August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

$1,100 Main Event
Day: 2
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

Dea's Day Comes To an End

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Andrew Dea
Andrew Dea

Andrew Dea was overheard announcing he was all in and Barb Visher was heard saying call instantaneously afterward. The board read {7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Clubs}.

Andrew Dea: {a-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Barb Visher: {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}

According to Visher, action was three ways on the flop with Dea checking to Caleb Pence, who was to Visher's right. Pence bet 23,000 and Visher raised to 83,000. Dea went into the tank and eventually called. Pence got out of their way and the turn fell {4-Clubs}, where Dea shoved and was immediately called.

Dea was in need of hitting his flush draw to stay alive, but was unable to do so as the river fell {k-Diamonds} and he was sent to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Barb Visher us
Barb Visher
845,000
290,000
290,000
Caleb Pence us
Caleb Pence
321,500
-108,500
-108,500
Andrew Dea us
Andrew Dea
Busted

Tags: Andrew DeaBarb VisherCaleb Pence

Play Is In The Money

Level 18 : 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Steve Wilkie
Steve Wilkie

The elimination of Tricia Coogan brought the tournament down to 37 players and Michael Rankins was all in for his tournament life on an adjacent table as Coogan was eliminated.

Rankins had the nut flush draw and a pair against Don Angstead's set of fives and was unable to fill up, resulting in the bubble bursting without any official hand-for-hand play being required.

In the meantime, Steve Wilkie was a benefactor of bubble play, and has become the first player in the tournament to eclipse the one-million chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
1,026,000
238,000
238,000
Don Angstead us
Don Angstead
534,000
332,000
332,000
Chris Maxwell us
Chris Maxwell
Busted
Tricia Coogan us
Tricia Coogan
Busted
Michael Rankins us
Michael Rankins
Busted

Tags: Don AngsteadMichael RankinSteve WilkieTricia Coogan

Visher Cracks O'Toole's Aces To Bust Him

Level 17 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Barb Visher
Barb Visher

On the hand just before break, Michael O'Toole limped in from under the gun and Andrew Dea raised to 13,000 from early position. Action folded around to Barb Visher, who three-bet to 19,000 in the small blind (she later said she only saw 8,000 in front of Dea when talking about the action preflop). O'Toole then went over the top of both of them, putting his last 79,000 into the pot.

O'Dea thought for a bit, verbally reciting the action that had transpired, and ultimately decided to fold. Visher then found herself with a decision and called after a few moments in the tank.

Michael O'Toole: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}
Barb Visher: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

The board ran out {3-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, giving Visher Broadway on the turn and sending O'Toole home just before the first break of the day. With the pot, Visher now finds herself north of a half-million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Barb Visher us
Barb Visher
512,000
288,000
288,000
Andrew Dea us
Andrew Dea
345,000
201,000
201,000
Michael O'Toole us
Michael O'Toole
Busted

Tags: Andrew DeaBarb Visher

Suzuki WIns Huge One On River

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Patrick Suzuki
Patrick Suzuki

There was around 38,000 in the pot from preflop action that saw Al Hart open from the hijack and receive calls from Patrick Suzuki on the button and Aaron Meyer in the big blind.

The flop was {5-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} and Meyer checked. Hart made a continuation-bet of 15,000 and Suzuki called. Meyer then put in a check-raise to 40,000 and Hart came over the top, three-betting to 90,000. Suzuki thought for a bit and put in chips to call. Meyer then folded.

The turn came {7-Diamonds} and Hart checked to Suzuki, who put in 35,000. Hart made the call. The river fell {5-Spades} and Hart checked to Suzuki again. Suzuki announced he was all in, effectively for around 132,000, and Hart folded, resulting in Suzuki winning the huge pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Patrick Suzuki us
Patrick Suzuki
617,000
323,000
323,000
Al Hart us
Al Hart
132,000
-133,000
-133,000
Aaron Meyer us
Aaron Meyer
47,500
-145,500
-145,500

Tags: Aaron MeyerAl HartPatrick Suzuki

Geller Toasted; Wilkie Near 600K With Three Knockouts

Level 16 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Steve Wilkie
Steve Wilkie

After entering the day near the top of the chip counts, Greg Geller's seat has been vacated. Steve Wilkie was spotted with a mountain of chips and said that the damage was done over two hands.

The first hand of the two saw Wilkie call a raise from Geller with {a-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}. He check-called Geller's continuation-bet on an ace-high flop with one diamond. The turn brought a second diamond and he check-called a second barrel. The river brought a third diamond to give him the nut flush and he checked to Geller a one last time. Geller fired a third barrel for 60,000 and Wilkie clicked it back, putting in 120,000.

Geller went into the tank for what was said to be close to two minutes before calling and showing {a-}{k-}, which proved to be no good at showdown.

