$1,450 Main Event Day 2 | 2021 Colorado Poker Championship

09-26-2021 18:22 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	1,650,000 120,000	120,000
Justin Liberto	1,560,000 70,000	70,000

Dwane Collard	1,180,000 143,000	143,000
Matt Livingston	765,000 260,000	260,000
Jason Remshardt	610,000 28,000	28,000

Jason Dennis	600,000 99,000	99,000
Josh Saltz	565,000 35,000	35,000
Rocco Palumbo (CO)	545,000 35,000	35,000
Phil Gioia	481,000 215,000	215,000
Jay Teel	380,000 130,000	130,000
Mike Kenny	330,000 194,000	194,000
Chris Quackenbush	240,000 604,000	604,000

Gioia Wins a Big Race

Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Justin Liberto opened to 40,000 in the hijack and was called by both Rocco Palumbo in the cutoff and Steve Wilkie, who was on the button. Phil Gioia was in the big blind and re-jammed for 299,000, with Liberto being the only caller.

Phil Gioia:
Justin Liberto:

Gioia watched a safe runout of come to leave his nines best and earn him the dub.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,630,000 690,000	690,000

Steve Wilkie	1,530,000 130,000	130,000
Phil Gioia	696,000 414,000	414,000
Rocco Palumbo (CO)	510,000 78,000	78,000

Tags: Justin Liberto Phil Gioia Rocco Palumbo Steve Wilkie

09-26-2021 17:59 UTC-7

Kenny Doubles Through Livingston

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Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Matt Livingston opened on the button and Mike Kenny re-jammed for 246,000 in the big blind. Livingston called.

Mike Kenny:
Matt Livingston:

Kenny held through the runout and scored yet another double, bringing him over 500K for one of the first times since he sat down at the beginning of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Kenny	524,000 264,000	264,000
Matt Livingston	505,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Matt Livingston Mike Kenny

09-26-2021 17:57 UTC-7

Scott Burns Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,567)

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Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Steve Wilkie limped in the cutoff and Phil Gioia completed his small blind before Scott Burns checked in the big blind, taking three-way action to a flop of . Gioia checked to Burns, who bet 37,000. Both Wilkie and Gioia called and action continued three handed to the turn .

"Seventy thousand," said Burns after Gioia checked. In the blink of an eye, Wilkie went all in, Gioia folded, and Burns called.

Scott Burns:
Steve Wilkie:

Burns was behind Wilkie's two pair but could be saved with a nine, heart, or ten. None came on the river and he was eliminated from the tournament as a result.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	1,065,000 445,000	445,000
Phil Gioia	282,000 95,000	95,000
Scott Burns	Busted

Tags: Phil Gioia Scott Burns Steve Wilkie

09-26-2021 17:50 UTC-7

Palumbo Saved by the River

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Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Rocco Palumbo was in the small blind and open-jammed for 285,000 after action folded around to him. Steve Wilkie called in the big blind.

Rocco Palumbo:
Steve Wilkie:

Palubo's six outs were halved as the flop came . The turn left him with one remaining chance at a three outer, and it came as completed the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Wilkie	620,000 152,000	152,000
Rocco Palumbo (CO)	588,000 248,000	248,000

Tags: Rocco Palumbo Steve Wilkie

09-26-2021 17:48 UTC-7

Jorden Helstern Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,567)

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Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Action folded around to Justin Liberto on the button and he opened to 40,000. Jorden Helstern re-jammed for around 450,000 in the small blind and Liberto immediately set a stack of chips onto the table once it became his turn to do so.

Jorden Helstern:
Justin Liberto:

Helstern flopped a flush as rolled onto the felt. Unfortunately for him, a fourth diamond came on board as the turn came , leaving him drawing dead to the river to bring about a 14th-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	2,320,000 723,000	723,000

Jorden Helstern	Busted

Tags: Jorden Helstern Justin Liberto

09-26-2021 17:43 UTC-7

Saltz Wakes Up With Kings

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Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Mike Kenny opened the action with a raise to 40,000 in the hijack and was three-bet to 105,000 by Josh Saltz in the big blind. Jay Teel cold four-bet jammed in the big blind with a covering stack to both players, causing Kenny to send his cards to the muck before Saltz quickly called off his 308,000.

Josh Saltz:
Jay Teel:

Saltz held through the runout and secured the double and a bit more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Saltz	530,000 185,000	185,000
Mike Kenny	260,000 24,000	24,000
Jay Teel	250,000 366,000	366,000

Tags: Jay Teel Josh Saltz Mike Kenny

09-26-2021 17:36 UTC-7

Liberto Puts Palumbo to the Test

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Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Justin Liberto open-limped on the button and went heads up to a flop of with Rocco Palumbo, who checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked again and the turn came , where Palumbo bet 20,000 and Liberto called.

The river fell and Palumbo bet another 55,000. Liberto slid in a stack of 25K-chips, effectively putting Palumbo all in, and Palumbo folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	1,597,000 201,000	201,000

Rocco Palumbo (CO)	340,000 103,000	103,000

Tags: Rocco Palumbo Justin Liberto

09-26-2021 17:31 UTC-7

Burns Doubles on the First Hand Back

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Hill Kerby

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante

Scott Burns was in the small blind and saw action fold around to him. He shoved all in and Justin Liberto asked for a count in the big blind, which was totaled to be 366,000. Liberto called.

Scott Burns:
Justin Liberto:

"Shit, I'm fuckin' thrilled!" said Burns after seeing he was in a coin-flip situation. A ten in the window of was all he needed to pull ahead and score the double on the first hand back from the dinner break.