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MSPT champ Renmei Liu raised from middle position, and action folded to Michael VanderWoude, who fired out a 13,500 three-bet from the big blind.

With action back on Liu, he clapped back with a 40,500 four-bet, only ot call VanderWoude’s 123,500 five-bet jam.

Michael VanderWoude:
Renmei Liu:

VanderWoude found aces at the perfect time, as the clean runout secured his double.

Michael VanderWoude - 255,000
Renmei Liu - 170,000

MSPT champ Matt Porter raised the hijack, only to have the cutoff fire out a 15,000 three-bet.

Action quickly folded back to Porter, who moved his 50,000 stack in the middle, and his opponent looked him up.

Matt Porter:
Opponent:

Porter rolled over a dominating hand and faded the sweaty runout to collect a double.

Matt Porter - 108,000

: Riverside Casino & Golf Resort - Riverside, IA

: Oct. 28 - Nov. 2, 2025

: 6 Gold Card Events

: $300K GTD Main Event

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There was three-way all-in action after a flop between Paul Choi from late position, Scott Davis (pictured) from the button, and the small blind, with Choi having both players covered.

Scott Davis:
Small Blind:
Paul Choi:

Davis was ahead holding a set of nines, and liked seeing the pair the board on the turn, improving him to a full house.

The river was an even prettier sight for Davis, as it secured his triple-up for 34,000, while Choi collected the side pot.

Scott Davis - 105,000
Paul Choi - 44,500

For the second time this season, the MSPT made its way to Battle Creek, MI, and players have been duking it out over the past week inside the FireKeepers Casino for the Spade Poker Championship!

Kicking off the five-card event series was Event #1: $400 Ultimate Stack NLH, with 312 players taking to the field and generating a $104,520 prize pool that was paid out to the top 36.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Dave Bashel (11^th Place - $1,766), Fred Bismack (14^th Place - $1,411), Linas Kasputis (19^th Place - $1,097), Amie Martini (22^nd Place - $836), and Kelly Mahana (28^th Place - $732).

Walking away the victor was MSPT champ George Janssen, who took home the top prize along with his first Gold Card!

Final Table Results

It’s time for our players’ extended dinner break.

Our remaining players will get forty minutes to step away from the tables, and we’ll take a coverage break as well as gear up for the last levels of Day 1c.

We’ll see you back here for Level 10 at roughly 7:15 p.m. local time.

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There was heads-up action after a flop between MSPT champ Matt Porter from the cutoff and the button, with 12,500 in the middle.

Porter check-jammed for 29,900 after his opponent fired out a 5,500 bet, and was called.

Matt Porter:
Opponent:

Porter was ahead after flopping the flush, and the turn left his opponent drawing dead to the river.

Matt Porter - 75,000