Level: 6
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 500
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 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 | |
|
63,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
46,000 | |
|
||
|
43,000
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
43,000 | |
|
32,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
23,000 | |
|
|
||
|
21,000 | |
|
16,000 | |
Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
On a board reading 
Armando Rivera was in the hijack and faced a bet of 4,500 into a pot of 9,000 from his opponent in the small blind. Rivera moved all in for 20,600 which sent his opponent into the tank for several minutes.
His opponent called and Rivera showed him the bad news.
Armando Rivera: 
Rivera's full house was good and he now sits with 50,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
"That's why I hate poker," Mike Lehner said just before departing the tournament area.
His angst was understandable given his bust out, which came after he got his stack of approximately 20,000 all in preflop against Matt Brenner.
Matt Brenner: 
Mike Lehner: 
It was a cooler and unfortunately for Lehner he was on the wrong end of it. He could still win with either a king or some other lucky runout, but it wasn't meant to be as the board instead ran out a dry 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
55,000 | |
|
|
Busted |
Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
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Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
With 8,000 already in the pot, three players saw a flop of 
. The player in the small blind led out for 2,000 and Mike Deis raised it up to 6,000 from the big blind. The player in the hijack folded and the small blind moved all in for 13,500. It didn't take long for Deis to make the call and the players turned their cards over.
Mike Deis: 
Opponent: 
Deis was well in front and happy to see the 
turn card give his opponent no additional outs. The 
river card completed the board and Deis now sits with 50,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
Players are no on their second 10-minute break of the day.
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Courtney Kennedy, who won the 2016 World Series of Poker Ladies Event for $149,108, raised to 2,000 from the hijack and the player in the cutoff called. HPT East Chicago champ Jake Baumgartner came along from the big blind and the trio saw the flop come down 
.
Baumgartner was first to act and opted to move all in for 11,000 even and Kennedy called. The cutoff got out of the way and the hands were turned up.
Jake Baumgartner: 
Courtney Kennedy: 
Baumgartner went with his open-ended straight draw, but little did he know his overs were drawing live as well. Unfortunatley for him, neither the turn nor 
river helped him and Kennedy scored the knockout.
Kennedy lost about 10,000 shortly after losing a flip with Big Slick against pocket nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level 7
: 300/600, 600 ante
Action folded to Mike Deis on the button who raised to 1,600. The player in the big blind three-bet to 7,000 and Deis moved all in. His opponent called off for his last 22,000 and they both turned their cards over.
Mike Deis: 
Opponent:
The 
flop left Deis needing to fade an additional two outs, and he was able to do just that as the board completed 
and 
. Deis sent his opponent to the rail and now sits near the top of the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000
70,000
|
70,000 |