2022 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
942
Players Left
130

Himmelbrand's Aces Are Good

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Greg Himmelbrand
Greg Himmelbrand

Action was picked up on a turn with Greg Himmelbrand on the button and another player in early position, with a significant pot having been built.

Action had checked to Himmelbrand on a board of {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{10-Hearts} who moved all in for 44,000, sending his opponent into the tank. After some time he called and the hands were tabled.

Greg Himmelbrand: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}

The river came out the {7-Diamonds} and the former MSPT champion doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Himmelbrand us
Greg Himmelbrand
188,000 163,000

Tags: Greg Himmelbrand

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Curcio Doubles While Eliminating Lleshi

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Joseph Curcio
Joseph Curcio

Action was picked up on the turn three ways with Dhimitri Lleshi, having already put his entire stack in the middle, with action into a side pot between a player in the hijack and Joseph Curcio in the cutoff.

On a board reading {9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{q-Clubs}, the hijack checked to Curcio who bet 20,000. The hijack responded by moving all in for the 69,000 he had behind and Curcio called.

Dhimitri Lleshi: {6-Spades}{3-Hearts}
Joseph Curcio: {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Hijack: {j-Spades}{9-Spades}

The river {4-Hearts} changed nothing and Lleshi exited the tournament while Curcio more than doubled.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Curcio us
Joseph Curcio
198,000
Dhimitri Lleshi us
Dhimitri Lleshi
Busted

Tags: Dhimitri LleshiJoseph Curcio

Massey Wins Four Way All In

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ralph Massey
Ralph Massey

Dan Bekavac raised to 9,000 from first position and from one seat over, Ralph Massey moved all in for 62,000. In middle position another player moved all in for 99,000 and in the hijack another player moved all in for 55,000. Bekavac thought and then called with all four hands being turned over.

Hijack: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Ralph Massey: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Middle Position: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Dan Bekavac: {5-Spades}{4-Spades}

The board ran out {a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}{8-Hearts} and Massey's top pair top kicker was good enough to nearly quadruple up, while the middle position player won a small side pot with Bekavac.

Player Chips Progress
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
246,000 199,000
Dan Bekavac us
Dan Bekavac
145,000 6,000

Tags: Dan BekavacRalph Massey

Saco Triples Up

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Arthir Saco
Arthir Saco

A player raised to 7,500 in first position and and a player one seat over moved all in for 56,000. Arthir Saco moved all in for 33,000 from one seat over and the initial raiser called to put them both at risk.

Arthir Saco: {a-Hearts}{a-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}
First Position: {q-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{10-Spades}{j-Spades}{5-Hearts} and the aces scooped the main while the initial raiser scooped a side pot to eliminate the other player.

Player Chips Progress
Arthir Saco us
Arthir Saco
109,000

Tags: Arthir Saco

Pikachu Strikes A Set

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Donnie Phan(Left) and Ben Chen(Right)
Donnie Phan(Left) and Ben Chen(Right)

Action was picked up on the flop between Ben "Pikachu" Chen in the cutoff and another player in the small blind.

On a flop of {3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, the small blind moved all in for 19,000 and Chen called.

Small blind: {6-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Ben "Pikachu" Chen: {3-Clubs}{3-Spades}

The board ran out {4-Spades}{7-Diamonds} and Chen filled up to send his opponent in the small blind out.

Player Chips Progress
Donnie Phan us
Donnie Phan
82,000 82,000
Ben Chen us
Ben Chen
76,000 54,000

Tags: Ben Chen

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000