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

11-15-2019 01:47 UTC-5

Van Keirsbilck Gets a Big Hold

Hill Kerby

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Pat Steele was under the gun and raised to 8,000. Action folded around to Gary Herstein, who was in the small blind and called. Mark Van Keirsbilck was in the big blind and defended to take postflop action three ways.

The flop dropped and Herstein led out, firing 15,000. Van Keirsbilck announced he was all in, prompting a fold from Steele. Herstein called.

Mark Van Keirsbilck:
Gary Herstein:

Van Keirsbilck's top pair was up against two overcards and the nut flush draw, leaving him with 15 cards in the deck that would result in his elimination. Lucky for him, the turn and river were both safe, earning him the double at Herstein's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Van Keirsbilck	150,000 28,000	28,000
Pat Steele	101,500 17,500	17,500
Gary Herstein	38,000 54,500	54,500

Tags: Gary Herstein Mark Van Keirsbilck Pat Steele

11-15-2019 01:38 UTC-5

Herstein Gets Another Double

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Hill Kerby

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Gary Herstein shoved from early position and action folded around to Josh Reichard, who asked for a count. The number was totaled to be 42,500 and Reichard put out chips to call. All remaining players folded to send the two off to the races.

Gary Herstein:
Josh Reichard:

Herstein needed to fade Reichard's two overs and was able to do so as the runout came . Reichard turned over his hand as the runout finished and shipped the owed amount to Herstein, who now finds himself with just under 100,000 in chips after the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	240,000
Gary Herstein	92,500

Tags: Gary Herstein Josh Reichard

11-15-2019 01:28 UTC-5

Calvo Applies the Pressure

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Hill Kerby

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jim Calvo opened to 9,000 from middle position and was called by Geremi Wicinski, who was in the cutoff. The two saw a flop of and Calvo made a continuation-bet for 20,000. Wicinski called.

The turn came and Wicinski kept the heat on, announcing an all-in bet to put Wicinski to a decision for his remaining chips.

Wicinski thought for a few moments and then let his hand go, earning Calvo the pot along the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Calvo	170,000 79,500	79,500
Geremi Wicinski	109,000 49,500	49,500

Tags: Geremi Wicinski Jim Calvo

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 3,000

11-15-2019 01:18 UTC-5

Bust Outs

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The field has reached 18 players and is now spread out across just two tables. Here are the players who were knocked out in Level 13.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Sailor	Busted
Daniel Conway	Busted
Ken Komberec	Busted
Leo Birov	Busted
Ravi Raghavan	Busted

Jeffrey Brown	Busted
Andres Garcia	Busted

11-15-2019 01:12 UTC-5

Camby and Reichard Climbing

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pat Steele opened to 6,500 from the hijack and was called by Paul Camby, who was on the button. Action went heads up to the flop, which came . Steele made a continuation-bet of 6,000 and Camby called.

Action checked through the turn and river to take the hand to showdown.

Camby tabled upon checking back and it proved to be good as Steele sent his cards to the muck.

The pot brings Camby up to 279,000, though he still appears to be slightly behind Josh Reichard, who has chipped up to 291,000 since the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	291,000 28,000	28,000
Paul Camby	279,000 37,000	37,000
Pat Steele	119,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: Josh Reichard Pat Steele Paul Camby

11-15-2019 00:59 UTC-5

Herstein Calls It Off

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Ken Komberec was in the small blind and went all in after action folded around to him. Gary Herstein was in the big blind with slightly less chips.

"Did you look?" asked Herstein.

"I did," affirmed Komberec.

Herstein looked back at his cards and then exclaimed that he had a hand that is probably supposed to lose. He then focused on what Komberec had, assuming his hand was completely random. The thought process circled back to his decision and he threw in his chips to call all in.

Ken Komberec:
Gary Herstein:

Komberec confirmed that his hand was "supposed" to lose more times than not, but that was not likely to be reality. Herstein seemed genuinely shocked, asking how he could possibly be behind with nine high.

The flop came .

"How do you like that flop?" asked Komberec, seeing Herstein pick up eight more outs in addition to his two live cards. Herstein displayed his satisfaction.

The turn fell to fill up Herstein's straight, scoring the double along the way as the river came to complete the runout, leaving Komberec short as Herstein found a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Herstein	57,500 14,000	14,000
Ken Komberec	6,000 35,500	35,500

Tags: Gary Herstein Ken Komberec

11-15-2019 00:48 UTC-5

Final 25 Chip Counts from Break (full)

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Chip counts courtesy of Eric Anderson from MSPT

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	263,000 1,900	1,900
Paul Camby	242,000 18,000	18,000
Bryan Manke	224,000 106,500	106,500
Willam Durkin	171,000 171,000	171,000
Pat Steele	165,500 12,500	12,500
Geremi Wicinski	158,500 22,100	22,100
Mark Van Keirsbilck	122,000 122,000	122,000
Paul Kelly	114,500 18,800	18,800
Jeremy Brown	92,000 19,000	19,000
Jim Calvo	90,500 33,000	33,000
Todd Melander	81,500 28,300	28,300
Steven Dembiec	77,000 24,600	24,600
Justin Brown	70,500 10,500	10,500
Brad Sailor	66,000 66,000	66,000
Leonardo Loconte	50,000 50,000	50,000
Ravi Raghavan	45,500 13,000	13,000

Bradley Jansen	44,500 40,700	40,700

Gary Herstein	43,500 10,500	10,500
Ken Komberec	41,500 500	500
Daniel Conway	40,100 40,100	40,100
Paul Saharsky	37,500 37,500	37,500
Leo Birov	35,500 5,000	5,000
Andres Garcia	32,500 54,500	54,500
Kyle Swanson	26,500 26,500	26,500
Jeffrey Brown	25,000 25,000	25,000

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Level: 13

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

11-15-2019 00:31 UTC-5

Durkin Wins a Flip To Double Before Break

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Hill Kerby

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Players are on their final 10-minute break of the night.

Shortly before going on break, Josh Reichard pumped it up to 5,000 from middle position and action made its way around to Bradley Jansen, who called from the small blind. William Durkin was in the big blind and squeezed, three-betting all in for 33,300. Reichard shoved over the top of him and Jansen folded, sending the two off to the races.

Josh Reichard:
William Durkin: