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

11-14-2019 19:39 UTC-5

Zuccarello Dusts Sun

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Cero Zuccarello opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from middle position and had received calls from the hijack and the small blind before John Sun three-bet all in for his last 11,000 from the big blind. Zuccarello called and the two players behind him folded, leaving the two to turn up their hands in preparation for the runout.

John Sun:
Cero Zuccarello:

Sun needed to improve to stay alive and was unable to do so as the board ran out , earning Zuccarello the pot as Sun made his way from the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cero Zuccarello	30,600 30,600	30,600
John Sun	Busted

Tags: Cero Zuccarello John Sun

11-14-2019 19:53 UTC-5

Kim Pushes Out the Competition

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Walter Weiss opened the action with a raise to 1,500 from middle position and was called by the hijack and the cutoff. Yoon Kim was on the button and came along as well, as did the big blind to take action five ways to a flop of .

Action checked to the hijack, who put out a bet of 3,000. The cutoff called and Kim put in a raise to 6,300. Action folded back to the hijack, and both he and the cutoff called.

Three players then saw the turn and both the hijack and cutoff checked to Kim, who went all in for 13,200 more.

Both players folded and he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Weiss	76,000 32,400	32,400
Yoon Kim	37,200 37,200	37,200

Tags: Walter Weiss Yoon Kim

11-14-2019 20:02 UTC-5

"Chop, I Guess"

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Action was three-handed on a board reading with just under 8,000 in the middle and James Ahlers was first to act out of the small blind. He checked to put action onto the big blind, who bet 4,000. Todd Melander was the final player in the hand and called from the hijack.

All three players then saw the river come and action checked through to showdown.

Ahlers showed for two pair, tens and fives with no kicker to play beyond the board's queen. The big blind sent his cards to the muck and then Melander tabled .

"Chop, I guess," said Melander as he showed his hand. The dealer confirmed and split up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Ahlers	84,600 84,600	84,600
Todd Melander	41,600 41,600	41,600

Tags: James Ahlers Todd Melander

11-14-2019 20:10 UTC-5

Break Time

HillKerby

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Players are on another 10-minute break.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

11-14-2019 20:29 UTC-5

Post-Break Chip Counts

HillKerby

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Lauson	113,800 70,500	70,500
Paul Camby	111,800
Justin Brown	92,000 59,700	59,700
Walter Weiss	82,500 6,500	6,500
Aaron Johnson	69,500 29,100	29,100
Cero Zuccarello	68,800 38,200	38,200
Ken Komberec	52,600 200	200
Pat Steele	43,000 24,400	24,400
Yoon Kim	40,800 3,600	3,600
John Sun	36,500 36,500	36,500
Greg Himmelbrand	30,600 30,600	30,600
Jason Trezak	9,600 -16,000	-16,000
Johanssy Joseph	8,600 5,600	5,600
Josh Reichard	5,800 5,800	5,800
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Dan Bekavac	Busted
Ken Baime	Busted

11-14-2019 20:40 UTC-5

"Someone Call, Please"

HillKerby

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Aaron Johnson saw action folded to him in the cutoff and opened to 1,400. He received a call from Bryan Manke, who was on the button, to put action onto Danny Sepiol in the small blind. Sepiol three-bet all in for 16,000, sending the big blind into the tank with a decision for nearly a full starting stack.

After over a minute, the big blind folded. Both Johnson and Manke quickly folded afterwards.

"Someone call, please!" said the big blind, half-joking as he watched the two players still left in the hand both fold. "I call!" he then added with a smile.

Sepiol was the only player with cards left, however, and saw the dealer send the pot his way. The big blind then added that he felt good about his chances against Sepiol, but elected to fold because he was concerned about getting further action from either Johnson or Manke.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	84,000 14,500	14,500
Bryan Manke	48,000 28,700	28,700
Danny Sepiol	20,000 -20,100	-20,100

Tags: Aaron Johnson Bryan Manke Danny Sepiol

11-14-2019 20:49 UTC-5

Broom Doubles Through Herstein

HillKerby

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

An all in and a call were overheard and Kyle Broom got the last of his chips all in from the button versus Gary Herstein, who was under the gun.

Kyle Broom:
Gary Herstein:

Broom watched the flop come , planting him even further out in front with a set of aces. He would only need to fade running broadway cards or running tens, and the turn ensured he would do just that, leaving Herstein drawing dead as the river came to complete the runout and score him Broom the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Broom	20,000 20,000	20,000
Gary Herstein	18,600 -6,700	-6,700

Tags: Gary Herstein Kyle Broom

11-14-2019 20:56 UTC-5

Manke Sends One To the Showers

HillKerby

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

There was around 20,000 in the pot with heads-up action between Bryan Manke, who was in the big blind and an opponent in early position. The board read and Manke announced he was all in, sliding out well over a pot-sized bet.

The early-position player had about 14,000 left behind him, meaning he was the one who was put to a decision for the rest of his chips. After close to a minute, he committed the chips into the pot.

All-In Player:
Bryan Manke:

"Gah! Good game," said the player, standing up as the river fell . Manke's jacks remained best at showdown and the pot was sent his way, bringing him close to three starting stacks worth of chips around 30 minutes after the second break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Manke	55,700 7,700	7,700

Tags: Bryan Manke

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800