August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,100
Entries
330
Players Left
2
Average Chip Stack
4,950,000
Total Chips
9,900,000
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
125,000

Tryba Takes Early Pot

Level 1 : 50/100, 0 ante
Chris Tryba, pictured in another event
Chris Tryba, pictured in another event

Ryan Dodson raised from the cutoff over an under-the-gun limper, putting in a yellow, T1,000 chip. Chris Tryba called on the button and the small blind announced a raise to 2,200. The limper and Dodson both folded and Tryba called.

The flop fell {8-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{9-Spades} and the small blind checked. Tryba fired 2,000 and was called.

The turn came {3-Hearts} and the small blind checked to Tryba again. Tryba bet another 5,000. His opponent seemed puzzled, thinking about his decision for a bit before calling. The river was {3-Spades} and both players checked.

The small blind tabled {a-Hearts}{k-Hearts} for ace-king high and Tryba showed {j-Spades}{8-Spades} to win the pot with a pair of jacks. His opponent gave the table a flat-palmmed smack, leaving his hand on the table as the dealer sent the pot to Tryba and he added the chips to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
28,800
-1,200
-1,200

Tags: Chris TrybaRyan Dodson

Level: 2

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

Coogan Escapes Disaster

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Tricia Coogan
Tricia Coogan

Tricia Coogan had just recounted a hand where she ecstatic about having lost the minimum. According to her and tablemate Mike Wheeler, action folded around to the player in the small blind and he completed. Tricia Coogan was in the big blind with pocket queens and decided to check.

The flop came {a-}{a-}{k-} and the small blind checked to her. She fired a small bet and he called. The turn came {10-} and the small blind again check-called a small bet from her.

The river came {k-} to bring aces and kings on the board with a ten, giving her nothing more than a queen kicker. Her opponent bet and she folded.

Upon her folding, she was shown {a-}{a-} for flopped quads, and in total, her queens-versus-aces situation only ended up costing her around 800 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Tricia Coogan us
Tricia Coogan
33,800
1,500
1,500

Tags: Tricia Coogan

Gius Empties the Clip

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Greg Gius
Greg Gius

Greg Gius opened to 400 from under the gun and was called by Joel Verbeck on his direct left. Action folded around to the blinds, who both called.

The flop came {2-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and both blinds checked. Gius made a continuation-bet of 1,000. Verbeck called and the blinds got out of their way.

The turn fell {6-Clubs} and Gius continued for another 2,300. Verbeck called.

The dealer then burned and turned the river {9-Spades} and Gius postured for a moment before looking at his chips and pushing his remaining stack forward. The dealer responded by putting a red, "all-in" button in front of him and Verbeck now found himself faced with a decision for the majority of his remaining chips.

After about 35 seconds, Verbeck folded and the dealer sent the pot Gius' way.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Gius us
Greg Gius
18,300
-1,300
-1,300
Joel Verbeck us
Joel Verbeck
14,400
-15,600
-15,600

Tags: Joel VerbeckGreg Gius

Fuller Outkicks Opponent With Trips

Level 2 : 75/150, 0 ante
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller

There was at least 1,500 in the pot from preflop action going four ways to a flop of {6-Hearts}{a-Spades}{a-Diamonds}. The big blind checked and Greg Geller bet 800 from early positon. A player in middle position called, as did Thomas Fuller, who was on the button.

Action was back on the big blind and he clicked it back, raising to 1,600. All three players called.

The turn came {10-Spades} and action saw four checks to the river {2-Clubs}. The big blind led out with a bet of 2,500 and Geller and the player in middle position folded. Fuller put in chips to call.

The big blind tabled {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for trip aces and Fuller showed {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for trip aces with his seven kicker proving to be good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
47,600
17,600
17,600
Greg Geller us
Greg Geller
25,200
-3,400
-3,400

Tags: Greg GellerThomas Fuller

Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

Geller Back to Starting Stack

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Greg Geller
Greg Geller

There was around 5,400 in the pot on a flop of {3-Spades}{4-Hearts}{10-Hearts} and Greg Geller threw out a bet of 3,500 from under the gun. His opponent was in the hijack and called.

The turn came {7-Diamonds} and Geller fired another 3,800 forward. His opponent went into the tank and eventually folded.

Geller now finds himself with a lot of physical chips in front of him, though only one of them is a red, T5,000 chip.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Geller us
Greg Geller
30,600
5,400
5,400

Tags: Greg Geller

Tinkle Trickles To Zero

Level 3 : 100/200, 0 ante
Andy Tinkle
Andy Tinkle

Andy Tinkle had seen his stack steadily decline throughout the first two hours of the afternoon, having spent most of the last half hour with around 5,000 in chips. He eventually found himself down to just 900 and went all in from early position over an under-the-gun limp.

Action folded to Greg Geller, who was in the big blind, and confirmed the amount before calling. The limper from under the gun came along as well and the dealer announced that any future action between the two remaining players would be for a side pot.

The flop came {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{k-Spades} and both players checked. Geller bet 2,000 on the turn {3-Spades} and received a call. He then fired another 9,000 on the river {k-Diamonds} and his opponent folded.

"You've got me," said Tinkle as he tabled {k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for rivered trips on a four-flush board.

Geller did, in fact, have him as he tabled {9-Spades}{7-Spades} for a flopped flush and collected both pots.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Geller us
Greg Geller
34,100
3,500
3,500
Andy Tinkle us
Andy Tinkle
Busted

Tags: Andy TinkleGreg Geller