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

11-17-2019 17:49 UTC-6

Goodwillie Finds a Dub

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

Luke Goodwillie opened the action with a raise to 70,000 from middle position and Paul Elfelt called him from the hijack. The two went heads up to a flop of and action went check-check.

Goodwillie fired out 65,000 on the turn and Elfelt put in a raise to 400,000. Goodwillie went all in for slightly more and Elfelt made the call.

Luke Goodwillie:
Paul Elfelt:

The river came to leave Goodwillie on top and bring him over a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Goodwillie	1,133,000
Paul Elfelt	704,000

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11-17-2019 17:44 UTC-6

Durkin Gets a Big Double

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

William Durkin got his last 239,000 all in from middle position with action from Gerald Heath, who was in the hijack.

William Durkin:
Gerald Heath:

Durkin's sixes held as the board ran out to score him a much-needed double.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Durkin	548,000 254,000	254,000
Gerald Heath	390,000 64,000	64,000

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11-17-2019 17:41 UTC-6

Nick Pupillo Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,387); Louie Brazzoni Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,387)

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

Paul Elfelt opened to 65,000 from early position and Nick Pupillo three-bet all in from the hijack. Josh Reichard was on the button and asked for a count, which was totaled to be 530,000. Reichard then announced he was all in, prompting a fold from Elfelt.

Nick Pupillo:
Josh Reichard:

The board ran out , with Pupillo not getting an ace and missing his chance at a counterfeit gutshot straight on board after the turn, resulting in him bowing out in 17th place at the expense of Reichard.

Meanwhile, Louie Brazzoni was eliminated on the adjacent table just seconds after Pupillo to take the tournament down to 15 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Reichard	1,852,000 367,000	367,000
Paul Elfelt	1,220,000 -20,000	-20,000
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Louie Brazzoni	Busted

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Level: 24

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 5,000

11-17-2019 17:35 UTC-6

Van Keirsbilck Check-Shoves on Durkin; Chip Counts from Table 2

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Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

William Durkin was under the gun and pumped it up to 60,000. Action folded all the way around to the big blind, where Mark Van Keirsbilck defended.

The flop fell and Van Keirsbilck checked. Durkin made a continuation-bet of 100,000 and Van Keirsbilck check-raised all in.

Durkin thought for a couple of seconds and then sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Ngai	1,100,000 163,000	163,000
Li Shen	773,000 361,000	361,000
Paul Camby	740,000 -66,000	-66,000
Mark Van Keirsbilck	563,000 81,000	81,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru	500,000 -142,000	-142,000
Louie Brazzoni	361,000 -79,000	-79,000
Gerald Heath	326,000 13,000	13,000
William Durkin	294,000 -578,000	-578,000

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11-17-2019 17:28 UTC-6

Herstein Folds Out Elfelt; Chip Counts from Table 3

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Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

Gary Herstein opened the action with a raise to 65,000 from the cutoff and saw Paul Elfelt defend his big blind. The two saw a flop of and Elfelt led out with a bet of 95,000. Herstein thought for close to a minute and then threw out chips to call.

Both players checked the turn and the river dropped . Elfelt checked again to put action onto Herstein, who deliberated for a bit and then made a bet of 225,000. Elfelt went into the tank for a bit and then let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Herstein	1,705,000 90,000	90,000
Josh Reichard	1,485,000 375,000	375,000
Yao Yin	1,400,000 446,000	446,000
Paul Elfelt	1,240,000 -198,000	-198,000
Nicola Ditrapani	730,000 -7,000	-7,000
Luke Goodwillie	710,000 -191,000	-191,000
Nick Pupillo	555,000 -41,000	-41,000

Paul Saharsky	253,000 31,000	31,000
Alin Cotolan	141,000 -18,000	-18,000

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11-17-2019 17:14 UTC-6

Elfelt Puts Pupillo To the Test

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Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

Paul Elfelt opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and saw Nick Pupillo defend his big blind. The flop came and Pupillo checked. Elfelt made a continuation-bet of 85,000 and Pupillo peeled.

The turn was . Pupillo checked again to put action onto Elfelt, who announced he was all in.

Pupillo thought for a few moments and sent his cards to the muck, giving up contention of the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Elfelt	1,438,000 213,000	213,000
Nick Pupillo	596,000 -304,000	-304,000

Tags: Nick Pupillo Paul Elfelt

11-17-2019 17:06 UTC-6

Herstein Gets Value from Goodwillie

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Level 23 : 10,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

Gary Herstein was on the button and opened to 60,000. He received a call from Luke Goodwillie, who defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked.

The turn brought on board and Goodwillie checked again. Herstein threw out a bet of 105,000 and Goodwillie went into the tank for around two minutes before making the call.

The river fell and Goodwillie tapped the felt to check. Herstein thought for about 30 seconds and then put out a bet of 75,000. A minute later, Goodwillie called.

Herstein tabled for a pair of aces with a jack kicker, prompting a muck from Goodwillie to earn him the pot and bring him to around 1.6 million in chips.