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FireKeepers Casino

October 13 - 16, 2022
Main Event: 2409 Entrants
Winner: Matthew Davis
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EVENT RECAP

Day 2 of The $1,100 MSPT Main Event at Firekeepers Casino in Battle Creek, Michigan, saw 303 players return for Day 2, all looking for their piece of the $2,336,730 and for the first place prize of $344,446. After 17 hours of play, it was Michigan’s own Matthew Davis who took down his first MSPT title.

“I feel like I played really well today,” the newly crowned MSPT champion stated. “I got lucky in a few key spots.” Davis held just over $200,000 in lifetime live earnings on Hendon mob with a previous best score of $98k. He now over doubles his live tournament earnings and over triples his best live score to get onto Michigan’s top 100 of all time. A supportive rail stood by his side throughout the final table, rooting for him when he raked in a pot.

“I’m absolutely going to be playing other MSPTs,” the newest champion said “100%, and I’m looking forward too it.”

Day 2 Action

A few players were not able to make it through to the money. Timothy Mulroy and Zinoviy Pelekh from last spring’s final table fell short of cashing. The last player to fall on the wrong side of the money bubble was Michigan pro Mario Arribas, who lost a flip to Brekstyn Schutten when his ace-king could not catch up to the pocket queens in Schutten’s hand.

More players fell after the money was reached including, Pat Steele (219th-$2,569), Ralph Massey (206th-$2,802), Aaron Massey (136th-$3,269), Jason “Clozer” Kapoor (106th-$3,503), and Rich Alsup (48th-$5,838). Defending champion Dan Bekavac did not see a second Firkeepers title claimed as his run ended in 44th place for $6,772.

It took well over an hour to reach the final table when the tournament reached 10 players, but ultimately it was Jerry Miller who’s ace-jack could not hold up against Rinaldo Teodoro’s king-five. Miller finished the tournament as the tenth place finisher, just outside the final table bubble, and collected $28,023 for his efforts.

Final Table Recap

The short stacked Alec Magdan was the first to go. Being down to just one big blind with eleven players left, Magdan managed an impressive spin up to get back to over 10 big blinds by the time the final table started. Magdan found himself involved in a three-way all-in where both Ron Puleo’s ace-queen and Alex “TheOrca” Farcas’ ace-jack. A jack-high board saw the pot go in the direction of Farcas and Magdan exited in ninth place for $36,196.

Following him out the door was Ron Puleo who ended his tournament in eighth place when he moved his short stack in from the small blind jack-eight suited, only for Justin Pimpedly to call in the big blind with ace-ten suited. The board ran out ten high and Puleo collected $45,537 for his efforts.

Alex “TheOrca” Farcas found himself on the bad end of many big pots and saw his early final table gains disappearing. He moved in his final three million over Pimpedly’s raise, only to see Jason Zarlenga four-bet on his immediate left. Pimpedly got out of the way and Zarlenga turned over two aces which were ahead and held against Farcas’ jacks. Farcas collected $58,381 for his first MSPT cash.

Chris Moon began the final table as the chip leader, but after doubling up Zarlenga when his queens could not beat Zarlenga’s ace-jack, and doubling up Davis, when his king-jack could not hold against Davis’ king-ten, he found himself in the bottom half of the chip counts. He moved in his remaining chips from the button with ace-three, only to get called by Zarlenga’s ace-king and failed to find any improvement on the runout. The 2019 MSPT Firekeepers champion found his deep run coming to an end in sixth place for $74,727.

Justin Pimpedly ended his deep run in fifth place for $94,810. He raised in first position and was faced with an all in from Davis. After some thinking he called with his nines, only to see Davis holding a pair of tens. The board ran out as no help to Pimpedly and he wished his tablemates good luck as he exited the tournament.

Adam Williams(MI) started the final table as one of the short stacks, but managed to find several ladders to ensure himself $123,676. His deep run ended in fourth place when his jack-nine ran into the pocket sevens of Davis and no improvement was possible after the sevens hit a set on the turn.

2014 MSPT Firekeepers champion Jason Zarlenga seemed to be poised to get heads up with Davis, but a double to Rinaldo Teodoro when his ace-nine could not improve against pocket queens saw him fall down to the bottom of the counts three handed. He got in his remaining chips with king-queen up against Davis’ ace-nine and could not improve. Zarlenga ends his deep run in third place for $158,796.

Heads up between Teodoro and Davis saw little mobility in either direction, with stacks remaining the same throughout their heads up match. That all came to a head when Matthew Davis called on the button, only to see Teodoro raise then call an all in bet with ace-six. Davis held pocket sevens and a seven on the flop and blank on the turn sealed Teodoro’s fate. He collects $212,511 for his impressive runner-up finish.

