MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD) | MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)

07-25-2021 19:42 UTC-5

Jared Ditmarson Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,783)

HillKerby

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Jared Ditmarson opened to 200,000 in the cutoff and action folded to Mike Estes, who re-jammed in the big blind. Ditmarson went into the tank and then found a call after some time.

Jared Ditmarson:
Mike Estes:

"You're ahead," said a tablemate upon seeing the cards tabled.

"I'd like to use my one time," Ditmarson said with a smile. The flop brought potential counterfeit outs, and running gave Estes the better two pair as Ditmarson was left playing the board.

Stacks were counted to be 1.045 million for Estes and 1.040 million for Ditmarson, resulting in his entire stack going in the direction of Estes as he finished in 10th place. The finish was Ditmarson's second inside the final two tables at MSPT Riverside after he took 18th place in the last $1,100 Main Event here some four months ago.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Estes	2,375,000 865,000	865,000
Jared Ditmarson	Busted

Tags: Jared Ditmarson Mike Estes

07-25-2021 19:29 UTC-5

Cody Wunder Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,783)

HillKerby

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Cody Wunder open-jammed in the hijack and Stephen Torre dropped a chip onto the felt on the button, prompting folds behind.

Cody Wunder:
Stephen Torre:

The flop and turn gave Wunder a chance at another unlikely chop in addition to his two live cards, but the river helped him not and finished in 11th place as a result.

With 10 players remaining, the tournament is on the final table bubble with both remaining tables playing five handed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Torre	5,100,000 900,000	900,000
Cody Wunder	Busted

Tags: Cody Wunder Stephen Torre

07-25-2021 19:12 UTC-5

Larry Wagner Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,581)

HillKerby

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Todd Bartlett open-limped in the cutoff and saw Larry Wagner limp in behind him on the button. Both blinds came along as well to bring about a four-way postflop pot.

The flop came and action checked to Bartlett, who bet 175,000 and saw Wagner come over the top for his remaining 540,000. The blinds got out of the way and then Bartlett thought for a bit before announcing a call.

Larry Wagner:
Todd Bartlett:

Wagner had flopped top two pair and was ahead of Bartlett's top pair. The turn brought 11 more outs to the Bartlett's tally, but one of his original three in the fell on the river to give him a higher two pair and eliminate Wagner in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Bartlett	2,950,000
Larry Wagner	Busted

Tags: Larry Wagner Todd Bartlett

07-25-2021 19:00 UTC-5

Jeremy Calverley Eliminated in 13th Place ($10,783)

HillKerby

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Mike Estes was under the gun and open-jammed for 460,000. Jeremy Calverley re-jammed for 900,000 on the button and Peyton Smith immediately called both shoves from the small blind thereafter.

Mike Estes:
Jeremy Calverley:
Peyton Smith:

Calverley found himself in an absolute cooler of a situation and was unable to find Broadway on a runout of to bring his elimination as Estes tripled and Smith took the side pot, roughly breaking even on the hand in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peyton Smith	2,950,000
Mike Estes	1,510,000
Jeremy Calverley	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Calverley Mike Estes Peyton Smith

07-25-2021 18:53 UTC-5

Osman Merdanovic Eliminated in 14th Place ($10,783)

HillKerby

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Osman Merdanovic was down to his last crumbs and got them in preflop in middle position and saw Wesley Cannon isolate everybody else out of the pot from the hijack.

Osman Merdanovic:
Wesley Cannon:

The board brought chop outs on the turn but nothing more, spelling Merdanovic's elimination in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Cannon	2,010,000 75,000	75,000
Osman Merdanovic	Busted

Tags: Osman Merdanovic Wesley Cannon

07-25-2021 18:47 UTC-5

Rahul Chaudhari Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,783)

HillKerby

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Timothy Gundrum limped in under the gun and action folded to Rahul Chaudhari, who completed his small blind. Stephen Torre was in the big blind and shoved all in for a covering amount, forcing a quick fold from Wagner.

Chaudhari then went deep into the tank, eventually having a clock called on him before calling to put his tournament life on the line.

Rahul Chaudhari:
Stephen Torre:

The flop gave Chaudhari a dozen outs but he was unable to complete as running improved Torre unnecessarily to a pair of aces and eliminated Chaudhari in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Torre	4,200,000 2,260,000	2,260,000
Rahul Chaudhari	Busted

Tags: Larry Wagner Rahul Chaudhari Stephen Torre

07-25-2021 18:33 UTC-5

Matt Morfit Eliminated in 16th Place ($8,896)

HillKerby

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Jalen Heald opened in the hijack and Matt Morfit committed his last 160,000 from the small blind. Heald called off the few remaining chips.

Matt Morfit:
Jalen Heald:

Morfit was dominated and found himself drawing dead on the turn of a runout to finish in 16th place.

A few hands prior, Heald was caught bluffing for stacks against Peyton Smith to double him up to more than 3 million and give him the chip lead in the tournament with 15 now remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peyton Smith	3,150,000 1,550,000	1,550,000
Jalen Heald	1,650,000 -1,075,000	-1,075,000
Matt Morfit	Busted

Tags: Jalen Heald Matt Morfit

07-25-2021 18:27 UTC-5

Ben O'Brien Eliminated in 17th Place ($8,896)

HillKerby

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

A short-stacked Ben O'Brien jammed under the gun for his last 155,000 and action folded around to the big blind, where Todd Bartlett called.

Ben O'Brien:
Todd Bartlett:

An eight on the flop put Bartlett out in front. O'Brien picked up two more outs on the turn but the river was of no help to him and he found the payout desk in 17th place as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben O'Brien	Busted

Tags: Todd Bartlett Ben O'Brien

07-25-2021 18:21 UTC-5

Darin Utley Eliminated in 18th Place ($8,896)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Darin Utley opened to 125,000 in early position and was flat-called by Jalen Heald one seat over. Action folded around to the big blind, where Jim Erickson three-bet to a covering amount of 2 million. Utley called all in for 800,000 and Heald immediately called behind for 960,000 to put more than 2.5 million up for grabs between the three players.

Darin Utley:
Jalen Heald:
Jim Erickson:

Heald's aces were way out in front and pulled even further ahead on the flop . The turn and river completed the runout and both pots were sent his way, eliminating Utley in 18th place in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jalen Heald	2,725,000 2,110,000	2,110,000
Jim Erickson	1,850,000 320,000	320,000
Darin Utley	Busted

Tags: Darin Utley Jalen Heald Jim Erickson

07-25-2021 18:10 UTC-5

Final Two Tables Reached

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Peyton Smith opened in the hijack and then called a re-shove from Jared Ditmarson in the big blind for his remaining 330,000.

Jared Ditmarson:
Peyton Smith:

A king came on the flop to give Ditmarson the best hand on an eventual runout of , fading backdoor flush outs to score the double.

Moments later, both Day 1a chip leader Peter Schmall and Jason Alonzo were eliminated from the tournament to bring the field down to 18 and bring the tournament down to the final two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peyton Smith	1,600,000 -240,000	-240,000
Jared Ditmarson	720,000 60,000	60,000
Peter Schmall	Busted
Jason Alonzo	Busted

Tags: Jared Ditmarson Jason Alonzo Peter Schmall Peyton Smith