2021 Colorado Poker Championship

$1,450 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 Colorado Poker Championship

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$89,534
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,450
Prize Pool
$389,276
Entries
307
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
47
Players Left
2

Chip Counts on Dinner (full)

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
1,765,000 100,000
Dwane Collard us
Dwane Collard
1,037,000 -116,000
Chris Quackenbush us
Chris Quackenbush
844,000 358,000
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
772,000 117,000
Jay Teel us
Jay Teel
616,000 36,000
Jason Remshardt us
Jason Remshardt
582,000 117,000
Matt Livingston us
Matt Livingston
540,000
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
501,000 -134,000
Jason Dennis us
Jason Dennis
501,000 -37,000
Rocco Palumbo (CO) us
Rocco Palumbo (CO)
443,000 -52,000
Phil Gioia us
Phil Gioia
377,000 -283,000
Scott Burns us
Scott Burns
369,000 -261,000
Josh Saltz us
Josh Saltz
345,000 -70,000
Mike Kenny us
Mike Kenny
236,000 -84,000

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Dinner Time

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining 14 players are on a 40-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 6:26 p.m. local time.

Christian Larsen Eliminated in 15th Place ($5,567)

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 3,000 ante
Christian Larsen
Christian Larsen

Matt Livingston pumped it up to 35,000 in the cutoff and Christian Larsen re-jammed in the small blind for around 225,000. Livingston quickly called.

Christian Larsen: {10-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Matt Livingston: {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}

"Well, I've got a good hand to crack aces," said Larsen after seeing Livingston's bullets. All he found was a meaningless nine on the river of a runout {8-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades}{4-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and was eliminated in 15th place on the final hand before the dinner break as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Livingston us
Matt Livingston
540,000 -55,000
Christian Larsen us
Christian Larsen
Busted

Tags: Christian LarsenMatt Livingston

Saltz Adds To His Stack

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 3,000 ante
Josh Saltz
Josh Saltz

Josh Saltz pumped it up to 40,000 in early position and received a call from Dwane Collard, who defended his big blind. Both players checked the flo {j-Hearts}{q-Hearts}{9-Spades}.

Collard fired out 55,000 on the turn {9-Diamonds} and Saltz called, bringing the river {6-Diamonds} where action checked through to showdown.

Collard showed {8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, missing his flush draw and gutshot straight draw, and Saltz tabled {k-Spades}{j-Spades} to win the pot with two pair, jacks and nines.

Player Chips Progress
Dwane Collard us
Dwane Collard
1,153,000 128,000
Josh Saltz us
Josh Saltz
415,000 144,000

Tags: Dwane CollardJosh Saltz

Kings Good for Helstern

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 3,000 ante

Jorden Helstern was in middle position and opened to 35,000, receiving two calls behind from Rocco Palumbo in the hijack and Steve Wilkie in the cutoff.

Action checked to {2-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} and Helstern bet 40,000. Palumbo called and Wilkie folded.

The river fell {5-Spades} and Helstern bet another 65,000 with Palumbo grabbing a single chip and immediately putting it onto the felt.

"Kings," announced Helstern as he tabled {k-Spades}{k-Clubs}. Palumbo mucked and the pot was shipped to Helstern.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
655,000 -45,000
Jorden Helstern us
Jorden Helstern
635,000 325,000
Rocco Palumbo (CO) us
Rocco Palumbo (CO)
495,000 -94,000

Tags: Jorden HelsternRocco PalumboSteve Wilkie

Liberto Building

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 3,000 ante
Justin Liberto
Justin Liberto

Rocco Palumbo raised to 30,000 in middle position and Steve Wilkie called in the hijack. Action folded to Justin Liberto in the big blind and he called as well.

The flop was {3-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades} and Liberto led out for 27,000. Palumbo and Wilkie both called, bringing the turn {9-Diamonds}. Liberto bet another 48,000 and Palumbo called, with Wilkie letting his hand go behind.

The river came {6-Hearts} and Liberto fired for a third time, betting 115,000. Palumbo quickly let his hand go.

Meanwhile, Mike Kenny just doubled through Dwane Collard on the adjacent table with ace-queen on a queen high board.

"He's impossible to kill," said a tablemate as the pot was being shipped to Kenny.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
1,665,000 245,000
Dwane Collard us
Dwane Collard
1,025,000 -235,000
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
700,000 -170,000
Rocco Palumbo (CO) us
Rocco Palumbo (CO)
589,000 86,000
Mike Kenny us
Mike Kenny
320,000 150,000

Tags: Dwane CollardJustin LibertoMike KennyRocco PalumboSteve Wilkie

Michael Hinde Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,866)

Level 20 : 10,000/15,000, 3,000 ante
Michael Hinde
Michael Hinde

Hand #1: Michael Hinde open-shoved for 130,000 on the button and Justin Liberto called in the big blind.

Michael Hinde: {k-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Justin Liberto: {q-Spades}{10-Clubs}

Hinde's king was ahead and remained there through the runout {k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}{a-Hearts} to score the double at Liberto's expense.

Hand #2: On the very next hand, Hinde open-jammed again in the cutoff and Liberto looked him up in the small blind.

Michael Hinde; {a-Hearts}{9-Spades}
Justin Liberto: {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}

Hinde couldn't do it twice as the runout {7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{q-Spades}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} came to leave his nines second best against Liberto's jacks and he was eliminated in 16th place as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Justin Liberto us
Justin Liberto
WSOP 1X Winner
1,420,000 122,000
Michael Hinde us
Michael Hinde
294,000 129,000

Tags: Michael HindeJustin Liberto

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 3,000