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

11-17-2019 18:41 UTC-5

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,387); Louie Brazzoni Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,387)

HillKerby

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

Paul Elfelt opened to 65,000 from early position and Nick Pupillo three-bet all in from the hijack. Josh Reichard was on the button and asked for a count, which was totaled to be 530,000. Reichard then announced he was all in, prompting a fold from Elfelt.

Nick Pupillo:
Josh Reichard:

The board ran out , with Pupillo not getting an ace and missing his chance at a counterfeit gutshot straight on board after the turn, resulting in him bowing out in 17th place at the expense of Reichard.

Meanwhile, Louie Brazzoni was eliminated on the adjacent table just seconds after Pupillo to take the tournament down to 15 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	1,852,000 367,000	367,000
Paul Elfelt	1,220,000 -20,000	-20,000
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Louie Brazzoni	Busted

Tags: Josh Reichard Nick Pupillo Paul Elfelt

11-17-2019 17:56 UTC-5

Miroslav Semanisin Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,387)

HillKerby

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Miroslav Semanisin went all in from the big blind over a cutoff open from Louie Brazzoni and Brazzoni made the call.

Miroslav Semanisin:
Louie Brazzoni:

Semanisin was unable to get there on the runout and finished the tournament in 18th place as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Louie Brazzoni	440,000 184,000	184,000
Miroslav Semanisin	Busted

Tags: Louie Brazzoni Miroslav Semanisin

11-17-2019 17:37 UTC-5

Effelt Eliminates Raghavan

HillKerby

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Nick Pupillo opened to 45,000 from the hijack and Ravi Raghavan three-bet all in for around 500,000. Paul Elfelt was in the big blind and went all in over the top, prompting a fold from Pupillo.

Ravi Raghavan:
Paul Elfelt:

Raghavan was unable to improve as the board ran out , ending his day as the 21st-place finisher of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Elfelt	1,225,000 532,000	532,000
Nick Pupillo	900,000 -8,000	-8,000

Ravi Raghavan	Busted

Tags: Nick Pupillo Paul Elfelt Ravi Raghavan

11-17-2019 16:34 UTC-5

Wiora Knocks Out Siemienas

HillKerby

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action folded around to Louie Brazzoni and he opened to 30,000. Gerald Siemienas was next to act in the small blind and three-bet all in for 127,000. Ben Wiora then went all in over the top from the small blind to get a fold from Brazzoni and the two were off to the races.

Gerald Siemienas:
Ben Wiora:

The flop came to put Wiora out in front and leave Siemienas with two cards left to hit one of the two remaining eights in the deck. Neither came on the turn and river and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Wiora	412,000 -188,000	-188,000
Louie Brazzoni	250,000 94,000	94,000
Gerald Siemienas	Busted

Tags: Ben Wiora Gerald Siemienas Louie Brazzoni

11-17-2019 15:53 UTC-5

Berk Doubles and Cripples Dunn

HillKerby

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Michael Berk opened to 30,000 from middle position and was called by Rob Dunn on the button and Rob Wazwaz in the big blind. The flop came and Wazwaz checked to Berk, who made a continuation-bet of 65,000.

Action was then on Dunn, who thought for a few moments and then announced he was all in. Wazwaz quickly folded and Berk just as quickly said he called.

Michael Berk:
Rob Dunn:

Berk's top pair, top kicker was way out in front against Dunn's king kicker to go with his top pair. The turn and river changed nothing and Berk scored the double, leaving Dunn with just 15,000 behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Wazwaz	685,000 49,000	49,000

Michael Berk	668,000 255,000	255,000
Rob Dunn	15,000 -193,000	-193,000

Tags: Michael Berk Rob Dunn Rob Wazwaz

11-17-2019 15:34 UTC-5

Cotolan Edges Raghavan To Double

HillKerby

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Alin Cotolan had opened to 32,000 from middle position and was three-bet for stacks by Ravi Raghavan, who was in the big blind. Cotolan called.

Alin Cotolan:
Ravi Raghavan:

Cotolan would need to improve to stay alive and would do just that on the turn as the board ran out to give him a pair of aces and bring him over a half-million in chips along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alin Cotolan	525,000 302,000	302,000
Ravi Raghavan	500,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Ravi Raghavan Alin Cotolan

11-17-2019 14:31 UTC-5

Ghanem Dusts Brown

HillKerby

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Saad Ghanem announced he was all in from middle position and Jeremy Brown was next to act in the hijack. Brown looked down at his cards and then called all in for less. All remaining players folded and the two tabled their hands.

Jeremy Brown:
Saad Ghanem:

Ghanem hit one of the three remaining aces on the flop , leaving Brown to acknowledge his likely fate as the turn came . He began to stand up as the river fell , spelling his elimination from the tournament as the pot was shipped Ghanem's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Saad Ghanem	190,000 104,500	104,500
Jeremy Brown	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Brown Saad Ghanem

11-17-2019 13:10 UTC-5

Filipovic Doubles Through Gradinaru, Leaves Him Crippled

HillKerby

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Gheorghe Gradinaru opened to 18,000 from the hijack and action folded around to Goran Filipovic, who three-bet all in for 206,000 from the small blind. Gradinaru quickly called and the two awaited play to finish on other tables.

Goran Filipovic:
Gheorghe Gradinaru:

The inevitable cooler situation had arisen for Gradinaru, who found his second-best possible starting hand to also be the second-best hand before the flop. He did not improve as the board ran out and Filipovic doubled, leaving Gradinaru short as bubble play continues.

Player	Chips	Progress
Goran Filipovic	422,000 133,000	133,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru	16,000 -249,000	-249,000

Tags: Gheorghe Gradinaru Goran Filipovic

11-17-2019 12:44 UTC-5

Sun Doubles to Extend Bubble Beyond Break

HillKerby

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Players are on a 10-minute break.

On the hand before break, John Sun opened to 8,500 from early position and action folded around to Bryant Miller, who defended his big blind. The flop came and Miller checked to Sun, who fired out a continuation-bet of 7,000. Miller called.

The turn was and Miller checked again. Sun continued, betting another 15,000. Miller check-raised all in and Sun quickly announced a call. Once all other hands were finished on adjacent tables, the two tabled their cards.

John Sun:
Bryant Miller:

Sun faded the two outer on the river and won the pot.

"Yes! I'm not the bubble boy!" said Sun with a smile as the tournament went on break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryant Miller	265,000 -99,500	-99,500
John Sun	210,000 149,000	149,000

Tags: Bryant Miller John Sun

11-17-2019 12:27 UTC-5

Early Eliminations Reach the Bubble

HillKerby

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The following players have become the first five casualties of the day, with Andy Tran having stopped by the MSPT booth on his way out.

According to Tran, he got all in with ace-queen suited against king-six offsuit. The flop brought a six for his opponent but also gave him the nut flush draw. He was unable to fill up and found himself as one of the handful to not make the money on Day 2.

The tournament is now in hand-for-hand play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Scully	Busted
Leonardo Loconte	Busted
Andy Tran	Busted
Lisa Thomas	Busted
Patrick Mayew	Busted

Tags: Andy Tran