2022 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$344,446
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$2,336,730
Entries
2,409
Level Info
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
631
Players Left
73

Updated Counts; Defending Champion In

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Dan Bekavac has entered the tournament in hopes to defend his title.

Player Chips Progress
Tiffany Keathley us
Tiffany Keathley
141,300 9,400
Scott Sisler us
Scott Sisler
129,300 129,300
Matt Morfitt us
Matt Morfitt
104,000 104,000
Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
91,400 48,000
Zinoviy Pelekh us
Zinoviy Pelekh
89,400 63,100
Michael Suggs us
Michael Suggs
76,000 2,600
Mario Arribas us
Mario Arribas
71,100 -7,600
CJ Peake us
CJ Peake
65,400 18,700
Alec Magdan us
Alec Magdan
59,500 59,500
Kevin Berthelsen us
Kevin Berthelsen
49,300 -12,000
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
45,000 5,700
Scott Davis us
Scott Davis
43,700 26,900
Jason Kapoor us
Jason Kapoor
41,200 4,700
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
41,100 1,700
Dhimitri Lleshi us
Dhimitri Lleshi
38,000 8,700
Donovan Dean us
Donovan Dean
36,500 -27,000
Marquez Davis us
Marquez Davis
31,300 31,300
Pat Steele us
Pat Steele
29,800 -8,400
Brekstyn Schutten us
Brekstyn Schutten
WPT 1X Winner
25,300 25,300
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
25,000 -7,800
Dan Bekavac us
Dan Bekavac
25,000 25,000
Jeff Hill us
Jeff Hill
25,000 25,000
Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
24,500 24,500
Ken Baime us
Ken Baime
24,300 -700
Angela Jordison us
Angela Jordison
23,100

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Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Peake Shoves River

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
CJ Peake
CJ Peake

Action was picked up on the flop in a hand between CJ Peake in the cutoff, another player in the hijack and one in the big blind.

The board read {5-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} with action checking through to the {9-Spades} turn that saw action check to Peake who bet 2,500 which only the hijack called.

The river came out the {3-Diamonds} and action checked to Peak who moved all in for 18,000 effective and his opponent folded. Peake collected the pot, making good use of his second bullet.

Player Chips Progress
CJ Peake us
CJ Peake
46,700 20,400

Tags: CJ Peake

Wazwaz Doubles Up

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Rob Wazwaz
Rob Wazwaz

A player moved all in from first position for 10,300 and in the cutoff, Rob Wazwaz moved all in for 8,600 total, with all other action folding.

Rob Wazwaz: {k-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Opponent: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Spades} and Wazwaz doubled through his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
WSOP 1X Winner
18,500 -6,100

Tags: Rob Wazwaz

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Nguyen Cracks Kings

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Ha Nguyen
Ha Nguyen

Action was picked up with a player all in for his entire 10,200 stack and Ha Nguyen having called to put him at risk.

Opponent: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Ha Nguyen: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

The board ran out {a-Clubs}{6-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds} and Nguyen made three aces by the river to take down the pot and eliminate an opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Ha Nguyen us
Ha Nguyen
37,000

Tags: Ha Nguyen

Suggs Eliminates Swartz

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Michael Suggs
Michael Suggs

Daniel Swartz opened to 1,200 from early position and was called by four players including Michael Suggs in late position.

The flop came out {a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} and when action got to Swartz, he bet 3,300 which Michael Suggs responded to by raising to 8,100, folding out all other players. Swartz debated his decision for a bit, but decided to move all in for 25,000 and Suggs called.

Daniel Swartz: {a-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Michael Suggs: {4-Clubs}{4-Spades}

The turn of {8-Hearts} left Swartz drawing dead and he left the tournament area before the {q-Clubs} river landed, while Suggs took down the pot.

At another table, CJ Peake was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Suggs us
Michael Suggs
73,400 48,400
Daniel Swartz us
Daniel Swartz
Busted
CJ Peake us
CJ Peake
Busted

Tags: CJ PeakeDaniel SwartzMichael Suggs

Dean Gets There By The River

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Donovan Dean
Donovan Dean

An early positon player raised to 1,000 and was called by 4 players including Mario Arribas on the button and Donovan Dean in the small blind.

The flop of {7-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Hearts} checked through to the {9-Diamonds} turn where Dean bet 3,300, getting a call from one middle position player and nobody else.

The river came out a {j-Clubs} and Dean bet once more, to the size of 5,500 and his opponent called. Dean turned over {k-Spades}{10-Diamonds} for a jack-high straight and his opponent mucked, giving Dean the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mario Arribas us
Mario Arribas
78,700 19,300
Donovan Dean us
Donovan Dean
63,500

Tags: Donovan DeanMario Arribas

Keathley Doubles Through Wazwaz

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Tiffany Keathley
Tiffany Keathley

Tiffany Keathley raised to 1,200 under the gun and from one seat over, Rob Wazwaz three-bet to 3,500, which folded out all other action. Keathley four-bet to 6,100 and Wazwaz responded by moving all in for 65,300 effective. She thought for a few seconds but tossed in the call and Wazwaz shook his head slamming the table.

Tiffany Keathley: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Rob Wazwaz: {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

The board ran out {10-Spades}{3-Spades}{9-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} and Keathley's ace-king found a pair of kings on the turn to secure a double up through Wazwaz. She now sits with one of the largest stacks of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Tiffany Keathley us
Tiffany Keathley
131,900 112,600
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
WSOP 1X Winner
24,600 -18,500

Tags: Rob WazwazTiffany Keathley