$360 Main Event Day 1b | Moneymaker's Road to PSPC 2020 - Seminole Hard Rock

12-14-2019 15:47 UTC-4

Welter's Quest for Second Platinum Pass Continues

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Brandon Welter, who won a Platinum Pass for the 2019 PSPC last December at the MSPT Season 9 finale at Canterbury Park, got his stack of 16,000 all in preflop and was at risk against a big stack.

Brandon Welter:
Opponent:

Welter got it in good but his opponent was drawing to two live cards. The flop was safe for Welter while the turn gave his opponent a gutshot straight draw. The river was safe for Welter and he shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Welter	38,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Brandon Welter

12-14-2019 15:51 UTC-4

Czinkota Building a Big Stack

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Over at Table 7, two big stacks just clashed. It happened when the first-big-stacked player raised to 2,500 from middle position and the players in the small blind called. Zoltan Czinkota, who was sitting with a mountain of chips in the big, then three-bet to 10,000 from the big.

The original raiser called, the small blind folded, and the flop came down . Czinkota led out for 7,000 and was immediately raised to 27,000.

Czinkota called and then both players proceeded to check the turn as well as the river. The middle-position player showed the for a pair of kings but it was no good as Czinkota had a bigger pair with his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Czinkota	180,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Zoltan Czinkota

12-14-2019 16:01 UTC-4

Contreras Sent to the Rail By Gomez

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The preflop action escaped us but we do know that RGPS champ Derrick Contreras got his stack of approximately 35,000 all in and was at risk against Jorge Gomez.

Derrick Contreras:
Jorge Gomez:

Gomez had the superior ace and Contreras failed to get lucky as the board ran out a lowly .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jorge Gomez	120,000 120,000	120,000
Derrick Contreras	Busted

Tags: Derrick Contreras Jorge Gomez

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

12-14-2019 16:14 UTC-4

The Powers of Kings

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player was all in for 13,600 preflop and at risk against Dolphus Powers.

Dolphus Powers:
Opponent:

Powers was way out in front and looking to dodge an ace or some sort of bad beat. That's exactly what he did as the board ran out a safe .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dolphus Powers	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Dolphus Powers

12-14-2019 16:30 UTC-4

Smerdon Sends One to the Rail

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A short-stacked player was all in preflop for right around 4,000 and was at risk against Paul Smerdon.

Paul Smerdon:
Opponent:

Smerdon was way out in front and stayed there as the board ran out a clean .

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Smerdon	50,000

Tags: Paul Smerdon

Level: 11

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

12-14-2019 16:51 UTC-4

A Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Zoltan Czinkota	180,000
Brandon Welter	70,000 32,000	32,000
Brian Bentley	60,000 5,000	5,000
Carlos Bolanos	60,000 27,000	27,000
Paul Smerdon	58,000 8,000	8,000
Jason Gwinn	50,000 28,000	28,000
Andy Risquez	Busted
David Poces	Busted
Matt Zarcadoolas	Busted
Nagui Yassa	Busted
George Navarro	Busted
Solange Lucas	Busted
Juan Diaz	Busted

12-14-2019 16:58 UTC-4

Another Round of Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Edgardo Rosario	125,000 75,000	75,000
Willie Wiggins	90,000 45,000	45,000
Michael Weinberg	80,000 60,000	60,000
Mark Nahama	45,000 25,000	25,000
David Ring	30,000 7,000	7,000
Jonathan Marcu	30,000 -8,000	-8,000
Ory Hen	28,000 12,300	12,300
Michel Dubreuil	Busted
Ariel Rosello Quintana	Busted
Robert Harris Jr	Busted
Peter Kao	Busted
Loni Harwood	Busted

Keith Wagner	Busted

12-14-2019 17:01 UTC-4

Time for Another Break

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Players have been sent on another 15-minute break.