$360 Regional Event
Day 1d Started
$360 Regional Event
Day 1d Started
At noon local time, cards will be in the air for the final flight of the $360 MSPT Golden Gates Regional Event.
All those that failed to make it through the first three opening flights will have one last chance to book their seats for Day 2 through Day 1d.
Just like the previous starting flights, players will receive a starting stack of 20,000. Levels will be of 30 minutes and there will be a 15-minute break every four levels with a 30-minute dinner break at the completion of Level 12. Late registration and re-entries will remain available until the start of Level 13 and Day 1d will play through 15 levels.
Flight | Entries | Advancing to Day 2 |
---|---|---|
Day 1a | 120 | 17 |
Day 1b | 167 | 21 |
Day 1c | 268 | 37 |
Day 1d | ||
Totals | 555 | 75 |
The first three starting days combined attracted a total of 555 entries but only 75 competitors made it to Day 2. These numbers are expected to grow significantly as many more will will take their shot at the final flight.
Currently at the top of the leaderboard is Day 1a Chip Leader Aaron Frei with 443,000 and he is followed by Day 1c Chip Leader Ryan Shank with 377,000. One last group of players will try to challenge that mark today.
The survivors of Day 1d will combine with the survivors of the other three flights on Sunday November 17th at noon local time to continue to battle it out..
Stay tuned to PokerNews as the Live Reporting Team will be on the floor to cover all the action.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
The tournament director has announced the traditional "Shuffle Up and Deal" and cards are in the air.
The player in middle position limped and Jason Blount raised to 400 from the button. James Eubanks called from the small blind but the player in middle position folded.
The flop fell and Eubanks checked. Blount bet 400 and Eubanks check-called.
The turn brought the and Eubanks check-called another bet of 1,000 from Blount.
The filled up the board and Eubanks checked for a third time. Blount threw in a bet of 2,000 and Eubanks called. Blount tabled and Eubanks turned over to win the pot with trip queens.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Eubanks | 24,000 | 24,000 |
Jason Blount | 17,500 | -2,500 |
The player under the gun opened to 300 and the player in early position called along with Robert Sweeney in middle position.
The dealer fanned a flop of and the player under the gun bet 400. The player in early position folded but Sweeney called.
The turn was the and the player under the gun continued with a bet of 1,200 that Sweeney called.
The completed the board and this time, the player under the gun checked. Sweeney fired 3,000 and his opponent folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Sweeney
|
22,000 |
The player in the hijack raised to 300 and the cutoff called with Eric Klemann in the small blind.
A flop reading was dealt and Klemann checked. The hijack bet 700 and the cutoff folded but Klemann check-called.
The turn came the and Klemann check-called another bet of 1,000 from the hijack.
The filled up the board and both players checked. Klemann turned over for a flush and his opponent tossed his cards in the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Klemann | 20,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
The player in the hijack opened to 300 and the small blind called along with Brandon Vrbas in the big blind.
The flop came and was checked around to the turn. The small blind checked once more but Vrbas bet 600. The hijack called but the small blind folded.
The filled up the river and Vrbas threw in another bet of 1,200. His opponent gave up his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brandon Vrbas | 19,700 |
David Blankenship raised to 700 from middle position and the player from one seat over called.
The dealer spread a flop of that was checked through to the turn and to the river. Both players chose to check again. Blankenship showed and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Blankenship
|
34,000 | -50,000 |