Geller then opened from the hijack and Wilkie defended his small blind. Wilkie then led out for 20,000 on the flop {a-}{a-}{8-} and Geller called, leaving himself around 80,000 behind. The turn came {6-} and Wilkie bet 60,000. Geller shoved and Wilkie called.

Greg Geller: {a-}{4-}
Steve Wilkie: {8-}{8-}

Gellers flopped trips were up against Wilkie's flopped full house. He was in need of improving to aces full to stay alive and got nothing but dust on the river, resulting in his elimination from the tournament.

WIlkie also added that he was the culprit of both Kevin Palmer and Chris Mueller's eliminations as well, making Geller his third bounty of the day, long before the first break has come.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
597,000
388,500
388,500
Greg Geller us
Greg Geller
Busted

Tags: Greg GellerSteve Wilkie

Peck Eliminated by Dea

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Austin Peck
Austin Peck

The field has been reduced to 54 and Andrew Dea was on the first table to break. As he was racking up his chips, he provided a recap of a recently-played hand that proved to be Austin Peck's last of the tournament.

Robert Stocklmeier limped in from early position and action folded around to Austin Peck in the small blind, who completed. Andrea Dea checked his option and the flop came {8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{9-Clubs}. Peck went all in for 27,000 and both Dea and Stocklmeier called.

With Peck having an opportunity at a triple, Dea and Stocklmeier were now proceeding with any future action going into a side pot. The turn came {4-Diamonds} and Dea went all in for his last 32,000. Stocklmeier called.

Austin Peck: {10-}{7-}
Andrea Dea: {10-}{9-}
Robert Stocklmeier: {a-Clubs}{q-Clubs}

Dea now found himself in prime position to earn more than a double with his nines up. He had one card left to fade Peck's straight draw and Stocklmeier's nut flush draw. The river fell clean, coming {8-Diamonds} to win both pots and send Peck home during the first level of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Dea us
Andrew Dea
144,000
16,000
16,000
Robert Stocklmeier us
Robert Stocklmeier
89,500
10,000
10,000
Austin Peck us
Austin Peck
Busted

Tags: Andrew DeaAustin PeckRobert Stocklmeier

Peragallo Arrives Just in Time

Level 15 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Andrew Peragallo
Andrew Peragallo

Andrew Peragallo was seen running to his seat as cards were in the air. Several minutes later, the pile of chips that was in front of him was neatly stacked for a total greater than what was in front of him when he sat down. According to him and tablemate Ben Keeline, Peragallo arrived at his seat with about three cards left to be dealt. He was under the gun and play was halted for the dealer to confirm he was in the correct seat.

Peragallo raised to 7,000 and received a call from Stephen Zipprich in middle position. The two went heads up to a flop of {a-}{10-}{5-} and both players checked.

The turn came {3-} and Peragallo bet 10,000. Zipprich raised to 30,000 and Peragallo put him all in. Zipprich called.

Stephen Zipprich: {10-}{10-}
Andrew Peragallo: {a-}{a-}

Zipprich was elated to get his set of tens in until he found out that he was up against Peragallo's set of aces. He had one card left in the deck to help him and one chance at it. The river came {2-} and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Peragallo us
Andrew Peragallo
260,000
112,500
112,500
Stephen Zipprich us
Stephen Zipprich
Busted

Tags: Andrew PeragalloBen KeelineStephen Zipprich

Welcome to Day 2 of the August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship

Tanner Stiverson
Tanner Stiverson

After three initial flights, the time has come for the field to combine for Day 2 of the August 2019 Colorado Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event.

Sixty-one players will return out of a total 330 entries, a 25-percent increase from last August. Of the players returning, 36 will make it into the money and lock up $2,401. All competitors will be looking up at Wendy Freedman in the chip counts, who enters the day with 597,500 in chips. Freedman got through on Day 1a and was able to remain on top through all three starting flights.

A pair of players from Day 1c are the only other two players coming into the day with over 400,000 in chips. Jay Jesse (425,000) and Tanner Stiverson (412,000) round out the top three, though they are far from the only players with a very real shot at making some noise.

Day 1b chip leader Greg Geller (365,500), Adrian Buckley (293,000), Ben Keeline (210,500), Thomas Fuller (161,500), and Nick Pupillo (147,000) are just a few of the remaining players among a sea of known regulars to the Colorado tournament scene that have their eye set on the $73,621 first-place prize.

For Day 2, play will begin at the start of Level 15 with blinds of 1,500/3,000/3,000 and progress from there with one-hour levels. Play will continue until nine players remain, at which point players will bag their chips for the night and return to play Day 3's final table on Monday.

PokerNews will keep you onboard the rest of the way. Be sure to stick around to follow the journey to the final table.

Tags: Adrian BuckleyBen KeelineGreg GellerJay JesseNick PupilloTanner StiversonThomas FullerWendy Freedman