Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
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
Let's Have a Break
Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
Players are no on their second 10-minute break of the day.
Deis Sends One to the Rail
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 |
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Level 6
: 250/500, 500 ante
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The Ultimate Cooler Send Lehner to the Rail
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 |
Rivera Gets The Maximum
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 |
Another Round of Chip Counts
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
Blinds: 250/500
Ante: 500
A Round of Chip Counts
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 | |
Barill Adds to His Big Stack
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 |