Parkwest Bicycle Casino

Carl Oman Wins Inaugural MSPT $1,100 Parkwest Bicycle Main Event for Second Title ($107,850)

The MSPT headed west to the Parkwest Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, California to host its inaugural $1,100 Main Event268 as part of their Big Poker Oktober Series!

A total of four starting flights pulled together a 601-entry field which was enough to clip the $500k guarantee and generated a $579,965 prize pool.

On Sunday, only 74 players returned for Day 2 action, and after roughly 11 hours of play, it was Vancouver Native Carl Oman coming out on top to win the $107,850 top prize and his second MSPT title!

“It feels great”, Oman said after his victory, “I won one of these a few months ago so when I saw there was another tournament here, I decided to make the trip down with my wife, and I’m glad I did.

Oman is referring to his Las Vegas Venetian win just a few short months ago during the NFL kickoff and has now accumulated over $200,000 in MSPT earnings to go along with two Main Event titles!

MSPT Season 15 Parkwest Bicycle Casino Final Table Results

The final day came back with 74 players already in the money, so action kicked right into gear with short stack Marc Weinstein losing a race to Alex Avila to become the first elimination of the day.

The first elimination sparked a fire in the field as all players started to make their way to the payout desk with Sohale Khalili, Triet Nguyen, MSPT champ Justin Lynch, and LA Poker Round Up’s Ty Dobbertin all falling in the first batch of eliminations.

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard came into the final day with a bottom stack looking to pad his POY & ICON standings and was able to do so after he maneuvered his way to a 38th place finish for $2,475 while Marc Fiorentino (34th Place - $2,965), Dennis Stevermer (24th Place - $4,325), Anthony Marquez (22nd Place - $4,325), Jared Griener (20th Place - $5,150), and Andrew Ostapchenko (13th Place - $7,040) just missed out on the final table.

Final Table Action

Once players took their seats at the final table it didn't take long for action to kick into gear as Mir Gaskari found himself in a race against WSOP bracelet winner Cord Garcia only to come up short to take a ninth place exit.

Soon to be two-time MSPT champ Oman sat down at the final table second in chips and added to his stack after he dismantled Stephen Sakai ’s big slick, and David Phillips followed him to the payout desk in quick succession after being out-kicked by Garcia.

Garcia and Oman’s shared eliminations put them atop the chip counts which then collided in a three-way all in action pot which included Rick Mechammil.

Oman rolled over a set of threes which filled up on the turn to eliminate Mechammil in sixth place and he collected a massive double which catapulted him to the top of the counts while Garcia fell to the bottom.

The fall didn’t deter Garcia though, as he was able to secure two quick through Oman to jump right back into the mix, and then followed with the elimination of Rocco Iati after he rivered a Royal Flush with king-jack of spades.

The back-and-forth eliminations for Oman and Garcia would continue after Dave Gutfreund got his short stack in the middle from the big blind after pairing his six after a flop only to be called by Oman from the small blind holding a top pair of nines. Gutfreund was unable to pull ahead on the turn and river, ending his run in fourth place for $39,280.

Three-handed action started with Oman sitting atop the counts while Garcia in a close second, leaving John Padilla needing to make some moves and did, as he found an ace-ten to roll with only to have Oman roll over a dominating ace-queen.

Padilla was able to find a glimmer of hope after flopping a ten only to have Oman’s lucky lady hit the turn to send him home in third place for $53,010.

After notching another elimination, Oman held a slight chip lead over Garcia, but he was able to make quick work in the heads-up battle which saw the former bracelet winner take a runner-up finish for $72,470 while Oman secured his second MSPT title to go along with a cool $107,850 payday.

This wraps up our coverage for this event, but the MSPT will be heading back to the Ameristar in East Chicago November 19th - 24^th and our reporting team will be on hand providing updates for the $300K GTD $1,110 Main Event so make sure to come back!

Cord Garcia Eliminated in 2nd Place ($72,470)

WSOP bracelet winner Cord Garcia was all in from the button on a board and was called by MSPT champ Carl Oman.

Cord Garcia:
Carl Oman:

Garcia was at risk needing help but the that fell on the river wasn't it, ending his tournament runner-up for $72,470.

