$1,110 Main Event
Day 1a Completed
2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
Buy-in
$1,110
Total Entries
399
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
73
Players Left
8
Players Left 1 / 399
Filter
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1a of Mid-States Poker Tour Denver Poker Open saw a field of 73 entries turn up to get the ball rolling for the $200K guaranteed event, and eight of those players found bags after about 11 hours of play.
The top chip count by far belongs to Phil Kiphardt, who turned his 20,000 into 378,000. Kiphardt showed his fearlessness early on as he picked off a massive all-in bluff with just a pair of sevens on an ace-high board. He then had a big stack for most of the day, but a massive double knockout late in the night cemented his position as the Day 1a boss.
In a raised pot, Kiphardt flopped an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw with nine-eight suited. He checked it and saw two players shove all in for more than 20 big blinds apiece. Kiphardt opted to gamble and was happy to see each player show down just one pair.
Even the aces held by one of the players turned to dust on the turn when Kiphardt locked it up with a straight to rocket above 300,000 at a time when most players were happy to break 100,000.
Sitting in second place is WSOP Circuit crusher Vinny Moscati with 255,000. Moscati, who has seven Circuit rings to his credit, also cracked aces to swing things his way, with his coming when ten-seven suited flopped a pair and a flush draw. He also turned the bullets dead, and he'd later win a flip with ace-high holding against a flush draw and two live cards to reduce the field to eight.
That meant bagging time since less than 12 percent of the field remained, with 33 minutes remaining on the clock at 2,000/4,000/4,000.
As Day 1a was just the first of three starting flights, all with unlimited reentry, plenty of opportunities remain for players to join the eight survivors. Scott Stewart, Matt Livingston, Krzysztof Stybaniewicz and Warren Sheaves were some of the players firing bricks and missing on Thursday, but PokerNews expects to them in the fields for the coming flights as the prize pool continues to grow.
Coverage of the Denver Poker Open resumes at noon local time on Friday with Day 1b.
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
378,000
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
||
|
255,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
226,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
209,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
153,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
101,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
93,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
|
|
46,000
53,000
|
53,000 |
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
William Mietz defended his big blind and checked a 
flop. Vinny Moscati set him in for about 75,000, well over the pot, but Mietz quickly called with 
for a flush draw. All of his outs were live as Moscati had 
but the board ran 
, 
to bust Mietz.
As only eight players remain, a hard stop has been reached with 33 minutes remaining in Level 15, and the players will now bag.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
332,500
74,500
|
74,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
242,500
122,500
|
122,500 |
|
|
169,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
|
163,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
33,500
61,500
|
61,500 |
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Vincent Moscati raised early and called a shove from big blind Patrick Pineda for 39,000.
Moscati: 
Pineda: 
The 
board brought nothing for Moscati and he sent over a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
|
84,000
24,500
|
24,500 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
In a limped blind-on-blind pot, Ryan Dodson bet 3,500 on the flop and 5,000 on the turn as 
hit the board. On the river, Dodson slowed down with a check and Michael Rankins bet big with 25,000.
Dodson snap-folded and Rankins flashed 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
149,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
95,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Level 13
: 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante
On a flop of 
, Andrew Peragallo bet 7,000 from the big blind and Vinny Moscati shoved on the button for 53,500. Peragallo called with 
and was racing against 
. The ended it in a hurry on the turn.
"F*** me sideways," Peragallo muttered in disgust before sending over most of his chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
128,000
79,500
|
79,500 |
|
23,500
79,000
|
79,000 |
