Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open
$1,110 Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open
Buy-in
$1,110
Entries
399
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
73
Players Left
8
Three to the Rail
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
Joel Verbeck and one other player were all in, with the small blind in the main pot for around 8,000 and Verbeck in a side pot for about 3,000 more. Andrew Peragallo in the cutoff and Phil Kiphardt on the button both checked the flop for a board of 
. Peragallo check-called 2,000.
Both players quickly checked the 
river and Kiphardt showed 
for two pair. Everyone else mucked, and the dealer revealed the all-in players to have 
(Verbeck) and 
(small blind).
Also spotted on the rail were Brett Kuznia and Warren Sheaves, the latter on his second shell.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | |
|
29,000 | 9,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Gioia Rocketing Ahead
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
While Joel Verbeck was once well above two starting stacks, he recently took a seat at a different table with what appeared to be a fresh starting stack.
Meanwhile, at his old table, Phil Gioia appears to have been the recipient of a good chunk of that first bullet as he's now in the 80,000 range. He added to his room-leading stack when he bet 1,200, the size of the pot, on a 
flop from the button, and the small blind called him. Both players checked the 
and the , and Gioia's 
prevailed over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 4
: 200/300, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
39,000 | 5,300 |
|
|
35,000 | -9,000 |
|
|
27,000 | 7,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -26,800 |
|
|
20,000 | 6,000 |
|
18,400 | -1,600 |
|
12,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
4,600 | -15,400 |
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Royal Welcome for Stewart
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Scott Stewart bet 800 on a board of 
from the hijack, and Cooper Wanty called him from the button. Stewart bet 1,600 more on the 
and Wanty thought briefly before folding.
Stewart smiled and rolled over 
for a royal flush.
Players are now on break for 10 minutes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | 5,000 |
|
21,500 | 1,500 |
Peragallo Doubles
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
A player in the small blind bet 1,500 on a 
flop and got called by a player in early position. IN the cutoff, Andrew Peragallo piled in 7,500. The player on the button was undeterred by the action and asked to see Peragallo's remaining chips. She called the bet, and those two went heads up to the . Peragallo shoved for 8,200 and his opponent tank-called.
Andrew Peragallo: 
Opponent: 
Peragallo was fading only two nines and two sevens, and the 
was a clean river for him.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000 | 44,000 |
Sheaves' First Bullet Toast
Level 3
: 100/200, 200 ante
Four players saw a flop of 
and Phil Kiphardt bet 400 from the big blind. Everyone stuck around for the turn and Kiphardt continued for 1,000. One player folded, Warren Sheaves made it 2,200 in late position and big blind Joel Verbeck snap-called. Kiphardt called as well and they went to a 
river.
At this card, Verbeck led out for 4,000. Kiphardt folded fairly quickly, and Sheaves tossed in his last 1,100.
"I've got a flush," Verbeck announced, showing 
.
Sheaves mucked and headed for the door.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
46,800 | |
|
|
14,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Two Circuit Legends Arrive
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Scott Stewart and Vinny Moscati, two of the most accomplished grads of the WSOP Circuit, each took seats in the field after dapping up Warren Sheaves. Both players have seven figures in tournament winnings but neither has gotten his hands on an MSPT trophy. Moscati has come the closest with back-to-back finishes of 11th and then fourth in April 2018 and April 2019, respectively.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
20,000 | |
|
|
20,000 |