Steve Verrett is the Director for the Wisconsin chapter of the Poker Players Alliance (PPA), and while he's used to fighting for poker rights, today he's fighting for a poker prize.
In a recent hand, a player opened big for 4,500 and Verrett called from the button. When the flop came down , the raiser continued for 8,500 and again Verrett just called.
When the appeared on the turn, the unknown player moved all in and Verrett snap-called off for 20,800.
Verrett:
Opponent:
Verrett was well out in front with two pair and the flush redraw, and he was shipped the double after the harmless was put out on the river.
With around 5,000 in the pot and a flop of , Joe Iannello bet 4,100 from the small blind and then called when Mike Deis, who is currently second on the MSPT Season 5 Player of the Year leaderboard, three-bet to 11,100. When the appeared on the turn, Iannello wasted little time in betting 13,000, which got Deis to fold.
"I can name exactly what you have," Deis said.
"What do I have?" Iannello asked.
"A pocket pair bigger than sevens," Deis replied. Iannello indicated that he was correct.
Meanwhile, David Brown is up to 155,000, which makes him our current chip leader. Only time will tell if he'll be able to hold onto it.
It's official! Day 1a of the first-ever MSPT Potawatomi has attracted 246 entries, shattering the guarantee of $200,000 with the second starting flight still to come. That means just 138 players are needed on Day 1b (it'll no doubt be much more than that) to pass the MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells' 383 entries for the Wisconsin state record for largest prize pool.
Jason Sell, who won the MSPT Ho-Chunk Gaming Wisconsin Dells earlier this year, saw his tournament come to an end just before the last break. According to him, he got his stack in holding and was up against . He survived both the flop and turn, but a nine on the river put a dagger through his heart.
Sell opted not to reenter on Day 1a, but he did indicate that he will try again tomorrow.
Three more levels are in the books, and that means it's time for another 10-minute break. Late registration and reentries will expire at the end of the break.
Brandon "oncommand" Meyers busted in the first level, but he exercised his option to reenter. It paid dividends early as he quickly chipped up to as high as 75,000, but it all recently came crashing down. We missed the hand that crippled Meyers ("I basically got two outed," he told us), but we were there for his final hand.
Meyers managed to get his extreme short stack all in preflop and found himself in dire straits against Steve Buell.
Meyers:
Buell:
Meyers was up out of his seat and exiting the tournament floor even before the board ran out . Meyers can't reenter any longer on Day 1a, but he can try again tomorrow on Day 1b.
Zal Irani opened for 1,600 from middle position and MSPT Team Pro Matt Alexander called from the hijack. The big blind came along as well and three players saw a flop of . The big blind checked, Irani continued for 2,200, and Alexander called. The big blind got out of the way and then both players checked the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Irani checked and Alexander bet 5,000. Irani tossed in a call but mucked as soon as Alexander rolled over the for trips.
Meanwhile, MSPT Team Pro Kou Vang was eliminated from the tournament after running pocket kings into aces.
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, the raiser continued for 8,500 and again Verrett just called.
appeared on the turn, the unknown player moved all in and Verrett snap-called off for 20,800.
was put out on the river.
appeared on the turn, Iannello wasted little time in betting 13,000, which got Deis to fold.
and was up against 
. He survived both the flop and turn, but a nine on the river put a dagger through his heart.
. The big blind checked, Irani continued for 2,200, and Alexander called. The big blind got out of the way and then both players checked the 
turn. When the 
completed the board on the river, Irani checked and Alexander bet 5,000. Irani tossed in a call but mucked as soon as Alexander rolled over the 
