2022 MSPT Cleveland

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2022 MSPT Cleveland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$155,993
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$959,770
Entries
991
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
118
Players Left
1

Shane Melert Eliminated In 18th Place ($9,406)

Level 25 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Shane Melert
Shane Melert

Shane Melert raised to 300,000 off of his 420,000 chip stack and in the big blind Shaun Gillian moved all-in for the effective stack. Action went back to Melert who called.

Shane Melert: {a-}{9-}
Shaun Gillian: {a-}{k-}

The board ran out king high, bringing no help to Melert as the tournament came down to two tables and Melert exited in 18th place.

Player Chips Progress
Shaun Gillian us
Shaun Gillian
2,200,000
600,000
600,000
Shane Melert us
Shane Melert
Busted

Tags: Shane MelertShaun Gillian

Lavelle Snead Eliminated In 19th Place ($7,870)

Level 25 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Lavelle Snead
Lavelle Snead

Lavelle Snead moved all-in for 340,000 in first position and Timothy Covert called in the big blind.

Lavelle Snead: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Timothy Covert: {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts}

The board ran out {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} giving no help to the ace-king and Lavelle Snead was eliminated in 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
Timothy Covert
Timothy Covert
1,300,000
265,000
265,000
Lavelle Snead
Lavelle Snead
Busted

Tags: Timothy CovertLavelle Snead

Christopher Lee Sims Eliminated In 20th Place ($7,870)

Level 25 : 30,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Christopher Lee Sims
Christopher Lee Sims

Dustin Mcelhaney raised to 100,000 from early position and in the small blind Christopher Lee Sims moved all-in for 450,000. Action folded back to Mcelhaney who called and the cards were tabled.

Christopher Lee Sims: {a-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Dustin Mcelhaney: {10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}

The board ran out {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{9-Clubs} giving no improvement to the ace-ten and Lee Sims took his exit in 20th place.

Player Chips Progress
Dustin Mcelhaney us
Dustin Mcelhaney
2,700,000
200,000
200,000
Christopher Lee Sims us
Christopher Lee Sims
Busted

Tags: Christopher Lee SimsDustin Mcelhaney

Hal Rotholz Eliminated In 21st Place ($7,780)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hal Rotholz
Hal Rotholz

Action was picked up on a flop reading {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades} between Dave Powell in the hijack and Hal Rotholz in the cutoff. Powell bet 100,000 and Rotholz raised to 320,000. Powell then moved all-in for 800,000 effective and Rotholz called.

Hal Rotholz: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Dave Powell: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Rotholz shared top pair with Powell, but possessed an inferior kicker and could not improve on the {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} runout. Powell took the pot while Rotholz exited the tournament in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
Dave Powell
Dave Powell
2,150,000
850,000
850,000
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
Busted

Tags: Dave PowellHal Rotholz

Brian D. Williams Eliminated In 22nd Place ($6,526)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Brian D. Williams raised to 80,000 in the hijack and on the button Dante Powell three-bet to 280,000. Action folded back to Williams who moved all-in for 600,000 effective and Powell called.

Brian D. Williams: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Dante Powell: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop came out {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} giving Powell two pair, but the turn {a-Diamonds} gave Williams an ace-high straight. The river turned things around once more with {j-Diamonds} giving Powell jacks full of kings. Williams wished his table mates luck as he left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Dante Powell
Dante Powell
1,750,000
950,000
950,000
Brian D Williams
Brian D Williams
Busted

Tags: Brian D. WilliamsDante Powell

Eric Maccaro Eliminated In 23rd Place ($6,526)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Eric Maccaro
Eric Maccaro

Chris Tryba moved all-in in the small blind for 320,000 effective and Eric Maccaro called in the big blind.

Eric Maccaro: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Chris Tryba: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The flop kept the two safe with {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades} but the turn {a-Spades} saw Tryba pair his ace and the river {10-Hearts} did not see the pocket twos improve and Eric Maccaro was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
3,920,000
260,000
260,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Maccaro
Eric Maccaro
Busted

Tags: Chris TrybaEric Maccaro

Kyna England Eliminated In 24th Place ($6,526)

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kyna England
Kyna England

Kyna England was down to one 5,000 chip and was all-in and at risk in the big blind for her stack. In middle position Chris Tryba raised to 40,000 and Geoff Ferenc called in the cutoff with the remaining action folding.

The flop of {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} saw Ferenc call a 100,000 chip bet.

The turn {7-Diamonds} saw Tryba size up to 250,000 and Ferenc called once more.

The river came out the {8-Diamonds} and Tryba bet once more, this time to the tune of 320,000 which sent Ferenc into the tank. After about 4 minutes of thought Shaun Gillian called the clock and after 20 more seconds, Ferenc called.

Kyna England: {6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Geoff Ferenc: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Chris Tryba: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Tryba had flopped top pair and ran out a flush to take down the whole pot. MSPT Player Of The Year took her exit in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
3,660,000
2,660,000
2,660,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Geoff Ferenc
Geoff Ferenc
450,000
450,000
450,000
Kyna England us
Kyna England
Busted

Tags: Chris TrybaGeoff FerencKyna EnglandShaun Gillian

James Mendenhall Eliminated In 25th Place ($5,471)

Level 23 : 20,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
James Mendenhall
James Mendenhall

James Mendenhall was all-in and at risk for his remaining 310,000 against Scott Fitzhugh with cards all-in and on their backs.

James Mendenhall: {q-}{j-}
Scott Fitzhugh: {k-}{q-}

Things went Mendenhall's way on the {j-}{j-}{10-} flop and a {5-} turn, but the {9-} gave Fitzhugh the straight and eliminated Mendenhall.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Fitzhugh us
Scott Fitzhugh
1,900,000
820,000
820,000
James Mendenhall us
James Mendenhall
Busted

Tags: James MendenhallScott Fitzhugh

Carlton Peake Eliminated In 26th Place ($5,471)

Level 23 : 20,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Carlton Peake
Carlton Peake

Carlton Peake called under the gun and Scott Fitzhugh raised to 115,000 from middle position. Action folded all the way around and Peake moved all-in for 500,000 chips which saw Fitzhugh call and cards turned on their backs.

Carlton Peake: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Scott Fitzhugh: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board ran out as no help to the ace-queen and Carlton Peake found himself exiting the tournament in 26th place.

Tags: Carlton PeakeScott Fitzhugh