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

MSPT Riverside $1,100 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info

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

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$170,769
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$898,660
Entries
928
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
40,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
408
Players Left
57

Phan Gets a Big Ace Twice in a Row

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Ryan Phan
Ryan Phan

Hand #1: Ryan Phan open-limped in middle position and saw the big blind raise to 7,000. Phan put in a "sexy reraise" to 24,500 and his opponent thought for close to a minute before sending his cards to the muck, with the {a-Diamonds} face up.

Phan hesitated for a second and then flipped over his top card, showing {a-Hearts}.

Hand #2: On the very next hand, Phan made it 5,500 and the hijack re-jammed for 18,500. Phan called.

Hijack: {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}
Ryan Phan: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}

The table remarked upon seeing both hands, making sure to point out that Phan had a slight edge with a suited combo of Big Slick. The flop {j-Spades}{5-Spades}{7-Hearts} brought some drama along with it, as Phan now was looking at an immediate shot at sending his opponent home. Instead, a clean {8-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} came to result in a chopped pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Phan us
Ryan Phan
51,000 24,500

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