$360 Regional Event
Day 1b Started
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
Day 1b of the $360 MSPT Golden Gates Regional Event Starts at Noon
The second flight of the $360 MSPT Golden Gates Regional Event is set to get underway at noon local time.
Day 1a drew 120 entries and play ended with 17 players remaining. Defending Champion Aaron Frei bagged the chip lead of the first flight with an impressive stack of 443,000. Today, another group of players will try to challenge that mark.
This two-day event features a $150,000 guarantee in the prize pool and a starting stack of 20,000. Levels will be of 30 minutes and there will be a 15-minute break every four levels. Late registration and re-entries will remain available until the start of Level 13. Day 1b will play through 15 levels.
Players who bag at the end of a flight are not allowed to play a future flight unless they forfeit their stack. Ante will come from the Big Blind only but the tournament will transition from Big Blind Ante to Standard Ante when 27 players remain.
The survivors of all four flights will combine for Day 2 on November 17 at noon local time to continue to battle it out.
PokerNews will provide the coverage of Day 1B, monitoring hands and chip counts updates so stay tuned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The tournament director has announced the traditional "Shuffle Up and Deal" and cards are in the air.
Wright Pulls in a Pot
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The player under the gun limped along with the hijack and Keith Wright on the cutoff. The button raised to 400 and the player under the gun called. The hijack folded but Wright called.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and action was checked to the button who bet 500. The player under the gun folded but Wright check-called.
The turn brought the 
and was checked through to the 
river. This time, Wright led out with a bet of 700 and his opponent gave it some thought, but chose to let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,700 | 21,700 |
Gioia Takes it on the Turn
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
The player in the hijack limped and Philip Gioia raised to 300 from the button. The big blind called and the hijack added the remainder to call as well.
The flop fell 
and the big blind checked. The hijack bet 400 and Gioia called. The big blind check-called too.
The dealer burned and turned the 
and this time, action was checked to Gioia who threw in a bet of 1,600. Both of his opponents gave up their hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,400 | 22,400 |
Queens for Geller
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
On a flop reading 
, the player in middle position checked and Gregory Geller bet 1,200 from the hijack. His opponent check-called.
The turn was the 
and the player in mid-position check-called another bet of 2,200 from Geller.
The 
river completed the board and both players checked. Geller tabled 
for queens and fours and his opponent tossed his cards in the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
23,400 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Giovino Takes From Geller
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Gary Giovino raised to 800 from the hijack and the cutoff called along with Gregory Geller in the small blind and the player in the big blind.
Players saw a flop of 
and Geller and the big blind checked. Giovino bet 700 and Geller was the only caller.
The turn came the 
and Geller check-called another bet of 1,100 from Giovino.
The 
completed the board and both players checked. Giovino turned over 
for a pair of aces and Geller showed the 
before sending his hand to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,200 | 25,200 |
|
|
23,100 | -300 |
Blazer Eliminated by Cunning
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
The player in early position and the player in mid-position limped. Brent Cunning raised to 800 from the cutoff and Larry Blazer called from the button. The player in the small blind and the player in early position called as well but the player in mid-position gave up his hand.
A flop reading 
was dealt and action was checked to Blazer who moved all in for 5,400. Cunning was the only caller.
Larry Blazer: 
Brent Cunning: 
Blazer had flopped a pair of jacks but Cunning had flopped a flush draw. The turn was just what Cunning needed for a flush and the river filled up the board for Cunning to rake in the pot, sending Blazer to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,200 | |
|
Busted |