$1,100 Main Event
Day 2 Started
2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship
$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Day 2 Seating Assignments
| Table | Seat | Player | Hometown | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ryne Johnson | Menasha, WI | 41,500 |
| 1 | 2 | Ryan Scully | Oswego, IL | 32,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Saad Ghanem | Burnsville, MN | 85,500 |
| 1 | 4 | Jeremy Brown | Bloomington, IN | 109,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Leonardo Loconte | Addison, IL | 66,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Bradley Jansen | West Bend, WI | 87,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Brett Reichard | Janesville, WI | 66,500 |
| 1 | 8 | Wai Ngai | Brooklyn, NY | 306,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Alin Cotolan | Chicago, IL | 217,000 |
| 2 | 1 | William Koenig | Madison, WI | 52,500 |
| 2 | 2 | Hao Sun | Waukegan, IL | 61,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Yao Yin | La Crosse, WI | 123,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Sladek | Glen Ellyn, IL | 81,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Eric Salazar | Greensboro, NC | 210,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Kyle Adams | Chicago, IL | 48,500 |
| 2 | 7 | Jill Bryant | Aurora, IL | 268,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Bryant Miller | West Unity, OH | 364,500 |
| 2 | 9 | Tomasz Luberda | Willow Springs, IL | 54,000 |
| 3 | 1 | Joseph Benkendorf | Burlington, WI | 144,000 |
| 3 | 2 | Nicholas Pupillo | Gilbert, AZ | 250,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Alain Medesan | Milwaukee, WI | 84,000 |
| 3 | 4 | Albert Nguyen | Milwaukee, WI | 233,500 |
| 3 | 5 | Paul Elfelt | Brookfield, WI | 169,000 |
| 3 | 6 | Matthew Shepsky | Skokie, IL | 122,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Jacob Rich | Plymouth, WI | 106,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Mark Van Keirsbilck | Edmond, OK | 125,000 |
| 3 | 9 | Joshua Reichard | Janesville, WI | 321,000 |
| 6 | 1 | Louie Brazzoni | Waukesha, WI | 158,000 |
| 6 | 2 | Gerald Siemienas | Arlington Height, IL | 316,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Luke Goodwillie | Highland Park, IL | 301,500 |
| 6 | 4 | Bryan Manke | Cottage Grove, WI | 195,000 |
| 6 | 5 | Ralph Massey | Chicago, IL | 184,000 |
| 6 | 6 | William Durkin | Waukegan, IL | 197,000 |
| 6 | 7 | Songjie Zhou | Buffalo Grove, IL | 49,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Steven Dembiec | Hartland, WI | 87,000 |
| 6 | 9 | Kanat Ozturk | Bloomington, MN | 102,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Joel Casper | Elmhurst, IL | 195,000 |
| 7 | 2 | Gerald Heath | Naperville, IL | 196,000 |
| 7 | 3 | Nicola Ditrapani | Rolling Meadows, IL | 228,000 |
| 7 | 4 | Paul Camby | Guerneville, CA | 465,000 |
| 7 | 5 | Paul Saharsky | Green Bay, WI | 113,000 |
| 7 | 6 | Geremi Wicinski | Trevor, WI | 146,000 |
| 7 | 7 | Blake Whittington | Cleveland, TN | 237,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Igor Hot | Brookfield, WI | 452,000 |
| 7 | 9 | Jonathan Kim | Minneapolis, MN | 100,000 |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Berk | Chesterton, IN | 163,500 |
| 8 | 2 | Hassan Tahsildar | Green Bay, WI | 180,000 |
| 8 | 3 | Mike Shin | Mount Prospect, IL | 178,000 |
| 8 | 4 | Ravi Raghavan | Northbrook, IL | 256,500 |
| 8 | 5 | Abraham Beddaoui | Glenview, IL | 71,500 |
| 8 | 6 | Benjamin Rock | Marshfield, WI | 50,000 |
| 8 | 7 | Steven Federspiel | Riverside, IA | 154,500 |
| 8 | 8 | Lisa Timm | Gurnee, IL | 36,000 |
| 8 | 9 | James Calvo | Naperville, IL | 121,000 |
| 11 | 1 | Daniel Goepel | Hartland, WI | 392,000 |
| 11 | 2 | Gary Herstein | Chicago, IL | 102,000 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Buckley | Eden Prairie, MN | 183,500 |
| 11 | 4 | Rob Wazwaz | Milwaukee, WI | 374,000 |
| 11 | 5 | Phil Mader | Grand Island, NE | 170,000 |
| 11 | 6 | Patrick Mayew | Pleasant Prairie, WI | 59,500 |
| 11 | 7 | Li Shen | Wilmette, IL | 203,000 |
| 11 | 8 | Todd Melander | Minneapolis, MN | 62,000 |
| 11 | 9 | EMPTY | ||
| 12 | 1 | Goran Filipovic | Milwaukee, WI | 289,000 |
| 12 | 2 | Steven Belland | Bagley, MN | 139,000 |
| 12 | 3 | Matthew Levin | Milwaukee, WI | 75,500 |
| 12 | 4 | Andy Tran | Altoona, WI | 46,000 |
| 12 | 5 | Benjamin Wiora | Wisconsin Dells, WI | 148,500 |
| 12 | 6 | Gheorghe Gradinaru | Chicago, IL | 265,000 |
| 12 | 7 | Aaron Johnson | Red Wing, MN | 157,000 |
| 12 | 8 | George Dietz Iii | Forest Park, IL | 150,000 |
| 12 | 9 | EMPTY | ||
| 13 | 1 | Umut Ozturk | Apple Valley, MN | 402,000 |
| 13 | 2 | Miroslav Semanisin | Baraboo, WI | 440,500 |
| 13 | 3 | John Reading | Rochester, MN | 136,000 |
| 13 | 4 | Casey Robbins | Lemont, IL | 141,000 |
| 13 | 5 | Richard Stevens | Shakopee, MN | 94,000 |
| 13 | 6 | Kyle Swanson | South Beloit, IL | 77,000 |
| 13 | 7 | Justin Brown | Bloomington, IN | 120,000 |
| 13 | 8 | Robert Dunn | Comstock Park, MI | 259,000 |
| 13 | 9 | EMPTY |
Welcome To Day 2 of the 2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event
Day 2 of the 2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event is upon us.
