Season 14 of the MSPT Riverside comes to its conclusion as the final day of the $1,110 Main Event gets underway at 11:00 a.m.
The three starting flights pulled together a 654-entry field which was enough to blast the 300k guarantee and generated a $632,880 prize pool.
A total of 77 players found a bag during the three starting flights and those lucky enough to do so will be returning today for Day 2.
| Flight |
Entries |
Advanced |
| Day 1A |
84 |
10 |
| Day 1B |
221 |
26 |
| Day 1C |
349 |
41 |
| Total |
654 |
77 |
Starting the day with the overall chip lead is South Dakota native Mark Fink, who bagged large in Day 1b and will look to add his first MSPT title to his resume.
Coming in hot behind Fink is MSPT Hall of Famer and bracelet winner Rob WazWaz who is determined to make another deep run today to close the gap for the top spot in the POY standings.
Sitting third in chips is Brett “Pops” Reichard who will look to improve off his fourth-place finish from last weekend in hopes of claiming his first MSPT title while both Derek McMaster and Nick Barksdale will try to navigate their top 10 stacks to a second Main Event title.
Top Stacks After Day 1 Flights
| Rank |
Player |
Main Event Titles |
Chip Count |
| 1 |
Mark Fink |
0 |
806,000 |
| 2 |
Rob WazWaz |
1 |
715,000 |
| 3 |
Brett Reichard |
0 |
639,000 |
| 4 |
Steve Alonzo |
0 |
624,000 |
| 5 |
Derek McMaster |
1 |
602,000 |
| 6 |
David Adler |
0 |
539,000 |
| 7 |
Nick Barksdale |
1 |
537,000 |
| 8 |
Bruce Simmons |
0 |
537,000 |
| 9 |
Tom Hammers |
0 |
477,000 |
| 10 |
Darin Utley |
0 |
430,000 |
Many other familiar faces will be battling it out for a shot at the six-figure top prize which includes MSPT top casher DJ Buckley (366,000), defending champ Ben Pettinger (365,000), 2023 Michigan State Poker Champion Travis Young (362,000), MSPT champ Ken Komberec (280,000), along with Hall of Famer’s Josh Reichard (202,000), Rich Alsup (115,000), Kou Vang (113,00), Aaron Johnson (79,000), and Matt Kirby (70,000).
The final day will see 77 players returning to the felt, but only 72 of them will be grabbing a piece of the prize pool.
A min-cash will be paying $2,089, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $129,740 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Main Event trophy.
Season 14 MSPT Riverside $1,110 Main Event Payouts
| Place |
Prize |
POY |
| 1 |
$129,740 |
1700 |
| 2 |
$79,099 |
1500 |
| 3 |
$58,858 |
1400 |
| 4 |
$43,669 |
1300 |
| 5 |
$32,910 |
1200 |
| 6 |
$24,682 |
1100 |
| 7 |
$18,986 |
1000 |
| 8 |
$15,189 |
900 |
| 9 |
$11,392 |
800 |
| 10-12 |
$9,493 |
700 |
| 13-15 |
$7,595 |
600 |
| 16-18 |
$6,329 |
500 |
| 19-21 |
$5,443 |
400 |
| 22-24 |
$4,557 |
300 |
| 25-27 |
$3,671 |
250 |
| 28-36 |
$2,785 |
200 |
| 37-45 |
$2,468 |
150 |
| 46-54 |
$2,342 |
100 |
| 55-63 |
$2,215 |
75 |
| 64-72 |
$2,089 |
50 |
Cards will be in the air at 11:00 a.m. local time with blind levels lasting 40-minutes in length until heads-up play is reached, at which point they will be reduced to 30-minutes.
Day 1a reached the earliest hard stop so that's the point where Day 2 will begin, with action picking up from Level 14 where there's 22:03 remining at 3,000/5,000/5,000.
Stay tuned to MSPTpoker.com for all updates regarding the conclusion of the MSPT Riverside Main Event!
MSPT Riverside Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
Location |
| 5-Nov |
11:00 AM |
$1,110 Main Event NLH Day 2 |
- |
40 Minutes |
Event Center |
| 5-Nov |
Noon |
$360 Last Chance Showdown NLH |
20,000 |
30 Minutes |
Event Center |