2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass

$400 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$12,886
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$166,250
Entries
474
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
120,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
221
Players Left
36

Walker Value Bets, Gets Paid

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Edo Walker, facing a check from an under-the-gun opponent, put out a bet for 3,200 on a {3-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} board.

The opponent thought it over briefly before calling, but saw the bad news when Walker showed down {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}, good for two pair and the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Edo Walker us
Edo Walker
35,000
35,000
35,000

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

Rafay Adds to the Mountain

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Facing an open raise to 3,000 from under the gun, Robert Rafay three-bet to 11,000 from the hijack.

Action folded back around to the original raiser, who asked for a count on the bet, tanked, briefly, then folded. After taking down the uncontested pot, Rafay is up to 73,000 chips as Level 7 plays on.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Rafay us
Robert Rafay
73,000

Tags: Robert Rafay

Romero Scores a KO

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

The cutoff opened to 2,000, Denise Romero called on the button, and the small blind three-bet all in to 7,700.

The cutoff folded, and Romero made the call.

Small Blind: {k-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Denise Romero: {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs}

Board: {6-Clubs}{10-Spades}{q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}

The board brought in top pair for the small blind, but Romero still had plenty of equity with the open-ended straight draw and backdoor flush draw. The latter of those two came in for Romero with running clubs on the turn and river, sending her opponent to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Denise Romero us
Denise Romero
47,000

Tags: Denise Romero

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Shia Hits River Set of Queens, Triples Up

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Leonor Shia
Leonor Shia

With the flop showing {5-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}, Leonor Shia, on the button, was all in for her 11,000 chip stack on the button, Albert Calderon was all in from under the gun and a player in early position was also all in.

Leonor Shia: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}
Albert Calderon: {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}
Early Position: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}

It didn't look good for Shia, with no help coming on the {9-Diamonds} turn. The river, however, brought in the two-outer, as the {q-Hearts} came in to give Shia a set of queens.

The early position player took the side pot, leaving Calderon with just 1,100 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Leonor Shia us
Leonor Shia
35,000
35,000
35,000

Calderon Climbs Back

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

One hand after losing most of his stack in a massive three-way pot, Albert Calderon was all in preflop for his last 1,100 on the big blind before the cards were dealt.

An early position player opened to 2,300, and Shia called from the cutoff to start a side pot. The flop came {q-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}, the original raiser bet 6,000, and Shia folded, leaving Calderon to fight for his survival against the early position player.

Albert Calderon: {6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Early Position: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Calderon was well behind, but found runner-runner straight cards on the {9-Clubs} turn and {k-Clubs} river to remain in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Albert Calderon us
Albert Calderon
5,800
-19,200
-19,200