Hollywood Casino St. Louis

Cory Nazaruk Leads Final 38 Players into Day 2

Day 1c was the final starting flight of the MSPT Season 16 $1,110 Main Event at Hollywood Casino and attracted a final 337 runners, which, along with 1a's 96 and 1b’s 243, brought the total field up to 676 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The impressive field generated a $655,720 prize pool, paying out a minimum of $1,957, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $131,258 first-place prize.

At the end of the third and final flight, just 38 players bagged and tagged, with Cory Nazaruk leading the final survivors with 836,000.

After a rough day, MSPT Hall of Famer Gerald Cunniff was able to put a respectable 760,000 in his bag to end the night, while Bill Byrnes burst the bubble to end with 696,000.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Brian Craig (584,000) and Stephen Green (521,000), as they were the only other to bag north of 500k.

Others who survived the third and final flight included Paul Fehlig (305,000), MSPT champ Lee Rzentkowski (252,000),two-time MSPT champ Angela Jordison (228,000), Steven Dill (188,000), and Mike Hurley (116,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1c included Patrick Ray, Donald Stanley, Martin Kinder, Marvin Donaldson, and two-time MSPT champ Mark Collins, just to name a few.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 76 (11 from Day 1a, 27 from 1b, and 38 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, August 24^th, 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 Hollywood Casino Remaining Schedule

End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Cory Nazaruk	836,000	800,000
Gerald Cunniff	760,000	595,000
William Byrnes	696,000	855,000
Brian Craig	584,000	500,000
Stephen Green	521,000	350,000
Steven McKuin	471,000	170,000
Brady Ward	471,000	300,000
Jeffrey Stephens	460,000	200,000
Benjamin Rehrn	460,000	300,000
Mark Miley	422,000	385,000
Philip Youngclaus	385,000	350,000
Paul Fehlig	305,000	130,000
Sung Bae	284,000	345,000
Andre Allen	261,000	200,000
Grant Wolfe	260,000	150,000
Lee Rzentkowski	252,000	250,000
Angela Jordison	228,000	127,000
Brad Bocke	223,000	350,000
Steven Dill	188,000	350,000
Boris Ronko	183,000	30,000
Michael Donahue	176,000	100,000
Michael Westmoorland	164,000	100,000
Brett Kinning	137,000	137,000
Robert Noce	136,000	200,000
John Ro	134,000	120,000
David Moger	116,000	100,000
James "Mike" Hurley	116,000	115,000
Andrew Kazen	113,000	113,000
Anthony Keefe	110,000	100,000
Mac Leverenz	110,000	110,000
Chase Giese	100,000	100,000
David Coffman	90,000	278,000
Jared Mohesky	90,000	90,000
Aaron Sanders	87,000	50,000
Evan Jenkins	85,000	200,000
Joshua Schindele	79,000	79,000
Sefik Mehmedovic	77,000	170,000
Toran Tate	72,000	175,000

Bill Byrnes Fills Up to Burst the Bubble

Bill Byrnes raised from the cutoff and then called the small blind’s 55,000 three-bet jam.

Opponnet:
Bill Byrnes:

Byrnes was behind until the flop fell, pairing his three.

The then paired the board on the turn, keeping Byrnes in the lead while the river improved him to a full house to burst the bubble.

Bill Byrnes - 696,000

Hand-For-Hand

After the elimination of Bill Haner, just 39 players remain, meaning the hand-for-hand process has now started.

Day 2 Line Up

So far, 38 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 38 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, August 24^th, 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.

Rzentkowski Flops Ace to Drop One

MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski raised the button, only to have the small blind three-bet jam.

With action on the big blind, they tossed out a call only to fold after Rzentkowski went over the top.

Opponent:
Lee Rzentkowski:

Rzentkowski was ahead holding an ace, and connected with the flop to take a commanding lead.

The turn was a great sight for Rzentkowski, as it left his opponent drawing dead to the river.

Lee Rzentkowski - 250,000

Thorp's Aces Set Up by Miley

Two-time MSPT champ Tim Thorp was all in after a flop and was called by Mark Miley from the small blind.

Tim Thorp:
Mark Miley:

Miley pulled ahead after flopping top set, and the turn was followed by the river, ending Thorp’s Main Event.

Mark Miley - 385,000
Tim Thorp - Eliminated

Stock Risers & Fallers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
William Byrnes	855,000	395,000
Mark Miley	385,000	280,000
Sung Bae	345,000	250,000
Scott Sisler	340,000	285,000
Lee Rzentkowski	250,000	140,000
Sefik Mehmedovic	170,000	195,000
Gerald Cunniff	85,000	70,000
Jesse Green	0	91,000
Keith Heine	0	181,000
Ronald Scott	0	130,000
Tyler Breeding	0	65,000
Timothy Thorp	0	130,000

MSPT Champ Jeff Copeland Claims the Seniors Event!

Over the past week, players have been inside the Hollywood Casino in St. Louis, MO, duking it out for their MSPT Season 16 Gold Card Festival Series!

In Event #4: $300 Seniors (50+) Monster Stack NLH, saw 325 strolling hunters take to the trenches, and generated a $79,625 prize pool that was divided out between the top 36 seniors.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Christopher Record (10^th Place - $1,346), Roger Bennett (13^th Place - $1,075), Hal Kirkpatrick (18^th Place - $916), Mark Smith (21^st Place - $836), and Bradley Sjostrom (25^th Place - $581).

In the end, it was none other than MSPT champ Jeff Copeland who strolled away the top senior, earning the outright win to go along with his first Gold Card!

Final Table Results

Ace in Window Keeps Leverenz's Main Event Hopes Alive

John Ro raised to 11,000 from middle position only to fold his hand after Mac Leverenz three-bet all-in for 44,000 from late position, and the big blind isolated with a four-bet jam over the top.

Mac Leverenz:
Opponnet:

Leverenz was behind until an ace appeared in the window on the flop.

The turn kept Leverenz in the lead while the river secured his double-up.

Mac Leverenz - 145,000