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

Shen Doubles Through Gradinaru

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: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Gheorghe Gradinaru: {a-Diamonds}{3-Spades}

The flop came {k-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to give Gradinaru four more outs at a wheel, but the turn {q-Spades} took away his other three. The river came {10-Clubs} 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 us
Li Shen
825,000
280,000
280,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru us
Gheorghe Gradinaru
165,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Gheorghe GradinaruLi Shen

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

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

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: {a-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Paul Camby: {k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

Durkin's hopes at a double were drastically reduced as the flop fell {8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{k-Hearts}. The turn {6-Clubs} gave him four more outs, but the river {6-Diamonds} 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 us
Paul Camby
120,000
-755,000
-755,000
William Durkin us
William Durkin
Busted

Tags: Paul CambyWilliam Durkin

Level: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 5,000

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

Level 24 : 15,000/30,000, 5,000 ante
Mark Van Keirsbilck
Mark Van Keirsbilck

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: {q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}
Gerald Heath: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

The board ran out {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}, 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: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Josh Reichard: {k-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}

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

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

Tags: Gerald HeathMark Van KeirsbilckJosh ReichardPaul Saharsky

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

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

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: {q-Spades}{3-Diamonds}
Alin Cotolan: {a-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

Elfelt hit his trey on the flop {3-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Hearts} and was still ahead after the turn {9-Spades}. Unfortunately for him, the river fell {a-Clubs} 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 us
Alin Cotolan
265,000
124,000
124,000
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
Busted

Tags: Alin CotolanPaul Elfelt

"You Had To Put That Ten Out There!"

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

Yao Yin opened to 75,000 on the button and Paul Elfelt defended his big blind. The two saw a flop of {10-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} and Elfelt check-called a continuation-bet of 75,000 from Yin.

The turn was {9-Spades} and Elfelt checked again. Yin continued with a second barrel for 200,000. Elfelt called. The river came {10-Hearts} and Elfelt checked for a third time. Yin fired a third barrel of 300,000 and Elfelt made the call.

Yin tabled {j-Hearts}{3-Hearts} 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 us
Yao Yin
2,201,000
801,000
801,000
Paul Elfelt us
Paul Elfelt
201,000
-503,000
-503,000

Tags: Paul ElfeltYao Yin

Heath Doubles Through Shen

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: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Li Shen: {k-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

An ace on the flop {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades} gave Heath some comfort, though he still would need to fade Shen's four outer to Broadway. The turn {4-Hearts} and river {4-Spades} gave him a safe runout en route to a double.

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

Tags: Gerald HeathLi Shen

Ngai Pushing Piles

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 {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}, showing two bullets before he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Wai Ngai us
Wai Ngai
1,745,000
645,000
645,000
Paul Camby us
Paul Camby
565,000
-175,000
-175,000
Gheorghe Gradinaru us
Gheorghe Gradinaru
295,000
-205,000
-205,000

Tags: Gheorghe GradinaruPaul CambyWai Ngai