Riverside Casino

Day 1a of the MSPT Riverside $1,110 Main Event is officially in the books with total entries tallied by night's end.

Plenty of players made their way to Riverside Casino, filling the room with MSPT Champs and Hall of Famers.

With chips flying and players dropping like rapid fire throughout the day, 11% of the field was reached with 18:23 remaining in Level 15 (3,000/6,000/6,000).

Once the hard stop was reached, Jacob Tourville (459,000) secured the final elimination of the night, edging out two-time MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski (300,000) for the top stack after the first flight to lead the eight advancing players.

Tourville and Rzentkowski were the only two players to clip the 300k mark, while Carlton Taylor (268,000), Abbas Pasha (267,000), and Eric Vogler (261,000) rounded out the flight's top stacks.

Others who punched their ticket into Sunday’s Day 2 included two-time MSPT Champ Mike Estes (234,000), Jordan Davis (161,000), and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (101,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a were Trey Bartlett, Travis Barnes, John Hutton, Eric Staley, and Alex Dewey, just to name a few.

Those players, along with any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back into action.

Day 1b kicks off at 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, November 6th, while Day 1c takes place at the same time on Saturday, November 7^th.

This is a best-stack forward event: If a player qualifies for Day 2 more than once, they may only play the higher chip stack; any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive the lowest Day 2 payout.

Player of the Year points will only be awarded for the higher stack. Players will only receive credit for a single MSPT Main Event cash finish.

The surviving players from each flight will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 8^th to play down to a winner.

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Stay tuned to find out who makes it through to Sunday’s Day 2!

There was four-way action after a flop when Jacob Tourville led out with a 16,000 bet from the hijack, only for Green to raise all-in for 122,000 from the button.

Action then folded back to Tourville, who called, and both hands were tabled.

Jesse Green:
Jacob Tourville:

Green was behind holding a spade draw, and the turn left him needing help from the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Green, the river was a spade, but it improved Tourville to a full house, ending his night on the bubble.

Jacob Tourville- 459,000
Jesse Green - 0

Reigning MSPT Player of the Year Jake Long has accumulated the most Gold Cards to date, collecting eight last season and another this season, bringing his grand total to nine, while MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard sits behind him with five.

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Photo: Jake Long

Kelly Mahana raised all-in from the button, and reigning Player of the Year Jake Long called off his shorter stack from the big blind.

Jake Long:
Kelly Mahana:

Long was ahead holding the superior kicker, but Mahana connected with the flop to take the lead.

A suspenseful was then turned, bringing possible counterfeit options, but the completed the board on the river and ended Long’s night.

Kelly Mahana - 70,000
Jake Long - 0

Photo: Craig Trost

MSPT Champ Craig Trost raised all-in from the hijack, and two-time MSPT Champ Mo Nuwwarah gave him isolation with a 100,000 three-bet from the button.

Craig Trost:
Mo Nuwwarah:

Trost found himself in a race, and maintained the lead after the flop.

However, the dealer then turned the , putting Nuwwarah out in front, and then floowed with the on the river, securing him the knockout.

Mo Nuwwarah - 160,000
Craig Trost - 0

Registration for Day 1a is officially closed, with 69 entrants tallied for the first flight.

The plan is to play until 11% of the field, rounded up (8 players), is reached, with the tournament clock reading 17 players remaining.