$1,100 Main Event | 2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

10-13-2019 21:17 UTC-4

Final Table Set; Players on a 40-Minute Dinner Break Until 10 p.m. ET (full)

Chad Holloway

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship Final Table

Place	Player	Hometown	Count
1	Hyung Cho	Indianapolis, IN	1,300,000
2	Keven Stammen	Coldwater, OH	3,290,000
3	Isaac Kratchman	Ferndale, MI	6,505,000
4	Erik Koch	Livonia, MI	3,870,000
5	Justin Pease	Detroit, MI	2,200,000
6	Aaron Massey	Chicago, IL	1,105,000
7	Bobby Noel	Pittsburgh, PA	3,290,000
8	Dapreesch Scates	Sterling Heights, MI	2,000,000
9	Elliott Hebden	Perry, MI	5,440,000
10	Ralph Massey	Chicago, IL	3,325,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kratchman	6,505,000 -295,000	-295,000
Elliott Hebden	5,440,000 -960,000	-960,000
Erik Koch	3,870,000 -830,000	-830,000
Ralph Massey	3,325,000 475,000	475,000
Keven Stammen	3,290,000 290,000	290,000

Bobby Noel	3,290,000 590,000	590,000
Justin Pease	2,200,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Dapreesch Scates	2,000,000 600,000	600,000
Hyung Cho	1,300,000 -400,000	-400,000
Aaron Massey	1,105,000 -345,000	-345,000

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10-13-2019 22:17 UTC-4

Cards Back in the Air

Chad Holloway

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Players have returned from their dinner break and action has resumed in the 2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship.

10-13-2019 22:23 UTC-4

Cho Gets Lucky to Stay Alive

Chad Holloway

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Hyung Cho on the button and he moved all in for 1.25 million. Isaac Kratchman was in the big blind and made the call.

Isaac Kratchman:
Hyung Cho:

Cho was dominated but gut a lucky runout when it came to give him a straight and the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kratchman	5,150,000 -1,355,000	-1,355,000
Hyung Cho	2,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Isaac Kratchman Hyung Cho

10-13-2019 22:29 UTC-4

Aaron Massey Eliminated in 10th Place ($20,345)

TylerWarken

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Aaron Massey was in middle position and moved the rest of his 705,000 chips into the middle. Bobby Noel was next to act and called. The rest of the players folded and it was off to the races.

Aaron Massey:
Bobby Noel:

Massey picked up a flush draw to add to his outs when the flop came . He picked up an additional two outs on the turn card. But the river was a blank and Massey was eliminated in 10th place.

This was Massey's fourth time making a MSPT Firekeepers final table. His previous best finish was when he won it back in May 2016 for $174,658. Today He will be taking home $20,345 for his deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Noel	3,500,000 210,000	210,000
Aaron Massey	Busted

Tags: Aaron Massey Bobby Noel

10-13-2019 22:38 UTC-4

Break Time

Chad Holloway

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The final nine players are on a scheduled 10-minute break.

10-13-2019 22:46 UTC-4

Updated Chip Counts at the Break (full)

Chad Holloway

Level 30 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elliott Hebden	5,595,000 155,000	155,000
Ralph Massey	5,450,000 2,125,000	2,125,000
Isaac Kratchman	4,175,000 -975,000	-975,000
Erik Koch	3,575,000 -295,000	-295,000
Keven Stammen	3,425,000 135,000	135,000

Bobby Noel	2,985,000 2,985,000	2,985,000
Hyung Cho	2,825,000 325,000	325,000
Justin Pease	1,800,000 -400,000	-400,000
Dapreesch Scates	1,460,000 -540,000	-540,000

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Level: 31

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

10-13-2019 22:55 UTC-4

Cho Coolers Stammen

TylerWarken

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Hyung Cho opened to 425,000 in middle position, Keven Stammen was next to act and moved all in. The action folded back around to Cho who quickly called off his last 2,830,000.

Hyung Cho:
Keven Stammen:

Stammen was unable to imporve as the board ran out . Hyung is now the chip leader sitting at 6,100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hyung Cho	6,100,000 3,275,000	3,275,000
Keven Stammen	570,000 -2,855,000	-2,855,000

Tags: Hyung Cho Keven Stammen

10-13-2019 22:59 UTC-4

Dapreesch Scates Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,606)

Chad Holloway

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Action folded to Bobby Noel in the small blind and he moved all in to put the pressure on Dapreesch Scates, who called off for 1.6 million from the big.

Dapreesch Scates:
Bobby Noel:

Scates was ahead but disaster struck when the flop fell . The turn left Scates looking for an ace on the river to stay alive, but it wasn't meant to be as the improved Noel to two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Noel	5,000,000 2,015,000	2,015,000
Dapreesch Scates	Busted

Tags: Dapreesch Scates Bobby Noel

10-13-2019 23:07 UTC-4

Stammen Binks a Ten to Stay Alive

TylerWarken

Level 31 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Erik Koch opened to 325,000 from early position. The action folded around to Keven Stammen who started the hand with 475,000. Stammen gave it some thought before he put it all in the middle after already having 160,000 committed. Koch called off the extra 150,000 and the players turned their cards over.

Keven Stammen:
Erik Koch:

Stammen would need to hit a ten to stay alive, and thats just what he did when the flop came . Koch picked up a gut shot on the turn. But the river was a blank .

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Koch	2,600,000 -975,000	-975,000
Keven Stammen	1,130,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Erik Koch Keven Stammen