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

$1,100 Main Event

Day 2 Started

07-24-2022 09:56 UTC-5

Day 2 Seat Draw

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TABLE	SEAT	PLAYER	CHIP COUNT	BIG BLINDS
1	1	Kevin Berthelsen	490,000	123
1	2	Ross Ferger	156,000	39
1	3	Vince Wolreb	184,000	46
1	4	Lenard Adams	244,000	61
1	5	Bradley Beetz	318,000	80
1	6	Robert Whittman	77,000	19
1	7	David Gutfreund	240,000	60
1	8	Scotter Clark	132,000	33
1	9	Albert Morrow	68,000	17

2	1	Tyler Yates	347,000	87
2	2	Gabe Neighbors	144,000	36
2	3	Matt Mallams	74,000	19
2	4	William Rothschild	199,000	50
2	5	Jian Le Huang	51,000	13
2	6	James Duda	209,000	52
2	7	Travis Gayle	67,000	17
2	8	Brandon Reyes	156,000	39
2	9	Yanni Orfanos	98,000	25

3	1	Joseph McCray	97,000	24
3	2	Ramon Ziadeh	267,000	67
3	3	Skyler Wynn	398,000	100
3	4	Mark Lafata	103,000	26
3	5	Lucas Tae	125,000	31
3	6	Piyush Mittel	120,000	30
3	7	Tim Garles	356,000	89
3	8	Elizabeth Ethridge	269,000	67
3	9	Donza Worder	134,000	34

4	1	Spence Madole	145,000	36
4	2	Marshall Lagani	288,000	72
4	3	Lucas Kulbe	199,000	50
4	4	Larry Garrett	86,000	22
4	5	Cody Wells	485,000	121
4	6	Dan Hendrickson	204,000	51
4	7	Josh Reichard	116,000	29
4	8	Loren Rice	151,000	38
4	9	Scott Vetter	79,000	20

5	1	Jesse Bowman	140,000	35
5	2	Paul Cogliano	132,000	33
5	3	Austin Pasker	231,000	58
5	4	Russell Regan	148,000	37
5	5	Dallas Schmidt	233,000	58
5	6	Sarah Stefan	312,000	78
5	7	Dannis Rawlings	68,000	17
5	8	Roger Gill	139,000	35
5	9	Dennis Stevermer	223,000	56

6	1	Jeff McNuters	71,000	18
6	2	Jeremy Calverley	156,000	39
6	3	Mike Estes	369,000	92
6	4	Eric Atchison	354,000	89
6	5	Jason Bender	257,000	64
6	6	Ben Rasmussen	171,000	43
6	7	Keith Heine	125,000	31
6	8	Dewayne Merkel	150,000	38
6	9	Jeff Grimes	43,000	11

7	1	John Dennehey	213,000	53
7	2	Dan Bekavac	1,183,000	296
7	3	John Oetker	60,000	15
7	4	Sam Hanson	349,000	87
7	5	Steve Dill	125,000	31
7	6	Michael Berk	122,000	31
7	7	Nick Haywood	97,000	24
7	8	Jeff Fielder	258,000	65
7	9	Al Carpenter	159,000	40

8	1	Aaron Johnson	249,000	62
8	2	Nicholas Lagos	251,000	63
8	3	Donald Dukate	371,000	93
8	4	Jason Behling	233,000	58
8	5	Kenneth Auker	150,000	38
8	6	Michael Ferrarotti	168,000	42
8	7	Scott Clark	85,000	21
8	8	Robin Leonard	91,000	23
8	9	Kaleb Dunn	117,000	29

9	1	Jun Kim	225,000	56
9	2	Jason Gross	280,000	70
9	3	Bradley Nitzsche	243,000	61
9	4	Ian Dean	59,000	15
9	5	Caleb Gilnam	55,000	14
9	6	Mark Vasey	150,000	38
9	7	Isidro Sandoval	290,000	73
9	8	Michael Anderson	146,000	37
9	9	Wesley Cannon	369,000	92

10	1	Steve Pelkofer	22,000	6
10	2	Vegas Victor Gayheart	273,000	68
10	3	Daniel Sepiol	262,000	66
10	4	Jonathan Kim	124,000	31
10	5	Stefan Cvetkovski	90,000	23
10	6	Gary Olson II	274,000	69
10	7	Dustin Melius	269,000	67
10	8	Adam Balome	57,000	14

11	1	John Mingus	296,000	74
11	2	CJ Peake	176,000	44
11	3	Dean S	37,000	9
11	4	Shawn Bloomhuff	97,000	24
11	5	David McKim	282,000	71
11	6	Ben Hanson	293,000	73
11	7	Andrew Torello	104,000	26
11	8	Todd Bartlett	111,000	28

