Just before the break, Chuck Tipton opened for 6,000 and then called when Charles Harder three-bet to 16,000. When the flop came down , Tipton led out for 20,000 and Harder, who had the bigger stack, moved all in. Tipton called off the 45,000 or so he had behind and discovered the bad news.
Harder:
Tipton:
Both players flopped a pair of kings, but Harder's kicker had him well out in front. Neither the turn nor river helped Tipton and he was eliminated from the tournament.
"Well, I'm out," Bruce Carter said as he walked by our desk.
He explained that he shoved his short stack with the , picked up a caller, and then had Igor Baladan isolate with an all-in three-bet with pocket tens. The caller folded and while Carter flopped a flush draw, he failed to get there.
Carter, who won the inaugural $360 MSPT Regional here at Golden Gates Casino, also told us that he won't be firing another bullet, but that he looks forward to the MSPT's return in Season 7.
Nathan Finger got his stack of roughly 30,000 all in preflop and was racing against Chuck Tipton.
Finger:
Tipton:
Finger needed some help, and he got it in a big way when the flop delivered him trips. Tipton was looking for a six to eliminate Finger, but it wasn't in the cards as the blanked on the turn followed by the on the river.
A preflop raising war saw Ryan Simoneau shove his stack of 73,900 and receive a call from Derek McMaster.
McMaster:
Simoneau:
Simoneau, who fired a bullet on Day 1a, got it in good and was just looking to hold. The flop paired McMaster, but he needed more help if he hoped to eliminate his opponent. The turn wasn't what he needed, and neither was the river.
Aaron Massey was eliminated from the tournament not long ago, and now his brother Ralph has joined him on the rail.
It happened when the short-stacked Ralph opened for a raise only to have Rich Dixon put in a big three-bet. Ralph called off with , which was way behind the of Dixon. The board ran out clean, and Massey took his leave in the penultimate level of the night.
Meanwhile, Gary Germann has also been eliminated from the tournament.
We missed the action unfold, but we do know Jim Morrison (yes, that is his real name) shopped all in on the turn with the board reading . Unfortunately for him, he picked the wrong time as his was drawing dead to the flush of John Vitt.
After Bryan Devonshire opened for 5,400 from early position, Nebraska farmer Phil Mader three-bet all in from the cutoff for 17,500 more. The button and blinds all folded, and Devonshire paused for a few beats before making the call.
Mader:
Devonshire:
Mader got it in good, but he fell behind on the flop. The turn gave Devonshire two pair, meaning Mader needed a ten for Broadway. It didn't come though as the improved Devonshire to a full house.
, Tipton led out for 20,000 and Harder, who had the bigger stack, moved all in. Tipton called off the 45,000 or so he had behind and discovered the bad news.
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