FireKeepers Casino

Anthony Babic was all-in preflop for his last 8,000 from the big blind, and Murat Muftari raised to 16,000 from middle position, finding one caller from the cutoff.

The board saw Muftari fire every street at the dry pot, and got a fold to a 25,000 river bet to take it down.

Muftari then tabled for Broadway, and Babic was hoping for a chop, but he turned over to be eliminated on the bubble.

Murat Muftari - 360,000
Anthony Babic - Eliminated

Our MSPT GOAT Leaderboard tracks those who have amassed the most points ALL TIME (vs World Ranking = last 50 Main Events only with a weighted multiplier favoring more recent)

Josh Reichard took over the #1 spot this season, surpassing Rob WazWaz, who had held it down since nearly the inception!

Full Leaderboard

So far, 157 players have punched their ticket into Day 2, and the final group of 121 hopefuls will look to add their names to that list tonight.

All who make it through to the end of play will return tomorrow, Sunday, May 17^th, at 10:00 a.m. for Day 2, with 14:55 remaining in Level 16 (4,000/8,000/8,000), and the remaining players from all starting flights will combine and play until a winner is declared.

For the first 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 Season 17 Michigan Poker State Championship!

In Event #3: $300 Monster Stack NLH, 232 monster hunters took to the trenches and generated a $56,840 prize pool that was divided out between the top 24 hunters.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Dustin Bowling (10^th Place - $1,023), April Gibbons (15^th Place - $853), KC Vaughn (16^th Place - $767), Jamie Eisenhunt (20^th Place - $631), and Matthew Radcliffe (24^th Place - $546).

In the end, it was Ohio native Brian Patton who tamed the monster, earning the top prize along with his first Gold Card!

Final Table Results

Photo: Bee Yang

MSPT Champ Bee Yang tossed out his last 20,000 from middle position, and the small blind gave him action.

Bee Yang:
Opponent:

Yang was ahead holding an ace until the flop fell, giving his opponent top two-pair.

Fortunately for Yang, the dealer turned the and then followed with the on the river, giving him a better two-pair to stay alive.

Bee Yang - 50,000

Photo: Antonio Ndoja

Antonio Ndoja opened for 12,000 from the hijack and then called the button’s 30,000 three-bet jam.

Opponent:
Antonio Ndoja:

Ndoja was behind holding two live cards, and it took the whole runout to find a pair and eliminate his opponent.

Antonio Ndoja - 165,000