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Ameristar Casino St. Charles

March 24 - 29, 2026

 
 
 
  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 6000
Gabe Attoun Secures the Top Spot to Lead the Final 32 Advancing Players into Day 2
Created (3/29/2026 1:10:25 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Missouri Poker State Championship at the Ameristar Casino attracted 28 runners, which, along with the 241 from the previous two flights, brought the total field up to 630 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The massive field generated a $512,160 prize pool, and the top players will get paid a minimum of $2,254, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $107,691 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 17 Missouri Poker State Championship title!

At the end of the third and final flight, 32 players bagged and tagged with Gabe Attoun bagging the overall chip lead after he started catching steam in the final levels to put a whopping 887,000 in his bag.

Another player to catch steam throughout the day was MSPT Champ Chris Audrain, who was able to run up an impressive 483,000 stack, while Ryan Jaworski (419,000), Kanat Ozturk (390,000), and Horace Ingram (387,000) rounded out the top five.

They were joined by Bryan Skreens (373,000), WSOP bracelet winner Blair Hinkle (337,000), MSPT Champ Jeff Copeland (311,000), Dalton Jones (290,000), and MSPT Hall of Famer Keith Heine (222,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1c included MSPT Champ Jeff Sauer, Tim Vance, James Grimes, defending champ Brian Landon, Peter Brooks, and MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard, just to name a few.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 59 (5 from Day 1a, 22 from 1b, and 32 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, March 29th, 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 17 Missouri Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule
Date Time (CST) Tournament Chips Blind Levels Gold Card Event
29-Mar 11:00 AM $1,110 MSPT Missouri Poker State Championship NLH Day 2 (2-Day Event) - 40 Minutes 6
29-Mar Noon $300 Black Chip County NLH 40,000 30 Minutes 9
29-Mar 3:00 PM $250 Monster Stack NLH 30,000 20 Minutes 10

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 6000
End Day 1C Chip Counts
Created (3/29/2026 12:59:03 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Gabriel Attoun 887,000 800,000
Chris Audrain 483,000 410,000
Ryan Jaworski 419,000 419,000
Kanat Ozturk 390,000 300,000
Horace Ingram 387,000 388,000
Bryan Skreens 373,000 378,000
Matt Koch 363,000 363,000
Blair Hinkle 337,000 418,000
Isiah Peebles 320,000 320,000
Robert Warder 316,000 316,000
Jeffrey Copeland 311,000 271,000
Neal Settergren 309,000 309,000
Dalton Jones 290,000 310,000
Michael Estes (IL) 286,000 190,000
Jason Aken 282,000 130,000
Andre Allen 275,000 400,000
Qikuan Xu 258,000 258,000
Keith Heine 222,000 241,000
Fouad Fahsi 221,000 221,000
Andros Ioakimides 205,000 160,000
Joe DeRousse 197,000 197,000
Chueyee Yang 192,000 204,000
Lucus Drummonds 189,000 189,000
Casey Master 182,000 182,000
Steven Dill 177,000 190,000
Paul Wendell 159,000 159,000
Derek Schroeder 127,000 145,000
Thomas Hannan 117,000 235,000
Jason Rogers 114,000 114,000
Patrick Ray 111,000 138,000
Harrison Shockley 66,000 66,000
Trey Bartlett 42,000 60,000

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 6000
Horace Ingram Hits Running Nines to Burst the Bubble
Created (3/29/2026 12:55:25 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Photo: Horace Ingram

Andros Ioakimides raised to 12,000 from middle position, and Horace Ingram called from the button, while the big blind called off their remaining 8,000 stack.

The was checked to showdown, and Ingram tabled for trip nines to burst the bubble as and were tossed into the muck, ending play for the evening.

Horace Ingram - 387,000

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 6000
Hand-for-Hand Begins
Created (3/29/2026 12:51:00 AM by Anthony Thompson)

With 33 players remaining, the hand-for-hand process has begun as only 32 of them will be making it to Day 2.

