2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
697
Players Left
101

Mahfooth Saved by the River

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Wasim Mahfooth
Wasim Mahfooth

Wasim Mahfooth was in the big blind and managed to get all of his 7,675 chips in preflop against the button.

Wasim Mahfooth: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}

Mahfooth was in good shape to get a double up but an eight in the window of the {8-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{a-Hearts} flop had him now drawing to just two outs.

The {5-Spades} turn was a brick and Mahfooth got up from his chair and was ready to walk away, but the {9-Clubs} on the river saved his tournament life as he sat back down and now has 16,000 chips to play with.

Player Chips Progress
Wasim Mahfooth us
Wasim Mahfooth
16,000
16,000
16,000

Tags: Wasim Mahfooth

Kettler Turns Straight Flush in Wild Four-Way Pot

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Steve Kettler
Steve Kettler

A player in early position raised to 1,200 and Irene Carey called. The player in the small called and Steve Kettler came along from the big to see a {k-Spades}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts} flop.

Two checks saw the original raiser continue for 4,200 and Carey called. The small blind moved all in for 30,200 and Kettler called off for 16,950. The original raiser called off as well, and Carey put everyone at risk by calling.

Irene Carey: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Seat 1: {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}
Small Blind: {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}
Steve Kettler: {7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

The {5-Hearts} turn was gin for Kettler giving him the straight flush. The meaningless {q-Spades} was run out on the river and Kettler took down the large pot while Carey took a hit to her stack.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Kettler us
Steve Kettler
70,000
Irene Carey us
Irene Carey
66,400

Tags: Steve KettlerIrene Carey

Good Time to Have Aces for Bradshaw

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Kris Bradshaw
Kris Bradshaw

A player in middle position opened for 1,000, the player next to act called and Kris Bradshaw three-bet to 4,000 from the cutoff. The player in the small blind cold-called and the first two players folded.

The flop came {9-Clubs}{5-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and the player in the small blind led out for his whole stack of 22,450. Bradshaw didn't waste much time before he called.

Kris Bradshaw: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Opponent: {q-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Bradshaw got the clean run out he was looking for as it came {9-Diamonds} and {j-Hearts}. Bradshaw sent his opponent to the rail and now sits with 56,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Kris Bradshaw us
Kris Bradshaw
56,000

Tags: Kris Bradshaw

Dietz Eliminated in Wild Four-Way AIPF Hand

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante
Scott Poling and Henry Zou
Scott Poling and Henry Zou

We missed the hand play out in real-time but learned some details after the fact about a wild hand involving Scott Poling, George Dietz, and Henry Zou.

Four players were involved and the quartet got all the chips in preflop, which included Dietz being at risk.

Henry Zou: {k-}{k-}
Scott Poling: {a-}{a-}
George Dietz: {10-}{10-}
Opponent #2: {4-}{4-}

Poling's pocket rockets held after a {9-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{q-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{a-Hearts} runout to give him the juicy pot and the elimination of Dietz. Meanwhile, Zou was left with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Poling us
Scott Poling
54,000
54,000
54,000
George Dietz us
George Dietz
Busted

Tags: Henry ZouScott Poling

Level: 5

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Samona Dodges Turn and River to Double Up

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Travis Samona
Travis Samona

With 7,000 already in the pot, action checked to Travis Samona in the cutoff, who moved all in for 18,325 on a flop of {k-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}. His lone opponent in the hand was under the gun and went into the tank before he eventually called.

Travis Samona: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Opponent: {q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Samona needed to dodge a queen or a spade with two cards to come and he did just that as the board ran out {3-Hearts} and {7-Clubs} to give Samona a full double up.

Player Chips Progress
Travis Samona us
Travis Samona
44,000

Tags: Travis Samona

Jeff Fielder Sends One to the Rail

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Jeff Fielder
Jeff Fielder

Jeff Fielder raised to 700 from early position and picked up calls from players in middle position, the cutoff, and in the big blind.

All four players checked the {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{4-Spades} flop and then the player in the big blind jammed for 2,425 after the dealer burned and turned the {6-Hearts}. Fielder called and the other two players got out of the way.

Jeff Fielder: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Big Blind: {3-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Fielder's ace kicker was good but his opponent was drawing to a gutshot straight flush draw. The dealer burned one last time and put out the {10-Hearts}. It was a brick for the big blind and Fielder scored the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
43,000
43,000
43,000

Tags: Jeff Fielder

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Maurice Hawkins us
Maurice Hawkins
125,000
105,000
105,000
Irene Carey us
Irene Carey
65,000
-3,000
-3,000
Michael Esquivel us
Michael Esquivel
60,000
60,000
60,000
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
45,000
45,000
45,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
40,000
40,000
40,000
WPT 1X Winner
Eric Stocz us
Eric Stocz
38,000
18,000
18,000
Ken Baime us
Ken Baime
32,000
12,000
12,000
Josh Smith us
Josh Smith
28,000
Matt Kirby us
Matt Kirby
26,000
6,000
6,000
Aaron Massey us
Aaron Massey
22,000
2,000
2,000
Robert Hankins us
Robert Hankins
20,000
20,000
20,000
Jason Zarlenga us
Jason Zarlenga
20,000
20,000
20,000
Jeremy Brown us
Jeremy Brown
17,000
17,000
17,000
Kou Vang us
Kou Vang
12,000
12,000
12,000
Brian Hou us
Brian Hou
9,000
David To us
David To
6,000
-14,000
-14,000

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Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
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Adkins Gets the Third Barrel Through

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
JJ Adkins
JJ Adkins

The player under the gun raised to 800 and JJ Adkins three-bet to 1,800 from middle position. His opponent called and they went heads up to a flop.

Adkins put out a continuation bet of 1,000 when the flop came {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts} and his opponent called.

The {3-Spades} came on the turn and Adkins wasn't slowing down as he bet 2,500 when the action was checked to him. His opponent called again and they went to a river which was the {3-Clubs}. The under the gun player checked and Adkins fired a third bet, this time 5,000. His opponent found a fold this time and Adkins took down the pot without a showdown.

Player Chips Progress
JJ Adkins us
JJ Adkins
33,000
33,000
33,000

Tags: JJ Adkins