The last of three grueling Day 1 flights is in the books here at Mid-States Poker Tour FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan. Lonnie Lundy emerged as the top dog with 277,500, but he barely passed Dan Bekavac, a former MSPT champion, who lost about 15,000 on the final hand of the night and ended up bagging 265,000. Bekavac took down MSPT Ho-Chunk back in March 2013 for a $76,668 score.
Day 1c Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonnie Lundy | 277,500 |
| 2 | Dan Bekavac | 265,000 |
| 3 | Bill Hamilton | 216,500 |
| 4 | Jake Baumgartner | 205,500 |
| 5 | Jason Zarlenga | 195,000 |
| 6 | Phillip Haddad | 157,000 |
| 7 | Ao Chen | 153,000 |
| 8 | Bryan Norris | 152,500 |
| 9 | Andy Rogowski | 151,000 |
| 10 | Bruce Swart | 147,000 |
Day 1c drew a large 260 runners, pushing the three-day total to 614 players, a new record for a major tournament in the state of Michigan.