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August 4 - 9, 2026

 
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000 8000
 
 
Play Has Ended
Created 8/9/2026 12:26:40 AM CST by Anthony Thompson

After a Flurry of eliminations, the hard stop of 92 players has been reached, and play has ended for the night.

  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000 8000
 
 
Dunst Drops One with Ace High
Created 8/9/2026 12:15:07 AM CST by Anthony Thompson

Action on the table folded around to the button, who raised all-in for 60,000, and three-time bracelet winner Tony Dunst looked them up from the big blind.

Opponent:
Tony Dunst:

Dunst was ahead holding an ace, and that was all he needed as the runout secured him the knockout.

Tony Dunst - 170,000

  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000 8000
 
 
Chip Collectors & Givers
Created 8/9/2026 12:00:29 AM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Brett Slezak 480,000 435,000
Jesse Cohen 450,000 391,000
Milan Patel 446,000 308,000
David To 426,000 300,000
Bruce Fagan 310,000 100,000
Matthew Porter 295,000 270,000
Nicola DiTrapani 280,000 225,000
Kevin Maahs 278,000 170,000
Alin Cotolan 265,000 365,000
Allen Pritchett 230,000 160,000
Jason Crews 207,000 318,000
Amir Tavanae 200,000 180,000
Tony Dunst 170,000 115,000
Anthony Kastelic 130,000 73,500
Yoon Kim 130,000 100,000
George Pappas 77,000 210,000
James Maahs 45,000 30,000
Tim Kelly 0 100,000
Kelly Mahana 0 125,000
John Pierce 0 120,000
Bill Brudenell 0 30,000
Daniel Dombrowski 0 85,000
Sam DeSilva 0 280,000
John Sun 0 64,000
Michael Puccio 0 120,000
  • Level: 16
  • Blinds: 4000 / 8000
  • Ante: 8000 8000
 
 
2026 MSPT Wisconsin Poker State Championship Series Set!
Created 8/8/2026 11:45:16 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

📍: Potawatomi Casino I Hotel - Milwaukee, WI

🗓️: 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

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.ashx?eventID=495

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000 6000
 
 
Olguin Sets One Up for a Knockout
Created 8/8/2026 11:30:07 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

There was all-in action preflop between Tony Olguin from middle position and the small blind, with Olguin putting his opponent at risk.

Opponent:
Tony Olguin:

Olguin was ahead holding a pair of sixes, and the runout improved him to a set to eliminate his opponent.

Tony Olguin - 425,000

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000 6000
 
 
Stock Risers & Fallers
Created 8/8/2026 11:11:11 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Zara Eminova 665,000 320,000
Brett Slezak 435,000 60,000
Tony Olguin 425,000 156,000
Matt Miller 420,000 215,000
Alin Cotolan 365,000 230,000
Milan Patel 308,000 125,000
Missy Bartelme 280,000 170,000
Mark Larson (MN) 255,000 145,000
Ryan Eamon 250,000 152,000
Ben Luber 236,000 98,000
Reza Sheykhi 230,000 62,000
Nicola DiTrapani 225,000 155,000
Michael Holm 182,000 130,000
Allen Pritchett 160,000 133,000
Todd Sladek 126,000 30,000
Kelly Mahana 125,000 81,000
Tony Dunst 115,000 130,000
Kou Vang 68,000 85,000
Bill Brudenell 30,000 200,000
Jill Bryant 0 145,000
Joe Batterman 0 85,000
Matthew Eng 0 95,000
Boshuang Gao 0 60,000
Saad Ghanem 0 55,000
Aaron Johnson 0 35,000
Jonathan Kim (MN) 0 160,000
Rudy Mamo 0 78,000
Jeff Schwartz 0 135,000
Jamie Payne 0 78,300
Xi Nguyen 0 66,300
  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000 / 6000
  • Ante: 6000 6000
 
 
Find Your Photo in the Day 1C Photo Gallery!
Created 8/8/2026 11:00:14 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Playing Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Illinois Poker State Championship at Rivers Casino?

Have family or friends in action?

Have a look through our Photo Gallery Tab to see if you can find their photo, courtesy of event photographer Jess Beck.

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000 / 5000
  • Ante: 5000 5000
 
 
Slezak Flips Well Against Ro
Created 8/8/2026 10:45:39 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Brett Slezak

John Ro open-jammed 25,000 from early position and Brett Slezak went over the top for 88,000 from the small blind, giving him isolation.

John Ro:
Brett Slezak:

Slezak was ahead holding a pair of sixes, and they held strong on the runout to eliminate Ro.

