The $1,110 buy-in tournament hosted by Riverside Casino, south of Iowa City, attracted a total of 549 entries. The prizepool escalated to $531,030, with 62 top players making the money. For Josh Reichard, it marks the continuation of a fantastic period, having just won his first-ever gold bracelet at the WSOP in Las Vegas last month.
The most intriguing and simultaneously bizarre moment of the event occurred just before the final table. Josh Reichard eliminated his own father, Brett “Pops” Reichard, knocking him out in 13th place ($6,397). In the decisive hand, Josh's A c K c dominated his father's K s 8 c, and the board 6 h 6 c 4 c 3 h 5 d provided no help to his dad.
Reichard continued his eliminations at the final table, going into heads-up against Jake Wilding with a solid lead. In the tournament's final hand, his A s 9 s fortunately topped Wilding's 9 h 9 c when he completed a flush on the board J c T h 6 s 4 s K s. “People love to talk about how lucky I am, and I'm the first to tell you I'm the luckiest person in poker,” the three-time champion said with a smile.
Final Table Results of the $1,110 MSPT Iowa Poker State Championship:
|
Place |
Player |
Country |
Prize |
|
1. |
Josh Reichard |
USA |
$111,942 |
|
2. |
Jake Wilding |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
$68,763 |
|
3. |
Ricky Landais |
Milwaukee, WI |
$50,108 |
|
4. |
Jason Crews |
Clive, IA |
$37,314 |
|
5. |
Tony Olguin |
Ainsworth, IN |
$28,412 |
|
6. |
Max Havlish |
Coon Rapids, MN |
$21,322 |
|
7. |
Chris Wickman |
Des Moines, IA |
$16,525 |
|
8. |
Stan Webb |
Mitchellville, IA |
$12,793 |
|
9. |
Matthew Schurter |
Crystal Lake, IL |
$10,128 |
Source: MSPT
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