 
47,600  
17,600 
 
IL 
47,600  
17,600 
 
MS 
46,500  
16,500 
 
IL 
Rob WazWaz
11x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
44,800  
14,800 
 
MN 
36,800  
6,800 
 
WI 
36,500  
20,900 
 
MN 
33,400  
3,400 
 
MN 
31,200  
1,200 
 
IL 
Gerald Cunniff
11x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
11x Gold Card Winner
30,000  
  
MN 
30,000  
  
NJ 
30,000  
  
MN 
30,000  
  
IL 
30,000  
  
CO 
30,000  
  
WI 
30,000  
42,300 
 
Athens 
IL 
Carl Carodenuto
33x Main Event Champion
30,000  
  
MN 
30,000  
  
WI 
30,000  
25,600 
 
MN 
30,000  
  
MN 
30,000  
  
IL 
27,400  
2,600 
 
IL 
23,500  
47,700 
 
IL 
Bee (Nao) Yang
11x Main Event Champion
22,500  
11,300 
 
MN 
18,900  
48,600 
 
IL 
Jonathan Kim (MN)
11x Main Event Champion
17,900  
12,100 
 
MN 
17,800  
12,200 
 
IL 
15,300  
68,100 
 
Duluth 
MN 
12,300  
33,000 
 
Adrian 
ND 
11,300  
18,700 
 
IA 
10,100  
19,900 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
Leo Fussy
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
Brian Landon
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
LEVEL & TOURNAMENT INFO
Level
9
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
Entries
679
Players Remaining
295
Average Chip Stack
69,050
Total Chips
20,370,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
9
Blinds
1,000 / 1,500
Ante
1,500
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
679
Players Remaining
295
Average Chip Stack
69,050
Total Chips
20,370,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
261,300
210,000
176,400
153,200
150,000
147,500
141,300
135,600
131,400
10 
128,700
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
3,800
2,850
2,400
2,400
2,250
2,183
10 
1,950