  • Level: 15
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 6000
Late Night Counts & Bust Outs
Created (3/29/2026 12:40:10 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Blair Hinkle 418,000 370,000
Chris Audrain 410,000 482,000
Andre Allen 400,000 440,000
Horace Ingram 388,000 345,000
Bryan Skreens 378,000 154,000
Dalton Jones 310,000 103,000
Kanat Ozturk 300,000 170,000
Jeffrey Copeland 271,000 145,000
Keith Heine 241,000 174,000
Michael Estes (MO) 190,000 350,000
Andros Ioakimides 160,000 267,000
Derek Schroeder 145,000 140,000
Patrick Ray 138,000 75,000
Jason Aken 130,000 28,000
Trey Bartlett 60,000 92,000
Jesse Bryant 0 155,000
Dino Galic 0 107,000
Robert Hankins 0 102,000
Askia Ingram 0 160,000
Eric Phillips 0 125,000
William McCracken 0 120,000
Ryan Tepen 0 90,000
Adam Tolander 0 87,000

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 5000
Allen Sets Up Kastelic for a KO
Created (3/29/2026 12:23:29 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Photo: Andre Allen

Andre Allen raised from middle position, and MSPT Champ Anthony Kastelic defended his big blind to see a flop.

Kastelic quickly checked to Allen, who fired out a continuation bet, and Kastelic clapped back with a 25,000 check-raise.

Allen then made the call and watched the dealer turn the .

This time, Kastelic led out with a 75,000 bet, and he was met with a call from Allen.

Once the completed the board on the river, Kastelic moved his remaining stack into the middle, and Alllen looked him up.

Kastelic then proceeded to table for a flopped two-pair, but it was well behind Allen’s set of aces , ending his Main Event run.

Andre Allen - 440,000
Anthony Kastelic - Eliminated

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 5000
Hannan Trips Yoshiba Out the Door
Created (3/29/2026 12:10:09 AM by Anthony Thompson)

Photo: Tom Hannan

There was all-in action after a flop between Daniel Yoshiba from the cutoff and Event #1 winner Tom Hannan from the big blind, with Yoshiba holding the effective stack.

Daniel Yoshiba:
Tom Hannan:

Both players connected on the flop, with Hannan holding the best of it until the dealer turned the , improving Yoshiba to two pair.

Just as Yoshiba was looking good to score a double, the dealer then followed with the 1 on the river, putting Hannan back in the lead with trip eights, and ending Yoshiba’s Main Event.

Tom Hannan - 235,000
Daniel Yoshiba - Eliminated

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 5000
Chip Collectors & Givers
Created (3/28/2026 11:54:50 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Player Name Chip Count Previous Progress
Chris Audrain 482,000 380,000
Andre Allen 440,000 145,000
Michael Estes (MO) 350,000 313,000
Horace Ingram 345,000 270,000
Andros Ioakimides 267,000 160,000
Thomas Hannan 235,000 51,000
Chueyee Yang 204,000 220,000
Steven Dill 190,000 310,000
Keith Heine 174,000 127,000
Kanat Ozturk 170,000 75,000
Askia Ingram 160,000 70,500
Jesse Bryant 155,000 260,000
Derek Schroeder 140,000 162,000
William McCracken 120,000 84,000
Dalton Jones 103,000 85,000
Anthony Kastelic 0 221,000
Umut Ozturk 0 80,000
Brett Reichard 0 30,000
Joseph Saltanovitz 0 30,000
Jason Crews 0 52,000
Brett Slezak 0 30,000
Daniel Yoshiba 0 63,000

  • Level: 14
  • Blinds: 3000
  • Ante: 5000
Mike Estes is a Four Card Master
Created (3/28/2026 11:40:20 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Over the past week, players have been inside the Ameristar Casino in St. Charles, MO, duking it out for their MSPT Season 17 Missouri Poker State Championship!

In Event #5: $300 Pot-Limit Omaha, 125 four-card specialists took to the tables, generating a $30,625 prize pool that was paid out to the top 15 players.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Chad Buzinski (10th Place - $628), David Kowalski (11th Place - $628), MSPT Champ Chris Audrain (12th Place - $628), Satar Al-Sadoun (13th Place - $483), Austin Schaal (14th Place - $483), and Robert Keeling (15th Place - $483)

Walking away the victor was St. Louis native Mike Estes, who secured the outright win to go along with his first Gold Card!

