2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open

$1,110 Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
77
Prize
$85,149
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Entries
399
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
55
Players Left
1

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 3,000

Updated Chip Counts at Break (full)

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Valenzuela us
Leonardo Valenzuela
1,737,000 307,000
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
750,000 -100,000
Michael Rankins us
Michael Rankins
722,000 72,000
David Sanchez us
David Sanchez
670,000 368,000
Ryan Remington us
Ryan Remington
Day 1C Chip Leader
600,000 46,000
Don Marquis us
Don Marquis
565,000 413,000
Tony Piazza us
Tony Piazza
450,000 -100,000
Rich Dixon us
Rich Dixon
430,000 -282,000
Ryan Barnett us
Ryan Barnett
375,000 78,000
Cooper Wanty us
Cooper Wanty
330,000 72,000
Ben Greenberg us
Ben Greenberg
325,000 -35,000
Aaron McEvoy us
Aaron McEvoy
300,000 10,000
Phil Kiphardt us
Phil Kiphardt
Day 1A Chip Leader
280,000 27,000
Jeremy Standiford us
Jeremy Standiford
270,000 -10,000
Sam Benavram us
Sam Benavram
260,000 -47,000

Wilkie Doubles Through Zipprich

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Stephen Zipprich checked a {4-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{3-Hearts} flop from the small blind and then called Steve Wilkie's 100,000 bet from early position. Both players checked the {7-Diamonds}, and the river was a {2-Diamonds}. Zipprich checked and Wilkie instantly moved all in. It was about 250,000.

"You know you can't win unless you bet," Zipprich mused after a couple of minutes in the tank.

Someone called a clock, and Zipprich called just before the end of the countdown. Wilkie showed {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} for a wheel, and Zipprich slapped down {9-Spades}{4-Spades}.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
850,000 -50,000
Stephen Zipprich us
Stephen Zipprich
75,000 -325,000

Tags: Stephen ZipprichSteve Wilkie

Valenzuela Eliminates Hou

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Brian Hou was all in for about 180,000 in middle position and Leonardo Valenzuela was in the tank in the big blind. After about a minute, he flicked in a chip.

Hou: {a-Spades}{7-Spades}
Valenzuela: {a-Clubs}{10-Spades}

The {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{3-Hearts} flop gave Hou a shot to chop but the {4-Spades} and {j-Diamonds} didn't quite do it for the defending champ.

Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Valenzuela us
Leonardo Valenzuela
1,430,000 230,000
Brian Hou us
Brian Hou
Busted

Tags: Brian HouLeonardo Valenzuela

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

Valenzuela Soaring

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 2,000 ante
Leonardo Valenzuela
Leonardo Valenzuela

In what looked to be a three-bet pot, Leonardo Valenzuela checked in middle position on {k-Clubs}{5-Spades}{q-Diamonds}. Brian Hou bet 55,000 or so from the cutoff into about 200,000, and Valenzuela announced all in. Hou's cards were instantly in the muck.

Valenzuela turned over {a-Spades}{a-Hearts}.

"All right, no more showing," he said.

Player Chips Progress
Leonardo Valenzuela us
Leonardo Valenzuela
1,200,000 475,000
Brian Hou us
Brian Hou
165,000 -152,000

Tags: Brian HouLeonardo Valenzuela