2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
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 1a
Entries
322
Players Left
36

Pluta Doubles up Before Dinner Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Dan Pluta
Dan Pluta

A player in early position raised to 2,300 and got three-bet to 6,000 from a player in middle position. Dan Pluta was on the button and moved all in for 14,100. The original raiser folded and the player in middle position called.

Pluta: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The players swapped outs on when the flop came {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}{5-Diamonds}. Pluta was able to fade a king and secure the double up when the board ran out {2-Spades} and {9-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Dan Pluta us
Dan Pluta
32,000
32,000
32,000

Tags: Dan Pluta

Dinner Break Time

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Players are now on their scheduled 40-minute dinner break. When they return, they'll play six more levels before bagging and tagging on the Day 1a flight. Late registration will remain open through the break at the end of Level 12.

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Hardesty Holds

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Darren Hardesty started the action by moving all in from early position for 11,700. A player in the cutoff called and everyone else folded.

Darren Hardesty: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Opponent: {a-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}

The {8-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{4-Spades} flop didn't change anything but the {10-Clubs} turn left Hardesty needing to fade seven outs instead of just three. The board paired on the {j-Diamonds} river card and Hardesty was able to double up.

Player Chips Progress
Darren Hardesty us
Darren Hardesty
26,400

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Jarus Straightens Out Opponent

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jake Jarus
Jake Jarus

On a flop of {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}, action exploded between Jake Jarus and his opponent. The latter wound up all in for his last 35,000 and the hands were turned up.

Jake Jarus: {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}

Jarus went hard on his up-and-down straight draw and he didn't have to wait long to get it as the dealer burned and turned the {2-Hearts}. The {k-Hearts} river was inconsequential and Jarus scored the elimination and raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jake Jarus us
Jake Jarus
150,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Jake Jarus

Eights Great for Rhue

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ed Rhue
Ed Rhue

Ed Rhue got his stack of 26,200 all in preflop and was flipping for his tournament life.

Ed Rhue: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}
Opponent: {q-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The {8-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Hearts} flop gave Rhue a commanding lead with top set but the {10-Hearts} turn kept his opponent drawing live to a gutshot.

The dealer burned one last time and put out the {4-Clubs}. Rhue faded the nine and shipped the double.

Player Chips Progress
Ed Rhue us
Ed Rhue
54,000

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Johnson Doesn't Need a Jack

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson

Aaron Johnson opened the action with a raise to 2,600 from middle position. The player on the button called and the big blind put out a large three-bet to 12,200. Action was now back to Johnson who four-bet shoved for 40,400. The button folded and the big blind put in the chips to call.

Aaron Johnson: {j-Clubs}{j-Hearts}
Opponent: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The {9-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} flop gave Johnson some backdoor opportunities. And he was able to convert on that opportunity as the board ran out {2-Clubs} and {q-Clubs} to give Johnson a flush.

Player Chips Progress
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
85,000
43,000
43,000

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Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

The Ladies Love Sinclair

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Rob Sinclair
Rob Sinclair

Sam Cosby opened for 2,400 from early position and picked up three callers before Ron Sinclair three-bet all in for 21,400 from the big blind. Cosby isolated by four-bet jamming and one by one the trio of limpers foled.

Sinclair: {q-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Cosby: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}

Sinclair had the superior pocket pair and was rewarded with a double after the board ran out {3-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Cosby us
Sam Cosby
55,000
-20,000
-20,000
Rob Sinclair us
Rob Sinclair
50,000

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Cosby Finishes Off Kennedy

Level 11 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After a player limped from early position and Sam Cosby did the same, the short-stacked Courtney Kennedy checked her option from the big to see a {j-}{9-}{3-} one-heart flop. Kennedy moved her short stack all in and both Cosby and the limper called before checking the {5-Hearts} turn.

On the {7-Hearts} river, the limped checked and folded when Cosby bet 6,000.

Sam Cosby: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Courtney Kennedy: {9-}{3-}

Kennedy had flopped two pair but Cosby hit the runner-runner nut flush to send the WSOP bracelet winner to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Sam Cosby us
Sam Cosby
70,000
15,000
15,000
Courtney Kennedy us
Courtney Kennedy
Busted

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