Meskwaki Casino

Matt Roling Leads as 38 of 279 Advance from Day 1B of the 2018 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship

Day 1B of the 2018 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship at Meskwaki Casino drew 279 entries – a single flight venue record – which along with 1A’s 176 brought the total field up to 455 entries. That means the top 54 players will get paid a minimum of $1,979 with $94,568 going to the eventual winner.

After 16 levels of play just 38 remained with Matt Roling and his stack of 517,000 leading the way. That is well ahead of 1A chip leader Travis Sweet, who made it through with 382,500.

Last season, Roling finished runner-up to Jason Ramos in the #MSPT100 here at Meskwaki, good for $65,325. He’ll be looking for some redemption come tomorrow.

Others to bag big stacks were Seven Seidler (467,500), Ron Amos (320,000), Paul Cross (279,500), and Blaise Poupore (241,500).

Joining them at the end of the night were MSPT Season 8 Grand Falls champ Ahmed Taleb (174,500), Matt Alexander (126,000), Run It Up Reno champ Blake Cavanagh (123,500), MSPT Regional champ Joel Klipping (103,500), Ryan Phan (91,500), Jason Seitz (78,000), and Phil Mader (48,500).

Among those players to hit the rail on Saturday were World Series of Poker bracelet winner Chris Tryba, MSPT Season 7 Player of the Year Rich Alsup, reigning MSPT Meskwaki champ Nathan Trenkamp, PokerNews reporter Mo Nuwwarah, Paul “Big Daddy” Elfelt, and “Minnesota” Jon Hanner.

Likewise, former MSPT champs Blake Bohn, Ken Komberec, Jeremy Dresch, Dan “DQ” Hendrickson, Jason Seitz, Carl Carodenuto, Josh Reichard, Jon Kim, Moon Ahmed, and 2016 MSPT Iowa State Poker Champ John Sun all fell by the wayside.

Day 2 will get underway at 11 a.m. on Sunday and play down to a winner. Be sure to join us tomorrow for more updates straight from the tournament floor. Until then, good night from Meskwaki Casino in Tama, Iowa!

End-of-Day 1B Chip Counts

Three More Hands

The tournament staff just announced the remaining players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging on Day 1B. Stay tuned for a list of chip counts as well as a recap of the day’s action.

David Seitz Done in by John Joachim

David Seitz got his stack of roughly 50,000 all in preflop and was at risk against John Joachim.

Joachim:
Seitz:

Seitz’s best chance at surviving was to catch an ace but he didn’t find one on the flop. The river gave him a flush draw, but he missed when the bricked on the river.

John Joachim - 250,000 (63 bb)
David Seitz - Busted

John Joachim Takes From Chip Leader Steven Seidler

With 50,000 already in the pot, the small blind checked a board over to Steven Seidler, who checked as well. John Joachim bet 23,000, and after the small blind folded, Seidler made the call.

On the river, Seidler checked again, and Joachim bet 25,000. Seidler thought for a bit, then folded, and Joachim took down the pot.

Steven Seidler - 460,000 (115 bb)
John Joachim - 180,000 (45 bb)

MSPT Heads to Seneca Niagara Casino for First Time September 15-23

If you’ve ever wanted an excuse to see Niagara Falls, you’ll have the opportunity come September. That’s because the MSPT has added a new stop in Season 9.

From September 15-23, the MSPT will visit New York for the first time. A series of satellites will feed into a $1,100 buy-in, $200K GTD Main Event at Seneca Niagara Casino in Niagara Falls, New York, which isn’t far off from Buffalo.

The $1,100 Main Event, which requires players be 21 or older, will feature two starting flights beginning with Day 1A at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 21. Day 1B will take place at the same time on Saturday, September 22. Both days will play 16 levels. The surviving players from both flights will then return at 11 a.m. on Sunday, September 23 to play down to a winner.

The entirety of the Main Event will be live reported in the MSPT's live blog.

Seneca Niagara Casino has a great poker history and has hosted events like the Western New York Poker Challenge, Summer Slam, and a Fall Poker Classic. It’s there that a number of players have risen to prominence including Andy Spears, Dan Wagner, and Kimo Sabe Mezcal MSPT Season 8 Player of the Year Chris Meyers.

“I’m very excited the MSPT is coming to my home casino,” Meyers said of the announcement. “There are a lot of great players at Seneca Niagara Casino, and I can’t wait until they get to experience one of the country’s best poker tours.”

MSPT President Bryan Mileski echoed those sentiments: “I had the opportunity to visit Seneca Niagara Casino in December and was thoroughly impressed with the property, especially the recently-expanded poker room. Not only will this stop offer great poker action, there’s plenty to see and do with Niagara Falls minutes away. It’s a destination experience.”

Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino is a full-amenity resort featuring 604 rooms and suites. With ten restaurants, seven shops, more than 3,000 slots and over 80 table games, live poker, keno, a full-service spa, flexible meeting facilities, rewarding promotions, superstar entertainment and exciting nightlife, Seneca Niagara is consistently rated as a must-see Niagara Falls casino.

Every year, the prestigious gaming magazine, Casino Player, recognizes the top performers in the gaming industry based on player feedback. Among the awards Seneca Niagara has won are Best Hotel Rooms, Best Spa, Favorite Casino Resort to Vacation at, and Best Dealers.

For more information, visit senecaniagaracasino.com or follow them on Twitter @SNFPoker and @SenecaCasinos. Visit msptpoker.com for upcoming hotel rates.

MICHAEL VISSER is Whammied!

Ron Amos opened for 6,500 only to have Michael Visser three-bet all in for 10,500. Sam De Silva then moved all in for around 80,000 on the button and both blinds folded. Amos got out of the way and the hands were turned up,

De Silva:
Visser:

Visser was looking for some help but was left wanting as the board ran out a dry .

Sam De Silva - 100,000
Michael Visser - Busted

Jonathan Harrington Eliminates Sherry Hammers

Sherry Hammers moved all in from middle position for her last 25,500 with the and Jonathan Harrington called holding the .

The board ran out and Hammers was eliminated.

Jonathan Harrington - 93,000 (31 bb)
Sherry Hammers - Eliminated

Phil Mader Coolers Brian Soja For A Double

Brian Soja raised to 7,000 from early position, then called the three-bet shove to 28,500 from Phil Mader in middle position.

Soja:
Mader:

Soja didn’t find any immediate help on a flop, but he said, “Spade?” after the turn gave him a flush draw. He bricked off on the river, however, and Mader raked in the double.

Brian Soja - 185,000 (62 bb)
Phil Mader - 69,000 (23 bb)

Ron Amos Takes One from Kennii Nguyen

Kennii Nguyen raised to 6,500 preflop and Ron Amos and Matt Alexander called from the blinds.

When the flop came Amos and Alexander checked to Nguyen who fired a 12,500 continuation bet. Amos looked him up and Alexander folded.

Both players checked the turn.

When the came on the river Amos led with a 15,000 bet and Nguyen folded.

Ron Amos - 150,000 (50 bb)
Kennii Nguyen - 92,000 (31 bb)