$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD) | MSPT Black Hawk

08-15-2021 23:34 UTC

Joshua Beechum Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,578)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Dapo Ajayi opened to 70,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 175,000 from Joshua Beechum in the hijack. Ajayi four-bet jammed and Beechum called for a bit over 500K.

Joshua Beechum:
Dapo Ajayi:

Ajayi held through the runout and eliminated Beechum in 13th as a result.

Players are now on a 10-minute break. Stay tuned for updated counts from the 12 still left in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Beechum	Busted

Tags: Dapo Ajayi Joshua Beechum

08-15-2021 23:16 UTC

Jonathan McCray Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,578)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Jagroo opened to 60,000 in middle position and saw Jonathan McCray re-jam in the cutoff. Action folded back to Jagroo and he requested confirmation of McCray's total stack of 255,000 before making the call.

Jonathan McCray:
Michael Jagroo:

McCray needed to hit to stay alive and found little help on the flop . The turn put him out in front, but he was unable to fade the seven outer on the river as Jagroo re-improved to a wheel and eliminated McCray in 14th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jagroo	2,070,000 38,000	38,000
Jonathan McCray	Busted

Tags: Jonathan McCray Michael Jagroo

08-15-2021 23:14 UTC

Kyna England Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,578)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Jon Glendinning opened to 60,000 in middle position and received a call from Jonathan McCray on the button. Kyna England re-jammed in the big blind for 97,000 and Glendinning announced he was all in as well, coming over the top to put McCray to a decision for his remaining 275K. After some deliberation, McCray folded.

"Please tell me you don't have aces," said England.

"I don't," responded Glendinning.

Kyna England:
Jon Glendinning:

Glendinning hit the flop and improved to kings up on the turn . Still, England had three outs to stay alive on the river, but failed to hit on and was eliminated in 15th

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Glendinning	2,510,000 160,000	160,000
Jonathan McCray	275,000 -45,000	-45,000
Kyna England	Busted

Tags: Jon Glendinning Jonathan McCray Kyna England

08-15-2021 23:01 UTC

Charlie Montoya Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,315)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Norm Tanner opened in the hijack and received calls from Cory Smith on the button and Charlie Montoya in the small blind. Montoya then jammed his remaining stack into the middle on a flop of and received a fold from Tanner and a call from Smith.

Charlie Montoya:
Cory Smith:

Montoya's ace was dominated against that of Smith's. The turn left him with just one shot at a three outer to stay alive, but it was pipped by the to complete the runout and spell the end of his tournament run in 16th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Smith	1,550,000 275,000	275,000
Norm Tanner	530,000 55,000	55,000
Charlie Montoya	Busted

Tags: Norm Tanner Cory Smith Charlie Montoya

08-15-2021 22:57 UTC

Haim Or Krief Eliminated in 17th Place ($6,315)

HillKerby

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante

Michael Jagroo opened to 60,000 in early position and Dapo Ajayi called in middle position, as did Haim Or Krief in the small blind. Or Krief then jammed for 140,000 on the flop , with both Jagroo and Ajayi calling to give him a shot at a triple. Ajayi and Jagroo then checked through the turn and river to take the hand to showdown.

Haim Or Krief:
Michael Jagroo:
Dapo Ajayi:

Jagroo's turned queens up put him ahead of Ajayi and wound up holding versus Or Krief's open-ended straight draw to take down the pot and eliminate Or Krief in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Jagroo	2,032,000 1,072,000	1,072,000
Dapo Ajayi	1,065,000 -285,000	-285,000
Haim Or Krief	Busted

Tags: Haim Orkrief Michael Jagroo Dapo Ajayi

08-15-2021 22:29 UTC

Steven Tanner Eliminated in 18th Place ($6,315)

HillKerby

Level 22 : 15,000/25,000, 4,000 ante

Steven Tanner was down to his last 96,000 and open-shoved in early position, receiving one call from Bobby Garcia in the hijack.

Steven Tanner:
Bobby Garcia:

Tanner was in a flip for his tournament life and wound up on the wrong side of the coin as the runout gave Garcia top two pair and eliminated him in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Garcia	1,440,000 120,000	120,000
Steven Tanner	Busted

Tags: Steven Tanner Bobby Garcia

08-15-2021 22:01 UTC

Godbey Says Good-Bye

HillKerby

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Josiah Godbey open-jammed for 355,000 in early position and Craig Varnell slid forward his stack of 324,000 from the hijack once it became his turn to do so. All remaining players folded.

Craig Varnell:
Josiah Godbey:

Varnell faded the two outer with ease as the dealer brought a runout to earn him the full double and leave Godbey with less than two big blinds remaining in his stack.

Godbey then looked down at with a chance to try and spin his stack back up, but ran it into the of Dapo Ajayi and only found one king on the runout to fall in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dapo Ajayi	1,600,000 733,000	733,000
Craig Varnell	702,000 382,000	382,000

Josiah Godbey	Busted

Tags: Craig Varnell Dapo Ajayi Josiah Godbey

08-15-2021 21:12 UTC

Remington Falls To Mangan; Redraw Reached

HillKerby

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Just moments after doubling against pocket jacks, Ian Mangan opened to 40,000 in the cutoff and Ryan Remington re-jammed from the small blind for around 225,000. Mangan made the call.

Ryan Remington:
Ian Mangan:

No help came for Remington as the runout appeared onboard, bringing the end of his tournament life as a result.

Moments later, Thom Schultz and Phanora Prom were also eliminated to bring the field down to 27; the tournament clock has been paused with 3:50 remaining in Level 20 to redraw for the final three tables.

An updated seat draw and list of chip counts will be provided shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Mangan	1,000,000 710,000	710,000
Ryan Remington	Busted

Tags: Ian Mangan Phanora Prom Ryan Remington

08-15-2021 20:01 UTC

Ellis Gets Shot Down by Bullets

HillKerby

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Clayton Wilson opened in middle position and saw Chris Ellis re-jam for around 140,000 in the hijack. Action folded back to Wilson and he called.

Chris Ellis:
Clayton Wilson:

"Can I have the (payout) card?" asked Ellis to the nearby floorman. The flop gave him some hope.

"Well, that's about as good of a flop as I can ask for," Ellis said, but he watched the turn and river leave him dry and spell his elimination from the tournament as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Wilson	520,000
Chris Ellis	Busted

Tags: Chris Ellis Clayton Wilson

08-15-2021 18:36 UTC

Alex Wheeler Eliminated on the Bubble

HillKerby

Level 17 : 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Alex Wheeler was down to his last 8,000 and committed it in the hijack. Four other players 18,000 each, giving him a chance at more than quintupling his stack with a side pot already in the makings for the four remaining players.

Tyler Potts bet 35,000 on the flop under the gun, with Jay Teel calling in cutoff. David Blankenship also announced a call on the button and all three players checked the turn , bringing the river where Potts bet another 35,000 and received a fold from Teel and a call from Blankenship.

Alex Wheeler:
David Blankenship:
Tyler Potts:

Both Blankenship and Potts hit a straight on the river to chop up both pots, eliminating Wheeler in 73rd place as the official Bubble Boy of the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Potts	470,000 206,000	206,000
David Blankenship	239,000 25,000	25,000
Alex Wheeler	Busted

Tags: Alex Wheeler David Blankenship Tyler Potts