$400 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass
$400 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$166,250
Entries
474
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Entries
221
Players Left
36
Amir Doroudian Leads the Day 1a Field in the Ante Up Wild Horse Pass Main Event
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The opening flight of the Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass $400 Main Event is complete! A total of 221 entries made their way to the Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler, Arizona, to play the first of two Day 1 flights.
Those 221 entries were trimmed down to 36 Thursday, and those surviving players will come back Saturday for Day 2, joining the survivors of Friday's Day 1b flight and playing until a tournament champion is crowned.
At the end of the night it was Amir Doroudian (355,000), Tiffany Heniz (323,000), Alvaro Vasquez (313,000) and Adam Veselinovic (265,000) bagging big.
The action was fast paced right from the start on Day 1a and never slowed down, as the chips flew back and forth throughout the 30-minute levels. Play ended with 24:51 remaining in Level 16 (3000/6000/6000), as the original field had played down to 15 percent of the original number of entries.
The Day 2 flight will commence at 10 a.m. Friday, with the same structure players saw in Day 1a. The field will play through 30-minute levels, and play until 15 percent of the field remains.
The $100,000 guarantee is well on its way toward being smashed, and the eventual champion of the Main Event will no doubt be looking at a sizable payday.
Follow along with the PokerNews blog as the Main Event continues Friday.
End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 | 69,000 |
|
323,000 | 71,000 |
|
313,000 | |
|
265,000 | |
|
235,000 | |
|
226,000 | 145,000 |
|
|
217,000 | |
|
|
208,000 | |
|
165,000 | |
|
155,000 | |
|
|
151,000 | 26,000 |
|
|
143,000 | |
|
|
137,000 | |
|
126,000 | 21,000 |
|
|
121,000 | |
|
|
96,000 | |
|
96,000 | 65,000 |
|
92,000 | -38,000 |
|
90,000 | -97,000 |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
86,000 | |
|
|
82,000 | |
|
81,000 | |
|
|
75,000 | |
|
|
70,000 |
Day 1a Concludes
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The Day 1a bubble has burst, and the 36 survivors are bagging as Day 1a is over. A recap and end-of-night chip counts will follow shortly.
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Powers Doubles on the Bubble
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The under-the-gun player opened to 10,000, Greg Powers went all in for 56,000 on her direct left, and got a call from the original raiser.
Powers was covered going to the showdown.
Greg Powers: 
Opponent: 
Board: 
Powers doubled up and the Day 1a elimination bubble continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000 | 125,000 |
Hand For Hand
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The tournament is now being played hand-for-hand, with one elimination remaining until play wraps up for the night.
Wooten's Turn Bet Takes it Down
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
With 
on the board, Becky Wootem bet 20,000 from the big blind.
Her opponent, on the hijack, thought over the decision for a bit before folding. Wooten has been hovering just under the 200k chip mark throughout the latter levels of Day 1a, and looks poised to bag a big stack at the end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
187,000 | -3,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Huge Pot for Veselinovic
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
A middle position player opened to 9,000, Adam Veselinovic three-bet to 23,000, and the original raiser called.
The middle position player led out for 15,000 on the 
flop, and Veselinovic called. The middle position player then went all in on the 
turn, having her opponent covered, and Veselinovic called.
Adam Veselinovic: 
Opponent: 
Veselinovic's pocket aces had his opponent drawing dead, and after the 
river the 265,000 pot went to him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000 | 265,000 |