$1,110 Main Event Day 1b | 2019 MSPT Denver Poker Open

11-22-2019 14:20 UTC-6

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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

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11-22-2019 14:09 UTC-6

Meier Building Quickly

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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Among the players seated here during Level 2 is Nebraska's own Dylan Meier. He's off to a good start, too, having more than doubled his starting stack.

He just got two streets of value that we saw on a board of . Meier bet 1,300 on the turn and about 2,300 on the river from middle position, getting paid off by an opponent in the hijack. Meier showed for a straight and his opponent mucked what looked like face up.

Profiled here by PokerNews, Meier made a deep run in the 2019 WSOP Main Event, where he finished 252nd for just shy of $44,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Meier	40,500	40,500

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11-22-2019 13:56 UTC-6

Wahdan Counterfeited

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Level 2 : 100/100, 100 ante

Nader Wahdan was just seen getting up and walking away from his seat, having been felted. We only caught a few things before everything was swept up, but Wahdan looked to have made two pair on the turn with against the of Caleb Meyer for top-top. Unfortunately for Wahdan, he was counterfeited when the board paired on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Caleb Meyer	41,000	41,000
Nader Wahdan	Busted

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Level: 2

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 100

11-22-2019 13:42 UTC-6

Perfect Runout for Frei

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

With 2,700 in the pot, three players were looking at a board of . Aaron Frei bet 1,600 from the small blind. The next player thought a bit and folded but the third player quickly called.

Frei showed for the backdoor nuts, and his opponent shrugged and mucked face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Frei	24,000

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11-22-2019 13:40 UTC-6

Livingston Three-Bets Big

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

After an early raise to 300 and a call, Matt Livingston made it 2,100 to go from the small blind. Livingston received action from the opener and the flop came . Livingston continued for 2,500 and that earned him the pot in short order.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Livingston	21,000	1,000

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11-22-2019 13:21 UTC-6

Returnees and Fresh Faces

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Level 1 : 100/100, 0 ante

Of the 37 players seated during the first 20 minutes of play, several are back after firing Day 1a, including Matt Livingston and Cooper Wanty.

On the other hand, many regulars are putting in their first MSPT Denver Poker Open Main Event shells, including Jackson White and Aaron Frei, the latter having won back-to-back MSPT Regional events here. He'll look to translate his success to the $1K and continue rolling here in his home state.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackson White	20,000	20,000
Brett Kuznia	20,000	20,000
Jason Vanstrom	20,000	20,000
Nader Wahdan	20,000	20,000
Matt Livingston	20,000	20,000
Cooper Wanty	20,000	20,000
Caleb Meyer	20,000	20,000

Level: 1

Blinds: 100/100

Ante: 0

11-22-2019 12:14 UTC-6

Welcome to Day 1b of MSPT Denver Poker Open

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Mid-States Poker Tour Denver Poker Open $1,110 Main Event continues today with Day 1b of the $200,000 guaranteed event, held at Golden Gates Casino in the Rocky Mountains.

Day 1a saw 73 entries turn up, meaning the event is only about one-third of the way to covering the number. Of those 73, eight made it through to Sunday's Day 2, topped by the 378,000 bagged by Phil Kiphardt. With only about 12 percent of the field advancing, that means most of the players looking to punch Day 2 tickets will have to return here on Day 1b or for tomorrow's Day 1c.

The plan for Day 1b is identical to Day 1a. That is, 40-minute levels will be played starting at 100/100 with 20,000 in starting stacks. Unlimited reentry is allowed until the beginning of Level 13 (1,000/2,500/2,500).

A hard stop was reached on Day 1a, so Day 1b play will also be halted at 33 minutes on the clock during the final scheduled level, Level 15 (2,000/4,000/4,000).

The cards come off the deck at noon local time and coverage will until approximately 11 p.m, so plenty of poker is in store with updates throughout the day here on PokerNews.

$1,110 Main Event

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