$1,110 Main Event
Day 1c Started
2022 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
2022 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$2,336,730
Entries
2,409
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
942
Players Left
130
The Final Flight of The Biggest Tournament in The Midwest Begins At Noon
After the second straight day of record breaking flights, The $1,100 MSPT Main Event at Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan returns at 12 p.m. today. Flight 1c could see the biggest flight in MSPT history playing for a prize pool that has already grown to $1,422,990. 631 entrants in the first flight was whittled down to 73 players, and the following flight’s 836 ended with just 101 players surviving into the next day. With 32 minutes left on level 15 from the last flight, players will most likely return on Day 2 with that much left on the clock in level 15 unless the final flight ends earlier than the first.
The players will sit down with 25,000 in starting chips with blinds at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante and levels going up every 40 minutes. After every three levels, there will be a 10-minute break. After Level 9 there will be a 40-minute dinner break, after which the players will come back, play an additional three levels until registration closes. After which, the players will play three more levels and then bag up for the day at the end of Level 15. This is the final flight of the tournament and if players do not secure a bag for tonight, they will be unable to advance to the second day.
Top Ten Chip Counts Day 1b
| Rank | Name | Chip Counts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Ndoja | 643,000 |
| 2 | Arturas Astrauskas | 628,000 |
| 3 | KC Vaughan | 533,000 |
| 4 | Justin Pimpedly | 530,000 |
| 5 | Andrew Fahey | 454,000 |
| 6 | Alex Farcas | 450,000 |
| 7 | Larry Wagner | 418,000 |
| 8 | Michael Puccio | 412,000 |
| 9 | Paul Davison | 403,000 |
| 10 | Paul Choi | 383,000 |
Antonio Ndoja ascended to the highest chip stack yesterday, bagging 643,000 after a large hand at the end of the night. Nipping at his heels is Arturas Astrauskas who ended the day with 628,000 after spending most of the day as the chip leader. Others who advanced successfully included HPT champion Michael Puccio (412,000), Rich Alsup (218,000), Josh Reichard (148,000), Aaron Johnson (139,000) and Aaron Massey (77,000).
Players expected to fire in this final flight include Rob Wazwaz, Angela Jordison, Sarah Stefan, Ralph Massey, Chris Tryba, Jake Bazeley, and the defending champion Dan Bekavac. All of these players and more are looking to get a piece of potentially the biggest MSPT of all time. Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued updates on the flights, the second day, and the eventual winner of the tournament.
Shuffle Up And Deal
This busy and bustling day has begun with all of the players taking their seats.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Early Faces In The Field
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
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25,000 | 25,000 |
Patel Takes One Down
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Sayten Patel raised to 300 in first position and in the small blind, another player three-bet 1,100 which Patel called.
The flop of 
saw the small blind check to Patel who bet 1,600, getting quickly called.
The turn of 
saw the small blind check once more and Patel sized up to 3,700 which his opponent quickly folded too, giving Patel the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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32,100 | 7,100 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Ebanks Has Eights And Sevens
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up on the flop between WSOP bracelet winner Joe Ebanks in the cutoff and an opponent in late position.
The board read 
and the late position player checked to Ebanks who bet 1,000 and was called.
The 
turn saw the same action occur, with Ebanks sizing up to 1,300 and his opponent called once more.
The river 
checked through and the late position player turned over 
for a pair of jacks, but it was no good against Ebanks' 
for eights and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,900 | 3,900 |
Manici Building
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up on a flop of 
with one player having moved his entire stack of 11,200 into the center and Steve Manici having called to put him at risk.
Opponent: 
Steve Manici: 
The turn and river came out 
and Manici sent his opponent home while adding to one of the early tournament big stacks.
At other tables, Anthony Parille and Tiffany Keathley were eliminated from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,800 | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Vick Clicks
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Action was picked up with 2,500 in the center in a pot four ways with Gary L Vick in early position.
The flop of 
saw action check to Vick who bet 1,200. A player from the hijack raised to 2,400, which folded out all remaining action back to Vick who meant to call, but the amount he put out was too much and it was deemed a raise to 3,600 which saw the other player call.
The turn of 
saw Vick bet 5,000 and his opponent folded, giving him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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28,600 | 3,600 |