Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
The cutoff opened to 900, Laurette Thurber called on the button, and Ken Baime called in the big blind.
Action checked to Thurber on the ![]()
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flop. Thurber bet 3,000, and Baime check-raised to 11,000.
Both the cutoff and Thurber folded, and Baime collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
|
36,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
Andrew Moreno, Laurette Thurber, and a player in the hijack went three ways to a ![]()
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flop. All three players checked.
Thurber, in the small blind, bet 6,000 on the
turn. Moreno, in early position, folded, along with the hijack player.
The pot put Thurber's stack at 40,000 on Level 4.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,000
48,000
|
48,000 |
|
|
40,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
Facing an open to 1,100 and three callers, Eric Liu called from the big blind.
Four players went to the ![]()
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flop. Action checked to the original raiser, who continued for 1,500. Only Liu called.
Both remaining players checked the
turn. Liu bet 5,500 on the
river, and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Players are now on a 10-minute break.
The MSPT United States Poker Championship kicked off on Sept. 16, and this weekend's $1,110 Main Event plays as the pinnacle event in the 11-tournament series.
The festival kicked off with the $360 Regional, and Chris Smith took down the tournament for a $33,149 payday. Smith outlasted a field of 519 entries, including heads-up opponent Dana Katzenmeier (2nd - $20,370).
| Place | Name | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Smith | $33,149 |
| 2 | Dana Katzenmeier | $20,370 |
| 3 | Ricardo Mendoza | $14,680 |
| 4 | Luis Pedro | $11,102 |
| 5 | Matt Bradford | $8,347 |
| 6 | Jake Liebeskind | $6,322 |
| 7 | Tim Tang | $4,934 |
| 8 | Tai Reyes Purpero | $3,855 |
| 9 | Ewart Boyd | $2,930 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
42,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
32,000 | |
|
|
32,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
|
30,000 | |
|
|
28,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
26,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
24,000 | |
|
|
21,000 | |
|
|
13,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
12,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Jeffrey Hall checked from the big blind with the board showing ![]()
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. His opponent, in early position, bet 2,300, and Hall made the call.
The river came
, and Hall checked again. His opponent bet 3,200, and Hall called.
Hall turned over ![]()
, besting his opponent's ![]()
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300