$1,100 Main Event | 2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship

07-24-2022 16:27 UTC-5

Final Three Tables Redraw (full)

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Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	1	Tim Garles	640,000	26
1	2	Will Rothschild	300,000	12
1	3	Russ Regan	1,350,000	54
1	4	Dewayne Merkel	310,000	12
1	5	Craig Trost	3,280,000	131
1	6	Jason Bender	690,000	28
1	7	Robert Moreno	765,000	31
1	8	Dan Hendrickson	425,000	17
1	9	Ross Ferger	655,000	26

2	1	Nicholas Lagos	320,000	13
2	2	Tyler Yates	915,000	37
2	3	John Dennehy	360,000	14
2	4	Angela Jordison	915,000	37
2	5	Ramon Ziadeh	760,000	30
2	6	CJ Peake	1,800,000	72
2	7	Mike Estes	865,000	35
2	8	Don Dukate	550,000	22
2	9	Austin Pasker	2,100,000	84

6	1
6	2	Randy Perkins	920,000	37
6	3	Vic Gayheart	675,000	27
6	4	Stan Webb	2,905,000	116
6	5	Joe Ed McCray	695,000	28
6	6	Sam Hanson	410,000	16
6	7	Gabe Neighbors	565,000	23
6	8	Sarah Stefan	195,000	8
6	9	Dan Bekavac	1,100,000	44

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Trost	3,280,000 380,000	380,000
Stan Webb	2,905,000 205,000	205,000
Austin Pasker	2,100,000
CJ Peake	1,800,000 250,000	250,000
Russell Regan	1,350,000 750,000	750,000
Dan Bekavac	1,100,000 -700,000	-700,000

Randy Perkins	920,000 475,000	475,000
Tyler Yates	915,000 15,000	15,000
Angela Jordison	915,000 595,000	595,000
Mike Estes	865,000 20,000	20,000
Robert Moreno	765,000 315,000	315,000
Ramon Ziadeh	760,000 -50,000	-50,000
Joe Ed McCray	695,000 -580,000	-580,000
Jason Bender	690,000 433,000	433,000
"Vegas Vic" Gayheart	675,000 675,000	675,000
Ross Ferger	655,000 499,000	499,000
Tim Garles	640,000 547,000	547,000
Gabe Neighbors	565,000 315,000	315,000
Donald Dukate	550,000 179,000	179,000
Dan Hendrickson	425,000 -5,000	-5,000
Sam Hanson	410,000 -316,000	-316,000
John Dennehy	360,000 360,000	360,000
Nicholas Lagos	320,000 -170,000	-170,000
Dewayne Merkel	310,000 160,000	160,000
William Rothschild	300,000 101,000	101,000

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Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

07-24-2022 16:16 UTC-5

Battle of the Locals: Estes Wins This One

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Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action began on the flop with a board showing and about 125,000 in the middle.

Ramon Ziadeh led from the big blind for 75,000. In the hijack, Ramon Ziadeh moved all in for 370,000. After a while, Ziadeh made his decision.

"I have to call," he said.

Mike Estes:
Ramon Ziadeh:

Middle pair versus bottom pair, the board ran out and Estes held for the win.

"How do you do it Mike? I read you as weak," said Ziadeh.

"Yeah, you're the one who read me as weak," said Estes. "I knew I was good."

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Estes	845,000 435,000	435,000
Ramon Ziadeh	810,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Mike Estes Ramon Ziadeh

07-24-2022 16:01 UTC-5

Trost Wins Another Big One, Rides Rockets to the Top

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Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Craig Trost opened to 50,000 and picked up two callers, Dean Swailes on his left and the player in the big blind.

The flop came out . Trost continued for 80,000 and was immediately raised to 280,000 by Swailes. The big blind got out of the way, but Trost made the call.

On the turn, Trost checked to the raiser, and Swailed moved all in for just over 500,000.

"I don't think I can fold these," said Trost, who put in the call after a bit of thought.