Brett Slezak - 120,000
John Ro - Eliminated

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000 / 5000
  • Ante: 5000 5000
 
 
Up & Down Battle
Created 8/8/2026 10:30:45 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Jason Crews 318,000 235,000
Robert Mitchell 235,000 118,000
Matt Miller 215,000 160,000
Zach Gutierrez 190,000 140,000
Amir Tavanae 180,000 240,000
Sarah Stefan 170,000 140,000
Missy Bartelme 170,000 130,000
Kevin Maahs 170,000 80,000
Kirstin Ives 161,000 109,000
Tony Olguin 156,000 169,500
Ryan Eamon 152,000 220,000
Tony Dunst 130,000 65,000
Michael Holm 130,000 105,000
Milan Patel 125,000 100,000
John Pierce 120,000 124,500
Joe Batterman 85,000 30,000
Daniel Dombrowski 85,000 150,000
John Sun 64,000 35,500
Aaron Johnson 35,000 30,000
Daniel Johnson 0 104,000
Hal Kilgore 0 151,000
Kanat Ozturk 0 60,000
Travis Young 0 30,000
John Ro 0 103,000
Darshan Pathak 0 30,000
Eric Phillips 0 134,500
 
 
Legend:  #  - Main Event   #  - Player of the Year  H  - Hall of Fame  G  - Gold Card   M  - MAJOR Wins
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
Zara Eminova
913,000  
593,000 
 
 
 
United States 
Jason Crews
830,000  
512,000 
 
Clive 
IA 
United States 
Brett Slezak
480,000  
45,000 
 
Omaha 
NE 
United States 
Jesse Cohen
450,000  
59,000 
 
Ardmore 
PA 
United States 
Milan Patel
446,000  
138,000 
 
Schaumburg 
IL 
United States 
David To
426,000  
126,000 
 
Hoffman Estates 
IL 
United States 
Tony Olguin
425,000  
269,000 
 
Ainsworth 
IN 
United States 
Matt Miller
420,000  
205,000 
 
Naperville 
IL 
United States 
Varkey James
350,000  
58,000 
 
Highland 
IN 
United States 
Bruce Fagan
310,000  
310,000 
 
North Branch 
MN 
United States 
Matthew Porter
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
295,000  
25,000 
 
McHenry 
IL 
United States 
Missy Bartelme
11x Gold Card Winner
280,000  
110,000 
 
Muskego 
WI 
United States 
Nicola DiTrapani
280,000  
55,000 
 
Rolling Meadows 
IL 
United States 
Kevin Maahs
278,000  
108,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Alin Cotolan
265,000  
100,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Mark Larson (MN)
255,000  
110,000 
 
Coon Rapids 
MN 
United States 
Ryan Eamon
250,000  
98,000 
 
Yorkville 
IL 
United States 
Ben Luber
236,000  
138,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Robert Mitchell
235,000  
117,000 
 
Salt Lake City 
UT 
United States 
Reza Sheykhi
230,000  
168,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Allen Pritchett
230,000  
70,000 
 
Vicksburg 
MI 
United States 
Shiva Dudani
220,000  
40,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Amir Tavanae
200,000  
20,000 
 
New Brighton 
MN 
United States 
Michael Holm
11x Gold Card Winner
182,000  
52,000 
 
Naperville 
IL 
United States 
Jacob Woggon
181,000  
3,000 
 
Camp Douglas 
WI 
United States 
Sarah Stefan
170,000  
30,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Kirstin Ives
161,000  
52,000 
 
Elmhurst 
IL 
United States 
Yoon Kim
130,000  
30,000 
 
Caledonia 
WI 
United States 
Anthony Kastelic
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
130,000  
56,500 
 
Schererville 
IN 
United States 
Todd Sladek
126,000  
0 
  
Glen Ellyn 
IL 
United States 
Chris Moon
11x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
74,000  
86,000 
 
Detroit 
MI 
United States 
Charlie Reichard
60,000  
0 
  
Janesville 
WI 
United States 
James Maahs
45,000  
15,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Matthew Schurter
0  
Busted 
 
Crystal Lake 
IL 
United States 
Zach Gutierrez
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Tony Dunst
0  
Busted 
 
Henderson 
NV 
United States 
Phirom Peterschmidt
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Wellman 
IA 
United States 
Dave Grandin
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Madison 
WI 
United States 
George Pappas
0  
Busted 
 
Roselle 
IL 
United States 
Kou Vang
33x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Brooklyn Park 
MN 
United States 
Phil Mader
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Grand Island 
NE 
United States 
John Ro
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Kanat Ozturk
0  
Busted 
 
Eden Prarie 
MN 
United States 
Travis Young
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Edgerton 
WI 
United States 
Saad Ghanem
0  
Busted 
 
