$

Awarded to date

Bally's Black Hawk Casino

July 22 - August 2, 2026

 
  • Level: 21
  • Blinds: 15000 / 25000
  • Ante: 25000 25000
 
 
Eliminated 28th - 36th Place ($3,189)
Created 8/2/2026 4:40:54 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player NameChip CountPreviousProgress
Brandon Boland0422,000
Colin Gordon0116,000
Graham Griffin0448,000
Corey Hochman0328,000
Noomis Jones090,000
Andre Rieder0260,000
Antonio Vargas0526,000
Barb Visher0472,000
Luke Wasikowski0110,000

  • Level: 21
  • Blinds: 1500 / 2500
  • Ante: 2500 2500
 
 
Gordon Jams into Macias' Aces
Created 8/2/2026 3:30:53 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Colin Gordon

Randall Chamberlain opened for 55,000 from the hijack, only to have Erik Macias fire out a 150,000 three-bet from the cutoff, and Colin Gordon four-bet jam 655,000 from the button.

Only Macias called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Colin Gordon:
Erik Macias:

Macias rolled over a pair of aces, and Gordon wasn’t able to crack them as the runout ended his Main Event in 29th place for $3,189.

Erik Macias - 2,240,000
Colin Gordon - Eliminated

  • Level: 21
  • Blinds: 15000 / 25000
  • Ante: 25000 25000
 
 
All Time MSPT Career Earnings
Created 8/2/2026 3:15:54 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 1,090,176❗️

Full Leaderboard

  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 10000 / 20000
  • Ante: 20000 20000
 
 
Eliminated 37th - 45th Place ($2,681)
Created 8/2/2026 3:00:41 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Cynthia Bardo 0 640,000
Edward Bruno 0 69,000
Tim Campbell 0 52,000
Svetlana Gromenkova 0 315,000
Scott Horvath 0 250,000
Jason Krawczyk 0 228,000
McCabe Mayo 0 250,000
Vincent Moscati 0 124,000
Jay Ross 0 468,000
  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 10000 / 20000
  • Ante: 20000 20000
 
 
Mayo Can't Crack Buckley's Pair of Tens
Created 8/2/2026 2:45:52 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: McCabe Mayo

DJ Buckley raised from middle position and then called McCabe Mayo’s 207,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

McCabe Mayo:
DJ Buckley:

Mayo was at risk needing help, but the flop didn’t bring any.

The turn did pair Mayo, but it wasn’t enough to get the job done, as the completed the board on the river and ended his Main Event in 37th place for $2,681.

DJ Buckley - 735,000
McCabe Mayo - Eliminated

  • Level: 20
  • Blinds: 10000 / 20000
  • Ante: 20000 20000
 
 
Assorted Stack Sized
Created 8/2/2026 2:30:00 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Randall Chamberlain 1,450,000 830,000
Randy Nguyen 1,290,000 195,000
Justin Dreiling 1,235,000 151,000
Anthony Bublitz 955,000 820,000
Stefan Berkower 943,000 508,000
Daniel Carr 686,000 412,000
DJ Buckley 483,000 424,000
Barb Visher 472,000 215,000
Tan Hoang 456,000 685,000
Taylor Fortini 293,000 241,000
Luke Wasikowski 110,000 587,000
  • Level: 19
  • Blinds: 10000 / 15000
  • Ante: 15000 15000
 
 
Griffin Flips Well Against Love
Created 8/2/2026 2:15:36 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Photo: Graham Griffin

Graham Griffin was all-in preflop for 220,000 from middle position and was called by Keith Love from the button.

Graham Griffin:
Keith Love:

It was a race with things getting sweaty after the flop as it gave Love more outs with a Broadway draw.

Griffin then took a leap after the kept him in the lead, and the river was a great sight as it secured his double-up.

