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MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard Lead Final Batch of 34 into Day 2 of the MSPT Season 17 Ohio Poker State Championship

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Ohio Poker State Championship at JACK Cleveland Casino attracted another 302 runners, bringing the field total up to 801 entries.

The massive field generated a $775,470 prize pool, and the top 90 players will get paid a minimum of $2,118, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $151,282 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 17 Ohio Poker State Championship!

At the end of the final flight, just 34 players bagged and tagged, with MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard collecting 629,000 chips to end the night, giving himself the second overall stack for Day 2.

Following closely behind Reichard were Jason Cugliari (541,000), and Alec Magdan (522,000), while Joseph Saltanovitz (486,000), and Milton Thomas (464,000), rounded out the top five stacks of the flight.

Others who were able to find a Day 2 berth after the final starting flight included Brett Stevens (430,000), DJ Swartz (368,000). Jacob Bazeley (278,000), Brett “Pops” Reichard (172,000), MSPT Champ Veerab Zakarian (134,000), and 2023 JACK Cleveland Champ Jon Lewis (75,000).

Among those to fall short of a Day 2 berth included two-time MSPT champ Bobby Noel, Bob Heffner, Jamie Allen, Ruslan Zakharchuk, and defending Ohio Poker State Champ Renmei Liu.

Day 2 will get underway at 11:15 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 89 players (21 from Day 1a, 34 from 1b, and 34 from 1c) returning to the felt.

Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2, and we’ll see you at 11:15 a.m. for final day coverage of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Ohio Poker State Championship at JACK Cleveland Casino!

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End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Josh Reichard	629,000	407,000
Jason Cugliari	541,000	530,000
Alec Magdan	522,000	323,000
Joseph Saltanovitz	486,000	430,000
Milton Thomas	465,000	595,000
Brett Stevens	430,000	315,000
Zinoviy Pelekh	423,000	423,000
Eric Leonard	412,000	200,000
Tim Flattery	385,000	140,000
Daniel Swartz	368,000	400,000
David Hanna	355,000	263,000
Anthony Cooper	346,000	283,000
Eduardo Chacin	334,000	267,000
Michael Pempin	291,000	291,000
Asvin Gianesh	283,000	283,000
Jacob Bazeley	278,000	218,000
David Berman	235,000	330,000
Jeffrey Brown	213,000	227,000
Michael Litka	205,000	205,000
Dennis Milko	182,000	182,000
Brett Reichard	172,000	60,000
James Kramer 'Jamey'	162,000	160,000
Jameson Selvaggio	152,000	270,000
James Smith (PA)	149,000	149,000
Chase Hounshell	139,000	235,000
Tyler McAfoose	137,000	137,000
Casey Yontz	136,000	80,000
Kris Davis	135,000	135,000
Veerab Zakarian	134,000	156,000
Odeh "Sammy" Wahden	93,000	135,000
Eemil Tuominen	78,000	78,000
Jonathan Lewis	75,000	160,000
Paul Barton	67,000	67,000
Neil Coughlin	47,000	47,000

Day 1C Ends with a Double Knockout on the Bubble

Photo: David Evans

David Evans moved his last 69,000 in the middle from late position, and Brett “Pops” Reichard looked him up from the hijack.

David Evans:
Brett “Pops” Reichard:

Evans was at risk needing help, and saw an ace in the window on the flop, but a lady was lying underneath, giving “Pops” a set of queens.

The dealer then turned the , leaving Evans drawing dead to the river, while DJ Swartz knocked out another player with a pair of kings to officially burst the bubble.

Brett “Pops” Reichard - 172,000
David Evans - Eliminated

Day 2 Line Up

So far, 55 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 to the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, February 15th, at 11:15 a.m. for Day 2, with 9:30 remaining in Level 15 (3,000/6,000/6,000), and the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

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WSOP bracelet winner Chad Holloway & MSPT Season 12 Player of the Year Kyna England talk about the huge Diamond Championship at Talking Stick Resort and how each of them fared, along with interviews with Michelle McGinna and Dustin Skarra, a round-up of Team Jones vs Team Stiner, and discuss Alex Foxen winning his second MSPT title!

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Iacovone Tripped Up by Berman

Photo: Mike Iacovone

Dave Berman raised from the hijack and was called by Milton Thomas from the cutoff before Mike Iacovone squeezed his remaining stack into the middle from the small blind.

Only Berman called, and the two players tabled their hands.

Mike Iacovone:
Dave Berman:

Iacovone was ahead holding a suited ace, that was until the flop fell, giving Berman trip jacks.

The then fell on the turn, providing Iacovone no help, as he was left drawing dead to the river.

Dave Berman - 330,000
Mike Iacovone - Eliminated

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Milton Thomas	595,000	280,000
Joseph Saltanovitz	430,000	270,000
David Berman	330,000	250,000
Alec Magdan	323,000	225,000
David Evans	303,000	220,000
Jameson Selvaggio	270,000	150,000
Jonathan Lewis	160,000	87,000
Veerab Zakarian	156,000	75,000
Chris Meyers (NY)	0	240,000
Wayne Nowak	0	220,000
Keven Stammen	0	30,000
Andi Sulovari	0	26,000
Joseph Distasio	0	47,500
Mike Iacovone	0	140,000

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Coughlin Out Kicked by Leonard

Photo: Patrick Coughlin

There was all-in action after a flop between Eric Leonard from middle position and Patrick Coughlin from the small blind, with Coughlin holding the effective stack.

Patrick Coughlin:
Eric Leonard:

Both players flopped top pair, but Coughlin had kicker issues as the turn, followed by river ended his tournament.

Eric Leonard - 200,000
Patrick Coughlin - Eliminated

Chip Collectors & Givers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Josh Reichard	407,000	223,000
Daniel Swartz	400,000	500,000
Brett Reichard	360,000	260,000
Joseph Saltanovitz	270,000	191,000
Eduardo Chacin	267,000	336,000
David Hanna	263,000	200,000
Daniel Wolf	115,000	45,000
Jonathan Lewis	87,000	40,000
Andi Sulovari	26,000	80,000
Renmei Liu	0	60,000
Andrew Manchen	0	79,800
Brian Opyrchal	0	31,000
Patrick Coughlin	0	80,000
James Grimes	0	22,800
Abdul Amer	0	30,000
DJ Buckley	0	41,000