Six hundred and sixty entries took their shots at making it to this point across three starting flights over the last three days. Of those 660, 78 found their way to the end of play on their respective days and will return to Potawatomi Hotel & Casino Sunday as the field combines with their sights set on the first-place prize of $130,935.
Day 1a chip leader Paul Camby put 465,000 into a bag at the end of his evening, and nobody from the two subsequent flights was able to catch him. Igor Hot (452,000) looked like he could eclipse that figure on Day 1c, but play hit the hard stop once the field reached 12 percent on Saturday night more than one full level early. He finished just ahead of Miroslav Semanisin (440,500) for the evening, who comes into the day third in chips.
However, the field has recognizable faces from top to bottom, as players such as Nick Pupillo (250,000), Mike Shin (178,000), Aaron Johnson (157,000), John Sun (61,000), and Andy Tran (46,000) are dotted all over the leader board coming into the day.
The bubble is expected to burst quickly as 72 of the 78 returning players will make it into the money. However, Day 1c’s hard stop left 2:51 on the clock in Level 14 (1,500/3,000/3,000), meaning there will be a bit more time for short stacks to pick their spots than if the day had played to its scheduled conclusion.
Cards will be in the air at 11 a.m. local time with 40-minute levels until heads-up play is reached, at which point they will be reduced to 30 minutes in length. The tournament will play down to a winner today, and the final table will be live-streamed on MSPT’s website.
PokerNews will be providing updates on the action all day long as the path to victory unfolds. Don’t go anywhere.
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Play Underway on Day 2
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The final 78 players are in their seats and play is underway for the beginning of Day 2.
Ditrapani Outkicks Casper
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Joel Casper saw action folded to him on the button and raised to 8,000. Gerald Heath called from the small blind and Nicola Ditrapani defended his big blind, and the three saw a flop of 
. Action checked to Casper, who made a continuation-bet of 11,000. Heath folded and Ditrapani called.
The turn came 
and Ditrapani checked. Casper thought for about 20 seconds and then fired out a second barrel of 16,000. Ditrapani called. Both players checked the river 
to take the hand to showdown.
Ditrapani tabled 
for top pair with a queen kicker and Casper showed 
, mucking the second card and saying Ditrapani got him by one pip.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
274,000 | 46,000 |
|
216,000 | 20,000 |
|
162,000 | -33,000 |
Zhou Wins a Flip To Double
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ralph Massey was on the button and opened to 10,000, receiving a call from William Durkin in the small blind. Songzie Zhou was in the big blind and three-bet all in for 45,000. Massey thought for a couple of seconds and then let his hand go, and Durkin immediately announced a call thereafter.
William Durkin: 
Songjie Zhou: 
Zhou was in a coin flip situation for his tournament life but found comfort in the flop 
. The turn 
ensured his double as a meaningless 
fell on the river to complete the runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000 | 156,000 |
|
133,000 | -51,000 |
|
104,000 | 55,000 |
Belland Takes a Small Stand
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Steve Belland saw action folded to him in the small blind and completed, putting action on to Matthew Levin in the big blind. Levin raised his option to 14,000 and Belland called.
The flop came 
and Belland checked. Levin made a continuation-bet of 11,000 and Belland quickly put out chips to call. Both players then checked the turn 
.
The river fell 
and Belland put out 10,000. Levin went into the tank, thinking for well over a minute before letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
191,000 | 52,000 |
|
52,000 | -23,500 |
Early Eliminations Reach the Bubble
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 |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Big Stacks Battle in the Blinds
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
There was a pot with around 200,000 in the middle on the river with the board reading 
and Umut Ozturk had a bet of 75,000 out in front of him from the small blind. Action was on Miroslav Semanisin, who was in the big blind.
Semanisin thought for well over two minutes as the clock continued to count down, with audible conversation coming from other tables who did not know the magnitude of the hand that was occurring, wondering if they could call a clock on a player at another table.
Eventually, Semanisin pushed forward a stack of chips to call and the dealer announced as such. Ozturk tabled 
for ace-queen high and Semanisin turned over , taking down the pot with top pair, top kicker on the four-to-a-straight board to vault him over two-thirds of a million in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
671,000 | 230,500 |
|
135,000 | -267,000 |