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

Ferguson Triples With Aces

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

A player in early position opened the action with a raise to 2,500 and was called by the cutoff. Jeremy Ferguson three-bet shoved for 11,000 in the big blind and received calls from both players behind, who then checked all the way through a board of {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{k-Clubs}.

"I've got it, gentlemen," said Ferguson, tabling {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts} for the nut flush.

The early-position showed {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and the cutoff tabled {4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}, both of which Ferguson topped to earn him the triple.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ferguson us
Jeremy Ferguson
34,500 500

Tags: Jeremy Ferguson

MSPT Hall of Famer Aaron Johnson Knocked Out by Mitchell Bank

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson

Aaron Johnson was all in for his last 13,000 in early position, receiving action from Mitchell Bank, who was on the button.

Aaron Johnson: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Mitchell Bank: {8-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Johnson was in a coin-flip situation for his tournament life and was unable to find help on the runout {7-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{a-Spades}{7-Spades}{5-Hearts}, leaving his hand second best to result in his chips being sent across the table to Bank, who is now nearing in on a 50K stack.

Player Chips Progress
Mitchell Bank us
Mitchell Bank
45,600 45,600
Aaron Johnson us
Aaron Johnson
Busted

Tags: Aaron JohnsonMitchell Bank

March 2021 Champion Daniel Sepiol Spotted in the Room

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Sepiol
Daniel Sepiol

The tournament clock now displays 395 entries with 239 remaining players. Among them is March 2021 MSPT Riverside Champion Daniel Sepiol.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Schurter us
Matt Schurter
150,000 99,400
Jason Gross us
Jason Gross
79,000 43,000
Jeff Fielder us
Jeff Fielder
57,300 32,300
Trevor Redlarczyk us
Trevor Redlarczyk
49,000 13,800
Janelle Rettig us
Janelle Rettig
34,000 -1,500
Daniel Sepiol us
Daniel Sepiol
27,300 27,300
Justin Brown us
Justin Brown
26,000 26,000
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
25,000 25,000
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
Busted
Jonathan Kim us
Jonathan Kim
Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Hennig Delivers a Dusting

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Matt Hennig
Matt Hennig

Matt Hennig was just involved in a hand in which all of the chips went into the middle on a flop of {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}. Hennig was in middle position and had his opponent, who was under the gun, at risk.

All-In Player: {7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Matt Hennig: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}

Hennig's opponent had flopped a flush but his nut flush draw was still plenty alive. The turn {j-Diamonds} flipped the tables, leaving his opponent with just one out to a gutshot straight flush to stay alive. The one outer did not come as the river {8-Hearts} fell and Hennig collected the knockout with his pocket aces.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Hennig us
Matt Hennig
94,000 94,000

Tags: Matt Hennig

Stefan Needs No Showdown

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Sarah Stefan
Sarah Stefan

There was 5,000 in the center with four-way action on a flop of {j-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{7-Hearts} and Sarah Stefan was first to act in the small blind. She checked, as did the big blind and under-the-gun player, before the final player bet 4,500 from early position. Only Stefan called.

Action was then heads up to the turn {8-Spades}, where Stefan check-called another 5,000. The river fell {10-Spades} and Stefan placed a bet of 18,000 softly onto the felt in front of her. Her opponent went into the tank for nearly a full minute and then let his hand go, earning Stefan the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Sarah Stefan us
Sarah Stefan
58,500 37,100

Banhidy Doubles

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

There was about 12,000 in the middle on a flop of {3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} with three players in the hand. Action checked to Penelope Banhidy who went all in for 25,800. The hijack folded and the big blind made the call.

Big Blind: {j-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}
Penelope Banhidy: {a-Hearts}{q-Clubs}

Banhidy needed to improve and was able to find help on the {q-Spades} turn. The river {9-Clubs} came clean for Banhidy and she found the double.

Player Chips Progress
Penelope Banhidy us
Penelope Banhidy
63,600 27,900

Tags: Penelope Banhidy

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

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