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

07-21-2022 22:20 UTC-5

Yates Gets Shoved On While Holding Aces

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Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Tyler Yates was already growing his stack into one of the biggest in the room when he was seen stacking chips from another recently won pot.

According to Yates and the table, he devoured the stack of his most recent opponent when that opponent shoved somewhere around 30,000 into Yates' aces while holding ace-jack.

Yates held up and finds himself near the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Yates	306,000 223,000	223,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

07-21-2022 22:12 UTC-5

In a Classic Race, Lowery Doubles Through Johnson

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Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action picked up just before the flop after Jordan Lowery and Aaron Johnson traded a few raises to get all the chips in the middle, about 30,000 each, with Lowery at risk.

Jordan Lowery:
Aaron Johnson:

In the coinflip, Lowery found a favorable board when the ran out to flip his and Johson's stack sizes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Lowery	66,000 66,000	66,000
Aaron Johnson	31,000 -24,300	-24,300

Tags: Aaron Johnson Jordan Lowery

07-21-2022 22:04 UTC-5

Bekavac Tries to Get Paid

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Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action picked up on the flop between the two table big stacks, Mitchell Bank in the small blind and Dan Bekavac in early position.

The board showed . Bank checked to Bekavac, and Bekavac immediately checked behind.

"No c-bet?" asked Bank.

The turn came the and Bank checked again. Bekavac bet 5,000, Bank shrugged and tossed in the call.

The river was the , Bank checked one more time. Bekavac put out a chunky 25,500 bet. Bank started talking to himself.

"Big bet...I just want to catch the bluff," mumbled Bank.

"You said call?" asked Bekavac.

"No," responded Bank.

"Oh," said a knowing Bekavac.

"That means he wants me to fold," thought Bank out loud.

"You know what they say, you think long, you think wrong," said Bekavac.

Eventually, Bank did throw his cards away.

Bekavac showed the for flopped trips.

"I almost got him to call 25k with king-high," quipped Bekavac.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Bekavac	312,000 17,000	17,000

Mitchell Bank	195,000 -13,000	-13,000
Josh Reichard	11,500 -13,500	-13,500

Tags: Dan Bekavac Mitchell Bank

07-21-2022 21:53 UTC-5

McCray Gets a River Fold On a Scary Board

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Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Action began on the flop in a three-way pot. The community cards showed .

The player in the hijack bet 2,500 and Joseph McCray made the call on the button. The player in the big blind made the fold.

The turn brought the and the hijack player didn't slow down, betting 9,000. Again, McCray made the call.

On the river , McCray's opponent did pause his aggression with a check. McCray decided to bet 10,000.

"Nope," was all the hijack player said while tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph McCray	68,000 68,000	68,000
Martin Diaz	Busted

Tags: Joseph McCray

07-21-2022 21:43 UTC-5

A Few Counts, Current Season 13 Points Leader Takes His Seat

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Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Josh Reichard is in the field. Sitting right next to Dan Bekavac, Reichard is currently atop the MSPT season 13 points leaderboard and leading Bekavac by 50 points.

"I'm not salty," said a seemingly less than truthful Bekavac.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Bekavac	295,000 7,500	7,500

Mitchell Bank	208,000 208,000	208,000
Josh Reichard	25,000 25,000	25,000
CJ Peake	Busted

Tags: Dan Bekavac Josh Reichard

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

07-21-2022 21:22 UTC-5

Break Time

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Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Players are on their third 10-minute break of the night, they will also be racing off and coloring up the 100 value chips.

07-21-2022 21:18 UTC-5

"Papi" Can't Miss

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Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Charles Dighton, who his tablemates have affectionately nicknamed "Papi," opened with a raise and found one caller immediately on his left.

"Hey, Papi's in a hand," as they got PokerNews' attention.

The flop showed up . Dighton continued for 5,000 and his opponent made the call.

The turn brought the , and Dighton slipped a check to his opponent, who checked behind.

The river fell the , then Dighton bet 15,000. His opponent let his cards go, but Dighton showed the to his tablemates before his table broke.

"You see Papi check that turn?" said the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles "Papi" Dighton	94,500 94,500	94,500

Tags: Charles "Papi" Dighton

07-21-2022 21:04 UTC-5

Dyer Makes the Nuts

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Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player in early position moved all in for 27,500, about 23 big blinds. On the button, Greg Dyer was interested. After some thought, he made the call.

At-risk opponent:
Greg Dyer:

"I don't like seeing those queens," said Dyer.

His ace-queen looked a lot more hopeful on the flop. Dyer then drilled the on the turn to leave his opponent drawing to chop outs. The river sealed the deal and Dyer took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Dyer	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Greg Dyer