$1,100 Main Event
Day 1c Started
2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
523
Players Left
69
Final Day 1 Flight Set to Begin in MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship Main Event at Riverside
The third and final Day 1 flight for the MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship $1,110 Main Event is set to take place this afternoon. Cards will fly at 3:00 p.m. in the casino event center.
Yesterday saw 316 players take their shot and 37 of them found a bag for Day 2. Today is the last chance for championship hopefuls to secure a spot for Sunday. With unlimited reentries available, today promises to be an exciting quest to find a much-desired bag in pursuit of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool.
Players will start with 25,000 in chips and enjoy 40-minute levels to allow for plenty of deep-stack maneuverability. Level one will start with blinds of 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante.
Breaks will be 10 minutes long and occur every three levels. Late registration will be open until the start of level 13 (approximately 11:30 p.m.). Day 1c will play 15 levels or until approximately 12% of the field remains, whichever comes first. For the first two days, 12% was reached late in the day.
PokerNews will be here all weekend long to share the excitement and report all the action on this final Day 1 flight, so keep it locked in here to follow along.
Shuffle Up and Deal
The tournament director has kicked things off and cards are in the air for this final Day 1 flight.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Chaudhuri Doubles on First Hand
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Samrat Ray Chaudhuri raised to 500 in middle position. The player in the big blind three-bet to 1,500. Back on Chaudhuri, he moved all in for the full 25,000. HIs opponent made the call.
Opponent: 
Samrat Ray Chaudhuri: 
Chaudhuri was on the right side of the earliest preflop cooler possible, and his kings held on the runout to double his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,200
50,200
|
50,200 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
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Early Familiar Faces in the Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,200 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Peck Picks a Pot
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Dustin Peck raised to 400 from under the gun before immediately getting three-bet to 900 from the player on his left. The big blind cold-called the three-bet.
Back on Peck, he chose to four-bet to 3,500. The three-bettor folded, but again the big blind called.
The flop was 
. Action checked to Peck who continued for 2,500. After some thought, his opponent let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,500
29,500
|
29,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Mell Robs the Bank
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action began on the flop in a heads-up pot with about 2,100 in the middle. The board showed 
.
James Mell checked to Mitchell Bank on the button, and Bank bet 900. Mell check-raised the flop to 2,500 and Bank snap-called.
The turn was the 
, and despite all the flop action, both players checked.
On the river 
, Mell checked again, Bank went for a small bet of 1,700. Mell shrugged and tossed in the call.
Bank mucked his cards, so Mell slid his in face down as well to take it down with a mystery hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
|
|
21,400
-3,600
|
-3,600 |