Day 1a of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Minnesota Poker State Championship at Running Aces Casino & Racetrack has come to a close after seeing 167 entrants kick things off.

Almost a full day of action was played to completion with the hard stop of 19 players being reached with 24:45 remaining in Level 14 (3,000/5,000/5,000).

The final level was full of eliminations, which saw chip leader Paul Carney’s 300k stack balloon to 567,000 to end the night, edging out Loki Abboud (549,000) for the top stack.

Steve W was able to hold onto his steam throughout the day, bagging a respectable 447,000 to put in his bag at the end of the night, while Event #11 winner Leo Pinamonti (397,000) and Season 16 Player of the Year Jake Long (396,000), as they round out the top five stacks of the flight.

Season 14 Minnesota Poker State Champion runner-up Rory Linton collected 323,000 to end the night with, while two-time MSPT Champ Jeremy Dresch (242,000), Dennis Stevermer (241,000), MSPT Champ Dan Goepel, and MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup (82,000) all found a Day 2 berth.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included Yume Carr, MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz, Dalton Jones, Peter Her, John Mcnee, and Ashish Gandhi, just to name a few.

Those players, as well as any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back into action. Day 1b will kick off at 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday, while the third and final flight, Day 1c, will take place at noon on Saturday.

The surviving players from each flight will then return at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday to play down to a winner.

Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor at Running Aces Casino & Racetrack!

MSPT Season 17 Minnesota Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule