$1,450 Main Event Day 1b | 2021 Colorado Poker Championship

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Kenny	546,000 -4,000	-4,000
Edwin Parker	473,500 -46,500	-46,500
Eric Smidinger	456,000 21,000	21,000

Jorden Helstern	265,500 3,500	3,500
Jason Johnson	217,000 58,000	58,000
Aaron Frei	193,500 86,500	86,500
Rich Dixon	186,000 2,000	2,000
Dan Mingus	173,000 -27,000	-27,000
Jason Remshardt	172,000 26,000	26,000
Al Hart	152,500 -58,500	-58,500
Josh Saltz	135,000 -40,000	-40,000
Justin Liberto	134,500 -500	-500

Robert Falanga	128,000 -74,000	-74,000
Scott Burns	115,000 -9,000	-9,000
Christian Larsen	95,500 22,000	22,000
Peter Johnson	88,000
Ian Pelz	72,500 -33,500	-33,500
Phil Cummings	60,000 4,000	4,000

Player

Chips

Progress

Mike Kenny

546,000

-4,000

Edwin Parker

473,500

-46,500

Eric Smidinger

456,000

21,000

Jorden Helstern

265,500

3,500

Jason Johnson

217,000

58,000

Aaron Frei

193,500

86,500

Rich Dixon

186,000

2,000

Dan Mingus

173,000

-27,000

Jason Remshardt

172,000

26,000

Al Hart

152,500

-58,500

Josh Saltz

135,000

-40,000

Justin Liberto

134,500

-500

Robert Falanga

128,000

-74,000

Scott Burns

115,000

-9,000

Christian Larsen

95,500

22,000

Peter Johnson

88,000

Ian Pelz

72,500

-33,500

Phil Cummings

60,000

4,000

Day 1b of the Bally's Black Hawk 2021 Colorado Poker Championship (CPC) $1,450 Main Event drew 121 entries, bringing the two-day total up to 191 with one flight remaining. After a full day of play, Mike Kenny (546,000) finished the day atop the leader board with 18 players advancing in total.

Kenny, a native of Virginia Beach, VA has spent the last week in Colorado visiting a friend in Pueblo, a city two hours south of Black Hawk. Stating the reason for his vacation was that he needed to get away, Kenny came up to Black Hawk earlier in the CPC to play some poker, only to find out there was a full tournament series occurring.

As for his run today, Kenny eclipsed 100,000 shortly before the dinner break after scoring a knockout with pocket aces. By the last level of the night, he had more than doubled that amount before flopping a set of tens and taking a stack of more than 200,000 from Svetlana Martie, who had flopped a set of fours. The boost put him on top of the counts, where he finished just shy of Day 1a chip leader Rocco Palumbo's 554,500.

Edwin Parker (473,500) finished second on the day, amassing a stack early in the afternoon and never really slowing down as play progressed through the evening. Eric Smidinger (456,000) also bagged a sizeable stack, well clear of the only two other players to finish the day above 200,000 in Jorden Helstern (265,500) and Jason Johnson (217,000).

Other notables to advance included Aaron Frei (193,500), Rich Dixon (186,000), Al Hart (152,500), Justin Liberto (134,500), and Ian Pelz (72,500). Plenty more failed to advance, including Dapo Ajayi, Ben Keeline, Aaron Thomas, Greg Collins, and current CPC points leader Bobby Sanoubane.

One flight remains for all who have yet to make it through to Sunday's Day 2, with play resuming Saturday for Day 1c at noon local time. PokerNews will be on the floor once more bringing you concluding coverage of Day 1 action. See you then.

Tags: Aaron Frei Aaron Thomas Al Hart Ben Keeline Bobby Sanoubane Dapo Ajayi Edwin Parker Eric Smidinger Greg Collins Ian Pelz Jason Johnson Jorden Helstern Justin Liberto Mike Kenny Rich Dixon Svetlana Martie