Congratulations to Matthew Davis for winning the biggest Mid-States Poker Tour in the midwest for his first trophy. Thank you to all who participated and thank you for reading along at PokerNews. Stay tuned for all updates regarding all of the updates on all of the biggest poker tours around the country.

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The RESULTS

Rank
Player Name
City
State
Amount
Points
1
MI 
$344,446
2,000
2
WI 
$212,511
1,800
3
MI 
$158,796
1,700
4
MI 
$123,767
1,600
5
Taylor 
MI 
$94,810
1,500
6
MI 
$74,727
1,400
7
MI 
$58,381
1,300
8
FL 
$45,537
1,200
9
Warren 
MI 
$36,196
1,100
10
IN 
$28,023
1,000
11
Novi 
MI 
$28,023
1,000
12
MI 
$28,023
1,000
13
IL 
$22,185
900
14
MI 
$22,185
900
15
MI 
$22,185
900
16
MI 
$20,784
800
17
MI 
$20,784
800
18
IL 
$20,784
800
19
IL 
$17,281
750
20
MN 
$17,281
750
21
IL 
$17,281
750
22
MI 
$14,478
700
23
MI 
$14,478
700
24
WI 
$14,478
700
25
IN 
$11,676
650
26
WI 
$11,676
650
27
MI 
$11,676
650
28
Peru 
IN 
$8,407
600
29
Toledo 
OH 
$8,407
600
30
MI 
$8,407
600
31
MI 
$8,407
600
32
CT 
$8,407
600
33
MI 
$8,407
600
34
Macomb 
MI 
$8,407
600
35
Howell 
MI 
$8,407
600
36
MI 
$8,407
600
37
MI 
$6,772
550
38
MI 
$6,772
550
39
MI 
$6,772
550
40
MI 
$6,772
550
41
Marne 
MI 
$6,772
550
42
Carmel 
IN 
$6,772
550
43
Macomb 
MI 
$6,772
550
44
IL 
$6,772
550
45
MI 
$6,772
550
46
IN 
$5,838
500
47
MI 
$5,838
500
48
MN 
$5,838
500
49
Leo 
IN 
$5,838
500
50
Holt 
MI 
$5,838
500
51
MI 
$5,838
500
52
Zion 
IL 
$5,838
500
53
MI 
$5,838
500
54
Solon 
OH 
$5,838
500
56
WI 
$5,138
450
57
IL 
$5,138
450
58
Savage 
MN 
$5,138
450
59
MI 
$5,138
450
60
Canada 
 
$5,138
450
61
MI 
$5,138
450
62
IN 
$5,138
450
63
MI 
$5,138
450
64
IA 
$4,670
400
65
MI 
$4,670
400
66
MI 
$4,670
400
67
MI 
$4,670
400
68
MI 
$4,670
400
69
IL 
$4,670
400
70
MI 
$4,670
400
71
MN 
$4,670
400
72
MI 
$4,670
400
73
MI 
$4,203
350
74
MI 
$4,203
350
75
Duluth 
MN 
$4,203
350
76
MI 
$4,203
350
77
MI 
$4,203
350
78
MI 
$4,203
350
79
Niles 
IL 
$4,203
350
80
KY 
$4,203
350
81
IN 
$4,203
350
82
MI 
$3,970
300
83
MI 
$3,970
300
84
MI 
$3,970
300
85
MI 
$3,970
300
86
MI 
$3,970
300
87
Jeddo 
MI 
$3,970
300
88
MI 
$3,970
300
89
Novi 
MI 
$3,970
300
90
MI 
$3,970
300
91
MI 
$3,736
250
92
OH 
$3,736
250
93
Mason 
MI 
$3,736
250
94
Albion 
IN 
$3,736
250
95
MI 
$3,736
250
96
OH 
$3,736
250
97
IN 
$3,736
250
98
WI 
$3,736
250
99
MI 
$3,736
250
100
MN 
$3,503
200
101
MD 
$3,503
200
102
IL 
$3,503
200
103
MI 
$3,503
200
104
August 
MI 
$3,503
200
105
Saline 
MI 
$3,503
200
106
MI 
$3,503
200
107
IA 
$3,503
200
108
Warren 
MI 
$3,503
200
109
Hudson 
OH 
$3,503
200
110
MI 
$3,503
200
111
MI 
$3,503
200
112
OH 
$3,503
200
113
Canada 
 
$3,503
200
114
MI 
$3,503
200
115
MI 
$3,503
200
116
Lima 
OH 
$3,503
200
117
MI 
$3,503
200
118
Canton 
MI 
$3,503
200
119
IL 
$3,503
200
120
MI 
$3,503
200
121
MI 
$3,503
200
122
MI 
$3,503
200
123
MI 
$3,503
200
124
MI 
$3,503
200
125
MI 
$3,503
200
126
ND 
$3,503
200
127
MI 
$3,269
150
128
MI 
$3,269
150
129
NY 
$3,269
150
130
MI 
$3,269
150
131
MI 
$3,269
150
132
MI 
$3,269
150
133
MI 
$3,269
150
134
MI 
$3,269
150
135
FL 
$3,269
150
136
NV 
$3,269
150
137
IL 
$3,269
150
138
IN 
$3,269
150
139
Parma 
MI 
$3,269
150
140
MI 
$3,269
150
141
MI 
$3,269
150
142
IN 
$3,269
150
143
 
$3,269
150
144
MI 
$3,269
150
145
IL 
$3,269
150
146
Eagle 
MI 
$3,269
150
147
MI 
$3,269
150
148
PA 
$3,269
150
149
Canada 
 
$3,269
150
150
Bronx 
NY 
$3,269
150
151
WI 
$3,269
150
152
MN 
$3,269
150
153
MI 
$3,269
150
154
MI 
$3,036
100
155
Holly 
MI 
$3,036
100
156
MI 
$3,036
100
157
IN 
$3,036
100
158
IL 
$3,036
100
159
MI 
$3,036
100
160
IN 
$3,036
100
161
MI 
$3,036
100
162
Canton 
MI 
$3,036
100
163
MI 
$3,036
100
164
MI 
$3,036
100
165
IL 
$3,036
100
166
IL 
$3,036
100
167
IL 
$3,036
100
168
OH 
$3,036
100
169
IL 
$3,036
100
170
MI 
$3,036
100
171
MI 
$3,036
100
172
IL 
$3,036
100
173
MI 
$3,036
100
174
MI 
$3,036
100
175
Sparta 
MI 
$3,036
100
176
MI 
$3,036
100
177
OH 
$3,036
100
178
WI 
$3,036
100
179
MI 
$3,036
100
180
Omaha 
NE 
$3,036
100
181
Canada 
 
$2,802
75
182
MI 
$2,802
75
183
WI 
$2,802
75
184
OH 
$2,802
75
185
IL 
$2,802
75
186
IL 
$2,802
75
187
OH 
$2,802
75
188
MI 
$2,802
75
189
MI 
$2,802
75
190
Edmond 
OK 
$2,802
75
191
IL 
$2,802
75
192
MI 
$2,802
75
193
Pelham 
AL 
$2,802
75
194
MI 
$2,802
75
195
MI 
$2,802
75
196
Novi 
MI 
$2,802
75
197
Canada 
 
$2,802
75
198
MI 
$2,802
75
199
MN 
$2,802
75
200
OH 
$2,802
75
201
MI 
$2,802
75
202
IN 
$2,802
75
203
Gurnee 
IL 
$2,802
75
204
MI 
$2,802
75
205
Auburn 
IN 
$2,802
75
206
IL 
$2,802
75
207
IL 
$2,802
75
208
IL 
$2,802
75
209
MI 
$2,802
75
210
MI 
$2,802
75
211
Omaha 
NE 
$2,802
75
212
MI 
$2,802
75
213
Warren 
MI 
$2,802
75
214
MI 
$2,802
75
215
OH 
$2,802
75
216
Muncie 
IN 
$2,802
75
217
Macomb 
MI 
$2,569
50
218
VA 
$2,569
50
219
MI 
$2,569
50
220
IN 
$2,569
50
221
MI 
$2,569
50
222
MN 
$2,569
50
223
MI 
$2,569
50
224
IL 
$2,569
50
225
IL 
$2,569
50
226
IA 
$2,569
50
227
MI 
$2,569
50
228
MI 
$2,569
50
229
MI 
$2,569
50
230
MI 
$2,569
50
231
MN 
$2,569
50
232
MI 
$2,569
50
233
IL 
$2,569
50
234
MI 
$2,569
50
235
MI 
$2,569
50
236
MI 
$2,569
50
237
MI 
$2,569
50
238
MI 
$2,569
50
239
MI 
$2,569
50
240
IL 
$2,569
50
241
MI 
$2,569
50
242
MI 
$2,569
50
243
MI 
$2,569
50
244
MI 
$2,569
50
245
MI 
$2,569
50
246
IL 
$2,569
50
247
Moscow 
ID 
$2,569
50
248
MI 
$2,569
50
249
Flint 
MI 
$2,569
50
250
MI 
$2,569
50
251
MI 
$2,569
50
252
MI 
$2,569
50