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

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Tryba Starts Shoving

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Chris Tryba
Chris Tryba

Chris Tryba raised to 1,000 in second position, seeing a player in late position call, and another player in the cutoff calling.

Action folded to the small blind who raised to 3,200, which folded action back to Tryba who moved all in for 21,700 which folded out the other two players.

The player in the small blind shook his head as he pondered his decision and eventually tossed his hand into the muck while the WSOP bracelet winner scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
32,800
7,300
7,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris Tryba

Clozer Fires Twice

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Jason Kapoor
Jason Kapoor

Three players called in early, middle, and late position and in the hijack, Jason "Clozer" Kapoor raised to 2,200 which saw only the early and middle position players call.

The flop came out {k-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} and action checked over to Kapoor who bet 3,100, getting only a call from the middle position player.

On the {7-Diamonds} turn, action checked once more to Kapoor who bet 6,200, sending his opponent into the tank. After about a minute his opponent folded, giving Kapoor the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Kapoor us
Jason Kapoor
36,500
36,500
36,500

Tags: Jason Kapoor

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

Berthelsen Wins With No Showdown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Kevin Berthelsen
Kevin Berthelsen

Action was picked up on the river in a hand with a player under the gun and Kevin Berthelsen from one seat over and 17,300 in the center.

The board read {a-Spades}{6-Spades}{q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Spades} and the under the gun player bet 10,000, sending Berthelsen into the tank.

After a minute or so, Berthelsen called and his opponent mucked, leaving the pot to Berthelsen without showing down.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Berthelsen us
Kevin Berthelsen
61,300
29,900
29,900

Tags: Kevin Berthelsen

Brown Sends Three Home

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Deandre Brown
Deandre Brown

Action was picked up on a flop between three players playing for a side, and two players all in.

The flop read {j-Spades}{a-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and action checked through to the turn of {10-Hearts} that saw Deandre Brown bet 10,000 which saw one player fold and another player move all in for 10,600 total which Brown called.

Opponent 1: {a-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Opponent 2: {10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Opponent 3: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Deandre Brown: {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The river {j-Clubs} further improved Brown's hand to tens full of jacks and he sent three players home while building a huge stack.

Player Chips Progress
De'andre Brown us
De'andre Brown
86,600

Tags: Deandre Brown

Two Barrels Works For Cada

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Joe Cada
Joe Cada

Joe Cada called in the small blind after a player in first position called and the big blind checked their option.

The flop came out {8-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Hearts} and Cada bet 700, only getting the big blind to call.

The turn {7-Diamonds} saw Cada size up to 1,700 and his opponent immediately folded and the 2009 WSOP Main Event Champion raked in a pot.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
28,500
2,400
2,400
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Joe Cada

Updated Counts

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Player Chips Progress
Greg Worker us
Greg Worker
70,000
70,000
70,000
Mario Arribas us
Mario Arribas
59,400
59,400
59,400
Matt Morfit us
Matt Morfit
58,000
33,000
33,000
Gary L Vick us
Gary L Vick
55,600
30,600
30,600
Chris Moon us
Chris Moon
43,400
43,400
43,400
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
43,100
18,100
18,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
39,400
4,900
4,900
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
39,300
14,300
14,300
Pat Steele us
Pat Steele
38,200
10,400
10,400
Dhimitri Lleshi us
Dhimitri Lleshi
29,300
4,300
4,300
Zinoviy Pelekh us
Zinoviy Pelekh
26,300
1,300
1,300
Dan Goepel us
Dan Goepel
26,300
1,300
1,300
CJ Peake us
CJ Peake
26,300
2,900
2,900
Joe Cada us
Joe Cada
26,100
1,100
1,100
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
25,500
500
500
WSOP 1X Winner
Joe Ebanks us
Joe Ebanks
24,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Anthony Babic us
Anthony Babic
21,100
21,100
21,100
Tiffany Keathley us
Tiffany Keathley
19,300
-5,700
-5,700
Paul Choi us
Paul Choi
13,000
13,000
13,000
Stan Fic us
Stan Fic
Busted

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300