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

09-24-2022 20:41 UTC-7

Khouri Dodges All the Draws to Double

NicholasBaltz

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

There was about 15,000 in on the turn when Shadi Khouri shoved for around 20,000.

His opponent went into the tank for a minute before calling and Khouri was at risk.

Shadi Khouri:
Opponent:

Khouri had turned the king-high straight, but he would have to dodge flush, straight, and full house outs.

The river was a total blank and Khouri took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shadi Khouri	51,000 51,000	51,000

Tags: Shadi Khouri

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

09-24-2022 20:55 UTC-7

Graff and Souza Chipping Up

NicholasBaltz

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Duane Graff	120,000 74,000	74,000
Victor Alvarez	105,000 -20,000	-20,000
Michael Souza	95,000 63,000	63,000
Rip Fritzer	60,000 31,000	31,000
Kyle Kitagawa	55,000 5,000	5,000
Christina Gollins	45,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ed Alikhani	42,000 -18,000	-18,000
Rich Alsup	25,000 5,500	5,500
Shun Wakita	20,000 -11,000	-11,000
Chris Carney	15,000 -50,000	-50,000
Kevin Paz	Busted

09-24-2022 21:06 UTC-7

Ace From Space Propels Big Slick for Lopez

NicholasBaltz

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

The dealer was running out the board and Adrian Lopez was all in and at risk.

It appeared that the money had gone in the flop.

Adrian Lopez:
Bigger Stack:

The turn brought the and the river pair Lopez for the best hand and he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Lopez	45,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Adrian Lopez

09-24-2022 21:13 UTC-7

Toomas to the Moon, Pace Back From the Dead

NicholasBaltz

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

Elvis Toomas is now sitting on piles.

The board had been washed by the dealer, but the table recounted that Toomas held a full house against his opponent's nut flush.

That's the biggest pot of the night so far as he pushes past 300,000.

A few tables over, Gianluca Pace thought he had been eliminated. He started leaving the poker room until a tourney director informed him he still had 400 chips left.

He has since run that back past a starting stack in a chip and a chair scenario.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvis Toomas	350,000 195,000	195,000

Gianluca Pace	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Elvis Toomas Gianluca Pace

09-24-2022 21:15 UTC-7

Break

NicholasBaltz

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

Players are now headed on another break.

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

09-24-2022 21:55 UTC-7

Ladies Hold Up for Kitagawa

NicholasBaltz

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

George Garcia shoved his remaining 30,000 forward and Kyle Kitagawa obliged with the bigger stack.

George Garcia:
Kyle Kitagawa:

Kitagawa was looking to avoid an ace and he did just that on the runout, as he now moves above chip average entering the later stages of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Kitagawa	89,000 34,000	34,000
George Garica	Busted

Tags: George Garcia Kyle Kitagawa

09-24-2022 22:00 UTC-7

Pace Still on the Comeback Trail

NicholasBaltz

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sander Molner	180,000 5,000	5,000
Brad Sailor	135,000 25,000	25,000
Duane Graff	130,000 10,000	10,000
Gianluca Pace	80,000 53,000	53,000
Robert Fortuno	70,000 22,000	22,000
Rip Fritzer	68,000 8,000	8,000
Farzaneh Maghsoudy	65,000 38,000	38,000
Shun Wakita	46,000 26,000	26,000
Richard Lanes	45,000 5,000	5,000
Adrian Lopez	27,500 -17,500	-17,500
Ed Alikhani	25,000 -17,000	-17,000
Christina Gollins	Busted