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Two-Time MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski Climbs to the Top to Lead the 61 Survivors After Day 1B

Day 1b of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Wisconsin Poker State Championship has come to an end at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino after seeing an impressive 551 entries recorded, taking the two-day total thus far to 844, solidifying that the $1,000,000 GTD will be broken with one flight still to go.

Another full day of action took course, knocking down the 551 entries to just 61 players as the hard stop was reached in Level 16 with 31:47 remaining at 4,000/8,000/8,000 whenptwo-time MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski put on a display to end the night with a whopping 947,000 to edge out Todd Adler (820,000), and two-time WPT Champ Tony Tran (775,000) for the overall top stack thus far.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Pete Fox (640,000) and Joan Sandoval (510,000), while MSPT Hall of Famer & WSOP bracelet winner Josh Reichard (499,000), two-time MSPT Champ Mark Sandness (435,000), Brittany Spain (435,000), and MSPT Champ Antonio Vargas (267,000) are just a few more of the players to add their names to the Day 2 roster along with the 33 to have already advanced from Day 1a.

They were joined by MSPT Champ Steve Wilkie (260,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Richard Alsup (141,000), the MSPT’s top casher DJ Buckley (136,000), Season 16 Poker Bowl Champ Anthony Scarborough (118,000) and two-time MSPT Champ Mike Estes (104,000), while Nate Rivera, Missy Bartelme, Steve Buell, and April’s MSPT Champ Hamid Izadi all fell short on the 1b flight.

The final starting flight will begin tomorrow at noon local time, providing players with their last chance to secure a spot in Sunday's Day 2.

Late registration and re-entries will remain open through Level 12 (approximately 9:10 p.m.).

This is a best-stack forward event: If a player qualifies for Day 2 more than once, they may only play the higher chip stack; any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive the lowest Day 2 payout.

Player of the Year points will only be awarded for the higher stack. Players will only receive credit for a single MSPT Main Event cash finish.

MSPT Season 17 Wisconsin Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule

Make sure to tune in to see who makes it through to Day 2.

End Day 1B Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Lee Rzentkowski	947,000	223,000
Todd Adler	820,000	820,000
Tony Tran	775,000	345,000
Peter Fox	640,000	509,000
Joan Sandoval	510,000	565,000
Ievgen Nosenko	506,000	506,000
Xay Xiong	500,000	500,000
Josh Reichard	499,000	210,000
Yoon Kim	487,000	230,000
Miroslav Semanisin	476,000	585,000
Peter Walsworth	464,000	255,000
Buck Bucceri	455,000	340,000
Luyt Tran	450,000	355,000
Brittany Spain	435,000	445,000
Mark Sandness	435,000	365,000
Brian Jones	419,000	419,000
Brad Coultas	354,000	354,000
Danny Scott	303,000	265,000
Blake Borden	294,000	265,000
Jesse Green	293,000	425,000
Haibin Huang	289,000	289,000
Antonio Vargas	287,000	245,000
Daniel McNally	285,000	120,000
Joseph Calvo	281,000	281,000
Michael Berg	274,000	640,000
Steve Wilkie	260,000	203,000
Greg Sessler	236,000	150,000
Kelly Mahana	233,000	200,000
Max Gougan	227,000	227,000
Michael Kamenjarin	225,000	200,000
Karsen Mitsche	222,000	222,000
Tom Koral	212,000	260,000
Thomas Grutsch	212,000	330,000
Brett Halan	200,000	200,000
Xi Nguyen	188,000	260,000
Johny Sam	162,000	162,000
Chaohui Ning	146,000	146,000
David Knauff	143,000	143,000
Richard Alsup	141,000	201,000
Shiva Dudani	138,000	153,000
Preston Willier	137,000	137,000
DJ Buckley	136,000	184,000
Duane Anderson	130,000	55,000
Josh Fields	127,000	127,000
Frederic Roetker	125,000	125,000
Jake Mustain	119,000	119,000
Anthony Scarborough	118,000	155,000
Anthony Babic	116,000	178,000
Dejan Nikitovic	111,000	111,000
Michael Koler	106,000	106,000
Michael Estes (IA)	104,000	126,000
Brian Carraher	103,000	103,000
Daniel Goepel	100,000	240,000
Darcy Dalen	99,000	115,000
Jennifer Lin	89,000	167,500
David Kim	84,000	84,000
Nerijus Kvedaras	74,000	74,000
Jessica Anderson	74,000	85,000
Jeremy Halaska	63,000	63,000
Audrius Macenis	60,000	60,000
Dillon Ellis	40,000	143,000

MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard Drops Big Slick on the Bubble

There was all-in action preflop between MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard from middle position and the big blind, with Reichard putting his opponent at risk.

