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MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard Wins MSPT Season 17 Iowa Poker State Championship for Third Career Title!

For the second time this season, the MSPT traveled to Riverside Casino, this time to host the Season 17 Iowa Poker State Championship, and the turnout did not disappoint.

It was another successful return after 549 entries were tallied through three starting flights, generating a $531,030 prize pool.

On Sunday, 62 players returned for Day 2 action with their sights on the title, and after roughly 10 hours of action, it was none other than MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard who rose to the occasion once again, claiming his third career title, along with the $111,942 top prize!

“It feels great,” Reichard stated after his victory, ”I mean, it always feels great when you win, but this one, especially after it took me so long to get my second title, it’s special.”

Reichard continued, “People like to say how lucky I am, and I’ll be the first person to tell you I’m the luckiest person in poker, so when you watch a sun run like this one, you need to get lucky in order to win, so keep sending me that energy, I love it.”

A month after earning his maiden bracelet, Reichard now gets to add a new piece of MSPT hardware to his collection, marking his third career title and a feat that only eight others have done in tour history.

“It means a lot,” Reichard said about what it means to climb up all the MSPT leaderboards. “I love the MSPT,” added Reichard, “I mean this is the tour I play the most, the tour I support the most, I wear all their swag everywhere I go, every tournament I play in, so it would be nice to be recognized as one of the best and to see my name on top of the leaderboards.”

The victory did exactly that, not only was he already atop the GOAT rankings, but he now sits second in all-time Career MSPT earnings behind fellow Hall of Famer Kou Vang with $1,061,176, and he moved up the ladder into third place for this Season’s POY race, while also earning a $3,500 seat into the MSPT Championship Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open (RRPO), which will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida, Nov. 18 – Dec. 2, boasting a $2,000,000 GTD Main Event, a “Cherry on the top,” in his words about winning the seat.

MSPT Season 17 Iowa Poker State Championship Final Table Results

Day 2 Action

The final day came back with all 62 players already in the money, and action kicked right into gear with short stack Paul Ewen being the first elimination of the day while Rodney Colson and the MSPT’s top casher champ DJ Buckley followed him to the payout desk as part of the first batch of eliminations.

With bodies starting to drop like flies, Season 16 Champ Mike Estes was picking up traction until he ran his pair of ladies into Andy Rogowski’s pocket aces, sending him home in 47^th place for $2,132.

The fast-paced action then hit a new gear, with payouts being heard throughout the room as MSPT Champ Justin Lynch (44^th Place - $2,292), Season 13 Iowa Poker State Champ Craig Trost (36^th Place - $2,612), MSPT Hall of Famer & bracelet winner Rob WazWaz (31^st Place - $2,512), and fellow bracelet winner John Reading (24^th Place - $3,891), all falling by the wayside.

Fellow Hall of Famer Gerald Cunniff (17^th Place - $5,331), Brett “Pops” Reichard (13^th Place - $6,397), Kyle Wagner (12^th Place - $7,996), and Andy Rogowski (10^th Place - $7,996) would all then have their tournament hopes cut short just before the final table.

Final Table Action

Once the final table was set, Matt Schurter found himself at the bottom of the chip counts and found a pair of jacks to get his money in the middle, only to be set up by Chris Wickman’s pocket sixes, making him the first final table elimination.

While Schurter started the final table at the bottom of the chip counts, Stan Webb sat third only to have his final table run come to an abrupt end after his flopped top pair of kings was out-kicked by 2024 Riverside Champ Jake Wilding’s Big Slick, giving him an eighth-place finish.

Similar to Webb, Hickman came into the final table towards the top of the chip counts, but his stack started to dwindle down until he ultimately took a seventh-place finish for $16,525.

After Hickman’s elimination, MSPT Champ Max Havlish found himself at the bottom of the chip counts and was flushed out on the river by Wilding to take a sixth-place finish ($21,322), while Tony Olguin followed him out the door in fifth place for $28,412.

It was back-to-back final table appearances for Jason Crews, who was looking to improve off his runner-up finish earlier this year, but he ran his pair of tens into Wilding’s superior pair of jacks, as he took a fourth-place exit for $37,314, bringing his MSPT career earnings up to $353,793.

Reichard was in command of the chip lead for most of the final table until three-handed action, where chips finally shuffled around for a level before he regained the mantle after he set up Ricky Landais’ pocket nines with a lucky pair of sevens, sending him home in third-place for $50,108.

Once the heads-up battle started, Reichard held a commanding chip lead, but Wilding was able to even the playing field after he turned the wheel, sending play into a back-and-forth battle.

Unfortunately for Wilding, the momentum didn’t last very long, as Reichard was able to secure pot after pot to take a massive chip lead, which led to him being flushed out in second place for $68,763 while Reichard secured the MSPT Season 17 Iowa Poker State Championship for his third career title and a score of $111,942.

