Day 1a of the MSPT (Mid-States Poker Tour) $1,110 Missouri State Poker Championship at Hollywood Casino has come to a close after seeing 124 entrants kick things off.

Almost a full day of action was played to completion with the hard stop of 14 players being reached with 12:15 remaining in Level 14.

The final level was full of eliminations which saw chip leader Andrew Pichee’s 400k stack balloon to 829,000 to end the night, doubling Kevin Waldie’s 396,000 stack which was good enough for second overall.

Rounding out the top five stacks were Mark Lafata (376,000), Seniors winner Danny Shurtz (333,000), and Scott Sisler (320,000), with Brett Hagopian (313,000) also bagging north of 300k for a Day 2 berth.

Among those to try and fall on Day 1a included MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson, MSPT champ’s Steve Federspiel & Charlie Dawson, Lily Kiletto, and HB Sablotney, 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 3:00 p.m. local time Friday, while the third and final flight, Day 1c, will take place at the same time 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 Hollywood Casino!

MSPT Missouri State Poker Championship Remaining Schedule