$1,110 Main Event Day 1b | 2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship

09-23-2022 20:56 UTC-7

Johnson and Chapman Hold Big Stacks in Latest Counts

NicholasBaltz

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Johnson	145,000 60,000	60,000

Jeff Chapman (CA)	135,000 65,000	65,000
Jared Griener	75,000 8,000	8,000
Chris Smith	58,000 33,000	33,000
Katie Kopp	53,000 28,000	28,000

Brad Sailor	43,000
Jonathan McGowan	18,000 -11,000	-11,000
Kyle Kitagawa	Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-23-2022 20:36 UTC-7

England's Ace is Good

NicholasBaltz

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

There was approximately 30,000 already in the middle on the turn and Kyna England bet 11,500.

She found one caller and they saw the river . Her opponent checked and England thought things over before checking back.

England rolled over for top pair and the of her opponent were sent into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyna England	110,000 55,000	55,000

09-23-2022 20:32 UTC-7

Chen and Kornecook Running it Up in Latest Counts

NicholasBaltz

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Chen	190,000 190,000	190,000
Thomas Kornecook	140,000 140,000	140,000
Brayan Noriegasolis	86,000 -72,000	-72,000
Jared Griener	67,000 51,500	51,500
David Para	35,000
Chris Smith	25,000 -6,000	-6,000
Benjamin Moon	14,000 -42,000	-42,000

09-23-2022 20:17 UTC-7

McCool Uses Big Slick to win Three-Way All-In

NicholasBaltz

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

Pat McCool found himself all in at risk against two opponents preflop.

Short Stack:
Pat McCool:
Big Stack:

It was a great flop for McCool as the spread, as he made top pair with the nut flush draw. The turn and river changed nothing and McCool collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pat McCool	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Pat McCool

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

09-23-2022 20:01 UTC-7

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

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09-23-2022 19:47 UTC-7

Eskandari Rising, as is ClubGG Qualifier Johnson

NicholasBaltz

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Massoud Eskandari	105,000 78,300	78,300

Matthew Lung	90,000 2,000	2,000
Kevin Johnson	85,000 39,000	39,000

Christina Gollins	60,000 17,000	17,000
Kyna England	55,000 -1,000	-1,000
Robert Fortuno	54,000 11,000	11,000
Rich Alsup	50,000 35,000	35,000
Kevin Lammert	38,000 9,000	9,000

DJ Buckley	32,000 1,000	1,000
Shun Wakita	29,000 4,000	4,000
Katie Kopp	25,000 15,600	15,600

Richard Lanes	25,000 -12,000	-12,000
Kyle Kitagawa	10,000 -39,000	-39,000
Dantram Huynh	Busted

09-23-2022 19:35 UTC-7

Graff Finds a Triple Up

NicholasBaltz

Level 7 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Just before the break, a big pot was brewing and Duane Graff found himself in the middle of it.

On a flop of , there was a bet of 3,500 from Jeff Chapman and a call from Duane Graff. The action was on Jonathan McGowan and he raised it up to 10,500.

Chapman called and Graff shoved his last 12,200. Both players called the extra 1,700 and it was three-ways to the turn. McGowan led for 5,000 and Chapman raised him to 15,000. After a moment of thought, McGowan folded.