Ameristar East Chicago

Oliwer Sankiewicz Bags Top Stack to Lead 10 Survivors After Day 1A of Main Event

A lengthy day of 16 levels has wrapped up during the MSPT $1,110 Main Event at Ameristar Casino Hotel with 10 of 94 entries making it through to Day 2.

Once the hard stop was reached in the last level, only 15:27 remained when Oliwer Sankiewicz put 487,000 in his bag to edge out MSPT champ Curtis Vierstraete(475,000) & Brad Sailor (467,000) for the top spot to lead the 10 advancing players.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Dillon Ellis (367,000) and Chris Thiel (267,000), while Timothy Gordon (257,000), Daniel Marshall (221,000), Jamie Eisenhut (130,000), Michael Kamenjarin (75,000), and Joseph Saltanovitz (68,000) all punched their ticket into Sunday’s Day 2.

Of course, not everyone was fortunate enough to make it through the night. Among those to fire and fall in Thursday’s flight were MSPT Hall of Famer’s Pat Steele, Josh Reichard & Aaron Johnson, two-time MSPT champ Chris Meyers, MSPT champ Dan Goepel, and Joe Batterman.

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 on Friday, November 22^nd while the third and final flight, Day 1c, will take place at the same time on Saturday, November 23^rd.

The surviving players from each flight will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 14^th to play down to a winner.

MSPT Season 15 Ameristar East Chicago Remaining Schedule

End Day 1A Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Oliwer Sankiewicz	487,000	543,000
Curtis Vierstraete	475,000	360,000
Brad Sailor	467,000	390,000
Dillon Ellis	374,000	400,000
Chris Thiel	267,000	287,000
Timothy Gordon	257,000	205,000
Daniel Marshall	221,000	180,000
Jamie Eisenhut	130,000	105,000
Michael Kamenjarin	75,000	79,000
Joseph Saltanovitz	68,000	49,000

Andres Garcia Bubbles Day 1A

Brad Sailor raised all in from the small blind and Andres Garcia called off his 78,000 stack from the big blind.

Andres Garcia:
Brad Sailor:

Garcia was at risk holding two overs but fell in a deep hole after a six appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn was no good for Garcia as it left him drawing dead to the needle river, ending his night on the bubble.

Brad Salor - 467,000
Andres Garcia - 0

Martin Masar Tames the Monster Stack

For the second time season, the MSPT made its way to East Chicago, IN and players have been duking it out over the past week inside the Ameristar Casino for its 11-trophy event series!

Kicking things off was Event #1: $400 Monster Stack NLH, which saw 231 hunters take to the trenches and created a $77,385 prize pool, reserved for the top 23 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Justin Landi (11th Place - $1,379), Michael Kamenjarin (12th Place - $1,379), Jeff Halcomb (14th Place - $1,149), Luke Williams (16th Place - $1,034), and Joe Batterman (23rd Place - $736).

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

Final Table Results

*denotes ICM chop

Saltanovitz Survives

Chris Thiel raised to 16,000 from the hijack and Joe Saltanovitz tossed out his last 16,000 from the small blind.

Joe Saltanovitz:
Chris Thiel:

Saltanovitz rolled over a dominated ace but didn’t mind the flop that fell giving him more outs with a gut shot straight draw.

Fortunately for Saltanovitz, he didn’t have to wait long as the dealer turned the to put him out in front and the river secured his double-up.

Chris Thiel - 215,000
Joe Saltanovitz - 40,000

Yoshiba Jams into Sailor's Aces, Starting the Hand-for-Hand Process

Brad Sailor opened for 16,000 from the cutoff and then called Daniel Yoshiba’s 140,000 three-bet jam from the small blind.

Daniel Yoshiba:
Brad Sailor:

Yoshiba picked the wrong time to get aggressive as the runout eliminated him from the flight and started the hand-for-hand process with 11 players remaining.

Brad Sailor - 390,000
Daniel Yoshiba - 0

Kamenjarin Finishes Off Steele

Michael Kamenjarin raised under the gun and then called MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele’s 20,000 three-bet jam from the cutoff.

Pat Steele:
Michael Kamenjarin:

Steele rolled over a dominated ace and fell way behind after the flop hit the felt.

Steele then watched two ladies finish him off on the turn and river ending his night.

Michael Kamenjarin - 150,000
Pat Steele - 0

Nines Hold Strong for Marshall to Double Through Steele

Daniel Marshall was all in preflop for 124,000 from the button and was called by MSPT Hall of Famer Pat Steele from the small blind.

Daniel Marshall:
Pat Steele:

Marshall was ahead holding a pair of nines and they held strong as the runout secured his double-up while Steele was left short.

Daniel Marshall - 270,000
Pat Steele - 20,000

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Oliwer Sankiewicz	640,000	527,000
Timothy Gordon	350,000	167,000
Daniel Marshall	270,000	150,000
Dillon Ellis	243,000	283,000
Brad Sailor	221,000	140,000
Curtis Vierstraete	211,000	360,000
Daniel Yoshiba	150,000	172,000
Andres Garcia (IL)	135,000	150,000
Michael Kamenjarin	135,000	109,000
Jamie Eisenhut	115,000	98,000
Chris Thiel	114,000	91,000
Joseph Saltanovitz	85,000	120,000
Matthew Archer	59,000	71,000
Josh Reichard	0	21,000
Patrick Steele	0	180,000

Reichard Falls to Yoshiba

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard tossed his short stack in the middle from the cutoff and Daniel Yoshiba looked him up from the big blind.

Josh Reichard:
Daniel Yoshiba:

Reichard was ahead until the flop fell pairing Yoshiba’s six.

The fell on the turn pairing the board bringing counterfeit options, but the dropped on the river sending Reichard on his way.

Daniel Yoshiba - 160,000
Josh Reichard - 0