This wraps up our coverage for this year’s Iowa Poker State Championship, but Season 17 of the MSPT continues this week as we head to Bally’s Black Hawk next (July 22^nd - August 2^nd), and our reporting team will be on hand providing updates for the Colorado Poker State Championship, so make sure to come back and tune in!

Jake Wilding Eliminated in 2nd Place ($68,763)

A series of raises led to all-in action with Jake Wilding’s stack at risk.

Jake Wilding:
Josh Reichard:

Wilding was ahead holding a made hand of nines, and the flop kept him out in front.

“Queen of Spades”, asked Reichard just before the fell on the turn, giving him more outs with the flush draw, and as fate would have it, the dealer dropped the on the river, giving him the nuts to eliminate Wilding.

Josh Reichard - 16,470,000
Jake Wilding - Eliminated

All Time Main Event Cashes

After notching his first-ever Main Event cash back in 2014, DJ Buckley has become one of the most consistent players on the tour, earning himself a record 89 Main Event cashes.

With just under half of the season remaining, Buckley will look to keep notching the cashes underneath his belt, as he will look to become the first player ever to earn 100 Main Event cashes and take his seat in the coveted MSPT Hall of Fame.

All-Time Main Event Cashes

Wilding Turns the Wheel for a Double

Josh Reichard raised all-in from the button, and Jake Wilding called off his 3,330,000 stack.

Jake Wilding:
Josh Reichard:

“Chop it up,” Wilding said, “No, a five is coming,” his rail said just before a flop fell, giving both players a wheel draw.

“They said a five is coming,” added Reichard, only to see a fall on the turn, giving Wilding the wheel.

A five was then needed to chop up the pot, but the completed the board on the river, securing Wilding his double.

Josh Reichard - 8,975,000
Jake Wilding - 7,495,000

2026 MSPT Wisconsin Poker State Championship- Series Set!

: Potawatomi Casino I Hotel - Milwaukee, WI

: September 22-29, 2026

: Wisconsin Poker State Championship

: $1,110 Main Event / $1,000,000 GTD
$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

: 11 Gold Card Tournaments

: Coming Soon

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.ashx?eventID=495

Ricky Landais Eliminated in 3rd Place ($50,108)

A series of preflop raises led to all-in action between MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard from the button and Ricky Landais from the small blind, with Landais at risk.

Ricky Landais:
Josh Reichard:

Landais was ahead holding the superior made hand, but Reichard found a lucky seven on the flop to take the lead.

The turn then gave Landais some more outs with a gutshot straight draw, but the that fell didn’t improve his hand, and ended his run.

Josh Reichard - 12,660,000
Jake Wilding - 3,810,000
Ricky Landais - Eliminated

Wilding Calls Correctly for a Double

Jake Wilding raised to 250,000 from the button, and Ricky Landais defended his big blind to see a flop.

Landais check-called a 200,000 continuation bet from Wilding, and the turn was checked to the river.

This time, Landais check-jammed after Wilding fired out a 400,000 bet, and after some careful thought, Wilding called off his 1,555,000 stack.

Landais tabled for eights and threes, but it was no good as Wilding rolled over to collect a double-up.

Jake Wilding - 4,000,000
Ricky Landais - 2,800,000

Don't Miss the MSPT Season 17 Ameristar Poker Open at Ameristar Casino St. Charles❗

: Ameristar Casino St. Charles - St. Charles, MO

: September 1-7, 2026

: Ameristar Poker Open

: $1,110 Main Event / $300K GTD
$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE

: 13 Gold Card Tournaments

: https://msptpoker.com/.../book-today-for-the-mspt...

Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.ashx?eventID=734

Jason Crews Eliminated in 4th Place ($37,314)

Jason Crews tossed out his last 410,000 from the button and was called by Jake Wilding from the small blind before Hall of Famer Josh Reichard went over the top from the big blind.

With action back on Wilding, he decided to risk his 3,185,000 stack, and all three hands were tabled.

Jason Crews:
Jake Wilding:
Josh Reichard:

Wilding was in the lead holding a pair of jacks, and he was able to maintain it as the runout secured him the double-up, while Crews took an exit in fourth place after another incredible run.

Jake Wilding - 6,600,000
Josh Reichard - 6,400,000
Jason Crews - Eliminated

Tony Olguin Eliminated in 5th Place ($28,412)

There was all-in action preflop between MSPT Hall of Famer Josh Reichard from the cutoff and Tony Olguin from the small blind, with Olguin holding the effective stack.

Tony Olguin:
Josh Reichard:

Olguin was ahead holding a dominating hand, until the flop fell, pairing Reichard’s king.

The turn then left Olguin needing an ace on the river to stay alive, but the that fell gave Reichard a king-high flush and ended his Main Event run.

Josh Reichard - 9,100,000
Tony Olguin - Eliminated