Keith Love - 720,000
Graham Griffin - 480,000

  • Level: 18
  • Blinds: 6000 / 12000
  • Ante: 12000 12000
 
 
Eliminated 46th - 54th Place ($2,464)
Created 8/2/2026 2:00:11 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Alex Cruz 0 339,000
Mark Darner 0 268,000
Gregory Gius 0 75,000
Sean Hoesing 0 143,000
Kevin Kurtz 0 202,000
Roman Mai 0 200,000
Kenneth Neyerlin 0 262,000
Umut Ozturk 0 415,000
Cody Wentz 0 1,100,000
  • Level: 18
  • Blinds: 6000 / 12000
  • Ante: 12000 12000
 
 
Season 17 MSPT Illinois Poker State Championship Series Set for August 4th - 9th!
Created 8/2/2026 1:45:16 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

📍: Rivers Casino - Des Plaines, IL

🗓️: August 4-9, 2026

🏆: Illinois Poker State Championship

💰: $1,110 Main Event / $750,000 GTD

➕$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

🃏: 11 Gold Card Tournaments

🏨: https://www.riverscasino.com/desplaines/visit/where-to-stay

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.aspx?eventID=723

  • Level: 18
  • Blinds: 6000 / 12000
  • Ante: 12000 12000
 
 
Early Movement
Created 8/2/2026 1:30:51 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Diego Rodriguez 1,250,000 504,000
Soy Do 1,150,000 455,000
Cody Wentz 1,100,000 756,000
Erik Macias 900,000 551,000
Randall Chamberlain 830,000 492,000
Anthony Bublitz 820,000 318,000
Brett Seubert 675,000 417,000
Cynthia Bardo 640,000 173,000
Kevin Lehmann 600,000 320,000
Richard Gonzales 540,000 112,000
Andrew Willis 530,000 331,000
DJ Buckley 424,000 227,000
 
 
Legend:  #  - Main Event   #  - Player of the Year  H  - Hall of Fame  G  - Gold Card   M  - MAJOR Wins
 
Player Name
Chips
Progress
 
City
State
Country
Erik Macias
2,240,000  
1,689,000 
 
Cheyenne 
WY 
United States 
Randall Chamberlain
1,450,000  
620,000 
 
Parker 
CO 
United States 
Randy Nguyen
1,290,000  
1,095,000 
 
Parker 
CO 
United States 
Diego Rodriguez
1,250,000  
746,000 
 
Baggs 
WY 
United States 
Justin Dreiling
1,235,000  
1,084,000 
 
Wichita 
KS 
United States 
Anthony Bublitz
955,000  
135,000 
 
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
Stefan Berkower
943,000  
435,000 
 
 
 
United States 
DJ Buckley
735,000  
252,000 
 
Shakopee 
MN 
United States 
Keith Love
720,000  
378,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Daniel Carr
686,000  
274,000 
 
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
Brett Seubert
675,000  
258,000 
 
Carbondale 
CO 
United States 
Kevin Lehmann
600,000  
280,000 
 
Windsor 
CO 
United States 
Edward Apodaca
11x Gold Card Winner
572,000  
272,000 
 
Calhan 
CO 
United States 
William Soscia
560,000  
160,000 
 
Bradenton 
FL 
United States 
Christopher Haydt
545,000  
0 
  
Camarillo 
CA 
United States 
Richard Gonzales
540,000  
428,000 
 
Pueblo 
CO 
United States 
Andrew Willis
530,000  
199,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Sergio Martinez
529,000  
299,000 
 
Thornton 
CO 
United States 
Antonio Vargas
11x Main Event Champion
22x Gold Card Winner
526,000  
166,000 
 
Bennett 
CO 
United States 
Luan Do
500,000  
200,000 
 
Commerce City 
CO 
United States 
Barb Visher
472,000  
257,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Nathaniel Moore
468,000  
0 
  
Boca Raton 
FL 
United States 
Tan Hoang
456,000  
229,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Graham Griffin
448,000  
267,000 
 
Granby 
CO 
United States 
Brandon Boland
422,000  
127,000 
 
Commerce City 
CO 
United States 
Thomas Schultz
371,000  
91,000 
 
Alamosa 
CO 
United States 
Corey Hochman
328,000  
178,000 
 
Phoenix 
AZ 
United States 
Weston Pring
312,000  
0 
  
Calgary AB CANADA 
 
Canada 
Dalton Smith
308,000  
0 
  
Omaha 
NE 
United States 
Taylor Fortini
293,000  
52,000 
 
Littleton 
CO 
United States 
Brett Schrimsher
288,000  
17,000 
 
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
Andre Rieder
260,000  
115,000 
 
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
Bruce Keshtavar
141,000  
111,000 
 
Erie 
CO 
United States 
Colin Gordon
116,000  
0 
  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Luke Wasikowski
110,000  
477,000 
 
Clearwater 
FL 
United States 
Noomis Jones
90,000  
0 
  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Daniel Barron Villalobos
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Paul Schiff
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Roman Mai
0  
Busted 
 
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
Kevin Kurtz
0  
Busted 
 
Centennial 
CO 
United States 
Michael Malm
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Calgary AB 
 
Canada 
Gabriel Gaddis
0  
Busted 
 
Casper 
WY 
United States 
Matthew Bosick
0  
Busted 
 
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
Danielle McCauley
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Michael Giardina
0  
Busted 
 
Castle Pines 
CO 
United States 
Chance Larreau
0  
Busted 
 
Fort Collins 
CO 
United States 
Jay Ross
0  
Busted 
 
Longmont 
CO 
United States 
James Oaks
0  
Busted 
 
Colorado Springs 
CO 
United States 
Adam Reifman
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Christopher Shytle
0  
Busted 
 
Colorado Springs 
CO 
United States 
Edward Bruno
0  
Busted 
 
Brighton 
CO 
United States 
Tim Campbell
0  
Busted 
 
Payton 
CO 
United States 
Eric Pfenning
22x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Edgar Sanchez-Bustos
0  
Busted 
 
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
Steve Wilkie
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Evergreen 
CO 
United States 
Mykel Robble
0  
Busted 
 
Milwaukee 
WI 
United States 
Vincent Moscati
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Las Vegas 
NV 
United States 
Osama Aweida
0  
Busted 
 
Englewood 
CO 
United States 
McCabe Mayo
0  
Busted 
 
Aztec 
NM 
United States 
Bert Poling
0  
Busted 
 
Grand Junction 
CO 
United States 
Miguel Navarro
0  
Busted 
 
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
Cynthia Bardo
0  
Busted 
 
Colorado Springs 
CO 
United States 
Jason Krawczyk
0  
Busted 
 
Parker 
CO 
United States 
Svetlana Gromenkova
0  
Busted 
 
New York 
NY 
United States 
Kenneth Neyerlin
0  
Busted 
 
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
Jordan Levine
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Mark Darner
0  
Busted 
 
Winter Park 
FL 
United States 
Sherry Hammers
0  
Busted 
 
Burnsville 
MN 
United States 
Scott Horvath
0  
Busted 
 
Windsor 
CO 
United States 
Alex Cruz
11x Main Event Champion
0  
Busted 
 
Midlland 
TX 
United States 
Kevin Eyster
0  
Busted 
 
Lafayette 
LA 
United States 
Sean Hoesing
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Joshua Feiger
0  
Busted 
 
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
Umut Ozturk
22x Main Event Champion
22x Player Of The Year
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
0  
Busted 
 
Saint Paul 
MN 
United States 
Danny Gonzales
11x Gold Card Winner
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
David Decker
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Cameron Bramwell
0  
Busted 
 
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
Matt Livingston
0  
Busted 
 
Windsor 
CO 
United States 
Greg Collins
0  
Busted 
 
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
Gregory Gius
0  
Busted 
 
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
Kenneth Jacobs
0  
Busted 
 
Alexandria 
VA 
United States 
Dan Pope
0  
Busted 
 
Highlands Ranch 
CO 
United States 
Cody Wentz
0  
Busted 
 
Thornton 
CO 
United States 
Corey Dodd
0  
Busted 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
1
 
 
 
 
$144,935 
1,800 
2
 
 
 
 
$89,131 
1,600 
3
 
 
 
 
$65,221 
1,500 
4
 
 
 
 
$48,915 
1,400 
5
 
 
 
 
$36,958 
1,300 
6
 
 
 
 
$28,262 
1,200 
7
 
 
 
 
$21,740 
1,100 
8
 
 
 
 
$16,668 
1,000 
9
 
 
 
 
$13,044 
900 
10
 
 
 
 
$10,798 
800 
11
 
 
 
 
$10,798 
800 
12
 
 
 
 
$10,798 
800 
13
 
 
 
 
$8,696 
700 
14
 
 
 
 
$8,696 
700 
15
 
 
 
 
$8,696 
700 
16
 
 
 
 
$7,247 
600 
17
 
 
 
 
$7,247 
600 
18
 
 
 
 
$7,247 
600 
19
 
 
 
 
$6,087 
500 
20
 
 
 
 
$6,087 
500 
21
 
 
 
 
$6,087 
500 
22
 
 
 
 
$5,073 
400 
23
 
 
 
