Ameristar Casino St. Charles

Charlie Reichard Secures the Top Spot to Lead the Final 27 Players into Day 2

Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Ameristar Poker Open Main Event attracted 238 runners, which, along with the 248 from the previous two flights, brought the total field up to 486 entries, shattering the $300k guarantee.

The massive field generated a $469,920 prize pool, and the top 54 players will get paid a minimum of $2,112, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $100,901 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 17 Main Event title!

At the end of the third and final flight, players bagged and tagged, with Charlie Reichard bagging the chip lead after he started catching steam in the final levels to put a whopping 716,000 in his bag, good enough for the second overall stack heading into Day 2.

Another player to catch steam throughout the day was Sam Devers, who was able to run up an impressive 639,000 stack, while Dylan Crawford (511,000), WSOP Circuit king Maurice Hawkins (475,000), and Hal Kilgore (455,000) rounded out the top five stacks.

They were joined by Andros Ioakimides (384,000), William McCracken (304,000), Dalton Jones (283,000), MSPT Champ Chris Audrain (245,000), and Mark Lafata (195,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1c included defending Champ Mike Estes, fellow MSPT Champ Justin Lynch, James Grimes, MSPT Champ Brian Landon, Justin Coliny, and MSPT Hall of Famer Keith Heine, just to name a few.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 54 (8 from Day 1a, 19 from 1b, and 27 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, September 6^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!

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End Day 1C Chip Counts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Charlie Reichard Samuel Devers	716,000 639,000	450,000 500,000
Dylan Crawford	511,000	132,000
Maurice Hawkins	475,000	240,000
Hal Kilgore	455,000	90,000
Austin Schaal	387,000	300,000
Andros Ioakimides	384,000	290,000
Nicholas Davis (MO)	359,000	359,000
Austin Owens	333,000	333,000
William McCracken	304,000	300,000
Gary Bland	287,000	287,000
Dalton Jones	283,000	110,000
Jamie Payne	264,000	154,000
Jason Peterson	259,000	300,000
Chris Audrain	245,000	298,000
Brett Hagopian	225,000	180,000
Peter Brooks	206,000	155,000
Mark Lafata	195,000	180,000
Robert Hankins	143,000	181,000
Matthew Barnett	102,000	102,000
Del Ray Beiler	101,000	101,000
Kim Bonnett	66,000	66,000
Donald Stanley	64,000	103,000
Saad Ghanem	51,000	105,000
Dror Ucko	50,000	50,000
Toran Tate	43,000	30,000
Tim Kelly	17,000	154,000

Tim Vance Loses Race to Bubble Day 1C

Tim Vance opened for 15,000 from middle position and then called off his 132,000 stack after Hal Kilgore jammed for more from the big blind.

Tim Vance:
Hal Kilgore:

Vance found himself racing for his tournament life and was able to maintain the lead after the flop hit the felt.

However, the dealer then turned the , putting Kilgore in the lead with one card to go.

Vance was hoping to find a nine on the river, but the completed the board and ended his night on the bubble.

Hal Kilgore - 455,000
Tim Vance - Eliminated

Recent Departures; Hand-for-Hand Starts

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Trey Bartlett	0	121,000
Brandon Butler	0	60,000
Michael Estes (IL)	0	150,000
Anthony Kastelic	0	54,000
John Ro	0	68,000
Derek Schroeder	0	30,000
Danny Scott	0	315,000
Ryan Tepen	0	238,000

Tepen Felted by Reichard

Photo: Ryan Tepen

Charlie Reichard raised under the gun, and action folded to Ryan Tepen, who defended his big blind to see a flop.

Tepen check-raised after Reichard fired out a continuation bet, and was called.

Once the hit the turn, Tepen move dhis remaining chips into the middle and was snap-called.

Ryan Tepen:
Charlie Reichard:

Tepen was left needing the board to pair either a king or a seven just to chop the pot, but the fell on the river and sent him packing.

Charlie Reichard - 600,000
Ryan Tepen - Eliminated

Schroeder Jams into Kilgore's Aces

Photo: Hal Kilgore

Hal Kilgore raised from middle position and then called Derek Schroeder’s three-bet jam from the small blind.

Derek Schroeder:
Hal Kilgore:

Schroeder was behind and needed help, but the flop didn’t provide any.

The dealer then turned the giving Schroeder some more outs with a gutshot straight draw, but the that fell on the river was a brick, ending his tournament.

Hal Kilgore - 300,000
Derek Schroeder - Eliminated

Defending Champ Estes Gets Hooked by McCracken's Cowboys

Photo: Mike Estes

Defending Champ Mike Estes opened under the gun for 15,000, only to call a 35,000 three-bet Shawn McCracken made from the cutoff.

Once the flop hit the felt, Estes tossed his remaining stack into the middle and was quickly called by McCracken.

Mike Estes:
Shawn McCracken:

It was a cooler situation for Estes, as McCracken not only rolled over the better made hand, but also the better club draw, and the turn followed by the river ended the two-time Champ’s run.

Shawn McCracken - 300,000
Mike Estes - Eliminated

Chip Collectors & Givers

Player Name	Chip Count	Previous	Progress
Charlie Reichard	450,000	190,000
Danny Scott	315,000	155,000
William McCracken	300,000	110,000
Jason Peterson	300,000	205,000
Andros Ioakimides	290,000	460,000
Maurice Hawkins	240,000	142,000
Brett Hagopian	180,000	120,000
Mark Lafata	180,000	92,000
Peter Brooks	155,000	100,000
Dalton Jones	110,000	100,000
Donald Stanley	103,000	30,000
John Ro	68,000	127,000
Brandon Butler	60,000	30,000
Toran Tate	30,000	110,000
Austin Schaal	30,000	79,000
Michael Estes (IA)	0	324,000
Jean (Prince) Gaspard	0	102,000
Aaron Knudson	0	21,000

MSPT Gold Card Collectors

Reigning MSPT Player of the Year Jake Long has accumulated the most Gold Cards to date, collecting eight of them last season, while MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard sits behind him with five.

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Owens Dominates Tepen for a Double Up

Photo: Austin Owens

Ryan Tepen opened for 8,000 from middle position and was called by Hal Kilgore from the button before Austin Owens squeezed his 89,000 stack into the middle from the small blind.

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

Austin Owens:
Ryan Tepen:

Owens rolled over a dominating hand, and faded the runout to collect a double-up.

Ryan Tepen - 240,000
Austin Owens - 190,000