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Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2019 MSPT Meskwaki Casino
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
In consecutive hands Yanni Orfanos was put in a tough situation and ultimately lost chips each time.
In the first hand, action was picked up on the river on a board that read 
, a pot of about 12,000 was in the middle. Nick Marsh bet over 20,000 which had Orfanos covered. Orfanos went deep into the tank and eventually asked someone to call the clock on him, which one table mate obliged him and did. A few moments after that Orfanos folded 
face up.
The next hand, Orfanos was again forced to fold after a substantial think when Aaron Johnson made a bet on a turn of 
. After folding, Orfanos pounded his stack into the table in frustration bemoaning the loss of much of its contents.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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43,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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17,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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8,000
8,000
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8,000 |
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Well known Chicago based grinder Aaron Massey was spotted at the tables involved in a hand with a stack that was just below starting.
He went to the flop with two opponents as it came 
. Massey bet 1,400 and was called by one player. Action went check-check on both the 
turn and the 
river and Massey turned over the 
for the winning two pair hand to gain a little momentum.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,000
2,000
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2,000 |
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Four players went to a flop that came 
. One player bet 1,000 and was called by two of his opponents, including Hamid Feiz, while the fourth hand contestant folded.
The turn was the 
, all three players checked The river came the . Feiz decided to lead out with a bet of 3,200 which got quick folds from his opponents and allowed him to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Players are on their first 10-minute break of the day
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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37,000
37,000
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37,000 |
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27,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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21,000
21,000
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21,000 |
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20,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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19,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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14,000
6,000
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6,000 |
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10,000
10,000
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10,000 |
|
8,500
8,500
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8,500 |
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
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Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
In one of the last hands in Level 2, reigning MSPT Player of the Year Aaron Johnson raised to 500 from late position and a middle-position player had limped. The player in the big blind came along, as did the limper, and the flop fell 
.
Two checks saw Johnson continue for 800 and both his opponents called to see the turn. Again both players checked and Johnson kept the pressure on by betting 1,000. The big blind folded but the middle-position player called. Action then went check-check on the river.
Johnson tabled the 
and it was good as his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,000
2,000
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2,000 |