Burnsville 
MN 
United States 
John Sun
22x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Milwaukee 
WI 
United States 
Eddie Blumenthal
0  
Busted 
 
Madison 
WI 
United States 
Kelly Mahana
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Bohdan Slyvinskyi
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Merritt Kuhn
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
11x Major Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
St. Louis 
MO 
United States 
Bill Brudenell
0  
Busted 
 
Antioch 
IL 
United States 
Darshan Pathak
0  
Busted 
 
Carver 
MN 
United States 
Daniel Dombrowski
0  
Busted 
 
Greenfield 
WI 
United States 
Kyna England
11x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
0  
Busted 
 
Northbrook 
IL 
United States 
Jamie Payne
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Ryan Scully
0  
Busted 
 
Aurora 
IL 
United States 
Jennifer Lin
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Anthony Babic
0  
Busted 
 
Joliet 
IL 
United States 
Brittany Spain
0  
Busted 
 
Scottsdale 
AZ 
United States 
Rudy Mamo
0  
Busted 
 
Southfield 
MI 
United States 
Jesse Green
0  
Busted 
 
Harcourt 
IA 
United States 
Tom Koral
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Ben Mintz
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Erik Macias
0  
Busted 
 
Cheyenne 
WY 
United States 
Craig Trost
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Madison 
WI 
United States 
Matthew Eng
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Mark Sandness
22x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Wayzata 
MN 
United States 
Boshuang Gao
0  
Busted 
 
Madison 
WI 
United States 
Jill Bryant
0  
Busted 
 
Aurora 
IL 
United States 
Brian Berthiaume
0  
Busted 
 
Cottage Grove 
MN 
United States 
Jeff Halcomb
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Kyle Wagner
0  
Busted 
 
Ames 
IA 
United States 
Colin Likas
0  
Busted 
 
Michigan City 
IN 
United States 
Marius Toderici
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Michael Puccio
0  
Busted 
 
Deerfield 
IL 
United States 
Sam DeSilva
0  
Busted 
 
Austin 
MN 
United States 
Jerry Hapunik
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Mohammad Affaneh
0  
Busted 
 
Lockport 
IL 
United States 
Spencer Wright
0  
Busted 
 
Jeddo 
MI 
United States 
Kevin Andriamahefa
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Jonathan Kim (MN)
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Minneapolis 
MN 
United States 
Jeff Schwartz
0  
Busted 
 
Greendale 
WI 
United States 
Christopher Weber
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Martin Masar
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
William Luciano
0  
Busted 
 
Lombard 
IL 
United States 
Gabriel Neighbors
0  
Busted 
 
Grinnell 
IA 
United States 
Tim Kelly
0  
Busted 
 
Arlington Heights 
IL 
United States 
Daniel Goepel
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Hartland 
WI 
United States 
Hal Kilgore
0  
Busted 
 
Griffith 
IN 
United States 
Eric Phillips
0  
Busted 
 
Glenview 
IL 
United States 
Andy Rogowski
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Xi Nguyen
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Jennifer Mandel
0  
Busted 
 
Highland Park 
IL 
United States 
John Pierce
0  
Busted 
 
Bloomington 
MN 
United States 
Joe Batterman
0  
Busted 
 
Downers Grove 
IL 
United States 
James Grimes
0  
Busted 
 
Fairfield 
OH 
United States 
Harvey Becker
0  
Busted 
 
Evanston 
IL 
United States 
Daniel Johnson
0  
Busted 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Richard Alsup
11x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
0  
Busted 
 
New Hope 
MN 
United States 
Aaron Johnson
33x Main Event Champion
11x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
22x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Red Wing 
MN 
United States 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
LEVEL & TOURNAMENT INFO
Level
17
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
834
Players Remaining
92
Average Chip Stack
271,956
Total Chips
25,020,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
17
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
10,000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
834
Players Remaining
92
Average Chip Stack
271,956
Total Chips
25,020,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
1 
Zara Eminova
913,000
2 
Jason Crews
830,000
3 
Brett Slezak
480,000
4 
Jesse Cohen
450,000
5 
Milan Patel
446,000
6 
David To
426,000
7 
Tony Olguin
425,000
8 
Matt Miller
420,000
9 
Varkey James
350,000
10 
Bruce Fagan
310,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
1 
Mike Wilklow
5,669
2 
Michael Estes (IA)
5,382
3 
Josh Reichard
5,167
4 
Lee Rzentkowski
4,658
5 
Jacob Long
4,101
6 
Kou Vang
4,050
7 
Zilong "Aaron" Zhang
3,900
8 
DJ Buckley
3,777
9 
Greg Sessler
3,500
10 
Aaron Johnson
3,425