2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$262,145
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,565,066
Entries
1,615
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
210
Players Left
1

Melasi Binks an Ace to Stay Alive

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Jason Melasi
Jason Melasi

The under the gun player started with a limp and Jason Melasi raised to 54,000 from middle position. Bill Byrnes was in the small blind and announced all in. The limper got out of the way and Melasi called off his remaining 299,000.

Jason Melasi: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Bill Byrnes: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

Melasi got was he was looking for as the flop came {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}{a-Spades}. Byrnes would need to hit a queen to make a straight but was unable to do so as the board completed {4-Clubs} and {2-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Melasi us
Jason Melasi
635,000 210,000
Bill Byrnes us
Bill Byrnes
300,000 -170,000

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