2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
1a1b1c2
Event Info
2022 MSPT Iowa State Poker Championship
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
52
Prize
$180,145
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$300,000
Total Entries
979
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
316
Players Left
37
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Ralsten Flips the "Coin of Destiny"

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Coin of Destiny
Coin of Destiny

Caleb Ralston opened to 1,500 before he saw a short-stacked opponent move all in for just under 5,000. Action folded back to Ralston who had a decision to make.

"I don't have a very good hand," said Ralston. He flipped his coin to leave it in the hands of fate. Whatever the result was, Ralston made the call.

Opponent: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Caleb Ralston: {k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}

Ralston saw his opponent flop a straight on the {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}. Even so, anyone who doubted the coin would regret doing so. The turn was the perfect {6-Clubs} to give Ralsten a ton of outs. One of those came in on the {8-Spades} river to give him the bigger straight.

"The coin of destiny," said a tablemate while Ralston stacked his chips as his opponent headed to the rail.

Tags: Caleb Ralston

Long Bets Each Street to Beat Beetz

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Brad Beetz opened from early position before getting three-bet by Richard Long to 4,500 on his left. Action folded back to Beetz who made the call.

The flop was {3-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Clubs}. Beetz checked to Long who fired 6,500, and Beetz made the call.

Long ramped up the pressure on the {q-Diamonds} turn by betting 15,000. Beetz elected to let it go and fight for another pot.

Tags: Brad BeetzRichard Long

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Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
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MyStack

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Perkins On a Heater, Wins Three in a Row

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three players saw a flop of {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs} in a three-bet pot. Randy Perkins saw his opponent move all in for about 16,000 on the flop and both him and his opponent made the call.

On the {5-Clubs} turn, Perkins moved all of his chips in the middle as well, about 22,000. His opponent called and all three hands were turned over.

Flop all-in player: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}
Turn all-in player: {q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Randy Perkins: {7-Clubs}{7-Hearts}

Perkins had one opponent drawing dead and the other drawing to two outs. The {k-Spades} river changed nothing and Perkins locked up the massive pot.

*****

The next hand, Perkins opened to 1,600 on early position. The player on his left three-bet to 5,100. A player in the blinds cold-called. Back on Perkins, he four-bet to 31,600. The other two players let their cards go.

*****

The next hand, Perkins saw a player limp under the gun before he three-bet to 2,500. The entire table folded and got out of his way. He showed {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} to show what he was continuing his heater with.

Tags: Randy Perkins

Two Pair Good for Pasker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action started on the river in a three-way hand. The pot held about 25,000 and the board read {j-Hearts}{a-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{8-Spades}.

The player under the gun bet 10,000 into his two opponents. Austin Pasker made the call in middle position and action folded to the player in the cutoff. After some thought, he also made the call.

Under the gun showed {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts}, and seemed surprised to see Pasker show {a-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} for two pair and the winner to take down the pot.

Tags: Austin Pasker

Kruk Make Quads, Sinks a Boat

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Ron Kruk
Ron Kruk

Ron Kruk and Gary Herstein traded a couple raises preflop before getting all their chips in. Kruk was the short stack and looking to get back to a healthy stack.

Ron Kruk: {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}
Gary Herstein: {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}

In rough shape, things looked even bleaker for Kruk on the {6-Hearts}{k-Spades}{a-Spades} flop, Kruk needed running cards to say alive. The {j-Diamonds} gave Kruk one out to hit on the final card. The table exploded when the {j-Hearts} hit the river. Kruk made runner-runner quads to run down the cowboys and scoop the pot for the double.

Tags: Gary HersteinRon Kruk

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Some Riverside Stacks Around the Room

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante