Bally's Black Hawk Casino

Greg Collins Edges Out Shahar Biniaminov for Top Stack After 13 Players Survive Opening Flight

Day 1a of The MSPT Season 15 Showdown Series $1,110 Main Event at Bally's Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado, has come to a close after seeing 125 entrants kick things off.

A hefty day of 16 levels were needed to hit the hard stop of 13 players being reached with 7:47 remaining in the final level.

Typically, judging the chip leader comes down to the wire, and that was just the case for Greg Collins (708,000) who edged out Shahar Biniaminov (701,000), for the top stack after the opening flight.

Jeremy “Woody” Wood showed up at his home turf with a vengeance looking to improve of his runner-up finish earlier this season as he’ll take 429,000 into Day 2 while Mamoon Rubayee (353,000), and Bob Schurer (352,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

Others to find a Day 2 berth include Davie Litt (327,000), WSOP bracelet winner Kevin Eyster (262,000), Thomas Fuller (239,000), and Bruce Carter (132,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included MSPT champ’s Beau Wilshire & Curtis Vierstraete, MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard, Vincent Moscati, and WSOP bracelet winner Rich Ali 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 Noon 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 Bally's Casino!

MSPT Season 15 Black Hawk Showdown Remaining Schedule

End Day 1A Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Greg Collins	708,000	700,000
Shahar Biniaminov	701,000	445,000
Jeremy Wood	429,000	420,000
Mamoon Rubayee	353,000	395,000
Robert Schuler	351,000	310,000
David Litt	327,000	360,000
Kevin Eyster	262,000	224,000
Thomas Fuller	239,000	150,000
Bruce Carter	132,000	230,000
Volodymyr Alifanov	114,000	105,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	93,000	48,000
John Pierce	88,000	140,000
Adam Owen	42,000	82,000

Schuler Finishes Off Decker on the Bubble; Play Has Ended

Dave Decker tossed out his remining 15,000 stack from the hijack and was called by Robert Schuler from the small blind, along with Jeremy “Woody” Wood from the big blind.

Both Schuler and Wood checked the runout to showdown.

Decker tabled for king-high and it was third best as Wood held for a pair of nines while Schuler showed to win the pot with top pair.

eremy “Woody” Wood - 429,000
Robert Schuler - 352,000
Dave Decker - 0

Ali Dropped by Biniaminov, Hand-for-Hand Begins

Action folded to Shahar Biniaminov who raised the button before WSOP bracelet winner Rich Ali jammed for 67,000 from the small blind.

Mamoon Rubayee called from the big blind, as did Biniaminov, and the dealer dropped a flop.

Rubayee check-folded to a 100,000 bet from Biniaminov, and the two hands were revealed.

Rich Ali:
Shahar Biniaminov:

Ali was in rough shape after seeing Biniaminov roll over two-pair, and the turn left him drawing dead to the river.

Shahar Biniaminov - 540,000
Mamoon Rubayee - 320,000
Rich Ali - 0

Recent Eliminations

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Richard Ali	0	100,000
Sean Hoesing	0	185,000
Kevin Kurtz	0	220,000

Schuler Straightens Out Decker for Double Up

Robert Schuler was all in preflop for 154,000 from middle position and Dave Decker looked him up from the button.

Robert Schuler:
Dave Decker:

The flop fell giving Decker top set, but it also kept Schuler alive with an open-ended straight draw.

“Come on, one time”, Schuler said just before the was turned, leaving him needing to connect with the river to stay alive.

Luckily for Schuler, his one time came through after the fell on the river, completing his straight to keep his tournament alive.

Robert Schuler - 310,000
Dave Decker - 66,000

Brian Beck & John Maroney II Dominate Tag Team Event

The MSPT returned to the beautiful mountainside of Black Hawk, Colorado for its second stop of the 15th season, and players have been inside Bally's Casino duking it out over the past week for its Showdown Series!

In Event #12: $300 No-Limit Hold'em Tag Team, 248 players took to the field and generated a $28,520 prize pool that was paid out to the top 15 teams.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Phanora & Melodi Prom (10th Place - $586), Luke Amrein & Ross Lantzy (11th Place - $586), Jamal Sawaqdeh & Demetre Dimotsantos (12th Place - $586), Brielle Erdie & Trevor Hightower (13th Place - $484), Carl Caranna & Michael Baruth (14th Place - $484), and Lisa Liberski & Andrew Koblitz (15th Place - $484).

Coming out the top team was Brian Beck & John Maroney II who took home the top prize along with the MSPT Spadey trophies!

Final Table Results

Biniaminov Doubles Through Owen

Adam Owen raised from the hijack only to have Shahar Biniaminov three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff.

Action folded back to Owen who four-bet jammed and Biniaminov called off his 211,000 stack.

Shahar Biniaminov:
Adam Owen:

Biniaminov was ahead holding the crushing pair and the runout secured his late night double to put him back in the top of the chip counts.

Shahar Biniaminov - 445,000
Adam Owen - 82,000

Hoesing Wins Race to Double Through Carter

Sean Hoesing open-jammed 75,000 from early position and Bruce Carter looked him up from the small blind.

Sean Hoesing:
Bruce Carter:

It was a race with Hoesing keeping the lead after the runout secured his double-up.

Sean Hoesing - 162,000
Bruce Carter - 130,000

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Shahar Biniaminov	465,000	550,000
Jeremy Wood	420,000	350,000
Mamoon Rubayee	395,000	389,000
David Litt	360,000	460,000
Adam Owen	295,000	100,000
Greg Collins	250,000	200,000
Bruce Carter	230,000	104,000
Kevin Eyster	224,000	175,000
David Decker	220,000	100,000
Kevin Kurtz	220,000	100,000
Sean Hoesing	185,000	181,000
Thomas Fuller	150,000	69,000
John Pierce	140,000	139,000
Volodymyr Alifanov	105,000	100,000
Richard Ali	100,000	105,000
Robert Schuler	90,000	106,000
Vladas Tamasauskas	48,000	100,000
Beau Wilshire	0	145,000
Maziar Keshavarzi	0	140,000