2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 MSPT Wisconsin State Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Gerald Heath
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$130,935
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$638,700
Entries
660
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
78
Players Left
1

Gradinaru Finds Aces Himself

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

On the hand following the previous update, Gheorghe Gradinaru went all in for his last 15,000 from middle position and Goran FIlipovic was the only one to give him action from the button.

Gheorghe Gradinaru: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Goran Filipovic: {a-Spades}{5-Spades}

The table let out a bit of a response to Gradinaru's having gotten aces one hand after running kings into aces. He would double as the board ran out clean, coming {7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs} to give him a little fold equity as hand-for-hand play continues.

Player Chips Progress
Goran Filipovic us
Goran Filipovic
406,000
-16,000
-16,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru us
Gheorghe Gradinaru
43,000
27,000
27,000

Tags: Gheorghe GradinaruGoran Filipovic

Filipovic Doubles Through Gradinaru, Leaves Him Crippled

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Goran Filipovic
Goran Filipovic

Gheorghe Gradinaru opened to 18,000 from the hijack and action folded around to Goran Filipovic, who three-bet all in for 206,000 from the small blind. Gradinaru quickly called and the two awaited play to finish on other tables.

Goran Filipovic: {a-Diamonds}{a-Spades}
Gheorghe Gradinaru: {k-Hearts}{k-Spades}

The inevitable cooler situation had arisen for Gradinaru, who found his second-best possible starting hand to also be the second-best hand before the flop. He did not improve as the board ran out {7-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} and Filipovic doubled, leaving Gradinaru short as bubble play continues.

Player Chips Progress
Goran Filipovic us
Goran Filipovic
422,000
133,000
133,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru us
Gheorghe Gradinaru
16,000
-249,000
-249,000

Tags: Gheorghe GradinaruGoran Filipovic

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

Sun Doubles to Extend Bubble Beyond Break

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
John Sun
John Sun

Players are on a 10-minute break.

On the hand before break, John Sun opened to 8,500 from early position and action folded around to Bryant Miller, who defended his big blind. The flop came {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs} and Miller checked to Sun, who fired out a continuation-bet of 7,000. Miller called.

The turn was {9-Spades} and Miller checked again. Sun continued, betting another 15,000. Miller check-raised all in and Sun quickly announced a call. Once all other hands were finished on adjacent tables, the two tabled their cards.

John Sun: {k-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Bryant Miller: {k-Spades}{5-Hearts}

Sun faded the two outer on the river {8-Clubs} and won the pot.

"Yes! I'm not the bubble boy!" said Sun with a smile as the tournament went on break.

Player Chips Progress
Bryant Miller us
Bryant Miller
265,000
-99,500
-99,500
John Sun us
John Sun
210,000
149,000
149,000

Tags: Bryant MillerJohn Sun

Big Stacks Battle in the Blinds

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was a pot with around 200,000 in the middle on the river with the board reading {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{8-Clubs} and Umut Ozturk had a bet of 75,000 out in front of him from the small blind. Action was on Miroslav Semanisin, who was in the big blind.

Semanisin thought for well over two minutes as the clock continued to count down, with audible conversation coming from other tables who did not know the magnitude of the hand that was occurring, wondering if they could call a clock on a player at another table.

Eventually, Semanisin pushed forward a stack of chips to call and the dealer announced as such. Ozturk tabled {a-Spades}{q-Hearts} for ace-queen high and Semanisin turned over {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}, taking down the pot with top pair, top kicker on the four-to-a-straight board to vault him over two-thirds of a million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Miroslav Semanisin us
Miroslav Semanisin
671,000
230,500
230,500
Umut Ozturk us
Umut Ozturk
135,000
-267,000
-267,000

Tags: Miroslav SemanisinUmut Ozturk

Early Eliminations Reach the Bubble

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Andy Tran
Andy Tran

The following players have become the first five casualties of the day, with Andy Tran having stopped by the MSPT booth on his way out.

According to Tran, he got all in with ace-queen suited against king-six offsuit. The flop brought a six for his opponent but also gave him the nut flush draw. He was unable to fill up and found himself as one of the handful to not make the money on Day 2.

The tournament is now in hand-for-hand play.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Scully us
Ryan Scully
Busted
Leonardo Loconte us
Leonardo Loconte
Busted
Andy Tran us
Andy Tran
Busted
Lisa Thomas us
Lisa Thomas
Busted
Patrick Mayew us
Patrick Mayew
Busted

Tags: Andy Tran

Belland Takes a Small Stand

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Steve Belland saw action folded to him in the small blind and completed, putting action on to Matthew Levin in the big blind. Levin raised his option to 14,000 and Belland called.

The flop came {10-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Spades} and Belland checked. Levin made a continuation-bet of 11,000 and Belland quickly put out chips to call. Both players then checked the turn {10-Clubs}.

The river fell {2-Diamonds} and Belland put out 10,000. Levin went into the tank, thinking for well over a minute before letting his hand go.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Belland us
Steve Belland
191,000
52,000
52,000
Matthew Levin us
Matthew Levin
52,000
-23,500
-23,500

Tags: Matthew LevinSteve Belland

Zhou Wins a Flip To Double

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Ralph Massey was on the button and opened to 10,000, receiving a call from William Durkin in the small blind. Songzie Zhou was in the big blind and three-bet all in for 45,000. Massey thought for a couple of seconds and then let his hand go, and Durkin immediately announced a call thereafter.

William Durkin: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Songjie Zhou: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

Zhou was in a coin flip situation for his tournament life but found comfort in the flop {j-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{6-Clubs}. The turn {4-Diamonds} ensured his double as a meaningless {a-Diamonds} fell on the river to complete the runout.

Player Chips Progress
William Durkin us
William Durkin
156,000
156,000
156,000
Ralph Massey us
Ralph Massey
133,000
-51,000
-51,000
Songjie Zhou us
Songjie Zhou
104,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Ralph MasseySongjie ZhouWilliam Durkin

Ditrapani Outkicks Casper

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Joel Casper saw action folded to him on the button and raised to 8,000. Gerald Heath called from the small blind and Nicola Ditrapani defended his big blind, and the three saw a flop of {7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}. Action checked to Casper, who made a continuation-bet of 11,000. Heath folded and Ditrapani called.

The turn came {3-Hearts} and Ditrapani checked. Casper thought for about 20 seconds and then fired out a second barrel of 16,000. Ditrapani called. Both players checked the river {9-Diamonds} to take the hand to showdown.

Ditrapani tabled {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs} for top pair with a queen kicker and Casper showed {k-Spades}, mucking the second card and saying Ditrapani got him by one pip.

Player Chips Progress
Nicola Ditrapani us
Nicola Ditrapani
274,000
46,000
46,000
Gerald Heath us
Gerald Heath
216,000
20,000
20,000
Joel Casper us
Joel Casper
162,000
-33,000
-33,000

Tags: Gerald HeathJoel CasperNicola Ditrapani