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.
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.
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.
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."
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
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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