$1,100 Main Event | 2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

11-17-2019 23:02 UTC-5

Ngai Doubles Through Yin

HillKerby

Level 28 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Wai Ngai went all in for 830,000 from early position and saw Yao Yin reraise all in from middle position. All remaining players folded and the two were off to the races.

Wai Ngai:
Yao Yin:

The flop came , giving Yin three more outs at a counterfeited two pair. The turn gave him four more outs to broadway. However, Ngai was able to stay on top as the river fell to complete the runout and leave his eights up as the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Ngai	1,860,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Yao Yin	770,000 -810,000	-810,000

Tags: Wai Ngai Yao Yin

11-17-2019 22:35 UTC-5

Luke Goodwillie Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,497)

HillKerby

Level 27 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Luke Goodwillie was recently eliminated from the tournament after getting all in with to Gerald Heath's after an ace hit the river to send him home as the ninth-place finisher in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Goodwillie	Busted

Tags: Gerald Heath Luke Goodwillie

11-17-2019 22:04 UTC-5

Ditrapani Bombs the River

HillKerby

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action folded around to Nicola Ditrapani, who completed his small blind. Josh Reichard checked his option and the flop came . Ditrapani bet 75,000 and Reichard raised him to 250,000. Ditrapani called.

The turn dropped and Ditrapani checked. Reichard kept his foot on the gas, firing another 340,000. Ditrapani thought for about a minute and then called again.

The river fell and Ditrapani announced an all-in bet after about 15 seconds. Reichard asked for a count, which was totaled to be 985,000.

Reichard went into the tank, taking 90 seconds to think about his decision. Then, he leaned forward, put his hands on his cards, and slid them forward to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicola Ditrapani	2,305,000 675,000	675,000
Josh Reichard	1,255,000 -675,000	-675,000

Tags: Josh Reichard Nicola Ditrapani

11-17-2019 21:35 UTC-5

Alin Cotolan Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,582)

HillKerby

Level 26 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alin Cotolan went all in for 425,000 from early position and Josh Reichard called from his direct left. All remaining players folded and the two were off to the races.

Alin Cotolan:
Josh Reichard:

The flop came , giving Reichard a set. Cotolan found himself with nothing more than a gutshot to Broadway, but was unable to hit as the turn and river completed the runout to send him home in tenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	2,100,000
Alin Cotolan	Busted

Tags: Alin Cotolan Josh Reichard

11-17-2019 21:04 UTC-5

Herstein Doubles Right Away

HillKerby

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Josh Reichard opened to 90,000 from early position and was three-bet by Gary Herstein to 260,000 from his direct left. Action folded back around to Reichard and he four-bet all in to put Herstein to a decision for his stack.

Herstein went into the tank for about a minute and then called.

Gary Herstein:
Josh Reichard:

The board ran out and Herstein held to score a quick double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Herstein	2,365,000 1,230,000	1,230,000
Josh Reichard	1,625,000 -1,140,000	-1,140,000

Tags: Gary Herstein Josh Reichard

11-17-2019 19:55 UTC-5

Gheorghe Gradinaru Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,582)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Gheorghe Gradinaru got the last of his chips all in from the big blind against Wai Ngai, who was on the button.

Gheorghe Gradinaru:
Wai Ngai:

The board ran out , leaving Gradinaru with the second-best hand and sending him home in 11th place.

The tournament has now been paused with 24:08 left on the clock in preparation for the final table. After necessary paperwork has been filled out, the tournament will be on break.

Play will resume at 7:45 p.m. local time and there will be a live stream on a 15-minute delay that will be on the air at 8:00. The live stream will be available at the MSPT Website.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Ngai	2,235,000 390,000	390,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru	Busted

Tags: Gheorghe Gradinaru Wai Ngai

11-17-2019 19:37 UTC-5

William Durkin Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,582)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Camby opened the action with a raise to 105,000 out of the cutoff and William Durkin shoved his last 325,000 all in from the small blind. Camby called.

William Durkin:
Paul Camby:

Durkin's hopes at a double were drastically reduced as the flop fell . The turn gave him four more outs, but the river proved to be the last card of his tournament as he finished the tournament in 12th place,

Eleven now remain, meaning just one more elimination is needed to reach the unofficial final table of 10.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Camby	120,000 -755,000	-755,000
William Durkin	Busted

Tags: Paul Camby William Durkin

11-17-2019 19:19 UTC-5

Mark Van Keirsbilck Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,664); Paul Saharsky Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,664)

HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Mark Van Keirsbilck was in middle position and threw in a raise to 300,000, which was reraised all in by Gerald Heath out of the cutoff. Van Keirsbilck called off the rest once action made its way back to him and he was not happy with what he saw.

Mark Van Keirsbilck:
Gerald Heath:

The board ran out , making it the wrong time for Van Keirsbilck to find queens and the perfect time for Heath to have woken up with aces, bringing him up over 1 million in chips as Level 24 comes to a close.

On the adjacent table at the same time, Paul Saharsky shoved all in and received action from Josh Reichard.

Paul Saharsky:
Josh Reichard:

Saharsky found no help on the runout and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	2,800,000 948,000	948,000
Gerald Heath	1,085,000 387,000	387,000
Mark Van Keirsbilck	Busted
Paul Saharsky	Busted

Tags: Gerald Heath Mark Van Keirsbilck Josh Reichard Paul Saharsky

11-17-2019 19:08 UTC-5

Paul Elfelt Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,664)

HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Elfelt shoved the last of his chips in from the button and was called by Alin Cotolan, who was also short but covered him from the big blind.

Paul Elfelt:
Alin Cotolan:

Elfelt hit his trey on the flop and was still ahead after the turn . Unfortunately for him, the river fell to give Cotolan a better two pair, leaving the dealer calling for a payout before he sent the pot Cotolan's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alin Cotolan	265,000 124,000	124,000
Paul Elfelt	Busted

Tags: Alin Cotolan Paul Elfelt

11-17-2019 19:06 UTC-5

"You Had To Put That Ten Out There!"

HillKerby

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Yao Yin opened to 75,000 on the button and Paul Elfelt defended his big blind. The two saw a flop of and Elfelt check-called a continuation-bet of 75,000 from Yin.

The turn was and Elfelt checked again. Yin continued with a second barrel for 200,000. Elfelt called. The river came and Elfelt checked for a third time. Yin fired a third barrel of 300,000 and Elfelt made the call.

Yin tabled for a straight and Elfelt mucked.

"You had to put that ten out there!" said Elfelt after the hand. Meanwhile, Yin now finds himself with around 2.2 million in chips.