Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2019 SIGA Poker Championship
CAD$880 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2019 SIGA Poker Championship
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
880 CAD
Prize Pool
263,800 CAD
Entries
346
Level
35
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
240,000
Entries
146
Players Left
40
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Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ming Ashling limped in from under the gun, and he got a call from a couple seats over before Tyler Williams went all-in for 24,900. Ashling quickly came over top with a larger shove, and after a bit of thought, the other player released his hand.
Ashling was playing kings, against the jacks of WIlliams. The board of 
ran out clean for kings, and the player who folded told the table he mucked tens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 |
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Ming Ashling has been on a run of late, and not even a table change could break his run. Shortly after arriving at the new table, Ashling called behind after Shannon Brass raised from under the gun to 4,000.
Adrian Baran also called from late position to see 
on the flop. Brass led out for 3,000 before Ashling made it 15,000 to go. Baran quickly mucked, but Brass called.
When the turn came 
Ashling fired 25,000 after a check from Brass. Brass called, and they both checked the 
river. Brass paired the ace on the flop with 
, but Ashling had a better kicker that also paired with 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
189,000
109,000
|
109,000 |
|
|
100,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The remaining 55 players are headed out for their final break of the night. Action resumes in 20 minutes in Level 15 with blinds at 1200/2400/2400.
Once players return from the break, there will only be two levels left in Day 1a.
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Here's a look at a few of the notable stacks in the room on the final break.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000
62,000
|
62,000 |
|
|
220,000 | |
|
154,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
|
143,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
105,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
85,500
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
82,800
17,200
|
17,200 |
|
|
79,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
71,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
63,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
54,900
900
|
900 |
|
52,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
|
32,600
27,400
|
27,400 |
|
30,700
8,700
|
8,700 |
|
|
27,600
28,400
|
28,400 |
|
|
23,900
12,100
|
12,100 |
|
|
16,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 2,400
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
The final 54 players are now back at the felt for the final two levels of the night. Currently, play is in Level 15 with blinds at 1,200/2,400/2,400, and play for Day 1a will end after the end of Level 16.
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Josh Hopkins opened the betting from middle position with a raise to 5,100. He was called by Joseph Dumas in the cutoff, as well as the player in the big blind.
The big blind checked in the dark and the flop came 
. Hopkins meticulously counted out a bet of 6,500 and tossed it in, forcing folds from the other two players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
94,000 | |
|
||
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
It was all in action between Francis Iron and Tony Kowalczyk pre-flop. The board of 
was already on the felt, and the dealer was counting up Iron's double, showing 
, as Kowalczyk's cards were already in the muck. Kowalczyk still sits on one of the top 5 stacks in the room, and Iron is growing as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
110,000 |
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 2,400 ante
Brian Borsheim made it 7,200 to go from early position, and Bruce Cary shoved over top for 26,500 from his immediate left. It folded all the way back to Borsheim, and he hit the tank hard.
After thinking for more than a minute, and watching the clock tick over into Level 16, he joked with the table. "I might just tank 29 more minutes."
It didn't that long however, as shortly after his joke he mucked the unsuited slick face up. Cary collected the pot without revealing his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
39,700 |
