Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ken Baime |
650,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
Pat McCool |
640,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
||
Curt Kohlberg |
470,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
Stefano Calenzani |
470,000
87,000
|
87,000 |
Sherry Hammers |
390,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
Kevin Meyers |
180,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Massoud Eskandari |
150,000
-154,000
|
-154,000 |
|
2022 MSPT United States Poker Championship
Before the bubble burst, big stacks Jason Kapoor and Adrian Lopez played two big pots against each other.
First, Kapoor raised Lopez on the flop and he came along to the diamond turn. Both players checked and the river brought the . Lopez check-called 150,000 from Kapoor but saw the bad news and Kapoor held a flush. Lopez slammed his fist on the table as a big pot went the other way.
A few minutes later they got into a raising war on the flop. Kapoor bet 21,000 and Lopez raised to 75,000. Kapoor shoved with the bigger stack and Lopez called.
Adrian Lopez:
Jason Kapoor:
Kapoor was in front with aces and the turn was a blank, but the river brought the and Lopez spiked trips to double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adrian Lopez |
650,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Jason Kapoor |
375,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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Rip Fritzer was all in preflop for his last 65,000 and chip leader Elvis Toomas called.
Rip Fritzer:
Elvis Toomas:
Fritzer was in a good spot to double but the flop came down with an ace in the window to put Toomas way in front. Fritzer would need to find the last jack in the deck but the runout was not what he needed.
All remaining players are now in the money.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Elvis Toomas | 840,000 | |
|
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Rip Fritzer | Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Kyna England was just seen exiting the tournament area and the tournament is now on the money bubble.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kyna England | Busted |
With the board showing 47 players, we are two places away from the money.
The early string of knockouts has briefly halted for the moment.
A player shoved from under the gun for 55,000 and Brayan Noriegasolis three-bet to 155,000. Liya Gerasimova then called all in for less and everyone else folded.
Under The Gun:
Liya Gerasimova:
Brayan Noriegasolis:
It was a battle of three pairs but the flop gave Noriegasolis a set of tens. The turn and river would not spare the shorter stacks and he moved up to half a million.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brayan Noriegasolis |
500,000
238,000
|
238,000 |
Liya Gerasimova | Busted |
In a blind-on-blind situation, Ken Baime had a short stack at risk preflop.
Short Stack:
Ken Baime:
The runout paired Baime and he padded his big stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ken Baime |
480,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
Jason Kapoor opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Adrian Lopez called from the small blind. Ricky Barazza moved all in for 115,000. Kapoor mucked and Lopez tank-called.
Ricky Barraza:
Adrian Lopez:
The runout improved Lopez to a set and scored the knockout.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adrian Lopez |
610,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Jason Kapoor |
371,000
-24,000
|
-24,000 |
|
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Ricky Barraza | Busted | |