$1,100 Main Event Day 1a | 2019 MSPT Meskwaki Casino

11-01-2019 21:07 UTC-5

Lang Calls Friedman's Bluff

Jeff McMillan

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in early position raised , Adam Friedman and Mike Lang came along for the ride.

The flop came down . Action was checked around. The turn came the . Lang led out with a bet of 3,000. The first player folded and Friedman called.

The river was the . Lang checked again and Friedman made a testing bet of 12,500. Lang thought it out for about a full minute before calling.

Friedman said good call and turned over the for nothing while Lang showed down the winner with the and took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	60,000	-55,000
Mike Lang	52,000	52,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Mike Lang

11-01-2019 20:52 UTC-5

Chip Count Update

Jeff McMillan

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Siem	120,000	-27,500
Jay Phillips	77,000	-1,000
Scotter Clark	75,000	43,000
James Schelling	75,000
Nick Marsh	73,000	25,000
Yao Yin	70,000	12,000
Taylor Howard	70,000	-9,000
Rich Alsup	56,000	16,000
Josh Smith	55,000	34,000
Steve Federspiel	35,000	-2,000
Ralph Massey	33,000	-13,000
Mike Shin	27,000	13,500
Aaron Massey	18,000	-18,000
Yanni Orfanos	15,000	-21,000

Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

11-01-2019 20:32 UTC-5

Friedman KO's Set of Aces With Straight

Jeff McMillan

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Action was picked up on the river on a board that read . A large pot was in the middle and the first player to act bet 16,000.

Adam Friedman stared him down before announcing all in which got a snap call from his opponent.

Freidman turned over the for the straight and all his opponent could do was turn over in defeat to show that his powerful set had gone up in flames.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	115,000	77,000

Tags: Adam Friedman

11-01-2019 20:14 UTC-5

Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables in History

Chad Holloway

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Since its inception in 2009, the MSPT has done a great job keeping track of player stats. As a result, 10 years on they have one of the best player databases in the industry.

On their "Leaderboards" page, the MSPT tracks such things as Career Earnings, Main Event Cashes, Main Event Final Tables, Main Event Titles, Total Cashes, Most Cashes/Final Tables in a Season, Most Final Tables All-Time, and much more.

Several players in today's field are looking to climb on the leaderboard for "Most MSPT Main Event Final Tables."

Here's a look at the top eight MSPT Main Event final tables in tour history:

Place	Player	Hometown	Main Event Cashes
1	Richard Alsup	New Hope, Minnesota	11
2	Kou Vang	Maplewood, Minnesota	10
3	Blake Bohn	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	9
4	Rob WazWaz	Minneapolis, Minnesota	9
6	Jeremy Dresch	Fridley Minnesota	8
5	Everett Carlton	St. Paul, Minnesota	8
7	Adam Friedman	Gahanna, Ohio	7
8	DJ Buckley	Eden Prairie, Minnesota	7

11-01-2019 20:13 UTC-5

Massey Shoves River

Jeff McMillan

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante

Ralph Massey and Aaron Johnson went to the river with a pot accumulated to about 13,500. After the river was peeled the board read . Johnson checked and Massey pounced, applying maximum pressure by putting out a large stack that was enough to cover Johnson.

Johnson thought it over for a while and eventually folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ralph Massey	46,000	46,000
Aaron Johnson	15,000	5,500

Tags: Aaron Johnson Ralph Massey

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

11-01-2019 20:03 UTC-5

Yin Busts Opponent With Nut Flush

Jeff McMillan

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Yao "YY" Yin was seen collecting all of his opponent's stack, which was very close to his own.

The board read with the of Yin showing as the winner. He had evidently flopped the goods and found a way to extract the entire chip stack of his opponent, whose cards had already been mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yao Yin	58,000	58,000

Tags: Yao Yin

11-01-2019 19:58 UTC-5

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Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

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11-01-2019 19:47 UTC-5

"Sieminly" In Control

Jeff McMillan

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Dennis Siem has emerged as one of the large stacks in the middle part of Day 1a. He was seen involved in a hand on a board that read .

After a bet of 2,400 from his opponent, Siem used his large stack and promptly raised to 8,500. His opponent stewed it over for a few moments before folding and giving Siem even more ammunition.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dennis Siem	147,500	4,400

Tags: Dennis Siem