12	1	Mickey Stuefer	182,000	46
12	2	Bryan Flitcraft	184,000	46
12	3	Stanley Webb	167,000	42
12	4	Casey Temper	113,000	28
12	5	Randy Perkins	445,000	111
12	6	Robert Moreno	197,000	49
12	7	Kyle Wagner	356,000	89
12	8	Taylor Howard	52,000	13

13	1	Tony Sedlak	124,000	31
13	2	Dan Schmidt	234,000	59
13	3	Sam Rothschild	385,000	96
13	4	Byron Ziebell	286,000	72
13	5	Gary Watson	128,000	32
13	6	Renato Spahio	94,000	24
13	7	Gary L. Vick	258,000	65
13	8	Jeffrey Copeland	56,000	14
13	9	Sean Larson	92,000	23

14	1	Craig Trost	373,000	93
14	2	Angela Jordison	254,000	64
14	3	Luke Blindert	296,000	74
14	4	Joe Barnard	93,000	23
14	5	Chris Lee	106,000	27
14	6	Terrance Jarmon	87,000	22
14	7	William Koenig	227,000	57
14	8	John Joachim	227,000	57

07-24-2022 09:56 UTC-5

Winner to Be Crowned Today in MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship Main Event

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Welcome to the final day of the MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship Main Event in Riverside, Iowa. The field is set, the trophy is in sight, and players will battle down to a winner today.

A total of 979 players entrants took their shot at Main Event glory, but only 122 remain at the start of Day 2. The money bubble will be close with 99 players guaranteeing themselves a min-cash, the rest going home empty-handed.

There are plenty of big stacks around the room, but one stack stands out as gigantic among the rest. Dan Bekavac sits on 1,183,000 and has nearly 300 big blinds to work with to start the day. He has more than twice the amount of his closest opponent and seeks to finish his record-setting run on Thursday with a fifth MSPT Main Event title.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Dan Bekavac	1,183,000	296
2	Kevin Berthelsen	490,000	123
3	Cody Wells	485,000	121
4	Randy Perkins	445,000	111
5	Skyler Wynn	398,000	100
6	Sam Rothschild	385,000	96
7	Craig Trost	373,000	93
8	Donald Dukate	371,000	93
9	Mike Estes	369,000	92
10	Wesley Cannon	369,000	92

Plenty of talented players look to stand in Bekavac's way. Kevin Berthelsen (490,000) and Cody Wells (485,000) both bagged very similar stacks yesterday and look to carry their deep-stack momentum into a win. Berthelsen has made three Main Event final tables but is still seeking his elusive first win. Wells cashed his first MSPT Main Event last year in Las Vegas and seeks to improve on that run with his big stack today.

Play will be nine-handed today with 40-minute levels. Players will restart in level 14 with 5:07 left on the clock, the earliest finishing time at which play ended in any of the three starting flights.

Keep it tuned right here to PokerNews to follow this one to its exciting finish as the newest Iowa State Poker Champion will be crowned before the day's end.

Tags: Cody Wells Craig Trost Dan Bekavac Donald Dukate Kevin Berthelsen Mike Estes Randy Perkins Sam Rothschild Skyler Wynn Wesley Cannon

07-24-2022 11:00 UTC-5

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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With 5:00 left in level 14, Day 2 is officially underway.

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

07-24-2022 11:12 UTC-5

Cogliano Moves All In

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Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action started on the flop of a three-way pot with about 40,000 in the middle. The board was .

Dallas Schmidt bet 22,000 from the big blind, but quickly ran into an all in from Paul Cogliano in the cutoff. Russell Regan folded the button.

Back on Schmidt, he thought for a while before letting it go and shipping the pot to Cogliano.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dallas Schmidt	204,000 -29,000	-29,000
Paul Cogliano	160,000 28,000	28,000
Russell Regan	132,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Dallas Schmidt Paul Cogliano Russell Regan

07-24-2022 11:20 UTC-5

Morrow Gets a Double

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Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

David Gutfreund raised to 21,000 from the cutoff before Albert Morrow moved all in from the small blind for 66,000.

"Oh boy," said Gutfreund, pondering his decision. He eventually tossed in a call to put Morrow at risk.

Albert Morrow:
David Gutfreund:

Any drama was squashed when the hit the board, giving Morrow the full house. The finished the board and Morrow locked up the double.

Nearby, Mark Lafata was seen heading toward the rail after busting.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Gutfreund	156,000 -84,000	-84,000
Albert Morrow	142,000 74,000	74,000
Mark Lafata	Busted

Tags: Albert Morrow David Gutfreund Mark Lafata

07-24-2022 11:31 UTC-5

Estes Makes a Boat, Grimes Eliminated

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Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action picked up on the turn with Jeff Grimes all in on the button on a board of . Mike Estes had just bet with action on the side, but the third player folded to see the two hands to a runout.