2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Gerald Heath
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$130,935
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$638,700
Entries
660
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
78
Players Left
1

Final Three Tables Redraw

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
TableSeatPlayer
11William Durkin
12Casey Robbins
13Paul Saharsky
14Nicola Ditrapani
15Michael Berk
16Kyle Adams
17Alin Cotolan
18Yao Yin
19Mark Van Keirsbilck
   
21Miroslav Semanisin
22Wai Ngai
23Blake Whittington
24Goran Filipovic
25Gerald Heath
26Gheorghe Gradinaru
27Li Shen
28Louie Brazzoni
29Paul Camby
   
31Paul Elfelt
32Rob Wazwaz
33Jonathan Kim
34Nick Pupillo
35Eric Salazar
36Josh Reichard
37Gary Herstein
38Ravi Raghavan
39Luke Goodwillie

Places 28-36

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The recent eliminations of Ben Wiora, Steve Belland, and Songjie Zhou have resulted in the tournament reaching 27 players. A full three-table redraw is in the process of being conducted. Stay tuned for updated seating assignments.

In the meantime, the following players finished 28-36th place ($2,810).

Player Chips Progress
Ben Wiora us
Ben Wiora
Busted
Steve Belland us
Steve Belland
Busted
Songjie Zhou us
Songjie Zhou
Busted
Gerald Siemienas us
Gerald Siemienas
Busted
Albert Nguyen ca
Albert Nguyen
Busted
Dan Goepel us
Dan Goepel
Busted
Tomasz Luberda us
Tomasz Luberda
Busted
Rob Dunn us
Rob Dunn
Busted
Kyle Swanson us
Kyle Swanson
Busted

Tags: Ben WioraSongjie ZhouSteve Belland

Wiora Knocks Out Siemienas

Level 21 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Ben Wiora in Day 1 action
Ben Wiora in Day 1 action

Action folded around to Louie Brazzoni and he opened to 30,000. Gerald Siemienas was next to act in the small blind and three-bet all in for 127,000. Ben Wiora then went all in over the top from the small blind to get a fold from Brazzoni and the two were off to the races.

Gerald Siemienas: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Ben Wiora: {a-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The flop came {6-Hearts}{6-Spades}{a-Hearts} to put Wiora out in front and leave Siemienas with two cards left to hit one of the two remaining eights in the deck. Neither came on the turn {5-Clubs} and river {10-Diamonds} and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Wiora us
Ben Wiora
412,000
-188,000
-188,000
Louie Brazzoni us
Louie Brazzoni
250,000
94,000
94,000
Gerald Siemienas us
Gerald Siemienas
Busted

Tags: Ben WioraGerald SiemienasLouie Brazzoni

Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

Berk Showers Nguyen; Doubles Heath

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Hand #1: Albert Nguyen ripped in his last 224,000 from middle position and was called by Michael Berk, who was in the cutoff.

Albert Nguyen: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
Michael Berk: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}

Nguyen got a little help on the flop but was unable to improve any further as the board ran out {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} to result in his elimination from the tournament.

Hand #2: On the following hand, Berk three-bet from the hijack to 75,000 over an early-position open and Gerald Heath cold four-bet all in from the small blind. Action got back to Berk and he called.

Gerald Heath: {a-Spades}{k-Spades}
Michael Berk: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Just as it looked like Berk would score two eliminations in as many hands, as the flop and turn came {j-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{3-Spades}, the river {k-Clubs} gave Heath a pair of kings and scored him the double.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
561,000
-107,000
-107,000
Gerald Heath us
Gerald Heath
530,000
242,000
242,000
Albert Nguyen ca
Albert Nguyen
Busted

Tags: Albert NguyenGerald HeathMichael Berk

Raghavan Four-Bet Rips

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ravi Raghavan opened the action with a raise to 25,000 from the hijack and received a call by Steve Belland, who was in the cutoff. The next two players folded before Wai Ngai announced a three-bet to 120,000 out of the big blind.

Raghavan found action back on him and he slid the rest of his chips forward to shove all in. Belland quickly folded and Ngai asked for a count, which was totaled to be 494,000, or another 374,000 to call.

Ngai went into the tank for close to a minute, counting out his T25,000 chips. In total, he had about 370,000 left, meaning the call would be for all of his chips or close to it. He eventually opted to let his hand go and Raghavan took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
657,000
157,000
157,000
WPT 1X Winner
Wai Ngai us
Wai Ngai
370,000
-185,000
-185,000
Steve Belland us
Steve Belland
130,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Ravi RaghavanSteve BellandWai Ngai

Berk Doubles and Cripples Dunn

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Michael Berk
Michael Berk

Michael Berk opened to 30,000 from middle position and was called by Rob Dunn on the button and Rob Wazwaz in the big blind. The flop came {q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{10-Spades} and Wazwaz checked to Berk, who made a continuation-bet of 65,000.

Action was then on Dunn, who thought for a few moments and then announced he was all in. Wazwaz quickly folded and Berk just as quickly said he called.

Michael Berk: {a-Hearts}{q-Hearts}
Rob Dunn: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}

Berk's top pair, top kicker was way out in front against Dunn's king kicker to go with his top pair. The turn {3-Spades} and river {6-Spades} changed nothing and Berk scored the double, leaving Dunn with just 15,000 behind.

Player Chips Progress
Rob Wazwaz us
Rob Wazwaz
685,000
49,000
49,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Berk us
Michael Berk
668,000
255,000
255,000
Rob Dunn us
Rob Dunn
15,000
-193,000
-193,000

Tags: Michael BerkRob DunnRob Wazwaz

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

Cotolan Edges Raghavan To Double

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Alin Cotolan in Day 1c action
Alin Cotolan in Day 1c action

Alin Cotolan had opened to 32,000 from middle position and was three-bet for stacks by Ravi Raghavan, who was in the big blind. Cotolan called.

Alin Cotolan: {a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}
Ravi Raghavan: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}

Cotolan would need to improve to stay alive and would do just that on the turn as the board ran out {3-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{q-Hearts} to give him a pair of aces and bring him over a half-million in chips along the way.

Player Chips Progress
Alin Cotolan us
Alin Cotolan
525,000
302,000
302,000
Ravi Raghavan us
Ravi Raghavan
500,000
-235,000
-235,000
WPT 1X Winner

Tags: Ravi RaghavanAlin Cotolan