Day 1c was the final starting flight of the MSPT Season 17 Colorado Poker State Championship at Bally’s Casino, and attracted a final 344 runners, which, along with 1a's 173 and 1b’s 240, brought the total field up to 757 entries, shattering the $500k guarantee.

The impressive field generated a $732,790 prize pool, paying out a minimum of $2,029, while the eventual winner will walk away with a $144,935 first-place prize, along with the MSPT Season 17 Colorado Poker State Championship!

At the end of the third and final flight, just 38 players bagged and tagged, with Tan Hoang found himself at the top of the chip counts for the final flight, bagging 685,000, good enough for the second overall stack heading into Day 2.

Luke Wasikowski (587,000), Christopher Haydt (545,000), Sergio Martinez (529,000), and Stefan Berkower (508,000) found themselves a part of the 500k club as they rounded out the top stacks of the final flight.

Others who survived the third and final flight included Graham Griffin (448,000), MSPT Champ Steve Wilkie (286,000), DJ Buckley (227,000), Barb Visher (215,000), Sammy Aweida (195,000), and January’s Main Event Champion Vinny Moscati (124,000).

Among those to try and fall on Day 1c included Gabe Neighbors, WSOP bracelet winner Craig Varnell, Jon McCray, Jason Vanstrom, Daniel Brewer, and last January’s Champ Faraz Jaka, just to name a few.

The surviving players from all three flights – of which there are 85 (20 from Day 1a, 27 from 1b, and 38 from 1c) – will return at 11:00 a.m. local time on Sunday, August 2^nd, 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!

MSPT Season 17 Colorado Poker State Championship Schedule