Ameristar Casino St. Charles

Gabe Attoun Secures the Top Spot to Lead the Final 32 Advancing Players into Day 2

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 29^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 17 Missouri Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule

End Day 1C Chip Counts

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

Horace Ingram Hits Running Nines to Burst the Bubble

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

Hand-for-Hand Begins

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

Late Night Counts & Bust Outs

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

Allen Sets Up Kastelic for a KO

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

Hannan Trips Yoshiba Out the Door

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

Chip Collectors & Givers

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

Mike Estes is a Four Card Master

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 (10^th Place - $628), David Kowalski (11^th Place - $628), MSPT Champ Chris Audrain (12^th Place - $628), Satar Al-Sadoun (13^th Place - $483), Austin Schaal (14^th Place - $483), and Robert Keeling (15^th 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

Reichard Runs Kings into Aces, Falls Shortly After

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