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Jared Griener Claims Top Spot After Day 1A of Inaugural MSPT $1,100 Main Event at Parkwest Bicycle Casino

Day 1a of the inaugural MSPT $1,100 Main Event at Parkwest Bicycle Casino is officially in the books with 98 total entries tallied during the first flight.

With action needing to play down to 12.5% of the field, almost full 15 levels were needed to hit that mark with the hard stop being reached with 5:52 remaining in the level.

When chips finally went into bags, it was California native Jared Griener who found himself atop the chip counts after putting a respectable 552,000 on his slip to end the night, leading the 12 advancing players.

Bagging a close second was John Padilla, who sat atop of the chip counts for majority of the day and ended the night with 516,000.

Narek Avetisyan saw his chip stack balloon up to 376,000 after he secured a late-night double and then followed with the final elimination to burst the bubble.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Louis Concha (260,000) & Jae Song (234,00), while Nicholas Wang (215,000), Phuoc Nguyen (145,000), and Sohale Khalili (143,000) all punched their ticket into Sunday’s Day 2 as well.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included six-time bracelet winner Brian Hastings, Andrew Ostapchenko, MSPT champ Derrick Yamada, Scott Stewart, and WSOP bracelet winner Cord Garcia, just to name a few.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have three more starting flights to jump back into action.

Day 1b will kick off at 11:00 a.m. local time on Friday, November 8^th, while Day 1c will be getting started bright and early at 10:00 a.m. followed by Day 1c Turbo at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 9^th.

The surviving players from each flight will then return at Noon on Sunday, November 10^th to play down to a winner.

MSPT Season 15 Parkwest Bicycle Remaining Schedule

End Day 1A Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jared Griener	552,000	450,000
John Padilla	516,000	486,000
Narek Avetisyan	376,000	185,000
Louis Concha	260,000	210,000
Jae Song	234,000	30,000
Nicholas Wang	215,000	291,000
Phuoc Nguyen	145,000	165,000
Sohale Khalili	143,000	149,000
Luis Yepez	134,000	190,000
Marc Weinstein	131,000	135,000
Jurgen Pirgu	121,000	135,000
Awab Ali	113,000	250,000

Khalili Doubles with Two Ladies

Sohale Khalili raised from middle position and Marc Weinstein defended his big blind to see a flop.

All the chips got into the middle with Khalili’s 72,000 stack at risk.

Sohale Khalili:
Mar Weinstein:

Khalili was ahead holding a made hand of queens and faded the turn along with the river to stay alive.

Sohale Khalili - 170,000
Marc Weinstein - 127,000

Narek Avetisyan Burst the Bubble Ending Play

Narek Avetisyan secured the final elimination of the evening ending play with 12 players advancing to Day 2.

Recent Eliminations, Hand-for-Hand Begins

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Jason Hickey	0	100,000
Travis Shimazu	0	177,000
Eugene Tito	0	55,000

The MSPT Returns to Hollywood Casino St. Louis December 3rd -8th!

For the third and final time in Season 15, the MSPT will return to the Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO from December 3rd -8th!

Headlining the return will be the $1,110 buy-in MSPT271 Main Event, which requires players be 21+ to play.

This upcoming Main Event boasts a $300K GTD and will offer three starting flights with Day 1a beginning at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 5th.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Friday, December 6th with Day 1c following suit on Saturday, December 7th.

The surviving players from all starting flights will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, December 8th to play down to a winner.

Earlier this season, Andre Pichee was able to claim his first MSPT title after outlasting 713 runners en route to a $141,780 payday while fellow St. Louis native Chris Audrain became the defending champ just a few short months ago after he navigated his way through a competitive 631-player field earning a $125,604 top prize.

Who will be next to add their names to the list of aforementioned champions?

The MSPT live reporting crew will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.

Kicker Not an Issue for Concha, Doubles Through Tito

Louis Concha raised all in for 102,000 from the cutoff and Eugene Tito looked him up from the button.

Louis Concha:
Eugene Tito:

Concha rolled over a dominated ace but connected with the flop to take the lead.

The was then quickly turned while the followed on the river completing the board and securing Concha his double-up.

Louis Concha - 210,000
Eugene Tito - 55,000

Avetisyan Doubles with Snowmen

The hijack opened for 12,000 only to call a 29,000 three-bet Narek Avetisyan made from the cutoff.

Once the dealer dropped a flop, Avetisyan’s opponent check-called his 21,000 continuation bet only to jam as soon as the hit the turn.

Avetisyan shrugged his shoulders and called off his remaining 26,000 stack.

Narek Avetisyan:
Opponent:

Avetisyan liked seeing he held the superior made hand to go along with his diamond draw and watched as the river secured his double-up.

Narek Avetisyan - 165,000

Wang Won't be Bullied by Weinstein

Nicholas Wang opened for 12,000 from middle position and Marc Weinstein called from the button.

The flop fell and wang led out with a 10,000 continuation bet.

Weinstein fired back with a 28,000 raise and wang called to see the turn.

Wang then led out once again this time for 20,000 and it was enough to get Weinstein to lay his hand down.

Nicholas Wang - 291,000
Marc Weinstein - 135,000

Chip Movers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Nicholas Wang	291,000	145,000
Luis Yepez	190,000	142,000
Phuoc Nguyen	165,000	100,000
Marc Weinstein	135,000	207,000
Jason Hickey	100,000	80,000
Kirk Acevedo	0	71,000