We found Jessica Trujillo and Richard Ali on a flop of 
. Trujillo led for 1,200, Ali raised to 4,300 and Trujillo called. The turn came 
, Trujillo check-called 7,100 and the river came 
.
Trujillo moved all in for around 18,000, Ali folded and she showed pocket fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
45,000 |
Table 13 turned into the Jason Mangold show approaching the last break. He busted three or four players as the floorman kept bringing him players. He's the only player with a six-figure stack at this point and in reality, he could take the rest of the day off and still challenge for the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
90,000 | |
|
|
82,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
82,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
|
75,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
63,000 | |
|
|
55,000 | |
|
51,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
50,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
40,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
36,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
22,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
17,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 7
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Three more levels are in the books and the field is taking a 20-minute break.
Craig Casino and Robert Masters went to a raised flop of 
, Casino bet 2,200 and Masters raised to 7,200. Casino called, was ready to flip his cards but realized Masters had some chips behind. The turn was 
, Casino checked after waiting a beat and Masters snap-shoved for around 18,000.
Casino called, tabled 
but Masters had him beat holding 
for a flopped flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
40,000 | |
|
|
24,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 200/500
Ante: 500
Four players went to a raised flop of 
, Jason Mangold checked from the small blind and Will Hodges bet 6,000 from the big. Both players behind folded, Mangold called and the turn came .
Mangold took a few moments before checking, Hodges moved all in and Mangold heard it was 36,100 after he asked for a count.
"I flopped a pretty good flush," Mangold said. "But I don't think I can call." He sent his cards into the muck and Hodges took the pot without a word.
"I had 
," Mangold said. "Seeing ace king would have killed me there."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000 |
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
55,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
43,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
35,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
33,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
32,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
26,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
15,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
Busted | |
The HPT Golden Gates actually kicked off last weekend with a $400 buy-in Opening Event, which attracted 926 entries.
The tournament ended when the final five struck a deal that saw them each lock up five-figure scores – Jeremy Hanke (1st - $42,047), Eric Pfenning (2nd - $35,087), Vincent Moscati (3rd - $33,605), Steven Kanowitz (4th - $26,493), and Jeremy Standiford (5th - $22,117).
Others to cash the tournament were Corey Zedo (13th - $3,148), Sean Allison (16th - $2,262), and Teresa Hemingway (18th - $2,262), just to name a few. Here's a look at the final table payouts.
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeremy Hanke | Centenial, Colorado | $42,047* |
| 2 | Eric Pfenning | Denver, Colorado | $35,087* |
| 3 | Vincent Moscati | Denver, Colorado | $33,605* |
| 4 | Steven Kanowitz | Greenwood, Colorado | $26,493* |
| 5 | Jeremy Standiford | Thornton, Colorado | $22,117* |
| 6 | Illya Liberman | Lone Tree, Colorado | $9,291 |
| 7 | James Callahan | Boulder, Colorado | $7,488 |
| 8 | Travis Northrope | Broomfield, Colorado | $6,327 |
| 9 | Tyrone Jackson | Castle Pines, Colorado | $5,257 |
| 10 | Hung Nguyen | Westminster, Colorado | $4,126 |
Denotes five-way deal.
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