Riverside Casino

Ben Pettinger Rides Late Night Heater to Lead 49 Advancing Players

Day 1c of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Riverside $1,110 Main Event attracted a massive 411 runners, which along with 1a's 98 and 1b’s 265 brought the total field up to 774 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The massive field generated a $749,280 prize pool, and the top 81 players will get paid a minimum of $2,098, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $149,856 first-place prize, along with the Iowa State Poker Championship trophy.

At the end of the third and final flight, just 49 players bagged and tagged with Ben Pettinger bagging the flights chip lead with 545,000. Pettinger got on a late-night heater to jump Matt Morfitt (499,000), and Bruce Simmons (498,000) for the top spot while Terence Reid (437,000), and Steve Huegerich (391,000) round out the top five stacks.

They were joined by defending champ Michael Berk (387,000), Steve Buell (350,000), Dave Kenniston (326,000), Michael Estes (308,00), and 21’ Riverside champion Timothy Gundrum (304,000).

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 91 (11 from Day 1a, 31 from 1b, and 49 from 1c) – will return at 11 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 23rd to play down to a winner.

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on the floor throughout the remainder of the tournament to provide updates, so keep it here to catch the action!

MSPT Riverside Remaining Schedule

End of Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Isaac (Ben) Pettinger	545,000	510,000
Matthew Morfitt	499,000	440,000
Bruce Simmons	498,000	390,000
Terence Reid	437,000	315,000
Steve Huegerich	391,000	225,000
Michael Berk (IN)	387,000	408,000
Steve Buell	350,000	278,000
David Kenniston	326,000	315,000
Michael Estes	308,000	147,000
Timothy Gundrum	304,000	295,000
Gary Herstein	300,000	145,000
Zachary Greenlief	297,000	118,000
Dustin Melius	282,000	280,000
Maxx Holland	265,000	110,000
Aaron Blood	260,000	135,000
Lenard Adams	250,000	119,000
Tim Garles	248,000	200,000
Ben Holtrop	246,000	111,000
Anthony Dunne	241,000	137,000
Craig Trost	233,000	310,000
Shae Drobushevich	226,000	210,000
Jarid Kuchenreuther	218,000	118,000
Theo Lee	208,000	166,000
Jake Wilding	198,000	98,000
Gregory Amrhein	193,000	93,000
Luke Stewart	167,000	67,000
Dominick Colonado	160,000	60,000
Dedric Henderson	159,000	66,000
Antonio Modacure	159,000	33,000
Dan McFate	147,000	79,000
Bryan Skreens	147,000	98,000
Joe Matheson	135,000	80,000
Anthony Sedlak	131,000	80,000
Alexander Hill	126,000	105,000
Roger Bennett	117,000	112,000
Ryan Watts	100,000	100,000
Elia Bybee	97,000	30,000
Jayant Chaudhary	96,000	225,000
Daniel Dombrowski	96,000	130,000
David Sanderson	87,000	65,000
Andy Rogowski	84,000	142,000
Frank Stepuchin	81,000	125,000
Craig Hogan	81,000	30,000
William Reynolds	80,000	30,000
Wesley Cannon	76,000	102,000
Jimmy Dennis	73,000	210,000
Quang Pham	62,000	30,000
Phirom Peterschmidt	61,000	30,000
Arthur Zabronsky	47,000	30,000

Hard Stop Reached; Play Has Ended

With 11:56 remaining in the final level, the hard stop for 49 players has been reached and play has ended.

Dombrowski Wins Flip to Double Through Reid

Daniel Dombrowski open-jammed his 63,000 stack in the middle from late position and was called by Terence Reid on the button.

Daniel Dombrowski:
Terence Reid:

Dombrowski was ahead holding a made hand and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The paired the board on the turn bringing counterfeit possibilities, but the completed the board on the river and kept Dombrowski’s Main Event rolling.

Terence Reid - 363,000
Daniel Dombrowski - 130,000

Prize Pool Information

MSPT 228 at Riverside Casino
Iowa State Poker Championship
Entrants: 774
Prize Pool: $749,280

Crews Out Kicked by Pettinger

Ben Pettinger raised under the gun and then called Jason Crews’ three-bet jam from late position.

Jason Crews:
Ben Pettinger:

Crews was at risk needing help, but none came on the runout and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Ben Pettinger - 360,000
Jason Crews - Eliminated

More Late Night Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Terence Reid	315,000	315,000
Timothy Gundrum	295,000	191,000
Dustin Melius	280,000	137,500
Steve Buell	278,000	130,000
Theo Lee	166,000	150,000
Alexander Hill	135,000	135,000
Daniel Dombrowski	125,000	238,000
Frank Stepuchin	125,000	170,000
Wesley Cannon	102,000	195,000
Bryan Skreens	98,000	65,000
Dan McFate	79,000	160,000
Miroslav Semanisin	20,000	74,500
Frank Lagodich	0	177,500

Round of Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Bruce Simmons	560,000	298,000
Craig Trost	310,000	176,000
Michael Berk (IN)	291,000	337,000
Shae Drobushevich	210,000	127,000
David Kenniston	210,000	135,000
Michael Estes	147,000	156,000
Gary Herstein	145,000	135,000
Andy Rogowski	142,000	172,000
Tim Garles	100,000	162,000
Jason Crews	94,000	70,000
Joe Matheson	80,000	75,500
Matthew Morfitt	78,000	175,000
Anthony Sedlak	50,000	80,000
David Sanderson	30,000	10,000
Aaron Johnson	0	67,500

Top Bagged Stacks Thus Far

So far, 42 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and a final group of hopefuls will look to add their names to that list today.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, July 23rd, at 11 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Reid Out Kicks Tolander for KO

There was four-way action after a flop and action was checked to Terence Reid who fired out 13,000 from the hijack position.

Stann Webb folded his button while Adam Tolander check-jammed for roughly a starting stack from the small blind.

Action was on Dan Dombrowski who released his hand and Reid snap-called.

Adam Tolander:
Terence Reid:

Both players flopped top pair, but Toalnder had kicker issues and neither the turn nor the river improved his hand as he was eliminated from the tournament.

Dan Dombrowski - 238,000
Terence Reid - 157,000
Stan Webb - 90,000
Adam Tolander - Eliminated