Josh Reichard eliminated his biological father to win his third MSPT championship ($111,942).

Josh Reichard won his third title at the MSPT Iowa State Championship, earning $111,942. His victory over his father, Brett Reichard, was the most talked-about moment of the tournament.

Last weekend, the Major Series of Poker Tour (MSPT) held its 17th Iowa State Championship at the Riverside Casino, south of Iowa City. The $1,110 buy-in tournament attracted 549 entries, with Josh Reichard from Wisconsin—who just won his first WSOP bracelet this summer—ultimately emerging victorious to claim the title and a prize of $111,942.

"People like to say how lucky I am, and I'll be the first to tell you that I'm the luckiest person in poker," Reichard said after winning his third MSPT title. "So when you see a winning streak like this, you need luck to win, so keep giving me that energy; I love it."

He added to MSPT reporter Anthony Thompson: "I love MSPT. I mean, it's the tour I play the most, it's the tour I support the most, I wear their merchandise everywhere I go, I wear it to every tournament I play, so it would be great to be recognized as one of the best players and see my name at the top of the leaderboard."

Reichard is already an MSPT Hall of Famer, and he also won a seat in the $3,500 MSPT Championship Rock 'N' Roll Poker Open (RRPO), which will be held from November 18 to December 2 at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. He also earned 1,700 POY points, which puts him third on the leaderboard.

MSPT Iowa Final Table Results

 

Ranking	player	hometown	bonus	POY points
1	Josh Reichard	Janesville, Wisconsin	$111,942	1,700
2	Jake Wilding	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$68,763	1,500
3	Ricky Landais	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	$50,108	1,400
4	Jason Crews	Clive, Iowa	$37,314	1,300
5	Tony Olguin	Ainsworth, Indiana	$28,412	1,200
6	Max Havlish	Kuhn Lapis, Minnesota	$21,322	1,100
7	Chris Wickman	Demonton, Iowa	$16,525	1,000
8	Stan Webb	Mitchellville, Iowa	$12,793	900
9	Matthew Schurter	Crystal Lake, Illinois	$10,128	800

Other players who won prize money include Andy Rogowski (10th place, $7,996), Gerald Cunniff (17th place, $5,331), John Reading (24th place, $3,891), Rob Wazwaz (31st place, $2,612), Craig Trost (36th place, $2,612), and DJ Buckley (48th place, $2,132).

Also noteworthy is that Reichard's father, Brett "Pops" Reichard, was eliminated in 13th place, just one step away from the final table, and his son was the one who eliminated him. According to the MSPT live report, this happened at level 22 (20,000/30,000/30,000), when Reichard opened and raised to 70,000, and Jake Wilding called from the button. Pops, with only 150,000 chips left in the small blind, went all in.

His son 4-bet to 275,000 to isolate, prompting Wilding to fold. Pops revealed K♠8♣, but was far behind young Reichard's A♣K♣. The board opened with 4♣6♥6♣3♥5♦, and Reichard eliminated Pops in 13th place, earning $6,397.

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