$1,450 Main Event
Day 1b Started
2021 Colorado Poker Championship
$1,450 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2021 Colorado Poker Championship
Buy-in
$1,450
Prize Pool
$389,276
Entries
307
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Entries
121
Players Left
18
Welcome To Day 1b of the 2021 Colorado Poker Championship $1,450 Main Event
Welcome to PokerNews coverage of Day 1b of the Bally's Black Hawk 2021 Colorado Poker Championship (CPC) $1,450 Main Event, set to begin Friday at noon local time.
Players will be making their way up the mountain for the second starting flight of three for the event, one that drew 70 entries on Thursday's Day 1a. In that flight, a pair of players in Rocco Palumbo (554,500) and Steve Wilkie (506,000) lapped the rest of the field from the eight that advanced when 12% remained just seven minutes prior to the scheduled end to the day.
Starting stacks are once again 30,000 apiece with blinds of 100/100/100 to start the day. Day 1 levels last 40 minutes before increasing to one hour in length for Days 2 and 3, and 10-minute breaks will take place at the completion of every three levels (two hours) of play. There will also be a 40-minute dinner break at the end of Level 9 (600/1,200/1,200) with late registration closing at its completion once Level 10 (1,000/1,500/1,500) begins.
Unlimited re-entries are available throughout the entire tournament, provided registration is open. However, the event is not a best-stack-forward event, meaning all players to advance must forfeit their stacks should they wish to come back and fire again on Saturday's final flight. Lastly, Day 1a's seven-minute-early stopping point will now become the end of Day 1b unless the field falls to 12% even earlier.
Chips are sure to fly from start to finish, so keep it here at PokerNews for frequent updates on the action all day long.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Cards are in the air on Day 1b with 26 players in their seats. Late registration will remain open until approximately 7 p.m. local time.
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ambaye Active Early With a Stack
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Yohannes Ambaye was one of the players in his seat when play began with his sights set on another strong finish after taking ninth place in the $1,110 MSPT Main Event here at Bally's Black Hawk last month. He is off to a fast start, too, collecting the stack of the player on his immediate right in the opening hands of the afternoon.
He since gave a little back, though, calling an open from the small blind to 600 against Benjamin Williams, who was in the cutoff. The flop ame 
and Ambaye check-raised Williams' continuation-bet of 500, making it 2,200 to go. Williams called and both players checked the turn 
.
The river was 
and Ambaye fired out another 3,400, with Williams confirming the amount before announcing a call. Ambaye showed 
and Williams turned over 
to take down the pot with his two pair, queens and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
57,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
Field Up to 43
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
Players have continued to arrive at a steady pace throughout the first level of play in the afternoon, and the field has now grown to 43 players with a couple of minutes remaining before Level 2 begins. Here's a look at some more familiar faces to have arrived since cards began to fly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 | |
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Saltz Chips Up a Little
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
Josh Saltz was in the hijack and called an under-the-gun raise to 400. The cutoff also called, as did Tim West in the big blind to take four-way action postflop.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and West checked to the original raiser, who continuation-bet 500. Saltz called, with two folds following.
"Heads up," announced the dealer before bringing the turn 
. The original raiser tapped the felt and Saltz reached for chips, grabbing 1,800 and tossing it onto the felt. His opponent thought for about 20 seconds and then released his hand to earn Saltz the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,100
3,100
|
3,100 |
|
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |