August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 1c
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

Simoneau Returns the Favor

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

As David Kim was all in on an adjacent table for 54,100 with an opponent in the tank, action was building on Table 9.

Randy Needens was all in for 79,500 into a pot of around 60,000 from the big blind. He was heads up on the turn with a board of {7-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{9-Hearts} and action was on his opponent, Ryan Simoneau, who was under the gun. (While Simoneau was in the tank, Kim's opponent folded to the preflop decision and he took down the pot.)

Simoneau mulled over his decision, going between wanting to call and telling himself it could be the worst call he could make. Eventually, he called.

Randy Needens: {7-Spades}{7-Clubs}

"It was the worst call," said Simoneau as he turned up {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}.

The river came {q-Hearts} and Needens secured the double on the penultimate hand of the night.

Player Chips Progress
Randy Needens us
Randy Needens
219,000
David Kim us
David Kim
61,100
16,100
16,100
Ryan Simoneau us
Ryan Simoneau
38,000
-29,000
-29,000

Tags: David KimRyan SimoneauRandy Needens

Play Finished

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante

The remaining 29 players have finished play across the four tables left in play are in the process of bagging up their chips for Day 2, which will be Sunday at 11 a.m.

Stay tuned for complete chip counts and a recap of the day's action.

End of Day 1c Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jay Jesse us
Jay Jesse
425,000
160,000
160,000
Tanner Stiverson us
Tanner Stiverson
412,000
26,000
26,000
Bobby Sanoubane us
Bobby Sanoubane
336,500
131,500
131,500
Patrick Suzuki us
Patrick Suzuki
294,000
-66,000
-66,000
Johnathan Dempsey us
Johnathan Dempsey
241,500
-28,500
-28,500
Jaka Coaching
Randy Needens us
Randy Needens
227,500
8,500
8,500
Michael Rankins us
Michael Rankins
223,500
223,500
223,500
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
208,500
-26,500
-26,500
Jon Cohen us
Jon Cohen
205,000
205,000
205,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael O'Toole us
Michael O'Toole
174,500
174,500
174,500
Chris Mueller us
Chris Mueller
171,000
25,000
25,000
Hassan Kadhem us
Hassan Kadhem
155,500
-11,500
-11,500
Kevin Palmer us
Kevin Palmer
153,500
-48,500
-48,500
Nick Pupillo us
Nick Pupillo
147,000
9,100
9,100
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Steve Harvey us
Steve Harvey
145,000
-11,000
-11,000
Greg Sparks us
Greg Sparks
142,500
142,500
142,500
Ruth Graham us
Ruth Graham
140,500
-11,500
-11,500
Andy Tinkle us
Andy Tinkle
126,500
24,500
24,500
Jordan Meylan us
Jordan Meylan
122,500
2,300
2,300
David Blankenship us
David Blankenship
119,000
-93,300
-93,300
Jim Hansen us
Jim Hansen
92,500
92,500
92,500
Mike Itoafa us
Mike Itoafa
85,000
85,000
85,000
Stephen Zipprich us
Stephen Zipprich
81,000
-104,000
-104,000
Corey Zedo us
Corey Zedo
81,000
-30,000
-30,000
Robert Stocklmeier us
Robert Stocklmeier
79,500
3,500
3,500

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Jesse and Stiverson Bag Top Stacks at Day 1c of the Colorado Poker Championship Main Event

Level 14 : 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Jay Jesse
Jay Jesse

The third and final flight of the 2019 Colorado Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event is officially in the books after 10 full hours of play on Saturday night. The day started with 160 entries, bringing the three-day total to 360, and saw 29 players remaining when it was time to put chips in bags.

Leading the way are Jay Jesse (425,000) and Tanner Stiverson (412,000). Jesse was seen with a stack in the 200,000s during the last level of the night and continued to chip up from there until play finished. Stiverson had a large stack throughout the day, chipping up to nearly three starting stacks shortly after the second break. He continued to build as the day went on, consistently trending up towards his resting total for the evening. The two find themselves in second- and third place, respectively in the combined chip counts behind Wendy Freedman (597,500)

Rounding out the top five in chips are Bobby Sanoubane (336,500), Patrick Suzuki (294,000), and Johnathan Dempsey (241,500). Other notable players to advance include Nick Pupillo (147,000), Ruth Graham (140,500), and defending champion Mike Itoafa (85,000).

There were plenty who were not fortunate enough to advance throughout one or more heats of play, such as Tim West, Chris Tryba, Sammy Aweida, Ryan Dodson, and Rich Dixon.

In total, 61 players will return for Day 2 on Sunday at 11 a.m. local time. Blinds will resume at the beginning of Level 15, with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 3,000 big-blind ante. All levels will be one hour in length for the day, with play scheduled to continue until a final table of nine is reached.

Thirty-six will make it into the money along the way, with a first-level payout of $2,401. The eventual champion will take home $73,621 for his or her efforts. Come back to PokerNews to see which nine remain after another full day of battle on the felt.

Tags: Bobby SanoubaneChris TrybaJay JesseJohnathan DempseyMike ItoafaNick PupilloPatrick SuzukiRich DixonRuth GrahamRyan DodsonSammy AweidaTanner StiversonTim WestWendy Freedman

$1,100 Main Event

Day 1c Completed

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