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

09-24-2022 23:45 UTC-7

Baghdasarian Takes a Big One With Aces

NicholasBaltz

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

With the board reading , Jeffery Walker already had a bet of 17,500 in front of him, but he was facing a raise to 50,000 from Nova Baghdasarian.

Walker thought it over before moving all in for a little more than the raise and was called.

Jeffery Walker:
Nova Baghdasarian:

Walker's top pair was beaten by aces and the runout was no help as Baghdasarian moved to about a quarter million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nova Baghdasarian	225,000 225,000	225,000
Jeffery Walker	Busted

09-25-2022 00:02 UTC-7

Registration Update

NicholasBaltz

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

With the start of Level 13, late registration is closed.

Day 1c saw 185 entries and there are currently 36 players remaining.

Play will continue until there are 22 players left, or until the end of Level 15, whichever comes first.

This brings the total number of entries through all Day 1's to 436. The field smashed the $300,000 guarantee, and the prize pool is still being finalized but first place will take home more than $90,000.

09-25-2022 00:09 UTC-7

Klassen Flushes Kings With Big Slick

NicholasBaltz

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Kevin Klassen got all of his chips in the middle preflop against chip leader Elvis Toomas.

Kevin Klassen:
Elvis Toomas:

Toomas was in a great spot to extend his lead but that all changed on the flop. Klassen flopped the nut flush and runout changed nothing as he put a dent in the stack of Toomas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvis Toomas	350,000 -65,000	-65,000

Kevin Klassen	200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Elvis Toomas Kevin Klassen

09-25-2022 00:13 UTC-7

McGowan Sends One Out

NicholasBaltz

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

A short stack shoved from middle position and Jonathan McGowan obliged with the bigger stack.

At-Risk Player:
Jonathan McGowan:

The runout gave McGowan trip kings and he scored a late-night knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan McGowan	100,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Jonathan McGowan

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

09-25-2022 00:21 UTC-7

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NicholasBaltz

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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09-25-2022 00:37 UTC-7

Wrath of Khan, McGowan Falls to Aces

NicholasBaltz

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On the flop Suhail Khan shoved and Jonathan McGowan called to put himself at risk.

Suhail Khan:
Jonathan McGowan:

Both players had overpairs, but McGowan was in trouble with hooks. The runout only improved Khan to trip aces and he became one of the chip leaders as play begins to wind down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suhail Khan	425,000 425,000	425,000

Jonathan McGowan	Busted

Tags: Jonathan McGowan Suhail Khan

09-25-2022 00:45 UTC-7

Late Night Counts, Toomas Pulling Away

NicholasBaltz

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Elvis Toomas	700,000 350,000	350,000

Stefano Calenzani	310,000 60,000	60,000
Richard Lanes	275,000 -50,000	-50,000
Adrian Lopez	250,000 130,000	130,000
Gianluca Pace	250,000 95,000	95,000
Sander Molner	160,000 45,000	45,000
Zach Jump	150,000 -10,000	-10,000

Zicheng Chen	140,000 -55,000	-55,000

Rip Fritzer	100,000 25,000	25,000
Shadi Khouri	100,000 -25,000	-25,000