$1,100 Main Event | 2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

11-17-2019 18:44 UTC-6

Shen Doubles Through Gradinaru

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Gheorghe Gradinaru went all in from the cutoff and Li Shen called all in for less from the button. The two players in the blinds folded and hands were tabled.

Li Shen:
Gheorghe Gradinaru:

The flop came to give Gradinaru four more outs at a wheel, but the turn took away his other three. The river came to complete the runout, leaving his hand second best as he paid off Shen.

Gradinaru was left with only 80,000 after the hand but went all in from the hijack on the following hand and received a fold to take the blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Li Shen	825,000 280,000	280,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru	165,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Gheorghe Gradinaru Li Shen

11-17-2019 18:37 UTC-6

William Durkin Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,582)

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Camby opened the action with a raise to 105,000 out of the cutoff and William Durkin shoved his last 325,000 all in from the small blind. Camby called.

William Durkin:
Paul Camby:

Durkin's hopes at a double were drastically reduced as the flop fell . The turn gave him four more outs, but the river proved to be the last card of his tournament as he finished the tournament in 12th place,

Eleven now remain, meaning just one more elimination is needed to reach the unofficial final table of 10.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Camby	120,000 -755,000	-755,000
William Durkin	Busted

Tags: Paul Camby William Durkin

11-17-2019 18:31 UTC-6

Chip Counts from Table 2

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Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Ngai	1,845,000 100,000	100,000
Gerald Heath	1,110,000 25,000	25,000
Paul Camby	875,000 310,000	310,000
Li Shen	545,000 -385,000	-385,000
William Durkin	330,000 -218,000	-218,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru	260,000 -35,000	-35,000

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

11-17-2019 18:19 UTC-6

Take 10

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

The 12 remaining players are on a 10-minute break.

11-17-2019 18:19 UTC-6

Mark Van Keirsbilck Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,664); Paul Saharsky Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,664)

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Mark Van Keirsbilck was in middle position and threw in a raise to 300,000, which was reraised all in by Gerald Heath out of the cutoff. Van Keirsbilck called off the rest once action made its way back to him and he was not happy with what he saw.

Mark Van Keirsbilck:
Gerald Heath:

The board ran out , making it the wrong time for Van Keirsbilck to find queens and the perfect time for Heath to have woken up with aces, bringing him up over 1 million in chips as Level 24 comes to a close.

On the adjacent table at the same time, Paul Saharsky shoved all in and received action from Josh Reichard.

Paul Saharsky:
Josh Reichard:

Saharsky found no help on the runout and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	2,800,000 948,000	948,000
Gerald Heath	1,085,000 387,000	387,000
Mark Van Keirsbilck	Busted
Paul Saharsky	Busted

Tags: Gerald Heath Mark Van Keirsbilck Josh Reichard Paul Saharsky

11-17-2019 18:08 UTC-6

Paul Elfelt Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,664)

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Elfelt shoved the last of his chips in from the button and was called by Alin Cotolan, who was also short but covered him from the big blind.

Paul Elfelt:
Alin Cotolan:

Elfelt hit his trey on the flop and was still ahead after the turn . Unfortunately for him, the river fell to give Cotolan a better two pair, leaving the dealer calling for a payout before he sent the pot Cotolan's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alin Cotolan	265,000 124,000	124,000
Paul Elfelt	Busted

Tags: Alin Cotolan Paul Elfelt

11-17-2019 18:06 UTC-6

"You Had To Put That Ten Out There!"

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Yao Yin opened to 75,000 on the button and Paul Elfelt defended his big blind. The two saw a flop of and Elfelt check-called a continuation-bet of 75,000 from Yin.

The turn was and Elfelt checked again. Yin continued with a second barrel for 200,000. Elfelt called. The river came and Elfelt checked for a third time. Yin fired a third barrel of 300,000 and Elfelt made the call.

Yin tabled for a straight and Elfelt mucked.

"You had to put that ten out there!" said Elfelt after the hand. Meanwhile, Yin now finds himself with around 2.2 million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yao Yin	2,201,000 801,000	801,000
Paul Elfelt	201,000 -503,000	-503,000

Tags: Paul Elfelt Yao Yin

11-17-2019 18:00 UTC-6

Heath Doubles Through Shen

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Gerald Heath shoved all in from middle position for 309,000 and Li Shen called from the cutoff. All remaining players folded and the two tabled their hands in preparation for the runout.

Gerald Heath:
Li Shen:

An ace on the flop gave Heath some comfort, though he still would need to fade Shen's four outer to Broadway. The turn and river gave him a safe runout en route to a double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Li Shen	930,000 157,000	157,000
Gerald Heath	698,000 308,000	308,000

Tags: Gerald Heath Li Shen

11-17-2019 17:52 UTC-6

Ngai Pushing Piles

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Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante

Gheorghe Gradinaru opened to 120,000 from middle position and Paul Camby called from the button. Wai Ngai was in the small blind and squeezed, three-betting all in for over 1 million. Gradinaru folded and Camby went into the tank.

Eventually, a clock was called on him and the floor came over. He got the shpiel and was told that he would have a five-second countdown. The countdown reached three and he sent his cards to the muck.

"I'd really love to see," said Camby to Ngai. Ngai complied and flashed , showing two bullets before he raked in the pot.