2022 MSPT Cleveland

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
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Event Info

2022 MSPT Cleveland

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦k♦
Prize
$155,993
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$959,770
Entries
991
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
150,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
118
Players Left
1
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Hal Rotholz Eliminated In 21st Place ($7,780)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Hal Rotholz
Hal Rotholz

Action was picked up on a flop reading {j-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{4-Spades} between Dave Powell in the hijack and Hal Rotholz in the cutoff. Powell bet 100,000 and Rotholz raised to 320,000. Powell then moved all-in for 800,000 effective and Rotholz called.

Hal Rotholz: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}
Dave Powell: {a-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Rotholz shared top pair with Powell, but possessed an inferior kicker and could not improve on the {10-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} runout. Powell took the pot while Rotholz exited the tournament in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
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Dave Powell
2,150,000
850,000
 850,000
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Hal Rotholz 		Busted

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Brian D. Williams Eliminated In 22nd Place ($6,526)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Brian D. Williams raised to 80,000 in the hijack and on the button Dante Powell three-bet to 280,000. Action folded back to Williams who moved all-in for 600,000 effective and Powell called.

Brian D. Williams: {q-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Dante Powell: {k-Spades}{j-Spades}

The flop came out {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} giving Powell two pair, but the turn {a-Diamonds} gave Williams an ace-high straight. The river turned things around once more with {j-Diamonds} giving Powell jacks full of kings. Williams wished his table mates luck as he left the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Dante Powell
1,750,000
950,000
 950,000
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Brian D Williams
Busted

Tags: Brian D. WilliamsDante Powell

Eric Maccaro Eliminated In 23rd Place ($6,526)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Eric Maccaro
Eric Maccaro

Chris Tryba moved all-in in the small blind for 320,000 effective and Eric Maccaro called in the big blind.

Eric Maccaro: {2-Hearts}{2-Spades}
Chris Tryba: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The flop kept the two safe with {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades} but the turn {a-Spades} saw Tryba pair his ace and the river {10-Hearts} did not see the pocket twos improve and Eric Maccaro was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Tryba 		3,920,000
260,000
 260,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Eric Maccaro 		Busted

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Kyna England Eliminated In 24th Place ($6,526)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Kyna England
Kyna England

Kyna England was down to one 5,000 chip and was all-in and at risk in the big blind for her stack. In middle position Chris Tryba raised to 40,000 and Geoff Ferenc called in the cutoff with the remaining action folding.

The flop of {q-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} saw Ferenc call a 100,000 chip bet.

The turn {7-Diamonds} saw Tryba size up to 250,000 and Ferenc called once more.

The river came out the {8-Diamonds} and Tryba bet once more, this time to the tune of 320,000 which sent Ferenc into the tank. After about 4 minutes of thought Shaun Gillian called the clock and after 20 more seconds, Ferenc called.

Kyna England: {6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}
Geoff Ferenc: {q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Chris Tryba: {a-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}

Tryba had flopped top pair and ran out a flush to take down the whole pot. MSPT Player Of The Year took her exit in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Tryba 		3,660,000
2,660,000
 2,660,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Geoff Ferenc 		450,000
450,000
 450,000
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Kyna England 		Busted

Tags: Chris TrybaGeoff FerencKyna EnglandShaun Gillian

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

MSPT Michigan State Championship Will Offer $1M Guaranteed Prize Pool May 12-15

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Level 23 : 20,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
FireKeepers Casino
FireKeepers Casino

The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) is heading to FireKeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan later this month for the MSPT Michigan State Championship, which will culminate with the $1,110 buy-in MSPT Main Event. It marks the return of one of the Midwest's most popular events after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

The MSPT Main Event will kick off with Day 1a on May 12 at noon local time, while satellites into the tournament have been running since March 19, allowing players to turn $70 or $265 into a Main Event seat.

Million-Dollar Guarantee

The Main Event at MSPT Michigan State Championship is anticipated to draw a massive field as it will offer up a guarantee of a cool one million.

If it's any indicator of the field size or prize pool that this year's Main Event could produce, the 2019 MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship Main Event attracted 1,615 entries to generate $1.6 million in prize money.

This year's Main Event with feature three starting flights with players starting with a stack of 25,000 tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 100/100/100 and each flight will play through the end of Level 15 or until approximately 12% of the field remains.

Each level will last 40 minutes in duration and will shorten to 30 minutes once heads-up play is reached.

Day 2 will kick off on May 15 at 11 a.m. local time and will play down to a winner, who will take home the MSPT trophy and the lion's share of the million-dollar guaranteed prize pool.

While there won't be any side events taking place at the MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship, there are over a dozen satellites running to give players an opportunity to win a Main Event seat.

Players can choose between to play a $70 satellite where one in five advanced to a $265 satellite, or they can buy directly into the $265 satellite, where one in five will advance to the Main Event.

Check out the MSPT Hub on PokerNews here!

MSPT Michigan State Championship Full Schedule

 DATEEVENTBUY-IN
 March 19, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 March 19, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 March 26, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 March 26, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 April 02, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 April 02, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 April 09, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 April 09, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 April 16, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 April 16, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 April 23, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 April 23, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 April 30, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 April 30, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 May 06, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 06, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 May 07, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 07, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 May 08, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 08, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 May 09, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 09, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 May 10, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 10, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 May 11, 2022Qualifer to $265 SatelliteBuy-in: $70
 May 11, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1A or Day 1BBuy-in: $265
 May 12, 2022No Limit Hold'em - MSPT Main Event Day 1ABuy-in: $1,100
 May 12, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1B or Day 1CBuy-in: $265
 May 13, 2022No Limit Hold'em - MSPT Main Event Day 1BBuy-in: $1,100
 May 13, 2022Satellite to MSPT Main Event Day 1B or Day 1CBuy-in: $265
 May 14, 2022No Limit Hold'em - MSPT Main Event Day 1CBuy-in: $1,100
 May 15, 2022MSPT Main Event Day 2Buy-in: $0

James Mendenhall Eliminated In 25th Place ($5,471)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 23 : 20,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
James Mendenhall
James Mendenhall

James Mendenhall was all-in and at risk for his remaining 310,000 against Scott Fitzhugh with cards all-in and on their backs.

James Mendenhall: {q-}{j-}
Scott Fitzhugh: {k-}{q-}

Things went Mendenhall's way on the {j-}{j-}{10-} flop and a {5-} turn, but the {9-} gave Fitzhugh the straight and eliminated Mendenhall.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Fitzhugh 		1,900,000
820,000
 820,000
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James Mendenhall 		Busted

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Carlton Peake Eliminated In 26th Place ($5,471)

Liam Gannon
Liam Gannon
Level 23 : 20,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Carlton Peake
Carlton Peake

Carlton Peake called under the gun and Scott Fitzhugh raised to 115,000 from middle position. Action folded all the way around and Peake moved all-in for 500,000 chips which saw Fitzhugh call and cards turned on their backs.

Carlton Peake: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}
Scott Fitzhugh: {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board ran out as no help to the ace-queen and Carlton Peake found himself exiting the tournament in 26th place.

Tags: Carlton PeakeScott Fitzhugh

Level: 23

Blinds: 20,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

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