Dean Swailes:
Craig Trost:

Trost had Swailes drawing to clubs, but they didn't come on the river to ship another big pot Trost's way. Swailes started the day with only 97,000 and made a deep run into the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Trost	2,900,000 825,000	825,000
Dean Swailes	Busted

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07-24-2022 15:54 UTC-5

Misstep Costs Bekavac Piles, Trost Collects

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Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dean Swailes opened to 65,000 from early position and Dan Bekavac made the call on the button. Craig Trost three-bet from the big blind to 270,000.

Swailes thought for a while but decided to let it go. Bekavac back-raised all in for about 920,000 effective, which Trost snap-called.

Craig Trost:
Dan Bekavac:

Trost was in great shape to get the huge double on the flop. The hit the turn, because there's always a sweat. The river fell the to complete the board, give Trost the big double, and cost Bekavac a large portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Trost	2,075,000 955,000	955,000
Dan Bekavac	1,800,000 -652,000	-652,000

Dean Swailes	840,000 840,000	840,000
Bradley Beetz	Busted

Tags: Craig Trost Dan Bekavac Dean Swailes

07-24-2022 15:41 UTC-5

Peake Sends Ziadeh to a Valley

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Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop with CJ Peake and Ramon Ziadeh battling heads up. The board was .

Peake checked from out of position and Ziadeh went for a bet of 100,000. Peake check-called.

The flush completed on the turn and both players checked.

The hit the river. Peake took his time assembling a bet of 275,000 and slid it into the pot. Ziadeh snap-called.

Peake showed for the nut flush to take it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
CJ Peake	1,550,000 780,000	780,000
Ramon Ziadeh	700,000 -20,000	-20,000
John Joachin	Busted

Tags: CJ Peake Ramon Ziadeh

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

07-24-2022 15:30 UTC-5

PN Podcast: 2022 WSOP Main Event Final Thoughts; Interviews w/ Main Event Final Three

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Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

In the latest edition of the PokerNews Podcast, Sarah Herring, Chad Holloway, and Jesse Fullen bring you one final update from the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. That includes a recap of the Main Event, which was won by Espen Jorstad for $10,000,000!

Sarah chats with the new WSOP Main Event champion as well as runner-up Adrian Attenborough and third-place finisher Mickey Duek. They also feature interviews w/ recent bracelet winners Julien Martini and Lawrence Brandt.

Other stories they cover are the WSOP being affected by the “Active Shooter” false alarm, Dan Zack finally winning WSOP Player of the Year, Robert Mizrachi taking down the WPT Venetian, Paul Tedeschi blinking the 2022 Wynn Summer Classic $1,600 Mystery Bounty, and WSOP bracelet wins by Gregory Jensen and MSPT Hall of Famer Rich Alsup.

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

07-24-2022 15:14 UTC-5

Some More Chip Counts

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Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Ed McCray	1,275,000 375,000	375,000
Tyler Yates	900,000 50,000	50,000
Russell Regan	600,000 600,000	600,000
Robert Moreno	450,000 253,000	253,000
Angela Jordison	320,000 109,000	109,000
Gabe Neighbors	250,000 106,000	106,000
Kyle Wagner	220,000 -136,000	-136,000
Jian Le Huang	Busted
Dallas Schmidt	Busted
Dennis Stevermer	Busted

07-24-2022 15:06 UTC-5

Webb Delivers Ultimate Preflop Cooler to Adams

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Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Lenard Adams opened to 50,000 from early position and Stan Webb three-bet in middle position. Action folded back to Adams who four-bet to 250,000. Webb moved all in for about 675,000 effective and Adams called.

Lenard Adams:
Stan Webb:

The board ran out queen high with no help for Adams who was sent to the payout line. Meanwhile, Webb has ctapulted to the second spot on the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Bekavac	3,100,000 300,000	300,000

Stan Webb	2,700,000 1,250,000	1,250,000
CJ Peake	770,000 130,000	130,000
Cody Wells	715,000 51,000	51,000
Bradley Beetz	600,000 170,000	170,000
John Joachim	140,000 -87,000	-87,000
Lenard Adams	Busted
David Gutfreund	Busted
Albert Morrow	Busted

Tags: Lenard Adams Stan Webb