There are 11 players remaining in the MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship. The next elimination will stop play while the final table is set up. The play has tightened up a little and there are a lot of all ins, but few calls. The final table will be streamed with a 15-minute delay once the 11th place finisher is determined.
Jason Smith raised from under the gun and Jefferson Lasecki reraised all in. Smith called. Lasecki had and Smith had . The board ran out and Lasecki doubled up. There are still 11 players left, the next elimination will be the final table bubble.
The 11 remaining players are on a a ten-minute break. There will be another break once the field is down to ten. The length of that break will be determined by how long it takes to get down to ten.
Linda Callear raised to 150,000 and Jason Smith reraised to 350,000. Callear reraised all in for 485,000 total. Callear had and Smith had . It looked to be the end of Callear's day, but the board came , giving Callear a full house and taking another chunk out of Smith's stack. Earlier, he had versus a player with [axq] and his opponent hit an ace on the flop.
Mike Ermie raised on the button to 125,000 and Adam Lamphere reraised all in from the small blind. Ermie called. Lamphere had and Ermie had . The board ran out , and just before the river hit, Ermie said, "six!"
The was the river and Lamphere doubled up.
"I would have been so pissed," said Lamphere in reference to chopping the pot had a six come on the river.
Timothy Greiner was eliminated in 11th place when he shoved all in with and Santiago Vila called him with . The board ran out and Vila eliminated Greiner in 11th place. The players will now move their chips over to the final table, which will be streamed. Just go to MSPTPoker.com and click on the stream link.
The length of the break is being worked out and once that has been announced it will be posted in this thread.
Players are on a 35-minute break. Play will resume at 9 p.m. local time. The final table will be streamed and you can tune in by going to MSPTPoker.com and clicking the banner at the top of the page for the live broadcast.
Mike Ermie will be the chip leader when play resumes with 2,435,000.
Here is the seating chart and chip counts for the final table:
Ten players are vying for the MSPT Michigan Poker State Championship title. They will play 12 more minutes in the current level before continuing on for 40-minute levels the rest of the way.