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Andrew Pichee Bags Heaps After 14 Players Survive Day 1A

Day 1a of the MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) $1,110 Missouri State Poker Championship at Hollywood Casino has come to a close after seeing 124 entrants kick things off.

Almost a full day of action was played to completion with the hard stop of 14 players being reached with 12:15 remaining in Level 14.

The final level was full of eliminations which saw chip leader Andrew Pichee’s 400k stack balloon to 829,000 to end the night, doubling Kevin Waldie’s 396,000 stack which was good enough for second overall.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Mark Lafata (376,000), Seniors winner Danny Shurtz (333,000), and Scott Sisler (320,000), with Brett Hagopian (313,000) also bagging north of 300k for a Day 2 berth.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson, MSPT champ’s Steve Federspiel & Charlie Dawson, Lily Kiletto, and HB Sablotney, 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 3:00 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!

MSPT Missouri State Poker Championship Remaining Schedule

End Day 1A Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Andrew Pichee	829,000	799,000
Kevin Waldie	396,000	265,000
Mark Lafata	376,000	285,000
Danny Shurtz	333,000	81,000
Scott Sisler	320,000	355,000
Brett Hagopian	313,000	316,000
Andrew Barfield	273,000	320,000
Andrew Ernstein	266,000	100,000
Darren Cunningham Jr	242,000	100,000
Abhishek Yerra	146,000	100,000
Steven Dill	86,000	57,000
Brandon Butler	68,000	53,000
Francisco Nique Siemund	68,000	100,000
Paul Fehlig	64,000	52,000

Hard Stop Reached; Play Has Ended

After a flurry of eliminations, the hard stop of 14 players has been reached with 12:15 remaining in the level.

Aken Sets Up Barfield for Another Double

Andrew Barfield opened for 12,000 from the hijack and then called Jason Aken’s 61,000 three-bet jam from the cutoff.

Jason Aken:
Andrew Barfield:

Aken found himself in another race against Barfield and again was able to keep the lead after the runout gave him a set of sevens for the double-up.

Andrew Barfield - 289,000
Jason Aken - 128,000

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Andrew Pichee	433,000	485,000
Scott Sisler	355,000	250,000
Andrew Barfield	320,000	210,000
Brett Hagopian	316,000	131,000
Mark Lafata	285,000	369,000
Kevin Waldie	265,000	255,000
Jason Aken	128,000	100,000
Charlie Dawson	114,000	109,000
Christopher George	101,000	111,000
Harry Sablotny	100,000	107,000
Danny Shurtz	81,000	30,000
Michael Schaper	70,000	79,000
Steven Dill	57,000	73,000
Brandon Butler	53,000	114,000
Paul Fehlig	52,000	160,000
Lily Kiletto	0	107,000
Daniel Santimaw	0	144,000
Matthew Porter	0	71,000

An Epic Win for Potts

For the fifth stop of its 15th season, the MSPT made its way to St. Louis for the Missouri State Poker Championship and players have been duking it out over the past week inside the Hollywood Casino for its 16-trophy event series!

In Event #13: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Epic Stack, 101 epic players took to the felt and generated a $16,160 prize pool that was paid out to the top 12 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Bradley Bocke (10th Place - $353), Jonathan Batye (11th Place - $353), and Andrew Allen (12th Place - $353).

When the dust settled, it was Colorado native Tyler Potts who took down the lion's share of the prize pool along with the Sapdey trophy!

Final Table Results

Aken Sets Up Barfield for Double

Jason Aken was all in preflop for 50,000 from the hijack and was called by Andrew Barfield directly to his left.

Jason Aken:
Andrew Barfield:

Aken was racing for his tournament life and took a commanding lead after a ten appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn was safe for Aken and the completed the board on the river securing his double-up.

Andrew Barfield - 213,000
Jason Aken - 108,000

Updated Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Andrew Pichee	485,000	445,000
Mark Lafata	369,000	295,000
Kevin Waldie	255,000	237,000
Scott Sisler	250,000	167,000
Paul Fehlig	160,000	220,000
Daniel Santimaw	144,000	122,000
Brett Hagopian	131,000	43,500
Brandon Butler	114,000	66,500
Christopher George	111,000	141,000
Charlie Dawson	109,000	150,000
Lily Kiletto	107,000	70,000
Harry Sablotny	107,000	137,500
Mark Seger	105,000	122,500
Jason Aken	100,000	210,000
Michael Schaper	79,000	98,000
Steven Dill	73,000	106,500
Matthew Porter	71,000	70,000
Brandon Bryson	51,000	49,500
John Evans (MO)	0	65,000
James Hurley	0	107,000

Christina Lofquist & Alexander Remiticado Dominate Tag Team Event

Over the past week, players have been inside the Hollywood Casino duking it out for the MSPT Missouri State Poker Championship in St. Louis, MO.

In Event #13: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Epic Stack, a total of 388 entries were tallied, and built a $46,560 prize pool that paid out to the top 21 teams.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Carol & Steven Walker (11th Place - $886), Noah Thornton & Brandon Thomas (13th Place - $698), and Mark Stacey & Marc Ferguson (16th Place - $606).

Coming out the top team was Christina Lofquist & Alexander Remiticado, who took home the MSPT trophies and $8,301!

Final Table Results

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Registration Closed

Players have returned from their final 10-minute break meaning registration for Day 1a of the MSPT Season 15 $1,110 Missouri State Poker Championship is officially closed with 124 entrants tallied for the first flight.

The plan is to play through Level 15 unless 12% of the field (14 players) is reached first with the tournament clock reading 27 players remaining.