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

11-14-2019 22:56 UTC-5

More Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Camby	109,500	-2,300
Pat Steele	93,400	59,900
Walter Weiss	63,700	-18,800
Jeremy Brown	51,000	-300
John Sun	46,100	9,600
Greg Himmelbrand	35,500	4,900
Gary Herstein	33,000	-10,500
Leo Birov	27,000	-16,000
Kyle Broom	6,200	-57,000
Mike Kamenjarin	Busted
Yoon Kim	Busted
Mike Shin	Busted
Jason Trezak	Busted
Ben Wiora	Busted
Cero Zuccarello	Busted

11-14-2019 22:48 UTC-5

Dembiec Gets a KO; Eclipses Six Figures

HillKerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action folded around to the hijack and he shoved all in for around 15,000. Steven Dembiec was waiting in the big blind and called when it became his turn to do so.

Hijack:
Steven Dembiec:

The board came to give Dembiec a full house after the runout, leaving his opponent dry on chips. Dembiec was seen with 4,200 a couple of levels ago and looked to be on his way out, but things have turned for him as of late and he now finds himself with around double the average stack with five tables and less than four hours of play left in the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Dembiec	101,600	86,200

Tags: Steven Dembiec

11-14-2019 22:38 UTC-5

Chip Counts After Break

HillKerby

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Lauson	160,000	-16,700
Jim Calvo	123,500	52,900
Brian Manke	106,000	45,700
Andres Garcia	87,000	51,400
Ken Komberec	74,600	22,000
Justin Brown	60,000	-32,000
Ravi Raghavan	58,500	22,200
Aaron Johnson	56,500	17,500
Todd Melander	53,200	8,600
Josh Reichard	40,600	34,800
James Ahlers	34,100	-64,400
Jason Seitz	21,500	700
Steven Dembiec	15,400	11,200
Danny Sepiol	Busted

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-14-2019 22:21 UTC-5

Break Number Three

HillKerby

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The remaining players are on their third 10-minute break of the evening. Registration will be open for three more levels plus the subsequent break.

11-14-2019 22:19 UTC-5

Birov Rips It

HillKerby

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Bryan Manke opened to 2,500 from early position and received four calls behind him from James Ahlers in the hijack and Leo Birov in the cutoff. Jeremy Brown was on the button and next to act, and he made the call as well. The small blind folded and Jim Calvo defended his big blind.

The five saw a flop of and action checked to Ahlers, who put out a bet of 3,000. Birov was next to act and immediately announced he was all in. Action folded back to Ahlers, who thought for about 35 seconds and then sent his cards to the muck, earning a sizeable pot for Birov without needing to get beyond the flop to do so.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Ahlers	98,500	16,100
Jim Calvo	70,600	9,000
Bryan Manke	60,300	-28,900
Jeremy Brown	51,300	-11,900
Leo Birov	43,000	19,500

Tags: Bryan Manke James Ahlers Jeremy Brown Jim Calvo Leo Birov

11-14-2019 22:13 UTC-5

Lauson Trending Upwards

HillKerby

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Travis Lauson defended his small blind to an open to 2,500 from the player on the button. Action went check-check on the flop .

The turn came and Lauson checked again. His opponent bet 3,500, which he called to bring the river . Lauson led out, firing 5,500. After a few moments, Lauson's opponent folded and he took down the pot.

Lauson had already eclipsed the six-figure mark in chips prior to the last break nearly two hours ago, and has seen that figure continue to climb over the last two-plus levels, making him one of the largest stacks in the room with the third break of the evening looming near.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Lauson	176,700	62,900

Tags: Travis Lauson

11-14-2019 21:58 UTC-5

Garcia Wins a Flip To Double

HillKerby

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ravi Raghavan opened to 2,300 from under the gun and action made its way over to Andres Garcia, who three-bet all in for around 17,000 from the hijack. Raghavan made the call once action was back on him and the two were off to the races.

Andres Garcia:
Ravi Raghavan:

Garcia started out on the shorter end of the coin flip and was in need of some help. An ace on the flop gave him just that and a clean turn and river scored him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ravi Raghavan	36,300	36,300
Andres Garcia	35,600	-3,400

Tags: Andres Garcia Ravi Raghavan

11-14-2019 21:47 UTC-5

"Had a Pretty Good Draw!"

HillKerby

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Aaron Johnson saw action folded to him in the cutoff and opened to 2,300. He was called by Bryan Manke, who was on the button as well as James Ahlers, who defended his big blind. The flop dropped and all three players checked.