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Rivers Casino

August 4 - 9, 2026

 
  • 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
  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000 / 5000
  • Ante: 5000 5000
 
 
Mark Your Calendars for the 2026 MSPT Nevada Poker State Championship at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas!
Created 8/8/2026 10:15:00 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

📍: The Venetian Resort Las Vegas

🗓️: September 10-13, 2026

🏆: Nevada Poker State Championship

💰: $1,100 Main Event / $300,000 GTD
➕ $3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

🃏: Gold Card Tournament

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.ashx?eventID=523

🏨: https://www.venetianlasvegas.com/.../poker/suite-rates.html

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000 4000
 
 
Ozturk Sits Down and Doubles with a Pair of Cowboy
Created 8/8/2026 10:00:56 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Kanat Ozturk raised all in for 30,000 from under the gun and was called by the player to his left.

Kanat Ozturk:
Opponent:

Ozturk was ahead holding the better made hand, and the runout secured his double-up.

Kanat Ozturk - 60,000

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 2000 / 4000
  • Ante: 4000 4000
 
 
Rollercoaster Riders
Created 8/8/2026 9:45:45 PM CST by Anthony Thompson

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Jesse Cohen 391,000 235,000
Varkey James 350,000 292,000
David To 300,000 158,000
Amir Tavanae 240,000 69,700
Jason Crews 235,000 110,000
Alin Cotolan 230,000 200,000
Shiva Dudani 220,000 180,000
Bill Brudenell 200,000 134,500
Jacob Woggon 181,000 178,000
Matt Miller 160,000 30,000
Mark Larson (MN) 145,000 138,500
Zach Gutierrez 140,000 121,000
Phirom Peterschmidt 140,000 85,000
Sarah Stefan 140,000 118,000
Allen Pritchett 133,000 103,000
Missy Bartelme 130,000 80,000
Dave Grandin 120,000 55,000
Michael Puccio 120,000 125,000
John Ro 103,000 30,000
Yoon Kim 100,000 30,000
Kelly Mahana 81,000 44,500
Kevin Maahs 80,000 45,500
Rudy Mamo 78,000 200,000
Chris Moon 74,000 160,000
Tony Dunst 65,000 185,000
Boshuang Gao 60,000 30,000
Kanat Ozturk 60,000 30,000
Charlie Reichard 60,000 30,000
Brett Slezak 60,000 131,000
Travis Young 30,000 130,000
Andy Rogowski 0 30,000
Mark Sandness 0 53,400
Bruce Fagan 0 30,000
Richard Alsup 0 51,200
Merritt Kuhn 0 55,500
Jennifer Lin 0 30,000
Phil Mader 0 77,600
Jerry Hapunik 0 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
Zara Eminova
665,000  
345,000 
 
 
 
United States 
Brett Slezak
435,000  
375,000 
 
Omaha 
NE 
United States 
Tony Olguin
425,000  
269,000 
 
Ainsworth 
IN 
United States 
Matt Miller
420,000  
205,000 
 
Naperville 
IL 
United States 
Jesse Cohen
391,000  
156,000 
 
Ardmore 
PA 
United States 
Alin Cotolan
365,000  
135,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Varkey James
350,000  
58,000 
 
Highland 
IN 
United States 
Jason Crews
318,000  
83,000 
 
Clive 
IA 
United States 
Milan Patel
308,000  
183,000 
 
Schaumburg 
IL 
United States 
David To
300,000  
142,000 
 
Hoffman Estates 
IL 
United States 
Missy Bartelme
11x Gold Card Winner
280,000  
110,000 
 
Muskego 
WI 
United States 
Sam DeSilva
280,000  
170,000 
 
Austin 
MN 
United States 
Matthew Porter
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
270,000  
81,000 
 
McHenry 
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 
Nicola DiTrapani
225,000  
70,000 
 
Rolling Meadows 
IL 
United States 
Shiva Dudani
220,000  
40,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
George Pappas
210,000  
193,200 
 
Roselle 
IL 
United States 
Zach Gutierrez
11x Gold Card Winner
190,000  
50,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
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 
Amir Tavanae
180,000  
60,000 
 
New Brighton 
MN 
United States 
Matthew Schurter
175,000  
100,500 
 
Crystal Lake 
IL 
United States 
Kevin Maahs
170,000  
90,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Sarah Stefan
170,000  
30,000 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Kirstin Ives
161,000  
52,000 
 
Elmhurst 
IL 
United States 
Allen Pritchett
160,000  
27,000 
 
Vicksburg 
MI 
United States 
Phirom Peterschmidt
11x Main Event Champion
140,000  
55,000 
 
Wellman 
IA 
United States 
Todd Sladek
126,000  
0 
  
Glen Ellyn 
IL 
United States 
Kelly Mahana
125,000  
44,000 
 
Denver 
CO 
United States 
Michael Puccio
120,000  
5,000 
 
Deerfield 
IL 
United States 
John Pierce
120,000  
4,500 
 
Bloomington 
MN 
United States 
Dave Grandin
11x Gold Card Winner
120,000  
65,000 
 
Madison 
WI 
United States 
Tony Dunst
115,000  
15,000 
 
Henderson 
NV 
United States 
Tim Kelly
100,000  
70,000 
 
Arlington Heights 
IL 
United States 
Yoon Kim
100,000  
70,000 
 
Caledonia 
WI 
United States 
Daniel Dombrowski
85,000  
65,000 
 
Greenfield 
WI 
United States 
Chris Moon
11x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
74,000  
86,000 
 
Detroit 
MI 
United States 
Anthony Kastelic
11x Main Event Champion
11x Gold Card Winner
73,500  
19,200 
 
Schererville 
IN 
United States 
Kou Vang
33x Main Event Champion
HMSPT Hall Of Fame
11x Gold Card Winner
68,000  
17,000 
 
Brooklyn Park 
MN 
United States 
John Sun
22x Main Event Champion
64,000  
28,500 
 
Milwaukee 
WI 
United States 
Charlie Reichard
60,000  
0 
  
Janesville 
WI 
United States 
Bill Brudenell
30,000  
170,000 
 
Antioch 
IL 
United States 
James Maahs
30,000  
26,500 
 
Chicago 
IL 
United States 
Bruce Fagan
0  
Busted 
 
North Branch 
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 
Eddie Blumenthal
0  
Busted 
 
Madison 
WI 
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 
Darshan Pathak
0  
Busted 
 
Carver 
MN 
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 
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 
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 
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
16
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
8,000
Entries
834
Players Remaining
113
Average Chip Stack
221,415
Total Chips
25,020,000
LEVEL INFO
Level
16
Blinds
4,000 / 8,000
Ante
8,000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
834
Players Remaining
113
Average Chip Stack
221,415
Total Chips
25,020,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
1 
Zara Eminova
665,000
2 
Brett Slezak
435,000
3 
Tony Olguin
425,000
4 
Matt Miller
420,000
5 
Jesse Cohen
391,000
6 
Alin Cotolan
365,000
7 
Varkey James
350,000
8 
Jason Crews
318,000
9 
Milan Patel
308,000
10 
David To
300,000
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