Photo: Matthew Schulte

MSPT Champ Matthew Schulte was all-in preflop from the small blind and was called by Nick Palma from the big blind.

Matthew Schulte:
Nick Palma:

Schulte rolled over the better hand, but Palma connected on the flop to take the lead.

The dealer then turned the to keep things spicy, but the completed the board on the river to end Schulte’s Day 1a.

Nick Palma - 185,000
Matthew Schulte - 0