$360 Regional Event
Day 1b Completed
2019 MSPT Golden Gates Regional
$360 Regional Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2019 MSPT Golden Gates Regional
Buy-in
$360
Entries
915
Level
34
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000
Entries
167
Players Left
21
Gregory Geller Claims Day 1b Chip Lead
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1b has come to an end in the $360 MSPT Golden Gates Regional Event with 21 players advancing to Day 2 out of the 167 entries.
Leading the way is Gregory Geller with 335,000. Closely trailing him is Ryan Dodson with 331,000, and Andrew Peragallo rounds up the top three with 306,000. These are the only three stacks above the 300,000 mark for this flight.
Geller has an impressive resume with $392,026 in total live earnings. He got 6th in this event in 2016, and just a couple of months ago, he got third in the $1,100 Main Event of the MSPT Majestic Star. He will be looking to claim his first MSPT trophy.
As for Dodson, he is also a familiar face in the poker world. Dodson was reponsible for the elimination of multiple players throughout the day including the one of Jay McVeigh when he turned a set of kings against McVeigh's kings and jacks. He managed to keep building after it and eventually found himself bagging the second biggest stack.
"My uncle died of suicide last week, so I told myself that if I win, this will be for him so I can give the money to charity," Dodson commented after bagging.
Some of the notables who have also gained their ticket for day 2 include Khoa Nguyen (263,000), Jared Ingles (200,000), Vincent Moscati (124,000), Vincent Griboski (111,000) and Andreas Ramadanis (76,000).
Other players who took a shot at Day 1b but couldn't get anything going their way include Ben Keeline, Steve Koerner, Matt Grisham, John Yeager and Jim Gosselin. They will have the option to try again in any of the two remaining flights.
Day 1c will take place tomorrow at noon local time so keep following PokerNews for all the latest news.
End of Day Chip Counts for Day 1b (full)
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
335,000 | 95,000 |
|
331,000 | 21,000 |
|
306,000 | 166,000 |
|
289,000 | 289,000 |
|
263,000 | 94,000 |
|
222,000 | 222,000 |
|
200,000 | 179,000 |
|
194,000 | -16,000 |
|
133,000 | 104,000 |
|
127,000 | 66,500 |
|
124,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
114,000 | 114,000 |
|
111,000 | 111,000 |
|
|
105,000 | 28,000 |
|
|
82,000 | 82,000 |
|
76,000 | 56,000 |
|
73,000 | 73,000 |
|
72,000 | 72,000 |
|
|
69,000 | 69,000 |
|
|
65,000 | |
|
59,000 | -19,000 |
Play Has Halted for Day 1b
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The remaining 21 players have bagged for the night. End-of-day chip counts and a recap will follow shortly.
Four More Hands
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Four more hands will be played at each table before the remaining players bag and tag for the night.
Dodson Takes Over the Lead
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Ryan Dodson raised to 10,000 from middle position and Barb Visher called from the button along with Keith Wright in the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
and Wright checked. Dodson bet 8,000 and Visher took a few seconds of reflection.
"It's a discount?" asked Visher jokingly.
"What's wrong with a discount?" said Dodson.
"Like you want me to participate," answered Visher.
A few seconds later, Visher called and Wright folded.
The turn was the 
and was checked through to the 
river. Dodson fired 15,000 and Visher went deep into the tank.
"Look at you, just inviting me to call," muttered Visher, then proceeded to call. Dodson tabled 
and Visher sent her hand to the muck.
"You're so much better than me," added Visher.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 70,000 |
|
75,000 | -27,000 |
Another One for Visher
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Barb Visher limped from middle position along with Keith Wright in the hijack and Andrew Peragallo on the cutoff. Bryan Tom checked from the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Tom checked. Visher threw in a bet of 15,000, that was enough to win the pot.
"You scare me guys, you scare me," muttered Visher showing 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
102,000 | -23,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
35,000 | 4,800 |
Dodson Sends One Out
Level 15
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The player in middle position was all in for about 100,000 against Ryan Dodson who was on the button.
Opponent: 
Ryan Dodson:
The 
board ran safe for Dodson and he raked in the pot, sending his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 95,000 |
Level: 15
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Berman Keeps Building
Level 14
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
There was a pot of about 15,000 in the middle and the flop was reading 
when Ben Berman bet 15,000 from the small blind. The player in the big blind went deep into the tank then raised to 40,000. Berman stuck around with a call.
The turn was the and was checked through to the 
river. Both players checked again. The player in the big blind showed 
for a pair of queens but Berman revealed 
to win the pot with a pair of queens and a better kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
210,000 | 50,000 |