 
$5,073 
400 
24
 
 
 
 
$5,073 
400 
25
 
 
 
 
$4,131 
300 
26
 
 
 
 
$4,131 
300 
27
 
 
 
 
$4,131 
300 
28
 
 
 
 
$3,189 
250 
29
Barb Visher  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
30
Colin Gordon  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
31
Graham Griffin  
Granby 
CO 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
32
Andre Rieder  
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
33
Antonio Vargas  
Bennett 
CO 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
34
Luke Wasikowski  
Clearwater 
FL 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
35
Brandon Boland  
Commerce City 
CO 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
36
Noomis Jones  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$3,189 
250 
37
McCabe Mayo  
Aztec 
NM 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
38
Svetlana Gromenkova  
New York 
NY 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
39
Scott Horvath  
Windsor 
CO 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
40
Cynthia Bardo  
Colorado Springs 
CO 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
41
Jay Ross  
Longmont 
CO 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
42
Tim Campbell  
Payton 
CO 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
43
Vincent Moscati  
Las Vegas 
NV 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
44
Edward Bruno  
Brighton 
CO 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
45
Jason Krawczyk  
Parker 
CO 
United States 
$2,681 
200 
46
Cody Wentz  
Thornton 
CO 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
47
Kenneth Neyerlin  
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
48
Mark Darner  
Winter Park 
FL 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
49
Alex Cruz  
Midlland 
TX 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
50
Gregory Gius  
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
51
Umut Ozturk  
Saint Paul 
MN 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
52
Roman Mai  
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
53
Sean Hoesing  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
54
Kevin Kurtz  
Centennial 
CO 
United States 
$2,464 
150 
55
Paul Schiff  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
56
Danny Gonzales  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
57
Matt Livingston  
Windsor 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
58
David Decker  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
59
Osama Aweida  
Englewood 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
60
Greg Collins  
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
61
Miguel Navarro  
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
62
Kevin Eyster  
Lafayette 
LA 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
63
Bert Poling  
Grand Junction 
CO 
United States 
$2,319 
100 
64
Corey Dodd  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
65
Danielle McCauley  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
66
Gabriel Gaddis  
Casper 
WY 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
67
Michael Malm  
Calgary AB 
 
Canada 
$2,175 
75 
68
Christopher Shytle  
Colorado Springs 
CO 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
69
James Oaks  
Colorado Springs 
CO 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
70
Michael Giardina  
Castle Pines 
CO 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
71
Joshua Feiger  
Boulder 
CO 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
72
Cameron Bramwell  
Arvada 
CO 
United States 
$2,175 
75 
73
Eric Pfenning  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
74
Kenneth Jacobs  
Alexandria 
VA 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
75
Daniel Barron Villalobos  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
76
Steve Wilkie  
Evergreen 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
77
Adam Reifman  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
78
Matthew Bosick  
Castle Rock 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
79
Jordan Levine  
Denver 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
80
Chance Larreau  
Fort Collins 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
81
Sherry Hammers  
Burnsville 
MN 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
82
Mykel Robble  
Milwaukee 
WI 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
83
Edgar Sanchez-Bustos  
Aurora 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
84
Dan Pope  
Highlands Ranch 
CO 
United States 
$2,029 
50 
LEVEL & TOURNAMENT INFO
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
757
Players Remaining
27
Average Chip Stack
841,111
Total Chips
22,710,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 30,000
Ante
30,000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
757
Players Remaining
27
Average Chip Stack
841,111
Total Chips
22,710,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
1 
Erik Macias
2,240,000
2 
Randall Chamberlain
1,450,000
3 
Randy Nguyen
1,290,000
4 
Diego Rodriguez
1,250,000
5 
Justin Dreiling
1,235,000
6 
Anthony Bublitz
955,000
7 
Stefan Berkower
943,000
8 
DJ Buckley
735,000
9 
Keith Love
720,000
10 
Daniel Carr
686,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
POINTS
1 
Mike Wilklow
5,669
2 
Michael Estes (IA)
5,382
3 
Josh Reichard
4,900
4 
Lee Rzentkowski
4,658
5 
Jacob Long
4,101
6 
Kou Vang
4,050
7 
Zilong "Aaron" Zhang
3,900
8 
Greg Sessler
3,500
9 
Aaron Johnson
3,425
10 
DJ Buckley
3,277