Bally's Black Hawk Casino

Matthew Rice Takes Overall Chip Lead to Day 2

Day 1c of the MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) Season 15 Showdown Series Bally's Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event drew 255 entries, the biggest field of all three starting flights, bringing the overall field up to 606.

The combined fields generated a $586,320 prize pool, paying a minimum of $2,160, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $123,059 first-place prize.

At the end of the third and final flight, 28 players bagged and tagged with Matthew Rice bagging the overall chip lead with a whopping 1,066,000.

Rice caught seam at the end of the night leaping Sherman Wu (845,000) & Tanner Stiverson (812,000), who were the only other players to bag north of 800k.

They were joined by Scott Hovarth (497,000), Jason Moyer (425,000), and Ken Rabideau (,413000).

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 65 (13 from Day 1a, 24 from 1b, and 28 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, July 28th 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 Season 15 Black Hawk Showdown Remaining Schedule

End of Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Matthew Rice	1,066,000	1,000,000
Sherman Wu	845,000	100,000
Tanner Stiverson	812,000	100,000
Scott Horvath	497,000	100,000
Jason Moyer	425,000	416,000
Ken Rabideau	413,000	207,000
Matthew Krier	322,000	100,000
Troy VanOrden	317,000	100,000
William Gibbons	264,000	308,000
Ronald Smith	259,000	128,000
Puneet Vedi	250,000	145,000
Beau Wilshire	226,000	140,000
Jonathan McCray	210,000	400,000
Chris Horter	184,000	100,000
Sergio Martinez	181,000	100,000
Aaron Dalnoot	180,000	268,000
Vy Tran	178,000	315,000
Adam Tschinkel	163,000	180,000
Jay Jesse	156,000	200,000
Joseph Montoya	149,000	204,000
Tyler Sigman	127,000	246,000
Kent Biel	104,000	145,000
David Mead	93,000	100,000
Luke Macken	71,000	100,000
Daniel Vasti	64,000	100,000
Matthew Pino	54,000	100,000
Kevin Hergert	42,000	38,000
Loren Adam	40,000	100,000

Popejoy Loses Race to Tschinkel on the Bubble; Play Has Ended

Michael Popejoy raised all in for 14,000 from late position and found three callers which included Adam Tschinkel from the small blind.

Once the flop hit the felt, Tschinkel led out into the dry pot giving Popejoy isolation.

Michael Popejoy:
Adam Tschinkel:

Popejoy was at risk needing some help, but the turn left him needing a deuce on the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Popejoy, the completed the board and made him the final elimination of the evening.

Adam Tschinkel - 189,000
Michael Popejoy - Eliminated

Son Nguyen Tames a Nightly Monster

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 #14: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack Nightly, 137 hunters took to the trenches and created a $27,400 prize pool, that was reserved for the top 15 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Joshua Jacobs (10th Place - $562), Leann Burris (11th Place - $562), Andrew Peragallo (12th Place - $562), Chris Quackenbush (13th Place - $466), Scott Beale (14th Place - $466), and Robert Schneegas (15th Place - $466).

In the end, it was Son Nguyen who tamed the monster field to take down the lion's share of the prize pool along with the Sapdey trophy!

Final Table Results

Hand-for-Hand

After the elimination of the MSPT top casher DJ Buckley, the hand-for-hand process has now begun.

Day 2 Line Up

So far, 37 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 28 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, July 28^th at 11:00 a.m. for Day 2, where the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

Vedi Doubles Through McCray with Cowboys

Puneet Vedi was all in preflop for 70,000 and was called by Jon McCray.

Puneet Vedi:
Jon McCray:

Vedi was ahead holding a made hand of kings and improved after the flop gave him a set of kings.

The turn was a great sight for Vedi as it secured him the pot and he collected his double after the meaningless completed the board.

Jon McCray - 795,000
Puneet Vedi - 150,000

More Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jonathan McCray	845,000	760,000
Matthew Rice	660,000	674,000
Jason Moyer	416,000	255,000
Vy Tran	315,000	109,000
William Gibbons	308,000	150,000
Aaron Dalnoot	268,000	200,000
Tyler Sigman	246,000	245,000
Ken Rabideau	207,000	270,000
Joseph Montoya	204,000	126,000
Jay Jesse	200,000	302,000
Kent Biel	145,000	256,000
Puneet Vedi	145,000	91,000
Beau Wilshire	140,000	154,000
Sean Hinton	110,000	90,000
DJ Buckley	105,000	110,000
Michael Popejoy	85,000	65,000
Kevin Hergert	38,000	180,000
Andre Rieder	0	98,000
Nolan Sanders	0	169,000
Duane Anderson	0	160,000
Sean Hoesing	0	256,000
Phil Gioia	0	141,000
James Hansen (CO)	0	95,000

Michael Starek Ships Event #13

Over the past week, players have been inside Bally's Casino duking it out for the MSPT Showdown Series in Black Hawk, Colorado.

In Event #13: $200 No-Limit Hold'em Monster Stack Nightly, a 73-player field took to the felt, and walking away the victor was Michael Starek who claimed the Spadey trophy!

Results

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jonathan McCray	760,000	635,000
Matthew Rice	674,000	608,000
Jay Jesse	302,000	353,000
Ken Rabideau	270,000	100,000
Sean Hoesing	256,000	75,000
Kent Biel	256,000	158,000
Jason Moyer	255,000	300,000
Aaron Dalnoot	200,000	100,000
Nolan Sanders	169,000	107,000
William Gibbons	150,000	220,000
Ronald Smith	128,000	85,000
Joseph Montoya	126,000	168,000
DJ Buckley	110,000	66,000
Vy Tran	109,000	179,000
Andre Rieder	98,000	110,000
James Hansen (CO)	95,000	85,000
Puneet Vedi	91,000	140,000
Sean Hinton	90,000	137,000
Michael Popejoy	65,000	100,000
Jason Vanstrom	0	67,000