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

10-10-2019 22:18 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Ojeda	325,000	262,000
Al Motiwala	315,000
Nick Davidson	230,000	20,000
Bryant Miller	190,000	-10,000
Mike Deis	130,000	5,000
Devin Looney	100,000	40,000
Chris Moon	95,000	-65,000
Pat Steele	90,000	58,000
Gary Thill	45,000	-80,000

Bullen Busts One

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Randy Bullen raised to 6,000 and then called when an opponent three-bet all in for 15,500.

Bullen:
Opponent:

Bullen was behind but picked up a gutshot on the flop. The turn brough in the straight to secure the hand for Bullen, and his opponent hit the rail after the meaningless was run out on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Bullen	90,000

Tags: Randy Bullen

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

10-10-2019 21:50 UTC-4

Trips Aren't Good Enough, Uminn Binks River

TylerWarken

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player raised to 6,000 under the gun, Mark Uminn called from the hijack and the small blind came along aswell.

The flop came and the preflop raiser put out a continuation bet of 12,000. Uminn called and the other player folded.

The board paired the ace on the turn card and Uminn's last 25,500 ended up in the middle and he was behind.

Mark Uminn:
Opponent:

Uminn was able to find one of his few outs on the river to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Uminn	95,000

Tags: Mark Uminn

10-10-2019 21:45 UTC-4

Singletary Wins the Flip

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Al Singletary was in middle position and opened big by making it 21,000 to go. The player on the button responded by reraising all in for 60,000, both blinds folded, and Singletary called.

Al Singletary:
Opponent:

It was a flip and Singletary, who had most of his stack at risk, was just looking to hold. He did one better than that though as the flop gave him a set. The turn locked it up for the former MSPT FireKeepers final tablist and he was pushed the pot after the meaningless was run out on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Al Singletary	125,000	25,000

Tags: Al Singletary

10-10-2019 21:42 UTC-4

What a Treat: Matakis Sends One to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Minnesota's Ian Matakis raised to 5,500 from early position and two players called before Scott Treat called off his last 2,000 from the button. The lady on the button then three-bet all in for 15,000 and Matakis isolated with a four-bet to 25,000. That drove off the two limpers and all three hands were turned up.

Ian Matakis:
Scott Treat:
Button:

The flop gave both Matakis and the lady on the button a set, while Treat picked up the flush draw. The turn was of no consequence but the river was.

Treat made the flush to win the side pot while Matakis made some money by claiming the side.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	125,000	85,000

Tags: Ian Matakis Scott Treat

10-10-2019 21:40 UTC-4

Mudduluru Coolers Johnson

TylerWarken

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Sai Mudduluru raised to 6,000 from middle position, action folded to Aaron Johnson in the small blind and he moved all in for 60,000. Mudduluru snap called and showed Johnson the bad news.

Aaron Johnson:
Sai Mudduluru:

The flop was not help for Johnson and he was drawing dead on the turn. The meaningless river completed the board and Johnson was eliminated from play on Day 1A.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sai Mudduluru	175,000
Aaron Johnson	Busted

Tags: Sai Mudduluru Aaron Johnson

10-10-2019 21:25 UTC-4

Jacks Hold for Pluta

TylerWarken

Level 13 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

A player in middle position raised 5,000 and Dan Pluta moved all in for his last 17,500 from the cutoff. The original raiser called and they turned their cards over.

Dan Pluta:
Opponent:

The flop was a good one for Pluta, but the turn card left him needing to fade a heart or a queen heading to a river card.