Carl Oman - 17,885,000
Cord Garcia - Eliminated

John Padilla Eliminated in 3rd Place ($53,010)

MSPT champ Carl Oman raised from the small blind and then called John Padilla’s 2,100,000 three-bet jam from the big blind.

John Padilla:
Carl Oman:

Padilla rolled over a dominated hand but was able to take the lead after the flop paired his ten.

Unfortunately for Padilla, the victory was short-lived as the was turned putting Oman back in the lead, and the river eliminated Padilla in third place for $53,010.

Carl Oman - 10,885,000
Cord Garcia - 7,000,000
John Padilla - Eliminated

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.

Dave Gutfreund Eliminated in 4th Place ($39,280)

Dave Gutfreund was all in after a flop from the big blind and was called by MSPT champ Carl Oman from the small blind.

Dave Gutfreund:
Carl Oman:

Gutfreund connected with the flop but was still trailing Oman’s top pair and neither the turn nor the river improved his hand ending his run.

Carl Oman - 8,800,000
David Gutfreund - Eliminated

Rocco Iati Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,495)

WSOP bracelet winner Cord Garcia opened from the hijack and then called Rocco Iati’s three-bet jam from the big blind.

Rocco Iati:
Cord Garcia:

Iati was ahead holding a pair of threes but didn’t like the flop that came paired while giving Garcia the Royal Flush draw.

The turn kept Iati in the lead but the dealer dropped the on the river completing Garcia’s Royal to eliminating Iati.

Cord Garcia - 5,500,000
Rocco Iati - Eliminated

The MSPT heads back to Sin City December 1st - 4th for the $1,100 Main Event 270 at the Venetian Las Vegas!

The MSPT heads back to Sin City December 1st - 4th for the $1,100 Main Event 270 at the Venetian Las Vegas!

As part of the Venetian DeepStack Showdown Series, the event holds a $300K guarantee, which players a 25,000 starting stack and offers three starting flights with Day 1a starting bright and early at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, December 1st.

Day 1b will take place at the same time on Monday, December 2nd with Day 1c following suit on Tuesday, December 3rd.

All surviving players from the starting flights will return for Day 2 at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 4th, and will play until a winner is crowned.

Late registration for each flight will remain open until approximately 5:55 p.m. local time.

MSPT Venetian winners this season include Carl Oman ($90,000), Sean Berman ($42,305 + Bounties), "Scary" Terry Fleischer ($98,101), Alexander Wong ($89,544), and Chris Meyers ($158,100).

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.

Garcia Doubles with Two Ladies

WSOP bracelet winner Cord Garcia was all in for 1,040,000 after a flop from the cutoff and was called by Carl Oman from the button.

Cord Garcia:
Carl Oman:

Garcia rolled over a premium hand of queens and the turn followed by river secured his double-up.

Carl Oman - 6,000,000
Cord Garcia - 2,500,000

Rick Mechammil Eliminated in 6th Place ($22,440)

WSOP bracelet winner Cord Garcia raised from the hijack and was called by MSPT champ Carl Oman from the cutoff along with Rick Mechammil from the big blind.

The flop fell and Mechammil checked to Garcia who moved all in putting both his opponents at risk.

With action on Oman, he spent some time in the tank before calling off his 3,045,000 stack and Mechammil decided to risk it all as well.

Rick Mechammil:
Carl Oman:
Cord Garcia:

Oman was ahead holding a set of three’s while Mechammil held the nut draw only to be left drawing dead after the paired the board on the turn.

Oman just needed to fade any ten or six and did as the river secured him the pot while Mechammil was sent packing.

Carl Oman - 7,640,000
Cord Garcia - 935,000
Rick Mechammil - Eliminated

David Phillips Eliminated in 7th Place ($17,310)

David Phillips was all in prelfop for 1,035,000 from the cutoff and was called by WSOP bracelet winner Cord Garica looked him up from the button.

David Phillips:
Cord Garcia:

Phillips rolled over a dominated hand and wasn’t able to pull ahead on the runout ending his tournament.

Cord Garcia - 4,000,000
David Phillips - Eliminated