2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass

$400 Main Event
Day: 1b
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 1b
Entries
254
Players Left
41

Todd Goodrich Leads the Day 1b Field in the Ante Up Wild Horse Pass Main Event

Level 15 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Todd Goodrich
Todd Goodrich

The second of two opening day flights has concluded in the Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass $400 Main Event. A total of 254 entries came through the Wild Horse Pass Casino in Chandler, Arizona, to take a shot at their share of the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool.

The Day 1b totals brought the overall number of entries for the Main Event up to 475, and the prize pool well exceeded that guarantee, with $166,250 to be paid out to the 63 money finishers in this tournament.

Todd Goodrich bagged the Day 1b chip lead, and the overall tournament chip lead, putting 411,000 chips in the bag at the end the night. Others bagging big included Robert DeFabrizio (292,000), Troy Sprungl (269,000), and Heng Chao (233,000).

The starting field of 274 entries played down to 41 players in Day 1b, and those players will join the 36 survivors of the Day 1a flight coming back for Day 2. Day 2, the final day of the tournament, will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, and play down to a winner and the $30,329 first-place prize.

The 77 remaining players will compete for 63 spots in the money, and all money finishers are guaranteed at least a min cash of $665.

Day 2 will see the field play 30-minute levels until a winner is crowned. Day 1b ended with just over 13 minutes remaining in Level 15, with the blinds at 2000/4000/4000.

Follow along with the PokerNews live blog as the AUPT Wild Horse Pass Main Event crowns its champion Saturday!

Lawrence Takes a Bite Out of Dibella

Level 14 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Tracy Lawrence
Tracy Lawrence

Details leading up to the flop are unknown, but Tracy Lawrence put his remaining 57,500 in the pot from the button on a {7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Hearts} flop.

John Dibella, who started the hand as one of the biggest stacks in the room, with more than 300,000 chips, thought it over for awhile before making the call from early position.

Tracy Lawrence: {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}
John Dibella: {q-Clubs}{8-Clubs}

Lawrence had ace high with no flush draw, but was ahead of Dibella's four flush. No help came in for Dibella on the {10-Diamonds} turn or {2-Spades} river, and Lawrence chipped up to the 155,000 mark.

Player Chips Progress
John Dibella us
John Dibella
232,000
2,000
2,000
EPT 1X Winner
Tracy Lawrence us
Tracy Lawrence
155,000
155,000
155,000

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Dichter Dusts Opponent

Level 13 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
Carl Dichter
Carl Dichter

The under-the-gun player, who began the hand with about a ten big blind stack, limped, and Carl Dichter raised to 14,000 from the small blind.

The under-the-gun player three-bet all in for 29,000 total, and Dichjter made the call.

Under the Gun: {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Carl Dichter: {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}

Board: {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}

Dichter was behind preflop, but four clubs came in on the runout, making his queen-jack the winner with the club flush.

Player Chips Progress
Carl Dichter us
Carl Dichter
170,000
156,000
156,000

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Goodrich Among Chip Leaders After Winning a Big Flip

Level 12 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Tod Goodrich
Tod Goodrich

The cutoff opened to 6,000, Todd Goodrich three-bet to 20,000 from the small blind, the cutoff four-bet all in, and Goodrich called. Goodrich has his opponent covered going to the showdown.

Cutoff: {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}
Todd Goodrich: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

Board: {8-Spades}{6-Spades}{k-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{k-Spades}

The cutoff player could only shake his head as he watched the {k-Clubs} come in on the flop, and the river {k-Spades} sealed the big pot for Goodrich.

Player Chips Progress
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Todd Goodrich
233,000
233,000
233,000

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Robison Wins Three-Way All In

Level 11 : 900/1,800, 1,800 ante
Chuck Robison
Chuck Robison

The under-the-gun player, Chuck Robison on the small blind, and the player in the big blind all went all in on a {j-Hearts}{k-Spades}{10-Hearts} flop. The big blind had the biggest stack going into the showdown.

Under the Gun: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Chuck Robison: {j-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Big Blind: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}

The big blind was in the lead with the king-high straight on the flop, but the turn {10-Diamonds} brought in a full boat for Robison. The river came {q-Diamonds}, and Robison's hand remained the best.

The under-the-gun player was knocked out in the hand, while Robison improved to 66,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chuck Robison us
Chuck Robison
66,000
66,000
66,000

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Mannix Drops the Cooler

Level 4 : 150/300, 300 ante
Francisco Mannix
Francisco Mannix

Details leading up to the river are unknown, but with a big pot already in the middle Francisco Mannix bet 7,000 from the small blind, and Rachel Nystrom asked for a confirmation of the bet amount then called.

With {k-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{j-} on the board, Mannix turned over {k-Spades}{j-Hearts}, with his kings full of jacks getting the best of Nystrom's {q-Spades}{q-Clubs} for queens full of kings.

Player Chips Progress
Francisco Mannix us
Francisco Mannix
45,000
45,000
45,000
Rachel Nystrom us
Rachel Nystrom
21,500
21,500
21,500

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Day 1b of the $1,650 Ante Up Poker Tour Wild Horse Pass Main Event Begins at 10 a.m.

Ante Up Poker Tour
Ante Up Poker Tour

The centerpiece event of the 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Winter Classic Series continues today! The $400 Main Event Day 1b kicks off today at 10 a.m. from the Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino, in Chandler, Arizona. The Phoenix-area property, owned by Gila River Hotel and Casinos, is the host of this $100,000 guaranteed tournament.

Day 1b commences today, and is the second of two Day 1 flights. The combined fields of surviving players from Day 1a (35 players) and today's Day 1b flight will come back Saturday for Day 2. and play down to a winner.

The field will start with 20,000 chips and play 30-minute levels, with the blinds starting at 50/100. A big blind ante kicks in at Level 3, (100/200/200).

Players will play through until the field is down to 15 percent of total entries for the flight, with late registration and unlimited re-entry available through the end of the first break (up to the beginning of Level 5). The field will go on 15-minute breaks after every four levels, with a 30-minute dinner break after Level 12.

The tournament allows a maximum of 250 players per flight. A total of 221 entries came through for Day 1a, putting this event well on its way toward surpassing the $100,000 guarantee.

Follow along with the PokerNews blog as the Ante Up Poker Tour Winter Classic Series $400 Main Event at Wild Horse Pass begins today.