2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1c
Event Info

2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j2
Prize
$262,145
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$1,565,066
Entries
1,615
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1c
Entries
697
Players Left
101

Kenniston Gets a Gift

Level 8 : 400/800, 800 ante
David Kenniston
David Kenniston

David Kenniston opened the action with a raise to 3,000 in the cutoff and got called by Jason Mesi in the small blind.

They went heads up to a flop of {4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades} where Mesi checked it over to Kenniston who bet 5,900. Mesi check-raised all in and Kenniston didn't waste much time before calling off his last 25,900.

Jason Mesi: {q-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
David Kenniston: {k-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}

Kenniston was well in front and that didn't change on the {2-Diamonds} turn or the {a-Spades} river.

Player Chips Progress
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David Kenniston
58,000
58,000
58,000
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Jason Mesi
47,000
13,000
13,000

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Level: 9

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Tran Wins Massive Coin Flip Before Dinner Break

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Andy Tran
Andy Tran

After four players had already limped in the action was on Irene Carey who made it 5,500 from the hijack. Andy Tran was one of the limpers and he moved all in for 32,500. After a some time in the tank Carey called and they turned their cards over.

Andy Tran: {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}
Irene Carey: {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

The {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds} flop wasn't what Tran had in mind but the {a-Hearts} turn was just what he needed. The {j-Clubs} river improved Tran to a full house and he was able to get a full double up before dinner break.

Player Chips Progress
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Andy Tran
67,000
67,000
67,000

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Phan Hooks Himself a Double

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Donnie Phan
Donnie Phan

The preflop action escaped us but we do know that several players folded out after Donnie Phan, who two months back finished runner-up in the 2019 MSPT Indiana State Poker Championship for $38,862, had jammed for 11,000 and another player isolated.

Donnie Phan: {j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}
Opponent: {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts}

Phan had the superior pocket pair and was awarded the double after the board ran out a clean {3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{4-Spades}{8-Spades}. He put his new chips to good use by doubling again just minutes later.

Player Chips Progress
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Donnie Phan
70,000
59,000
59,000

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Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Choppers Parked Side-By-Side

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Dennis Brady and Paul Welke
Dennis Brady and Paul Welke

While the MSPT is the venue's biggest event each year, FireKeepers also host tournaments throughout the year.

One of them is a monthly $500 buy-in no-limit hold'em tournament, which tends to draw in crowds and offer up a juicy prize pool.

Last month, Dennis Brady and Paul Welke chopped that tournament, and as fate would have it, the duo are currently seated side-by-side here in the 2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship.

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Poe Adds to His Stack

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Bobby Poe
Bobby Poe

A player in the hijack raised to 2,600 and Bobby Poe defended his big blind.

Both players checked the {3-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop and Poe led for 3,500 on the {j-Diamonds} turn card. His opponent called.

Poe checked on the {3-Hearts} river card and snap called when his opponent bet 5,100.

Bobby Poe: {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}
Opponent: {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Poe took down the pot with top two as his opponent missed his open-ended straight flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
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Bobby Poe
45,000
45,000
45,000

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A Round of Chip Counts

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Mike Shin
140,000
85,000
85,000
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Donnie Phan
85,000
15,000
15,000
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Nate Tarantelli
75,000
30,000
30,000
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Blake Whittington
60,000
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Todd Sladek
60,000
43,000
43,000
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David To
50,000
35,000
35,000
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Greg Himmelbrand
45,000
25,500
25,500
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Gary Herstein
40,000
-5,000
-5,000
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Josh Reichard
30,000
2,000
2,000
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Henry Zou
28,000
-22,000
-22,000
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Miroslav Semanisin
26,500
2,500
2,500
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Dan Heimiller
23,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Ravi Raghavan
21,000
-19,000
-19,000
WPT 1X Winner
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Matt Kirby
20,000
-10,000
-10,000
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Marius Toderici
19,000
-41,000
-41,000
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Aaron Massey
17,500
-4,500
-4,500
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Keith Heine
Busted
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Sherry Hammers
Busted