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Chris Maltsburger Bags Over a Milly to Take the Overall Chip Lead into Day 2

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 16 Riverside $1,110 Main Event attracted 303 runners, which, along with 1a’s 90 and 1b’s 169, brought the total field up to 571 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The field generated a $552,370 prize pool, which will pay a minimum of $2,091, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $115,559 first-place prize, along with the Main Event trophy.

At the end of the third and final flight, just 35 players bagged and tagged, with Chris Maltsburger clipping the milly mark to take 1,164,000 into Day 2, which is good enough for the overall chip lead.

Maltsburger went on a late-night heater to distance himself from Greg Sessler (888,000), Justin Coliny (520,000), Mike Lang (396,000), Andros Ioakimides (366,000) for the top spot as they rounded out the top five stacks.

Others who survived the final flight included Brett ‘Pops’ Reichard (360,000), MSPT champ Jason Sell (344,000), three-time MSPT champs Nick Barksdale (337,000), and Kou Vang (334,000), along with MSPT Hall of Famers Keith Heine (312,000) and ‘DQ’ Dan Hendrickson (260,000).

Of course, not everyone was so lucky as the likes of MSPT champ Phirom Peterschmidt, WSOP bracelet winner John Reading, four-time MSPT champ Dan Bekavac, Jessica Anderson, Loki Abboud, and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard all fell short of clinching a Day 2 berth.

All surviving players from the starting flights – of which there are 64 (10 from Day 1a, 19 from 1b, and 35 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, November 2^nd 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 Festival at Riverside Casino Remaining Schedule

End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Chris Maltsburger	1,164,000	1,200,000
Greg Sessler	888,000	750,000
Justin Coliny	520,000	480,000
Mike Lang	396,000	300,000
Andros Ioakimides	366,000	230,000
Brett Reichard	360,000	500,000
Bob Avila	347,000	305,000
Jason Sell	344,000	280,000
Nick Barksdale	337,000	265,000
Joseph Elpayaa	335,000	310,000
Kou Vang	334,000	185,000
Kyle Corkery	328,000	300,000
Keith Heine	312,000	336,000
Minh Le	308,000	200,000
Michael Dorsey	304,000	300,000
DQ Dan Hendrickson	260,000	265,000
Wayne Tweeton	252,000	220,000
Stephen Becker (IA)	243,000	100,000
Steve Buell	235,000	220,000
Jeffrey Gunnip	204,000	200,000
Ty Robertson	188,000	200,000
Tony Olguin	172,000	276,000
Max Havlish	135,000	118,000
Jay Goughnour	135,000	230,000
David Bashel	125,000	210,000
Raymond Xu	108,000	100,000
Ben Castle	107,000	100,000
Bert Richler	105,000	100,000
Steven Dill	98,000	70,000
Jeff Gillitzer	89,000	100,000
Jake Wilding	83,000	140,000
Curtis Vierstraete	56,000	83,000
John Ro	51,000	105,000
Bryan White	45,000	30,000
Christopher Weber	28,000	67,000

Minh Le Eliminates John Roberts Jr on the Bubble

Photo: John Roberts Jr

Minh Le raised to 25,000 from middle position and then called John Roberts Jr’s 84,000 three-bet jam from the button.

John Roberts Jr:
Minh Le:

Roberts Jr found a premium made hand to roll with, only to roll into a better one, and the runout ended his tournament on the bubble, ending play for the night.

Minh Le - 308,000
John Roberts Jr - Eliminated

Day 2 Line Up

So far, 29 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 35 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through until the end of play will return tomorrow, Daylight Savings Sunday, November 2^nd, 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.

Hand-for-Hand

With 36 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has started as only 35 of them will be making it to Day 2.

Ken Coy Walks Away with an Epic Victory

Over the past week, players have been inside Riverside Casino & Golf Resort, duking it out for the MSPT Gold Card Festival in Riverside, IA.

In Event #2: $250 No-Limit Hold'em Epic Stack, 158 epic players took to the tables and created a $31,600 prize pool, which was reserved for the top 18 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Ryan Ellis (10thPlace - $600), Jose Cervantes (11^th Place - $600), Robert Reck (12^th Place - $600), Andrew Leopard (13^th Place - $506), Mary Wiemelf (14^th Place - $506), Wayne Tweeton (15^th Place - $506), Mark Vasey (16^th Place - $442), Scott Reilly (17^th Place - $442) and Ron Hager (18^th Place - $442).

When the dust settled, it was West Des Moines native Ken Coy who walked away with the epic victory to claim the top prize!

Final Table Results

Tweeton Sets Up Avila for Survival

Photo: Wayne Tweeton

Wayne Tweeton was all in preflop for 63,000 from under the gun and was called by Bob Avilia from the hijack.

Wayne Tweeton:
Bob Avila:

Tweeton rolled over the inferior made hand, with the flop not providing much help.

The turn, however, gave Tweeton a few more outs with a wheel draw, and while the river didn’t complete his staright, it did improve him to a set, keeping his Main Event rolling.

Bob Avila - 250,000
Wayne Tweeton - 130,000

Coliny Rivers Two Pair to Eliminate Ozturk

Photo: Justin Coliny

Kanat Ozturk was all in for his last 16,000 from the button, and Justin Coliny looked him up from middle position.

Kanat Ozturk:
Justin Coliny:

Ozturk was ahead, holding a suited ace, with the flop keeping things interesting as it paired Coliny’s queen while also giving Ozturk more outs with a flush draw.

The dealer then kept things spicy after they turned the to put Ozturk out in front, only to drop the on the river to give Coliny two-pair, ending Ozturk's run.

Justin Coliny - 205,000
Kanat Ozturk - Eliminated

Chip Collectors & Givers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Chris Maltsburger	940,000	550,000
Andros Ioakimides	430,000	230,000
Joseph Elpayaa	310,000	153,000
Jason Sell	280,000	55,000
DQ Dan Hendrickson	265,000	93,000
Casey Blakeley	245,000	150,000
Steven Dill	70,000	230,000
Christopher Weber	67,000	31,000
Steve Buell	60,000	158,500
Josh Smith (IA)	0	180,000
Kanat Ozturk	0	16,000
Josh Reichard	0	30,000

Gonia Tripped Up by Vang

Photo: Dave Gonia

MSPT Hall of Famer Kou Vang opened for 8,000 from the hijack, and was called by Wayne Tweeton before two-time MSPT champ Dave Gonia squeezed his 30,000 stack in the middle from the button.

Both Vang and Tweeton called, bringing about a flop.

Vang then led out with a 25,000 bet into the dry pot, and Tweeton released his hand into the muck, leaving the other two heads-up.

Dave Gonia:
Kou Vang:

Gonia fell behind after Vang connected with his ten on the flop, and the turn left him needing a jack on the river to stay alive.

Unfortunately for Gonia, the that fell improved Vang to trip tens and ended his tournament.

Kou Vang - 185,000
Dave Gonia - Eliminated