Hollywood Casino Columbus: December 12 - 15, 2024

 

Louis Shade Leads Final 39 Survivors After Day 1C of the Inaugural MSPT Season 15 Winter Poker Classic $1,110 Main Event at Hollywood Casino Columbus

Created (12/15/2024 12:18:37 AM by Anthony Thompson)
 

 

Day 1c of the inaugural MSPT Season 15 Winter Poker Classic $1,110 Main Event at Hollywood Casino Columbus attracted the largest field of the bunch with 355 entries being tallied, which, along with 1a's 115 and 1b’s 202, brought the field total up to 672 entries.

The massive field generated a $650,340 prize pool, and the top players will get paid a minimum of $2,146, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $133,320 first-place prize, along with the inaugural MSPT Season 15 Winter Poker Classic Main Event title!

At the end of the final flight, just 39 players bagged and tagged with Louis Shade (780,000), edging out two-time MSPT champ Chris Meyers (752,000) for the top stack of this flight.

Kevin Stroud’s started on a heater and ended on one as well as he tossed 613,000 into his bag to end the night while Event #3 winner Brian Hall (564,000), and Jameson Selvaggio (520,000) rounded out the top five stack.

Back-to-Back Player of the Year Umut Ozturk

Back-to-back Player of the Year Umut Ozturk bagged just outside the top five with 471,000, locking in a record 19th cash on the season with his sights set on securing a second WPT packages this season while Thomas Carlin (371,000), Nazim Temiz (349,000), and MSPT champ Alex Cruz (283,000) all found a Day 2 berth.

WSOP Bracelet Winner Rich Ali

Other not as fortunate to find a bag and fell on Day 1c included WSOP bracelet winners Richard Ali, Alan Percal, Satoshi Tanaka, David Evans, MSPT champ Satish Thakur, and DJ Buckley

DJ Buckley

Day 2 will get underway at 11:15 a.m. local time and play to a winner with 72 players (12 from Day 1a, 21 from 1b, and 39 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 $1,110 Main Event at Hollywood Casino Columbus!

MSPT Season 15 Winter Poker Classic at Hollywood Casino Columbus Remaining Schedule
Date Time Tournament Chips Blind Levels Trophy Event
15-Dec 11:15 AM $1,110 MSPT Main Event NLH Day 1A (2-Day Event) - 40 Minutes 15
15-Dec 12:15 PM $400 Ultimate Progressive Bounty NLH 40,000 30 Minutes 19
15-Dec 4:15 PM $200 Last Chance Monster Stack NLH 30,000 20 Minutes 20