Final Table Results
Place Name Prize POY
1 Mike Estes $8,573 250
2 Jason Simon $5,298 200
3 Jacob Long $3,828 175
4 Jonathan Raffel $2,863 150
5 Shawn Quinn $2,083 125
6 Brayden Smiley $1,593 100
7 Shabta Moria $1,225 75
8 Gary Gwinn $949 50
9 Jesse Keel $766 25

  • Level: 13
  • Blinds: 2000
  • Ante: 3000
Reichard Runs Kings into Aces, Falls Shortly After
Created (3/28/2026 11:27:06 PM by Anthony Thompson)

Photo: Josh Reichard

Greg Wood raised all-in for 39,000 from middle position, and was called by Steve Dill from the cutoff before MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard squeezed his 152,000 stack in the middle from the big blind.

With action back on Dill, he quickly called off his slightly shorter 151,000 stack, and all three players tabled their hands.

Greg Wood:
Steve Dill:
Josh Reichard:

Dill woke up with aces at the perfect time, as the clean runout secured him the massive pot, while Reichard was left with just 1,000 and eliminated the very next hand.

Steve Dill - 340,000
Josh Reichard - Eliminated
Greg Wood - Eliminated

 
 
Player Name
City
State
Country
Chips
Progress
MO 
887,000  
87,000 
 
MO 
483,000  
73,000 
 
WI 
419,000  
  
MN 
390,000  
90,000 
 
MO 
387,000  
1,000 
 
Elburn 
IL 
373,000  
5,000 
 
MO 
363,000  
  
MO 
337,000  
81,000 
 
MO 
320,000  
  
 
 
316,000  
  
MO 
311,000  
40,000 
 
Troy 
IL 
309,000  
  
IA 
290,000  
20,000 
 
IL 
286,000  
96,000 
 
MO 
282,000  
152,000 
 
MO 
275,000  
125,000 
 
MO 
258,000  
  
MO 
222,000  
19,000 
 
MO 
221,000  
  
MO 
205,000  
45,000 
 
Festus 
MO 
197,000  
  
MN 
192,000  
12,000 
 
MO 
189,000  
  
MO 
182,000  
  
Fenton 
MO 
177,000  
13,000 
 
MO 
159,000  
  
MO 
127,000  
18,000 
 
IL 
117,000  
118,000 
 
NC 
114,000  
  
MO 
111,000  
27,000 
 
MO 
66,000  
  
IL 
42,000  
18,000 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
Smyrna 
TN 
0  
Busted 
 
Omaha 
NE 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
OH 
0  
Busted 
 
WI 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
AZ 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MI 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
Moro 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IN 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
 
 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IL 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IN 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
Clive 
IA 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MN 
0  
Busted 
 
MO 
0  
Busted 
 
Rank
Player Name
City
State
Country
Amount
Points
2
MO 
$67,121
1,400
3
MN 
$48,837
1,300
5
Peoria 
IL 
$27,048
1,100
6
Peoria 
IL 
$20,536
1,000
8
MO 
$12,522
800
12
MO 
$7,513
600
15
MO 
$6,011
500
16
MO 
$5,009
400
17
MO 
$5,009
400
20
Omaha 
NE 
$4,308
300
21
Elburn 
IL 
$4,308
300
22
MO 
$3,656
200
24
MO 
$3,656
200
26
Rolla 
MO 
$3,106
150
28
Owasso 
OK 
$2,705
100
32
Troy 
IL 
$2,705
100
33
Fenton 
MO 
$2,705
100
35
MO 
$2,705
100
36
MO 
$2,705
100
37
MO 
$2,454
75
38
MO 
$2,454
75
41
MO 
$2,454
75
42
Festus 
MO 
$2,454
75
44
Lititz 
PA 
$2,454
75
46
NC 
$2,254
50
47
Peoria 
AZ 
$2,254
50
50
IL 
$2,254
50
51
MO 
$2,254
50
52
MO 
$2,254
50
57
IL 
$2,254
50
58
MN 
$2,254
50
LEVEL INFO
Level
15
Blinds
3,000 / 6,000
Ante
6,000
TOURNAMENT INFO
Entries
286
Players Remaining
32
Average Chip Stack
268,125
Total Chips
8,580,000
TOP 10 CHIP COUNT
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
887,000
483,000
419,000
390,000
387,000
373,000
363,000
337,000
320,000
10 
316,000
SEASON TOP 10 POY POINTS
RANK
PLAYER
CHIPS
3,800
3,150
3,050
2,900
2,660
2,550
10 
2,400