Last Break of the Night
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
Players are now on their last 15-minute break of the night.
2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago
Midway Poker Tour Chicago $1,100 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 Midway Poker Tour Chicago
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$258,020
Entries
266
Level
22
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
102
Players Left
12
Updated Chip Counts from Table 2
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | Brandon Reyes | 131,000 |
| 2 | 2 | Nicola Ditrapani | 239,000 |
| 2 | 3 | Andy Rogowski | 300,000 |
| 2 | 4 | Eric Salazar | 105,000 |
| 2 | 5 | Josias Santos | 306,000 |
| 2 | 6 | Kevin Berthelsen | 210,000 |
| 2 | 7 | Chris Weber | 15,000 |
| 2 | 8 | Pat Steele | 360,000 |
| 2 | 9 | Sami Shurbaji | 240,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | 10,000 |
|
306,000 | 306,000 |
|
300,000 | 45,000 |
|
240,000 | 90,000 |
|
239,000 | 239,000 |
|
210,000 | 150,000 |
|
131,000 | 131,000 |
|
105,000 | 105,000 |
|
|
15,000 | -35,000 |
Updated Chip Counts from Table 1
Level 16
: 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Antonio De La Cruz | 230,000 |
| 1 | 2 | Brian Barros | 120,000 |
| 1 | 3 | Yang Yeng | 55,000 |
| 1 | 4 | Johnny Flores | 95,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Donnie Phan | 175,000 |
| 1 | 6 | Jimmy "Blue Eyes" Salabi | 175,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Joseph Paris | 210,000 |
| 1 | 8 | Jason "Clozer" Kapor | 180,000 |
| 1 | 9 | Chris Bone | 65,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 15,000 |
|
210,000 | 165,000 |
|
|
180,000 | |
|
175,000 | 95,000 |
|
|
120,000 | -40,000 |
|
|
95,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
75,000 | -10,000 |
|
65,000 | |
|
55,000 | 38,500 |
Level: 16
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Magnus Done and Dusted
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
After Nicola Ditrapani raised to 9,000 from the hijack, Nadya Magnus three-bet jammed for approximately 40,000 from the button. Both blinds folded and Ditrapani wasted little time in making the call.
Nadya Magnus: 
Nicola Ditrapani: 
Magnus had a kicker problem and it didn't get resolved as the board ran out 
.
With just 18 players remaining, a two-table redraw will take place. Just six more need to leave before players bag and tag on Day 1a.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Steele Doubles Through Kapor
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
We came upon the action on the river with Pat Steele getting pushed a massive pot. The dealer was counting out Steele's stack of 133,500 that had to be matched by Jason "Clozer" Kapor.
Steele's hand was in front of him, 
on a board of 
while Kapor mucked his hand. The dealer stated the hand needed to be shown, but was only able to properly identify the 
.
With an existing pot before the river of about 80,000, Steele catapulted into one of the chip leaders in the tournament with 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
350,000 | 270,000 |
|
|
180,000 | 180,000 |
Rogowski with a Double Knockout
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Action folded to Dennis Brady on the button, who moved all-in for 38,500. In the small blind, Andy Rogowski re-raised all-in, covering both Brady and the big blind player Dan Bekavac, who also went all-in.
Brady held 
, Rogowski 
, and Bekavac 
.
The board ran out 
giving the bigger-stacked Rogowski the pot and eliminating both Bekavac and Brady.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000 | 185,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
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: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
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De La Cruz Goes Back-to-Back to Build
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Antonio De La Cruz is building as we move to the final three tables on Day 1A.
In the first hand, a player opened from the hijack to 7,500 and was called by three players: Antonio De La Cruz on the button and both blinds. On a flop of 
, both blinds checked, the original raiser bet 12,000 and was called by De La Cruz. On the turn, the hijack player checked to De La Cruz who fired 15,000 and his opponent made the call. The river brought the 
and the player in the hijack led for 25,000 which was called by De La Cruz. De La Cruz showed a flush with 
which bested his opponent's .
The very next hand, a player opened to 7,500 from the hijack and De La Cruz called from the cutoff. Everyone else folded, leaving the players heads up. The flop of 
caused the hijack player to bet 10,500 with De La Cruz calling. After the dealer turned the 
, the hijack bet 15,000 which was also called by De La Cruz. The river caused both players to check. De La Cruz turned over his set of sixes, tabling 
causing his opponent to muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000 | 155,000 |