Main Event Day 1d | 2019 Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs

02-09-2019 17:40 UTC-4

Butler Busts But Promptly Reenters

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

The preflop action escaped us but we do know that Don Butler got his stack of roughly 14,000 all in and was at risk against Gregory Aumann.

Butler:
Aumann:

It was a flip but Butler needed to improve to stay alive. That proved easier said than done as the board ran out .

Bulter busted on the hand but immediately headed to the cashier cage to reenter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Aumann	33,000
Don Butler	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Gregory Aumann Don Butler

02-09-2019 17:36 UTC-4

Parrish Doesn't Perish Quite Yet

Chad Holloway

Level 7 : 300/600, 600 ante

Action folded to the player in the small blind who raised to 1,800. Joe Parrish was in the big and three-bet all in for 8,100 more. The small blind didn't seem excited about it but made the call nonetheless.

Small Blind:
Parrish:

Parrish got it in good but the was a sweat as his opponent flopped an open-ended straight draw.

Fortunately for Parrish, both the turn and river were bricks and his ace kicked gave him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Parrish	20,000

Tags: Joe Parrish

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

02-09-2019 17:17 UTC-4

Coltharp Makes Big Call to Double Through Robinson

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Justin Coltharp raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Jordan Robinson called out of the small blind to see a flop.

Robinson checked and Coltharp continued for 3,100. Robinson then woke up with a check-raise to 8,100 and Coltharp made the call to see the turn.

Robinson moved all in for 13,400 and Coltharp thought for a bit before calling off for 11,500.

"I just have a big draw," Robinson said before the cards were turned up.

Robinson:
Coltharp:

Indeed, Robinson held a double belly buster straight draw, a flush draw, and two overs. Unfortunately for him, he missed as the bricked the turn to give Coltharp the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Coltharp	42,000 15,000	15,000
Jordan Robinson	2,100 -23,900	-23,900

Tags: Justin Coltharp Jordan Robinson

02-09-2019 17:09 UTC-4

Quick Win for Quirk

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Mark Winchell opened for 1,500 under the gun and Shane Wagers called from early position. Another player flatted before Matt Quirk came along from the small blind to make it four-way action to the flop.

All players checked, the dealer burned and turned the , and Quirk led out for 2,200. That's all it took as one by one the trio of players behind him folded their hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Quirk	30,000 30,000	30,000
Mark Winchell	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Matt Quirk Mark Winchell

02-09-2019 16:44 UTC-4

Rauchut and Wiggins on Top in Ante Up Tampa Bay Event #1

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

The Ante Up Poker Tour Tampa Bay Downs Event #1 final table.

Today's Ante Up Poker Tour Main Event in the Silks Poker Room at Tampa Bay Downs is the culmination of a six-event series that's been taking place all week long.

Things kicked off on Monday with EVENT #1: $160 No-Limit Hold'em ($10,000 GTD), a tournament that drew 176 entrants and more than doubled the guarantee by creating a $21,472 prize pool.

Some players to cash Event #1 but fail to make the final table were Susan Berman (11th - $418), K.C. Knoch (13th - $344), Sean Turow (16th - $288), and Bob Kelly (18th - $288).

The tournament ultimately came to an end when the final six players agreed to a chop. As a result of it, Steve Rauchut and Casey Wiggins finished first and second for $3,750 apiece.

Event #1 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Prize
1	Steve Rauchut	$3,750*
2	Casey Wiggins	$3,750*
3	Mark Wiser	$2,500*
4	Ken Lanphar	$2,400*
5	Zec Kurd	$2,000*
6	Nicolas Bustanan	$1,900*
7	Primo Costa	$826
8	Monir Maher	$648
9	Sanjib Acharya	$517
10	Juan Salgado	$418

_{*Denotes six-way chop}

02-09-2019 16:43 UTC-4

Early Eliminations

Chad Holloway

Level 6 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Block	Busted
Felipe Pacheco	Busted
Cheri Beatty	Busted
Matt Quirk	Busted
Mark Winchell	Busted
Brian Bartley	Busted
Frank Muir	Busted

Level: 6

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

02-09-2019 16:30 UTC-4

Dianaty Sends Faust to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

Tom Faust opened for 1,100 from middle position and the player in the hijack called. Anthony Dianaty then three-bet to 5,700 from the button, both blinds folded, and Faust four-bet all in for 11,700. The hijack got out of the way and Dianaty quickly called.

Dianaty:
Faust:

It was a bad spot for Faust and he was left drawing dead on the turn as the board ran out a dry .

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Dianaty	55,000 33,500	33,500
Tom Faust	Busted

Tags: Anthony Dianaty Tom Faust

02-09-2019 16:26 UTC-4

Norman Doesn't Budge

Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player in middle position opened for 1,200 and Sherman Supley called from the lojack. Edie Norman flatted from the hijack, the button called, and the big blind did the same to make it five-way action to the flop.

Two checks saw Supley bet 3,000 and only Norman called to see the turn.

Supley bet another 3,000 and again Norman called. When the completed the board on the river, both players checked and Supley tabled the for top pair with an up-and-down straight draw. It was no good however as Norman held two pair with her .

Player	Chips	Progress
Edie Jo Norman	70,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Edie Norman Sherman Supley