2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Gerald Heath
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$130,935
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$638,700
Entries
660
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
78
Players Left
1

Effelt Eliminates Raghavan

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

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: {a-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}
Paul Elfelt: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}

Raghavan was unable to improve as the board ran out {7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}, ending his day as the 21st-place finisher of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
1,225,000
532,000
532,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
900,000
-8,000
-8,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
Busted
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Nick PupilloPaul ElfeltRavi Raghavan

Final Two Tables Seating Assignments

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
TableSeatPlayer
21Miroslav Semanisin
22Wai Ngai
23Mark Van Keirsbilck
24William Durkin
25Gerald Heath
26Gheorghe Gradinaru
27Li Shen
28Louie Brazzoni
29Paul Camby
   
31Paul Elfelt
32Paul Saharsky
33Alin Cotolan
34Nick Pupillo
35Nicola Ditrapani
36Josh Reichard
37Gary Herstein
38Yao Yin
39Luke Goodwillie

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

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

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

Miroslav Semanisin: {5-}{5-}
Louie Brazzoni: {9-}{9-}

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

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

Tags: Louie BrazzoniMiroslav Semanisin

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 4,000

Herstein Gets Value from Goodwillie

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

Gary Herstein was on the button and opened to 60,000. He received a call from Luke Goodwillie, who defended his big blind. The flop came {2-Clubs}{k-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and both players checked.

The turn brought {a-Diamonds} on board and Goodwillie checked again. Herstein threw out a bet of 105,000 and Goodwillie went into the tank for around two minutes before making the call.

The river fell {7-Clubs} and Goodwillie tapped the felt to check. Herstein thought for about 30 seconds and then put out a bet of 75,000. A minute later, Goodwillie called.

Herstein tabled {a-Spades}{j-Diamonds} for a pair of aces with a jack kicker, prompting a muck from Goodwillie to earn him the pot and bring him to around 1.6 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
1,615,000
821,000
821,000
Luke Goodwillie us
Luke Goodwillie
901,000
-144,000
-144,000

Tags: Gary HersteinLuke Goodwillie

Elfelt Puts Pupillo To the Test

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

Paul Elfelt opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and saw Nick Pupillo defend his big blind. The flop came {6-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{2-Hearts} and Pupillo checked. Elfelt made a continuation-bet of 85,000 and Pupillo peeled.

The turn was {k-Spades}. Pupillo checked again to put action onto Elfelt, who announced he was all in.

Pupillo thought for a few moments and sent his cards to the muck, giving up contention of the hand.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
1,438,000
213,000
213,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
596,000
-304,000
-304,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Nick PupilloPaul Elfelt

Herstein Folds Out Elfelt; Chip Counts from Table 3

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

Gary Herstein opened the action with a raise to 65,000 from the cutoff and saw Paul Elfelt defend his big blind. The two saw a flop of {6-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{5-Spades} and Elfelt led out with a bet of 95,000. Herstein thought for close to a minute and then threw out chips to call.

Both players checked the turn {2-Clubs} and the river dropped {2-Diamonds}. Elfelt checked again to put action onto Herstein, who deliberated for a bit and then made a bet of 225,000. Elfelt went into the tank for a bit and then let his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Herstein us
Gary Herstein
1,705,000
90,000
90,000
Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
1,485,000
375,000
375,000
Yao Yin us
Yao Yin
1,400,000
446,000
446,000
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
1,240,000
-198,000
-198,000
Nicola Ditrapani us
Nicola Ditrapani
730,000
-7,000
-7,000
Luke Goodwillie us
Luke Goodwillie
710,000
-191,000
-191,000
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
555,000
-41,000
-41,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Paul Saharsky us
Paul Saharsky
253,000
31,000
31,000
Alin Cotolan us
Alin Cotolan
141,000
-18,000
-18,000

Tags: Gary HersteinPaul Elfelt

Van Keirsbilck Check-Shoves on Durkin; Chip Counts from Table 2

Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

William Durkin was under the gun and pumped it up to 60,000. Action folded all the way around to the big blind, where Mark Van Keirsbilck defended.

The flop fell {9-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Van Keirsbilck checked. Durkin made a continuation-bet of 100,000 and Van Keirsbilck check-raised all in.

Durkin thought for a couple of seconds and then sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Wai Ngai us
Wai Ngai
1,100,000
163,000
163,000
Li Shen us
Li Shen
773,000
361,000
361,000
Paul Camby us
Paul Camby
740,000
-66,000
-66,000
Mark Van Keirsbilck us
Mark Van Keirsbilck
563,000
81,000
81,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru us
Gheorghe Gradinaru
500,000
-142,000
-142,000
Louie Brazzoni us
Louie Brazzoni
361,000
-79,000
-79,000
Gerald Heath us
Gerald Heath
326,000
13,000
13,000
William Durkin us
William Durkin
294,000
-578,000
-578,000

Tags: Mark Van KeirsbilckWilliam Durkin