Photo: Jason Vanstrom
Justin Gish opened for 1,500 from the hijack and was called by Jason Vanstrom from the cutoff, along with the big blind.
The flop was checked to the turn, where Vanstrom led out with a 2,800 bet, and only the big blind check-called to see the complete the board on the river.
Vanstrom’s opponent knocked on the table one last time only to fold to a final 5,000 bet.
Jason Vanstrom - 59,800
There were three players who took to a flop, and action was checked to Randy Nguyen, who fired out a 3,500 bet from the button.
Only one of Nguyen’s opponents check-called, bringing about the turn.
Another knock on the table saw Nguyen toss out a 6,000 bet, and it did the trick as his opponent quickly released their hand into the muck.
: Rivers Casino - Des Plaines, IL
: August 4-9, 2026
: Illinois Poker State Championship
: $1,110 Main Event / $750,000 GTD
$3,500 MSPT CHAMPIONSHIP SEAT ADDED TO MAIN EVENT 1ST PLACE
: 11 Gold Card Tournaments
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Event Schedule: https://msptpoker.com/showpdf.aspx?eventID=723
Photo: Son Nguyen
There was heads-up action after a flop between Son Nguyen from under the gun and Jason Coupland from the hijack.
Nguyen check-called a 1,500 bet from Coupland, and then did the same for 2,500 after the fell on the turn.
Once the paired the board on the river, Nguyen led out with a 6,500 bet, only to call Coupland’s 12,800 all-in raise.
Coupland quickly rolled over for kings full of threes, and it was good as Nguyen tossed into the muck.
After a 7th place finish at Riverside Casino & Golf Resort for $17,923 and seven more cashes on the season, Hall of Famer Kou Vang holds the top spot on the all-time MSPT Earnings Leaderboard, having amassed 1,090,176
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