$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
683
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
85
Players Left
10
Adrian Buckley Bags Huge Chip Lead After Day 1a of MSPT Black Hawk Main Event
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Day 1a of MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event is in the books with ten players surviving the action.
Adrian Buckley was the high-flying chip leader at the end of the night as he bagged an astounding 620,000, nearly double the second largest stack. The Colorado native has $1.8 million in career tournament winnings and was a big chip stack for much of the day but he really took charge very late in the day in the final level as he found pocket aces that would hold at the right time vs the pocket queens of big stack Daniel Sandoval. Things would not be so bad for Sandoval however as he bagged a healthy 281,000 stack, which was good enough for third place at the end of the night for the winner of Event #1 of the series.
Wedged in between Buckley and Sandoval in the counts in second place with 330,000 was Billyray Gallegos who accumulated much of his stack in the final few levels of the night.
Other notable players who bagged include Anthony Martinez with 136,000, Joseph Crowley (118,000) and Ben Jensen also at 118,000. As well as Nick Werle who clung on by the skin of his teeth for much of the later levels and end with 71,000.
Several players entered the day but could not make it to the end, such as; Jared Ingles, Ricardo Eyzaguirre and Jay Yates.
Day 1a attracted 85 entries as the Colorado weather produced a heavy snow for much of the day and temperatures as low as 9 degrees. With weather expected to be clear skies and warmer, many players will opt to enter on Days 1b and 1c which will also begin at 12 noon on the upcoming two days where the field will look to join the ten survivors from Day 1a for Day 2 at 11 a.m. on Sunday January 30.
PokerNews will be back with the updates tomorrow to continue coverage of this Main Event.
Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
620,000
-52,000
|
-52,000 |
|
||
|
330,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
281,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
241,000
241,000
|
241,000 |
|
136,000
136,000
|
136,000 |
|
118,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
118,000
118,000
|
118,000 |
|
111,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
71,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
End of Play
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
12% of the starting field has been reached and play has ended for the night with 3 minutes remaining in Level 13.
Recap and chip counts to follow shortly.
Golder Becomes Late Night Victim
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Gary Golder was all in preflop and at risk with the 
against the 
of Billyray Gallegos.
The board ran out 
which gave Gallegos the straight and sent Golder and his dog away as one of the last eliminations of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
390,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Buckley Becomes Big Stack With Aces
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
There was a huge preflop battle between the two big stacks in the room as Adrian Buckley held the 
from the small blind while Daniel Sandoval was up against the odds with the 
from middle position.
It was the largest pot of the pay by some distance as the flop came 
to not held Sandoval. The turn was the 
and the river the 
to confirm the huge pot for Buckley and make him the large chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
672,000
352,000
|
352,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
270,000
-205,000
|
-205,000 |
Werle Survives
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Four players were in a hand with the board reading 
. Nick Werle moved all in for 17,000. He was called by two players including Adrian Buckley while the fourth player in the hand folded.
The turn was the 
as both players checked it to the river as it came the .
Werle survived as he turned river the 
for the flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
320,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
75,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Last Break of The Night
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
It is now time for the last break of the night for the remaining players. Registration is still open until the end of the break if anyone would like to jump in with eight big blinds at the start of Level 13. After the break is over, registration will be closed for Day 1a
Sandoval Snaps Off Ingles
Level 12
: 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading 
. Jared Ingles bet 15,500 from the button. Daniel Sandoval raised to 34,000 from middle position. Ingles waited a bit before three-bet jamming all in and Sandoval snap called.
It was a big cooler situation as Sandoval had the nuts with the while Ingles had the second nuts with the 
.
The river was the 
and just like that Ingles was out the door and Sandoval surged close to half a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
475,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
Busted |