Level: 20
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship
$2,500 High Roller
Day: 1
Three-Handed Chip Counts
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,407,000 | 77,000 |
|
367,000 | 15,000 |
|
186,000 | -35,000 |
Bobby Opila Eliminsted in 4th Place ($14,970)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Bobby Opila shoved all in for 114,000 from the cutoff and action folded back to Matt Livingston. He took a quick peek down at his cards and dropped a stack of chips onto the felt, tabling his hand in the process.
"Well, that's not good," said Opila as he saw what he was up against.
Matt Livingston: 
Bobby Opila: 
"Seven," said Opila, hoping for the card he needed to stay alive in the tournament. The flop fell 
. The turn came 
to pair the board
"That's a good card for you," Livingston said to Opila.
However, that ray of hope would showered as the river fell 
and Opila gave a fist bump to Livingston, who congratulated him on a great tournament as he collected another bounty and yet another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,330,000 | 45,000 |
|
Busted |
Mansour Alipourfard Eliminated in 5th Place ($10,360)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Mansour Alipourfard went all in for 142,000 from the cutoff and was called by Danny Gonzales, who was on the button.
Mansour Alipourfard: 
Danny Gonzales: 
Alipourfard was in need of improving beyond Gonzales' holding to stay alive in the tournament. The flop fell 
to give Gonzales a pair of aces, reducing Alipourfard to just three immediate outs to a gutshot straight. The turn came 
, putting him down to his final card. The dealer burned and turned the river 
and he stood up from his seat, exchanging mutual wishes with the table over a well-played tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
352,000 | 163,000 |
|
Busted |
Gonzales Folds Face-Up
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Action folded to Danny Gonzales in the small blind and he completed. Matt Livingston checked his option from the big blind and the two went to a flop of 
. Gonzales bet 20,000 and Livingston called.
The turn came and Gonzales checked. Livingston put out a bet of 37,000 and Gonzales called. The river fell 
and Gonzales checked. Livingston threw out a bet of 100,000.
Gonzales went into the tank for over a minute, counting out his stack of 209,000 before folding 
face-up while shaking his head in disbelief of the laydown he found himself having to make.
A couple hands later, Gonzales opened to 20,000 in the cutoff and Livingston cut out a three-bet to 60,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Gonzales quickly folded as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,285,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
189,000 | -124,000 |
Erik Macias Eliminated in 6th Place; Play Is In the Money
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Erik Macias went all in for his last 86,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Matt Livingston in the big blind, who put in chips to call.
Erik Macias: 
Matt Livingston:
The flop came 
, drastically reducing the odds of a chopped pot. However, it also gave Livingston four outs to a wheel. The turn came 
to complete his wheel draw, resulting in Macias needing to hit one of the remaining three fives in the deck to improve to a higher straight. The river came and was the last of his tournament as he became the sixth-place finisher in the tournament.
With Macias elimination, the tournament is now officially in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,160,000 | 79,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 19
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Chip Counts at Break
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The final six players are on a 10-minute break. Here are official chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,081,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
313,000 | -17,000 |
|
|
221,000 | 12,500 |
|
|
141,000 | -38,000 |
|
|
86,000 | -34,000 |
|
|
82,000 | -59,000 |
Livingston Over 1 Million
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Matt Livingston is continuing to accumulate chips as bubble play continues, having just recently surpassed 1 million in chips. As the bubble continues, the table has not seen a showdown in more than two orbits. Full, updated chip counts will be provided on break at the end of level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,045,000 | 151,000 |
Gonzales Reshoves on Macias
Level 18
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Erik Macias opened to 16,000 from the hijack and action folded around to Danny Gonzales in the big blind. He announced he was all in and pushed his stack forward, effectively putting Macias to a decision for his chips. Macias folded.
Gonzales showed 
and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
330,000 | -33,000 |
|
|
120,000 | 1,500 |