Hollywood Casino St. Louis

Hunter Cichy Soars to the Top to Lead the Final 34 Advancing Players into Day 2

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 16 Hollywood Casino $1,110 Missouri Poker State Championship attracted 315 runners, which along with 1a's 111 and 1b’s 204 brought the total field up to 630 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The massive field generated a $605,720 prize pool, and the top players will get paid a minimum of $2,136, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $125,369 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 16 Missouri Poker State Championship title!

At the end of the third and final flight, 34 players bagged and tagged with Hunter Cichy bagging the overall chip lead after he started catching steam in the final levels to put a whopping 1,038,000 in his bag.

Another player to catch steam throughout the day was Brian Landon who was able run up an impressive 986,000 stack, which is good enough for second overall.

Others to bag big stacks where WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle (707,000), Peter Brooks (624,000), and Dan McNeil (497,000) who rounded out the top five.

They were joined by two-time MSPT champ Mark Collins (260,000), Andy Rogowski (195,000), Mark Lafata (180,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard (159,000), and DJ Buckley (75,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1b included MSPT Champ Charlie Dawson, Bill Byrnes, Brad Sailor, defending champ Jeffrey Copeland, Paul Fehlig and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard just to name a few.

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The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 68 (12 from Day 1a, 22 from 1b, and 34 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, February 23^rd 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 16 Missouri Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule

End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Hunter Cichy	1,038,000	800,000
Brian Landon	986,000	740,000
Blair Hinkle	707,000	405,000
Peter Brooks	624,000	605,000
Ramarrishnamraju Gadhkraj	565,000	565,000
Dan McNeil	497,000	30,000
Matt Genebacher	460,000	205,000
Askia Ingram	426,000	277,000
Don Baumer	351,000	395,000
Kyle Dickherber	311,000	260,000
Mark Collins	260,000	210,000
Nathan Johnson	231,000	240,000
David To	209,000	192,000
Abel Madrid	205,000	205,000
Keith Murrell	202,000	202,000
Andy Rogowski	195,000	200,000
Ryan Eamon	189,000	30,000
Mark Lafata	180,000	270,000
Joseph Barnard	175,000	30,000
Josh Reichard	159,000	160,000
Brandon Butler	146,000	200,000
Brian Craig	140,000	245,000
Jared Mohesky	133,000	200,000
John Thornton	131,000	165,000
Jeffrey Gunnd	126,000	126,000
Mark Van Keirsbilck	122,000	30,000
Matthew Foster	116,000	415,000
Donald Stanley	111,000	100,000
Tyler Wornell	89,000	30,000
Dave Simon	80,000	155,000
DJ Buckley	75,000	101,000
James Hundt	66,000	120,000
Stephen Mitchell	45,000	30,000
Mohsen Ranan	38,000	38,000

Landon Sets Up Coleman and Then Finishes Him Off on the Bubble

A series of preflop raises saw Caden Coleman get his 390,000 stack in the middle from the hijack and Brian Landon called off his 369,000 stack from middle position.

Brian Landon:
Caden Coleman:

Landon rolled over a pair of cowboys and once again, they came through as the sweaty runout secured his double-up while Coleman was left on fumes.

Shortley after the hand, the two would tussle once again with the same outcome as Landon rolled over a dominating hand to eliminate Coleman on the bubble.

Brian Lanson - 740,000
Caden Coleman - Eliminated

Buckley Rivers Broadway to Double [on the Bubble

DJ Buckley was all in preflop for 35,000 from middle position and was called by the big blind.

DJ Buckley:
Opponent:

Buckley was ahead holding a premium hand of kings and the gave him Broadway to stay alive.

DJ Buckley - 85,000

Hand-for-Hand

With 35 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has started.

Tate Delivered Brutal KO by Brooks

Toran Tate was all in preflop for just under 200,000 from the hijack and Peter Brooks looked him up from the button.

Toran Tate:
Peter Brooks:

It was a classic race with a king appearing in the window on the flop for Tate to take the lead.

Unfortunately for him, the victory was short lived as the was quickly turned to put Brooks back out in front, leaving Tate drawing dead to the needle river.

Peter Brooks - 605,000
Toran Tate - Eliminated

Day 2 Line Up

So far, 34 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 34 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, February 23^rd 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.

Some Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Kyle Dickherber	260,000	100,000
Brian Craig	245,000	100,000
Nathan Johnson	240,000	100,000
Jared Mohesky	200,000	100,000
Brian Landon	160,000	100,000
DJ Buckley	101,000	98,000
David Berger	0	135,000
Gabriel Neighbors	0	120,000

Tolander Felted by Johnson

Nathan Johnson raised the button and then called Adam Tolander’s three-bet jam from the big blind.

Adam Tolander:
Nathan Johnson:

Tolander was behind needing help, but the runout didn’t do the trick as it ended his tournament.

Nathan Johnson - 200,000
Adam Tolander - Eliminated

More Chip Movement

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Blair Hinkle	405,000	305,000
Don Baumer	395,000	382,000
Toran Tate	330,000	265,000
Josh Reichard	240,000	30,000
Mark Collins	210,000	395,000
Matt Genebacher	205,000	100,000
Brandon Butler	200,000	169,000
Andy Rogowski	200,000	171,000
Adam Tolander	0	70,000
Paul Fehlig	0	130,000
Chris Audrain	0	90,000
Patrick Ray	0	178,000