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

Rabideau Takes One Down

Level 7 : 250/500, 500 ante

Greg Collins opened to 1,300 from under the gun and was called by Rich Dixon in early position. Ken Rabideau three-bet to 4,500 from the hijack and both Collins and Dixon called.

The flop fell {4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts} and both Collins and Dixon checked. Rabideau made a continuation-bet of 7,000 and both players folded, resulting in him taking down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rich Dixon us
Rich Dixon
70,800
25,100
25,100
Ken Rabideau us
Ken Rabideau
38,000
Greg Collins us
Greg Collins
29,000

Tags: Greg CollinsRich DixonKen Rabideau

Buckley Lets Horvath Do the Betting

Level 7 : 250/500, 500 ante

Adrian Buckley opened from early position to 1,300 and action folded around to Scott Horvath, who three-bet to 3,500 from the big blind. Buckley defended and the flop came {6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Spades}. Horvath made a continuation-bet of 3,500 and Buckley stuck around.

The turn came {3-Spades} and Horvath continued, firing another 5,000. Buckley called. The river {5-Clubs} saw both players check to showdown.

Horvath tabled {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} for ace-king high and Buckley showed {10-Hearts}{10-Clubs} to take down the pot with a pair of tens.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Buckley us
Adrian Buckley
79,200
19,600
19,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Horvath us
Scott Horvath
37,400
-18,400
-18,400

Tags: Adrian BuckleyScott Horvath

Geller Re-Enters

Level 7 : 250/500, 500 ante
Greg Geller
Greg Geller

The seat that Greg Geller previously occupied was seen vacated, signifying he had been eliminated from the tournament. However, he just rebought and was seen taking a new seat with a fresh stack of chips.

Geller is a familiar face to the Colorado poker community, taking ninth place in the CPC Main Event earlier this year during the March series for $5,369. He also is returning home from a third place finish at the recent MSPT Majestic Star in East Chicago for $32,216.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Geller us
Greg Geller
30,000
30,000
30,000

Tags: Greg Geller

Uhlman Wins Six-Way Pot on Flop

Level 7 : 250/500, 500 ante

Samuel Uhlmann opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from early position. The player to his left called and action folded around to the cutoff, who also called. The player on the button became the third call. Action was then on Jason Vanstrom in the small blind; he called as well, as did the big blind to make it a total of six players.

The flop came {4-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} and action checked to Uhlmann. He put out a continuation-bet of 3,000 and got five folds in under 10 seconds, adding to his stack along the way.

Player Chips Progress
Samuel Uhlmann us
Samuel Uhlmann
21,800
21,800
21,800
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
6,600
-1,000
-1,000

Tags: Jason VanstromSamuel Uhlmann

Chip Counts from Break

Level 7 : 250/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Mike Wheeler us
Mike Wheeler
95,500
40,500
40,500
Tricia Coogan us
Tricia Coogan
76,700
10,000
10,000
Scott Horvath us
Scott Horvath
55,800
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
46,200
14,900
14,900
Joel Verbeck us
Joel Verbeck
41,800
41,800
41,800
Andrew Dea us
Andrew Dea
35,800
20,700
20,700
David Levi us
David Levi
34,500
-4,500
-4,500
Greg Gius us
Greg Gius
26,800
7,800
7,800
Joseph Giampietro us
Joseph Giampietro
23,900
800
800
Anthony Piazza us
Anthony Piazza
22,000
10,200
10,200
Sammy Aweida us
Sammy Aweida
14,000
-2,000
-2,000
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
7,600
-25,400
-25,400
Jose Barrios us
Jose Barrios
6,000
-14,500
-14,500
Greg Geller us
Greg Geller
Busted
Igor Balaban us
Igor Balaban
Busted

Level: 7

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 500

Collins Takes from Wahdan

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Jamie Collins
Jamie Collins

Nader Wahdan limped from under the gun and was raised by a player in early position to 1,500. Jamie Collins was in the cutoff and three-bet to 3,500. Wahdan called and the player in early position folded.

The flop came {3-Spades}{8-Spades}{7-Hearts} and Wahdan checked. Collins fired a continuation-bet of 3,000 and Wahdan called. The turn was {8-Clubs} and both players checked.

The river fell {5-Spades} and Wahdan checked again. Collins bet 4,000 and Wahdan went into the tank for about a minute before counting out a call.

Collins tabled {a-Spades}{a-Diamonds} for aces up and Nahdan mucked, wishing him a nice hand as he did so.

Player Chips Progress
Jamie Collins us
Jamie Collins
44,800
44,800
44,800
Nader Wahdan us
Nader Wahdan
18,200
-28,300
-28,300

Tags: Jamie CollinsNader Wahdan

Keeline Forces Turn Fold

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante
Ben Keeline, pictured at another event
Ben Keeline, pictured at another event

Ben Keeline defended his big blind versus an open to 1,100 from the cutoff. The flop came {9-Spades}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts} and Keeline checked. The cutoff made a continuation-bet of 1,100 and Keeline check-raised to 3,000. His opponent confirmed the amount and called.

The dealer brought the turn {5-Spades} and Keeline bet another 4,000. His opponent thought for a bit and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Keeline us
Ben Keeline
34,800
12,700
12,700

Tags: Ben Keeline

Macaluso's Jacks Hold To Double

Level 6 : 200/400, 400 ante

A player opened from early position to 1,000 and Caleb Macaluso reraised all in from middle position for 5,400. Action folded back to the opener and he put in chips to call.

Caleb Macaluso: {j-Hearts}{j-Spades}
Opponent: {a-Spades}{9-Clubs}

"Maca" found himself in great position to find a double as the dealer brought a flop of {10-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Though his opponent made a pair of nines, he still needed more help to improve. The turn and river fell {6-Spades}{4-Diamonds} and Macaluso's jacks remained good, resulting in the dealer sending the pot his way.

Player Chips Progress
Caleb Macaluso us
Caleb Macaluso
11,800
11,800
11,800

Tags: Caleb Macaluso