Time for Another Break
The final 28 players have stepped out for another 15-minute break. Action will continue this evening until 19 players remain.
The final 28 players have stepped out for another 15-minute break. Action will continue this evening until 19 players remain.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Action was heads up with a flop of when Kfir Nahum got it all in and Gianluca Pace put him at risk.
Kfir Nahum:
Gianluca Pace:
Nahum was open ended but Pace held the lead with a pair of jacks. The board ran out and Nahum picked up the straight to secure the double through Pace as the night nears its end.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kfir Nahum |
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Gianluca Pace |
124,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
After 13 hours of play on Day 2 of The Mid-States Poker Tour Riverside $1,100 Main Event in Riverside, Iowa, it was Wisconsin’s Lee Rzentkowski who defeated Miroslav Semanisin in heads-up player for his first MSPT title and $145,006. The tournament drew 749 entries and generated a prize pool of $726,530.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lee Rzentkowski | United States | $145,006 |
2 | Miroslav Semanisin | United States | $89,180 |
3 | Jason Crews | United States | $65,253 |
4 | David Kenniston | United States | $48,505 |
5 | Anthony Sedlak | United States | $36,977 |
6 | Arturas Astrauskas | United States | $28,276 |
7 | Asa Snyder | United States | $21,751 |
8 | Josh Reichard | United States | $16,676 |
9 | Sam Hanson | United States | $13,051 |
check out the recap of the mspt main event in riverside, iowa
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
The flight is down to its 20 remaining players and hand-for-hand play is underway.
Spencer Champlin got it all in and Jesse Lonis was the one to attempt to end the evening.
Spencer Champlin:
Jesse Lonis:
The board ran out and the kings held for Champlin to stay alive with a double.
Hand-for-hand play has continued for the last level with no eliminations.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jesse Lonis |
290,000
167,000
|
167,000 |
|
||
Spencer Champlin |
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Action was heads up with 12,000 in the pot and on the board and Roman Kagan was all in for his last 3,000. Chance Kornuth was the lone caller after the flop and the cards were turned up.
Roman Kagan:
Chance Kornuth:
The board ran out and Kornuth stayed ahead to take the pot with a pair of fours and eliminate Kagan on the bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth |
734,000
369,000
|
369,000 |
|
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Roman Kagan
|
Busted |
Day 1a has come to a close with 20 players moving on to Thursday's Day 2. Stay tuned for a full list of chip counts and a recap from the PokerNews team.