Level: 4
Blinds: 150/300
Ante: 300
2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,565,066
Entries
1,615
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
322
Players Left
36
Level 4
: 150/300, 300 ante
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Level 4
: 150/300, 300 ante
The MSPT Season 10 Player of the Year Race is entering the home stretch and right now Mike Shin holds a healthy lead over both Adam Friedman and Brian Wilson.
At the end of the calendar year, the top-ranked player will receive POY recognition and a $10,000 Main Event buy-in for 2020.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Shin | Milwaukee Wisconsin | 4,550 |
| 2 | Adam Friedman | Gahanna, Ohio | 3,500 |
| 3 | Brian Wilson | SS Marie, Ontario, Canada | 3,250 |
| 4 | Matt Kirby | Bemidji, Minnesota | 3,125 |
| 5 | Eric Baldwin | Las Vegas Nevada | 2,700 |
| 6 | Brian Hou | Ann Arbor Michigan | 2,700 |
| 7 | DJ Buckley | Eden Prairie Minnesota | 2,417 |
| 8 | Daniel Bekavac | Chicago Illinois | 2,300 |
| 9 | Rudy Sawa | Commerce Township Michigan | 2,200 |
| 10 | Jeremy Brown | Bloomington Indiana | 2,100 |
Level 4
: 150/300, 300 ante
The action got to Robert Strunk on the button who moved all in for his last 9,425. A player in middle position called and they were off to the races.
Robert Strunk: 
Opponent: 
The flop of 
did not give Strunk's opponent any additional outs. The board completed 
and 
to give Strunk the double and he is now back to a starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
Level 4
: 150/300, 300 ante
On a flop reading 
four players found themselves all-in with 2,000 already in the middle. Kojo Enu was on the button and had the lead with top two pair but would need to fade many outs.
Kojo Enu: 
Small Blind:
Big Blind: 
Under the gun: 
The 
turn card had Enu still out in front. The 
river changed nothing and Enu knocked out two opponents while leaving the other player on a short stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
Level 4
: 150/300, 300 ante
We happened upon Table 20 with an all-in button out in front of Nick Pupillo on a board reading 
. We're not sure when Pupillo got the last of his chips in, but there was 7,000 in the main pot and two players created a side. The player in the cutoff checked and tank-called a bet of 3,000 from the player on the button.
On the river, the cutoff check-folded to an all-in shove and the button tabled the 
. It was good as Pupillo flashed what looked to be 
and headed to the registration desk to fire another bullet into the Day 1a flight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
A player in early position raised to 1,000. A player in middle position called and so did Kirk Stowell from the hijack. Once the action got to the big blind he three-bet to 3,400. The original raiser folded and the two remaining players called.
Action was checked to Stowell on the 
flop and he bet 5,000. The preflop three bettor called and the other player folded.
Stowell's opponent checked it to him again on the 
turn card and Stowell tossed in another 5,000 chip which had his opponent covered. His opponent called off for his remaining 4,500 and they both turned their cards over.
Kirk Stowell: 
Opponent: 
Stowell just had to fade a king heading to a river card and was able to do so as the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
49,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
Action folded around to Alex Barill in the cutoff who raised 1,000. The player on the button three-bet to 3,200 and Barill called.
Both players checked on the flop of 
.
Barill led for 4,000 on the turn card and quickly got called.
The river completed the board and Barill tossed out just 2,000 which his opponent called.
Barill showed 
for two pair which was good enough to collect the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
72,000 |
Level 5
: 200/400, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
55,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
45,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
40,000 | |
|
38,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
36,000 | |
|
35,000 | |
|
||
|
21,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
18,000 | |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |