Day 1c of the MSPT Season 17 $1,110 Wisconsin Poker State Championship has come to an end at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, as the final starting flight brought in an astonishing 724 runners, which, along with 1a's 293 and 1b’s 551, brought the field total up to 1,568 entries.
At the end of the final flight, just 80 players bagged and tagged with WSOP bracelet winner Jean “Prince” Gaspard, bagging the top stack of 980,000, leading the charge into Day 2.
MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz
Following behind Gaspard was two-time MSPT Champ David Gonia, whose 778,000 stack will put him third in chips for Day 2, while MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz (677,000), Jacob Marynowski (656,000), and Alexander Doroshko (617,000) rounded out the top five stacks.
MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson
They were joined by MSPT Hall of Famer’s Aaron Johnson (526,000) & Gerald Cunniff (493,000), two-time MSPT Champ Ken Baime (465,000), Missy Bartelme (327,000), Sarah Stefan (307,000), Brett “Pops” Reichard (296,000), and MSPT Champ Jeff Copeland (214,000).
Thai Dinh
Among those who took their shot but fell short on Day 1c included Sam DeSilva, two-time MSPT Champ Angela Jordison, WSOP bracelet winner Robert Mitchell, MSPT champ Max Havlish, and Jason Crews just to name a few.
Jason Crews
Day 2 will get underway at 11:00 a.m. local time and play to a winner, with 174 players (33 from Day 1a, 61 from 1b, and 80 from 1c) returning to the felt.
Each of the returning Day 2 players is guaranteed at least $1,968, with the eventual winner walking away with a $253,521 first-place prize.
MSPT Season 17 Wisconsin Poker State Championship Remaining Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Tournament |
Chips |
Blind Levels |
Gold Card Event |
| 27-Sep |
9:00 AM |
$400 Seniors (50+) NLH |
30,000 |
30 Minutes |
9 |
| 27-Sep |
11:00 AM |
$1,110 WPSC Main Event NLH Day 2 (2-Day Event) |
- |
40 Minutes |
5 |
| 27-Sep |
12:00 PM |
$400 Black Chip Bounty Ultimate Stack NLH |
30,000 |
30 Minutes |
10 |
| 27-Sep |
3:00 PM |
$250 Last Chance Monster Stack NLH |
30,000 |
20 Minutes |
11 |
Congratulations to everyone who advanced to Day 2! We will see you at 11:00 a.m. for final day coverage of the MSPT 2026 Wisconsin Poker State Championship at Potawatomi Hotel & Casino!