Big Blind:
Josh Reichard:

Reichard was behind holding two live cards, but he connected with the flop to take the lead.

The then paired the board on the turn and the dealer followed with the on the river, bursting the bubble to end play for the night.

Josh Reichard - 499,000

Hand-for-Hand Begins

With 62 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has started as only 61 of them will be making Saunday’s Day 2.

Kamenjarin Sets Up Heller for a Double

Photo: Michael Kamenjarin

Kieran Hellerriased to 12,000 from the hijack, only to have Michael Kamenjarin fire out a three-bet from the cutoff.

Action quickly folded back to Heller, who three-bet jammed, and Kamenjarin calle doff his shorter 143,000 stack.

Michael Kamenjarin:
Kieran Heller:

Kamenjarin rolled over the better made hand, and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The turn kept Kamenjarin out in front, and the dealer dropped the on the river for good measure, securing his double-up with a top set of kings.

Michael Kamenjarin - 201,000
Kieran Heller - 60,000

Slyvinskyi Dropped by

Photo: Joan Sandoval

Bohdan Slyvinskyi open-jammed 21,000 unde rthe gun and Joan Sandoval looked him up from the small blind.

Bohdan Slyvinskyi:
Joan Sandoval:

Slyvinskyi was ahead holding the better hand, but a jack appeared in the window on the flop, putting Sandoval in the lead with top pair, but it also gave Slyvinskyi an open-ended straight draw.

The turn then paired Slyvinskyi, giving him more outs heading to the river, but the completed the board and ended his night.

Joan Sandoval - 565,000
Bohdan Slyvinskyi - 0

Chip Collectors & Givers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Michael Berg	640,000	715,000
Miroslav Semanisin	585,000	760,000
Joan Sandoval	565,000	685,000
Tony Tran	345,000	260,000
Danny Scott	265,000	200,000
Blake Borden	265,000	187,000
Xi Nguyen	260,000	190,000
Peter Walsworth	255,000	160,000
Antonio Vargas	245,000	90,000
Yi (KitKat) Klassen	242,000	201,000
Yoon Kim	230,000	305,000
Josh Reichard	210,000	135,000
Steve Wilkie	203,000	105,000
Michael Kamenjarin	200,000	78,000
DJ Buckley	184,000	124,000
Michael Puccio	140,000	102,000
Darcy Dalen	115,000	85,000
Jessica Anderson	85,000	30,000
Kieran Heller	60,000	340,000
Aaron Johnson	0	150,000
Rory Linton	0	178,000
Brendan Shiller	0	129,000
Bohdan Slyvinskyi	0	100,000

Most Main Event Final Table Appearances

MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz has achieved the most MSPT Main Event Top 10 Finishes in history, with 21

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Vargas Calls Right Side of Flip

Photo: Antonio Vargas

Two-time MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski raised to 11,000 from the cutoff, only to have fellow MSPT Champ Antonio Vargas moved all-in for 45,000 from the button, and the small blind go over the top, giving him isolation.

Antonio Vargas:
Small Blind:

It wa sa flip, with Vargas calling the correct side, as the runout pairing his jack, securing his double-up.

Antonio Vargas - 105,000

Stock Risers & Fallers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Miroslav Semanisin	760,000	595,000
Michael Berg	715,000	580,000
Joan Sandoval	685,000	460,000
Peter Fox	509,000	480,000
Brittany Spain	445,000	250,000
Jesse Green	425,000	215,000
Umut Ozturk	390,000	346,000
Luyt Tran	355,000	125,000
Kieran Heller	340,000	130,000
Buck Bucceri	340,000	260,000
Jon Hanner	265,000	170,000
Tony Tran	260,000	110,000
Daniel Goepel	240,000	86,500
Lee Rzentkowski	223,000	30,000
Kelly Mahana	200,000	365,000
Xi Nguyen	190,000	190,000
Blake Borden	187,000	130,000
Dillon Ellis	143,000	100,000
Josh Reichard	135,000	30,000
Brendan Shiller	129,000	30,000
Daniel McNally	120,000	218,000
Antonio Vargas	90,000	65,000
Cero Zuccarello	0	280,000
Kevin Andriamahefa	0	30,000
Joey Osterbauer	0	30,000
Eric Phillips	0	115,000
Hamid Izadi	0	60,000
Matt Kirby	0	45,000
Greg Koutelidakis	0	108,000
Bruce Fagan	0	58,000
Matthew Dodd	0	30,000