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Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
979
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
316
Players Left
37
Ralsten Flips the "Coin of Destiny"
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Caleb Ralston opened to 1,500 before he saw a short-stacked opponent move all in for just under 5,000. Action folded back to Ralston who had a decision to make.
"I don't have a very good hand," said Ralston. He flipped his coin to leave it in the hands of fate. Whatever the result was, Ralston made the call.
Opponent: 
Caleb Ralston: 
Ralston saw his opponent flop a straight on the 
. Even so, anyone who doubted the coin would regret doing so. The turn was the perfect 
to give Ralsten a ton of outs. One of those came in on the 
river to give him the bigger straight.
"The coin of destiny," said a tablemate while Ralston stacked his chips as his opponent headed to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
58,000 |
Long Bets Each Street to Beat Beetz
Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Brad Beetz opened from early position before getting three-bet by Richard Long to 4,500 on his left. Action folded back to Beetz who made the call.
The flop was 
. Beetz checked to Long who fired 6,500, and Beetz made the call.
Long ramped up the pressure on the 
turn by betting 15,000. Beetz elected to let it go and fight for another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
|
47,300
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
40,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
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Level 6
: Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Perkins On a Heater, Wins Three in a Row
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Three players saw a flop of 
in a three-bet pot. Randy Perkins saw his opponent move all in for about 16,000 on the flop and both him and his opponent made the call.
On the 
turn, Perkins moved all of his chips in the middle as well, about 22,000. His opponent called and all three hands were turned over.
Flop all-in player: 
Turn all-in player: 
Randy Perkins: 
Perkins had one opponent drawing dead and the other drawing to two outs. The 
river changed nothing and Perkins locked up the massive pot.
*****
The next hand, Perkins opened to 1,600 on early position. The player on his left three-bet to 5,100. A player in the blinds cold-called. Back on Perkins, he four-bet to 31,600. The other two players let their cards go.
*****
The next hand, Perkins saw a player limp under the gun before he three-bet to 2,500. The entire table folded and got out of his way. He showed 
to show what he was continuing his heater with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
Two Pair Good for Pasker
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Action started on the river in a three-way hand. The pot held about 25,000 and the board read 
.
The player under the gun bet 10,000 into his two opponents. Austin Pasker made the call in middle position and action folded to the player in the cutoff. After some thought, he also made the call.
Under the gun showed 
, and seemed surprised to see Pasker show for two pair and the winner to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
109,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
Kruk Make Quads, Sinks a Boat
Level 5
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Ron Kruk and Gary Herstein traded a couple raises preflop before getting all their chips in. Kruk was the short stack and looking to get back to a healthy stack.
Ron Kruk: 
Gary Herstein:
In rough shape, things looked even bleaker for Kruk on the 
flop, Kruk needed running cards to say alive. The 
gave Kruk one out to hit on the final card. The table exploded when the hit the river. Kruk made runner-runner quads to run down the cowboys and scoop the pot for the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,100 | |
|
|
19,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Some Riverside Stacks Around the Room
Level 4
: Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
118,000
63,600
|
63,600 |
|
|
83,000 | |
|
|
77,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
50,500 | |
|
44,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
43,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
40,800
8,900
|
8,900 |
|
|
40,600
-5,400
|
-5,400 |
|
|
33,000
-6,400
|
-6,400 |
|
|
25,100
100
|
100 |
|
18,000
-28,000
|
-28,000 |
|
|
16,700
16,700
|
16,700 |