Hollywood Casino St. Louis

Matt Foster Bags Top Stack After 14 Players Survive Day 1A

Day 1a of the MSPT Season 15 $1,110 Main Event at Hollywood Casino has come to a close after seeing 133 entrants kick things off.

Almost a full day of action was played to completion with the hard stop of 14 players being reached with 2:44 remaining in Level 14.

The final levels were full of eliminations which and even after Matt Foster lost a big pot at the end of the night, he was still able to bag the chip lead with 472,000, edging out Brett Hagopian (425,000), and Mark Koeln (411,000) as they were the only other players to eclipse the 400k mark.

Two-time MSPT champ Chris Meyers was one of the last entries to sit down before registration closed, but he still managed to bag a top five stack with 389,000, while Mark Latafa (346,000), and Yang Xu (340,000) were the only others to find a Day 2 berth with over 300k.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included MSPT Hall of Famer’s Aaron Johnson & Josh Reichard, two-time MSPT champ Bobby Noel, along with MSPT champ’s Steve Federspiel & Lee Rzentkowski just to name a few.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back into action. Day 1b will kick off at 2:00 p.m. local time Friday, while the third and final flight, Day 1c, will take place at the same time on Saturday.

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

Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor at Hollywood Casino!

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End Day 1A Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Matthew Foster	472,000	413,000
Brett Hagopian	425,000	535,000
Mark Koeln	411,000	302,000
Chris Meyers (NY)	389,000	186,000
Mark Lafata	346,000	156,000
Yang Xu	340,000	335,000
Andrew Bakota	290,000	245,000
Craig Welko	285,000	190,000
Adam Thomas	280,000	222,000
Chris Audrain	246,000	244,000
John Pierce	210,000	155,000
Charlie Dawson	180,000	186,000
Brad Sailor	67,000	104,000
Nathan Weaver	66,000	110,000

Donald Havener Dropped on the Bubble; Play Has Ended

Adam Thomas limped-in under the gun and Andrew Bakota followed suit next to act before Donald Havener tossed his last 20,000 in from middle position.

Both Thomas and Bakota called, checking down the flop.

Donald Havener:
Andrew Bakota:
Adam Thomas:

Bakota was ahead the whole way and rolled over top pair to eliminate Havener on the bubble.

Andrew Bakota - 290,000
Adam Thomas - 280,000
Donald Havener - 0

Audrain Out Kicks a Double on the Bubble

Matt Foster raised the button, and then called Chris Audrain’s 118,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Chris Audrain:
Matt Foster:

Audrain was ahead holding a dominating ace, and the runout secured his double-up.

Matt Foster - 413,000
Chris Audrain - 244,000

Hand-for-Hand

With 15 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has begun as only 14 players will put chips in bags for Day 2.

Federspiel Loses Race to Dawson

MSPT champ Charlie Dawson raised to 10,000 from the hijack and then called fellow MSPT champ Steve Federspiel’s 33,000 three-bet jam from the cutoff.

Steve Federspiel:
Charlie Dawson:

Federspiel was ahead holding a made hand of threes until a six appeared in the window on the flop pairing Dawson.

The turn left Federspiel needing to find a set on the river to stay alive, but the completed the board and ended his night.

Charlie Dawson - 186,000
Steve Federspiel - 0

Brady Schlueter Strolls Away Top Senior

For the second time season, the MSPT made its way to St. Louis, MO and players have been duking it out over the past week inside the Hollywood Casino for its nine-trophy event series!

In Event #4: $300 No-Limit Seniors, 286 walkers strolled to the tables and created a $70,070 prize pool that was reserved for the top 36 seniors.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Shawn Erickson (10th Place - $1,208), Todd Bartlett (18th Place - $822), James Grimes (19th Place - $822) Lori Lindley (27th Place - $522), and Lawrence Kalolis (28th Place - $501).

Strolling away the top senior was Brady Schlueter who took down the lion's share of the prize pool along with the Sapdey trophy!

Final Table Results

Kicker Not an Issue for Thomas

A player from middle position open-jammed 20,000 and Adam Thomas looked them up from the big blind.

Opponent:
Adam Thomas:

Thomas was dominated until a lucky seven appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn left Thomas’ opponent needing some lady luck on the river to stay alive, but the completed the board and sent them on their way.

Adam Thomas - 222,000

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Brett Hagopian	535,000	229,000
Matthew Foster	530,000	285,000
Yang Xu	335,000	291,000
Mark Koeln	302,000	235,000
Andrew Bakota	245,000	134,500
Adam Thomas	222,000	129,000
Craig Welko	190,000	71,000
Chris Meyers (NY)	186,000	0
Charlie Dawson	180,000	225,000
Mark Lafata	156,000	231,000
Steve Federspiel	148,000	125,000
Chris Audrain	145,000	122,000
Nathan Weaver	110,000	152,000
Brad Sailor	104,000	75,000
Donald Havener	80,000	101,000
Benjamin King	0	98,500
Jonathan Seely	0	91,000
Josh Reichard	0	61,500
Paul Fehlig	0	59,000
Jacob Bazeley	0	130,000
Roger Campbell	0	84,000
Justin Coliny	0	65,000
Cedrric Trevino	0	91,500

Registration Closed

Registration for Day 1a is officially closed with 133 entrants tallied for the first flight.

The plan is to play until 11% of the field (14 players) is reached with the tournament clock reading 27 players remaining.