Potawatomi Casino

Photo: Michael Kamenjarin

Kieran Hellerriased to 12,000 from the hijack, only to have Michael Kamenjarin fire out a three-bet from the cutoff.

Action quickly folded back to Heller, who three-bet jammed, and Kamenjarin calle doff his shorter 143,000 stack.

Michael Kamenjarin:
Kieran Heller:

Kamenjarin rolled over the better made hand, and the flop didn’t change a thing.

The turn kept Kamenjarin out in front, and the dealer dropped the on the river for good measure, securing his double-up with a top set of kings.

Michael Kamenjarin - 201,000
Kieran Heller - 60,000

Photo: Joan Sandoval

Bohdan Slyvinskyi open-jammed 21,000 unde rthe gun and Joan Sandoval looked him up from the small blind.

Bohdan Slyvinskyi:
Joan Sandoval:

Slyvinskyi was ahead holding the better hand, but a jack appeared in the window on the flop, putting Sandoval in the lead with top pair, but it also gave Slyvinskyi an open-ended straight draw.

The turn then paired Slyvinskyi, giving him more outs heading to the river, but the completed the board and ended his night.

Joan Sandoval - 565,000
Bohdan Slyvinskyi - 0

MSPT Hall of Famer Rob WazWaz has achieved the most MSPT Main Event Top 10 Finishes in history, with 21

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Photo: Antonio Vargas

Two-time MSPT Champ Lee Rzentkowski raised to 11,000 from the cutoff, only to have fellow MSPT Champ Antonio Vargas moved all-in for 45,000 from the button, and the small blind go over the top, giving him isolation.

Antonio Vargas:
Small Blind:

It wa sa flip, with Vargas calling the correct side, as the runout pairing his jack, securing his double-up.

Antonio Vargas - 105,000

Over the past week, players have been inside Potawatomi Hotel & Casino, duking it out for the Season 17 Wisconsin Poker State Championship!

In Event #3: $250 NLH Monster Stack, 203 monster hunters took to the felt and built a $40,600 prize pool, paying out to the top 21 hunters.

Among those to cash but fall before the final table were Dillon Ellis (10^th Place - $771), Vincent Kue (13^th Place -$609), Ed Veith (15^th Place - $609), Aaron Oas (18^th Place - $528), and Jacob Francis (21^st Place - $487)

In the end, Illinois native George Dogandjiev claimed the top spot and took home the lion's share of the prize pool, along with his first Gold Card!

Final Table Results

Photo: Matt Shepsky

There was all-in action preflop between Joan Sandoval from the small blind and WSOP bracelet winner Matt Shepsky from the big blind, with Shepsky holding the effective stack.

Matt Shepsky:
Joan Sandoval:

Shepsky was behind with kicker issues, and t he flop didn’t change much.

“Seven”, Shepsky asked for and recieved as the fell on the turn, giving him more outs with a gutshot straight draw, but the paired the board on the river and ended his night.

Joan Sandoval - 460,000
Matt Shepsky - 0

Photo: Mo Nuwwarah

Two-time MSPT Champ Mo Nuwwarah raised all-in for 30,000 from the hijack and DJ Buckley looked him up from the cutoff.

Mo Nuwwarah:
DJ Buckley:

Nuwwarah was behin needing help, but he didn’t find any on the runout, ending his night.

DJ Buckely - 124,000
Mo Nuwwarah - 0