Dmitri Amirov limped under the gun with Scott Proffit in the small blind and Greg Gundling checked from the big blind.
Players saw a flop of and action was checked to Amirov who bet 2,000. Proffit folded but Gundling check-called.
The turn brought the and Gundling check-called another bet of 4,000 from Amirov.
The completed the board and Gundling checked for a third time. Amirov moved all in for 102,000 and Gundling gave it some thought, but chose to fold. Amirov showed for a straight before raking in the pot.
The player in middle position limped along with the button and Thomas Fisher raised to 5,600 from the big blind. The player in mid-position folded but the button stuck around with a call.
The flop fell and Fisher threw in a bet of 7,000 that his opponent called.
The turn brought the and this time, Fisher checked. His opponent bet 10,000 and Fisher check-raised to 25,000. His opponent responded by moving all in for about 50,000 and Fisher snap-called.
Opponent:
Thomas Fisher:
The player on the button had queens full of tens but Fisher had quad queens. The river completed the board and Fisher raked in the pot, eliminating his opponent.
Nathan Shervheim opened to 4,000 from middle position and John Shay three-bet jammed for about 22,000 from the small blind. Shervheim made the call and the players tabled their hands.
John Shay:
Nathan Shervheim:
The runout was and Shervheim stayed ahead to take down the pot, eliminating Shay from the tournament.
Scott Proffit raised from middle position and the player in the big blind defended.
The flop came and was checked through to the turn. The big blind bet 4,500 and Proffit called.
The completed the board and the big blind fired 7,500. Proffit raised to 26,000 and his opponent took a few seconds of reflection then folded showing the .
"That was good," muttered Proffit revealing for king-high in return.
Paul Holder moved all in under the gun for 20,000 and the player in the hijack called.
Paul Holder:
Opponent:
The flop came giving the hijack a pair of jacks but Holder a set of sixes. The turn and river filled up the board and Holder improved his hand to sixes full of jacks, raking in the pot.
The MSPT Season 10 Player of the Year Race is in its home stretch and right now Mike Shin, who is competing now at the MSPT 2019 Wisconsin State Poker Championship, holds a healthy lead over both Adam Friedman and Matt Kirby.
At the end of the calendar year, the top-ranked player will receive POY recognition and a $10,000 Main Event buy-in for 2020.
With just a few stops remaining, Shin holds a big lead in the Player of the Year race. His 5,400 points are well ahead of Friedman, who is his next closest competition with 3,500 points.
Shin has amassed 10 MSPT cashes in 2019 which includes winning the MSPT Majestic Star back in January for $68,593 and finishing third in the MSPT Venetian over the summer for $334,000. That was the second-largest score of his career behind the $427,930 he received for finishing 12th in the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event.