Day 1a of the MSPT Season 17 Indiana Poker State Championship at the Ameristar Casino in East Chicago is officially in the books, with106 total entries tallied during the first flight.
With action needing to play down to 11% of the field, 16 levels were required, as there was 26:29 remaining on the clock once the hard stop was reached, with Shimon Braun and his stack of 685,000 leading the charge of the 11 advancing players by a wide margin.
David Speicher
Sitting second in chips was David Speicher, who caught some late-night steam to put 351,000 in his bag to end the night, while two-time bracelet winner Scott Bohlman finished behind him with 336,000.
Two-Time Bracelet Winner Scott Bohlman
Fellow bracelet winner Jean “Prince” Gaspard was able to find himself a top-five sack as well, bagging 300,000, while Maher Syed (280,000) rounded out the top stacks of the first flight.
Brandon Meister
Others who found a Day 2 berth after the first starting flight included Brandon Meister (233,000), MSPT Hall of Famer Ben Stuart (196,000), Thai Dinh (185,000), and Michael VanderWoude (145,000).
Hal Kilgore
Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included Hal Kilgore, Jesse Cohen, Daniel Johnson, Nino Papava, and Marty Masarr, among others.
Marty Masar
Those players, as well as any newcomers, have two more starting flights to jump back into action.
This is a best-stack forward event: If a player qualifies for Day 2 more than once, they may only play the higher chip stack; any lower stack(s) will be removed from play at the start of Day 2 and receive the lowest Day 2 payout.
Player of the Year points will only be awarded for the higher stack. Players will only receive credit for a single MSPT Main Event cash finish.
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.
MSPT Season 16 Ameristar East Chicago Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
Gold Card Event |
| 28-Aug |
11:00 AM |
$265 NLH Milestone Satellite for Main Event |
30,000 |
20 Minutes |
|
| 28-Aug |
2:00 PM |
$1,110 Indiana Poker State Championship Day 1B |
40,000 |
40 Minutes |
6B |
| 28-Aug |
5:00 PM |
$250 Monster Stack NLH |
30,000 |
20 Minutes |
8 |
| 28-Aug |
8:00 PM |
$265 NLH Milestone Satellite for Main Event |
30,000 |
20 Minutes |
|
| 29-Aug |
10:00 AM |
$265 NLH Turbo Satellite for Main Event |
30,000 |
15 Minutes |
|
| 29-Aug |
Noon |
$1,110 Indiana Poker State Championship Day 1C |
40,000 |
40 Minutes |
6C |
| 29-Aug |
5:00 PM |
$250 Monster Stack NLH |
30,000 |
20 Minutes |
9 |
| 30-Aug |
9:00 AM |
$300 (40/30/40) |
30,000 |
30 Minutes |
10 |
| 30-Aug |
11:00 AM |
$1,110 Main Event NLH Day 2 |
- |
40 Minutes |
6 |
| 30-Aug |
Noon |
$300 Ultimate Stack NLH |
30,000 |
30 Minutes |
11 |
Join us tomorrow as we continue to bring you all the action and eliminations straight from the tournament floor of Ameristar Casino!