Main Event
Day 1a Started
Main Event
Day 1a Started
One week after circuit grinder Nick Jivkov snagged more than $100,000 for winning Mid-States Poker Tour Meskwaki, the tour is back in action for its second Colorado stop of the year at Golden Gates Casino in Black Hawk, just outside of Denver.
Last time the tour came through town, Dan Colpoys topped a field of 453 entrants to claim a $114,156 first-place prize, one of the bigger ones awarded this season by the MSPT. Colpoys has not made an appearance on the tour since, so we'll see if he comes back to defend his title. He bested a final table that included notable pros Will Givens and Kou Vang.
This stop features some slight tweaks that will be a bit different to those familiar with the tour. For one thing, we'll see three starting Day 1s instead of the usual two. Also, those starting flights will begin at noon rather than the usual 4 p.m. Furthermore, players may reenter multiple times rather than the usual once. Finally, starting stacks will be 30,000 instead of the usual 20,000. Other than that, the normal Allen Kessler-approved blind structure will be in place, with 40-minute levels starting at 50/100. Fifteen levels are scheduled today, so don't go anywhere as one of the bigger events on the tour this year should be on tap.
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/100
Ante:
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Despite the long trek away from the Mid-States Poker Tour's normal footprint, plenty of notables have made their way to Colorado.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brady Bullard |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Matt Kirby |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Chris Tryba |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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John Holley |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Kou Vang |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Blake Bohn |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Lou Mortellaro |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Josh Reichard |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Bill Romer |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ralph Massey |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Ben Keeline |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Mike Ross |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Allen Kessler |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 75/150
Ante:
Aaron Frei, on the button had 2,100 in front of him, as did a player in early position. To the latter's left, Josh Reichard raised to 5,075 on the flop, and both players decided they wanted to see the turn, which brought a . The first two players checked, and Frei bet 9,000, inducing a fast fold and then a bit of a slower one from Reichard.
Frei showed .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aaron Frei | 51,500 | |
Josh Reichard |
14,650
-15,350
|
-15,350 |
Brady Bullard won an early pot after being seated at his new table, though he's still below the starting stack. He bet 1,025 on a flop of from early position and was called by the small blind. Both players checked the , and a hit the river. Bullard's opponent checked, and Bullard bet 2,000. His opponent quickly called, and Bullard showed .
"I had a pair, I just couldn't beat aces," the player said. "Or kings."
According to Bullard, he dumped his first bullet when he three-bet after a raise and a call with and was called by both opponents. On a flop with two diamonds, the preflop flat-caller bet 700, which Bullard raised to 2,050. Alex Greenblatt, a California-based player with about $400,000 in live cashes, made it 6,000 to go and was called by Bullard. On the turn, Greenblatt bet 12,000 and called Bullard's 20,000 shove with , binking the flush on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Alex Greenblatt | 60,000 | |
Brady Bullard |
22,600
-7,400
|
-7,400 |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: