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

Sun Doubles to Extend Bubble Beyond Break

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

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 {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Miller checked to Sun, who fired out a continuation-bet of 7,000. Miller called.

The turn was {9-Spades} 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: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Bryant Miller: {k-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Sun faded the two outer on the river {8-Clubs} 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 us
Bryant Miller
265,000
-99,500
-99,500
John Sun us
John Sun
210,000
149,000
149,000

Tags: Bryant MillerJohn Sun

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Filipovic Doubles Through Gradinaru, Leaves Him Crippled

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

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: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Gheorghe Gradinaru: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

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 {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Filipovic doubled, leaving Gradinaru short as bubble play continues.

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

Tags: Gheorghe GradinaruGoran Filipovic

Gradinaru Finds Aces Himself

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

On the hand following the previous update, Gheorghe Gradinaru went all in for his last 15,000 from middle position and Goran FIlipovic was the only one to give him action from the button.

Gheorghe Gradinaru: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Goran Filipovic: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

The table let out a bit of a response to Gradinaru's having gotten aces one hand after running kings into aces. He would double as the board ran out clean, coming {7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs} to give him a little fold equity as hand-for-hand play continues.

Player Chips Progress
Goran Filipovic us
Goran Filipovic
406,000
-16,000
-16,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru us
Gheorghe Gradinaru
43,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Gheorghe GradinaruGoran Filipovic

Berk Busts Rock To Burst the Bubble

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

Ben Rock got his last 17,000 in from the big blind with action from Michael Berk, who was in middle position.

Ben Rock: {j-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Michael Berk: {7-}{7-}

The board ran out {a-}{2-}{4-}{a-}{3-} and Rock became the 73rd place finisher, taking the tournament into the money with around 12 minutes left in Level 16.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
185,000
21,500
21,500
Ben Rock us
Ben Rock
Busted

Tags: Ben RockMichael Berk

Beddaoui Loses Flip To Bust

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

Abraham Beddaoui shoved all in for around 70,000 from under the gun and received action from Hassan Tahsildar, who was on the button.

"Please have ace-king," said Beddaoui, showing {4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

Tahsildar complied with a shrug-nod hybrid, showing {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}.

The coin flip situation was about all Beddaoui could ask for before the flop, though his postflop wishes would not be fulfilled as the board ran out {q-Clubs}{a-Spades}{3-Hearts}{k-Spades}{j-Diamonds}, resulting in him hitting the rail as Tasildar saw a pot sent his way that brings him over a quarter-million.

Player Chips Progress
Hassan Tahsildar us
Hassan Tahsildar
255,000
75,000
75,000
Abraham Beddaoui us
Abraham Beddaoui
Busted

Tags: Abraham BeddaouiHassan Tahsildar

Level: 17

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 1,000

Durkin Wins at Showdown

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

There was around 60,000 in the middle on a board reading {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{8-Spades} and Gerald Siemienas had checked from the big blind to put action onto William Durkin, who bet 25,000 from middle position. Siemienas thought for a few moments and called.

The river came {5-Diamonds} and both players checked to take the hand to showdown.

Siemienas showed {j-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a pair of nines and Durkin tabled {q-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}, good to earn him the pot with his pair of queens.

Player Chips Progress
William Durkin us
William Durkin
245,000
89,000
89,000
Gerald Siemienas us
Gerald Siemienas
205,000
-111,000
-111,000

Tags: Gerald SiemienasWilliam Durkin

Belland Wins with Queens

Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Steve Belland
Steve Belland

Steve Belland opened the action with a raise to 15,000 from middle position and action folded around to Paul Camby, who defended his big blind. The flop fell {7-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Camby fired out a bet of 18,000 on the {6-Clubs} turn and Belland called. The river came {3-Clubs} and Camby bet again, sliding out a stack of T1,000 chips about 25,000 tall. Belland quickly tossed a chip in the middle to call.

Camby showed {3-Spades}{10-Clubs} for a rivered pair of threes and Belland tabled {q-Spades}{q-Hearts} for a pair of queens, good to earn him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Camby us
Paul Camby
420,000
-45,000
-45,000
Steve Belland us
Steve Belland
210,000
19,000
19,000

Tags: Paul CambySteve Belland