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

11-02-2019 21:13 UTC-5

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Jeff McMillan

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

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11-02-2019 21:21 UTC-5

Break Time

Jeff McMillan

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

Players are now on their third 10-minute break of the evening.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-02-2019 21:40 UTC-5

Phan Takes Out Two

Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ryan Phan was in a three-way preflop all in with the chance to take down two short stacked opponents.

He would need some help though as he held the against the and . The board would provide that help as it ran out to give Phan the best hand and to knock out two players in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Phan	48,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Ryan Phan

11-02-2019 21:46 UTC-5

Friedman Makes Right Call

Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The board displayed . Adam Friedman was facing an 8,000 river bet from his opponent. He looked frustrated and seemed to chuck the calling chips into the pot reluctantly.

His opponent turned over the and Friedman quickly peeled up his for the winning hand and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	47,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Adam Friedman

11-02-2019 22:01 UTC-5

Shin Spinning it Up

Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three players were involved on a flop of .

Timothy Schutt bet 5,000 and was called by Tom Hammers. Mike Shin then raised in to 20,000. Schutt folded quickly and Hammers also got out of the way after a few moments to give Shin some more chips to add to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Shin	175,000 98,000	98,000
Tom Hammers	70,000 15,000	15,000
Timothy Schutt	27,000 -68,000	-68,000

Tags: Mike Shin Tom Hammers

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

11-02-2019 22:22 UTC-5

MSPT All Time Final Table Leaderboard

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 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

11-02-2019 22:33 UTC-5

Powell Takes Out Opponent

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Reginald Powell was seen scooping in a pot and his opponent got up from the table and walked away.

It appeared as though Powell's held up in a preflop all in against the of his opponent as the board was swept away and Powell continues to build a nice stack.