Hollywood Casino St. Louis

Mike Reisner Edges Out Ryan Ramsdell to Lead 29 Survivors After Day 1B

Almost another full day of action was played to its conclusion at the MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) $1,110 Missouri State Poker Championship at Hollywood Casino.

The second of three flights drew 235 entries to bring the two-day total thus far to 359, and with that number, the $300K GTD has already been surpassed with one flight remaining.

Of those 235 entries, only 29 players remained when chips went into bags with Mike Reisner (653,000) edging out Ryan Ramsdell (610,000) to claim the top stack on the flight.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Nick Syrigos (521,000), Woosop Moore (465,000), and Tracy Moon (453,000).

Much like Day 1a, the final levels of the night saw an onslaught of casualties amongst the remaining tables in the final level of play that led to a lot of players riding roller coasters with their stack sizes before becoming official for the evening.

Several other familiar players will also be joining the aforementioned five. HB Sablotny (406,000), George Harris (371,000), David To (272,000), Jeff Copeland (210,000), and WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle (117,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 14 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

The final starting flight will get underway tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 11:40 p.m.).

Make sure to tune in to see who makes it through to Day 2.

MSPT Missouri State Poker Championship Remaining Schedule

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Mike Reisner	653,000	545,000
Ryan Ramsdell	610,000	557,000
Nick Syrigos	521,000	300,000
Woosop Moore	465,000	355,000
Tracy Moon	453,000	498,000
Harry Sablotny	406,000	490,000
George Harris	371,000	210,000
Scott Clark	331,000	290,000
Tanner Pray	311,000	235,000
David To	272,000	150,000
Keith Brandt	246,000	161,000
Nick Shkolnik	242,000	100,000
Gabriel Neighbors	226,000	202,000
Jeffrey Copeland	210,000	175,000
Don Baumer	200,000	100,000
Jacob Long	198,000	60,000
Michael Stephens	146,000	133,000
Jeffrey Riebeling	146,000	100,000
Lenard Pisano	143,000	460,000
Andrew VanHoe	120,000	100,000
Blair Hinkle	117,000	201,000
Hari Marella	101,000	30,000
Spencer Sanchez	97,000	30,000
Brian Erwin	96,000	30,000
Mike Belker	93,000	30,000
Zachary Choate	84,000	100,000
Jesse Watson	81,000	100,000
James Mullin	62,000	30,000
Ross Neumann	51,000	100,000

Final Four Hands

The tournament director has just announced the final four hands of the evening.

Brandt Wins Battle of the Blinds Against Copeland

Action folded to Keith Brandt who limped-in from the small blind before calling Jeff Copeland’s raise from the big blind.

The two went heads-up to a flop and Brandt check-called a 15,000 continuation bet from Copeland, and then did the same for 45,000 after the fell on the turn.

Once the completed the board on the river, action went check-check, and Brandt tabled to win the pot.

Keith Brandt - 237,000
Jeff Copeland - 190,000

Day 1A Chip Counts

Yesterday’s starting flight saw Andrew Pichee bag a massive 829,000 stack leading the 14 players who advanced from a 124-entry field, and players who make it through today will join that group on Sunday, February 25th at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2.

Day 1A Chip Counts

Sablotny Cools Off Ronko in Set-Over-Set

Scott Clark opened for 18,000 from early position only to have HB Sablotny three-bet to 75,000 directly to his left.

Action was on Boris Ronko who called from late position and Clark quickly got out of the way paving a flop.

Sablotny moved all-in and Ronko snapped-off his shorter stack.

Boris Ronko:
HB Sablotny:

It was a cooler situation for Ronko as his set of ladies were second best to Sablotny’s set of aces, and the turn left him needing the case queen to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Ronko, the completed the board on the river and ended his night.

HB Sablotny - 490,000
Boris Ronko - 0

Nicholas Lafata Unleashes His Inner Monster

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 #14: $250 No-Limit Monster Stack, 180 hunters took to the tables and created a $36,000 prize pool which was reserved for the top 18 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Gilbert Shadowens (10th Place - $684), Mark Lafata (11th Place - $576), and Olive Rivers (18th Place - $504).

In the end, it was Illinois native Nicholas Lafata who tamed the Monster to take down the lion's share of the prize pool along with the Sapdey trophy!

Final Table Result

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Ryan Ramsdell	557,000	330,000
Tracy Moon	498,000	315,000
Lenard Pisano	460,000	335,000
Harry Sablotny	371,000	296,000
Scott Clark	290,000	220,000
Darroll Sayles	255,000	198,000
Boris Ronko	215,000	133,000
Gabriel Neighbors	202,000	200,000
Blair Hinkle	201,000	130,000
Jeffrey Copeland	175,000	210,000
Keith Brandt	161,000	145,000
David To	150,000	90,000
Michael Stephens	133,000	110,000
Jacob Long	60,000	45,000
Albert Morrow	55,000	30,000
Umut Ozturk	0	30,000
Andros Ioakimides	0	31,000
Christopher George	0	141,000
Sherry Hammers	0	80,000
Adam Tolander	0	109,000
Varun Uppal	0	77,000

The MSPT Returns to Running Aces for the Minnesota State Poker Championship April 18 - 28th!

The MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) is making its way back home for the Season 15 Minnesota Poker State Championship at Running Aces Casino April 18 - 28th!

Our $360 NLH Regional will be kicking off the 16-event series and will offer three starting flights beginning at 4:00 p.m. Thursday, April 14th.

The series will run into its headlined $1,110 Minnesota State Poker Championship which will be held April 25th - 28th, with three starting flights being held before the field combines on Sunday to compete for the title.

For the complete schedule click here.

Chip Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Lenard Pisano	335,000	225,000
Ryan Ramsdell	330,000	320,000
Mike Reisner	327,000	220,000
Tracy Moon	315,000	255,000
Harry Sablotny	296,000	165,000
Scott Clark	220,000	245,000
George Harris	210,000	126,500
Gabriel Neighbors	200,000	235,000
Darroll Sayles	198,000	98,500
Tanner Pray	179,000	154,000
Keith Brandt	145,000	215,000
Christopher George	141,000	155,000
Wesley Snow	137,000	108,000
Boris Ronko	133,000	145,000
Michael Stephens	110,000	121,000
Adam Tolander	109,000	60,000
David To	90,000	53,500
Sherry Hammers	80,000	87,500
Jacob Long	45,000	30,000
Andros Ioakimides	31,000	70,000
Joe Batterman	0	30,000
Donald Forshey	0	48,000
Phil Mader	0	131,000
Ryan Rogers	0	35,000
Travis Young	0	30,000