2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

$360 Regional Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$53,048
Event Info
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$326,100
Entries
1,087
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
138
Players Left
1

Abhinav Parakh Eliminated in 16th Place ($3,196)

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Abhinav Parakh
Abhinav Parakh

Abhinav Parakh saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for his last 190,000. Neil Warren reraised all in as well from the small blind and Alex Kotliarsky thought for a bit in the big blind before folding.

Abhinav Parakh: {q-Clubs}{8-Spades}
Neil Warren: {10-Spades}{10-Hearts}

The flop dropped {k-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{4-Hearts} to give Parakh a set and the turn {6-Diamonds} left him drawing dead. The river {7-Clubs} completed the runout and sent him to the payout desk in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Neil Warren us
Neil Warren
1,150,000
220,000
220,000
Abhinav Parakh us
Abhinav Parakh
Busted

Tags: Abhinav ParakhAlex KotliarskyNeil Warren

Danny Pham Eliminated in 14th Place ($3,587)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante
Danny Pham
Danny Pham

Erasmus Morfe went all in from middle position and action folded around to Danny Pham in the big blind, who made the call.

Danny Pham: {a-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}
Erasmus Morfe: {a-Hearts}{4-Spades}

The two had a decent chance of a chop until the flop came {5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades}. The turn came {3-Hearts} and the river fell {2-Spades} to give Morfe a wheel. Stacks were counted and Pham had 580,000. Morfe had over 600,000 and earned the knockout as a result.

Player Chips Progress
Erasmus Morfe us
Erasmus Morfe
1,450,000
760,000
760,000
Danny Pham us
Danny Pham
Busted

Tags: Danny PhamErasmus Morfe

Alex Montoya Eliminated in 13th Place ($3,587)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante
Alex Montoya
Alex Montoya

Alex Montoya saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for his last 180,000. Both Stuart Brown in the small blind and Ethan Lehrburger in the big blind called.

Action checked to the turn on a board of {10-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} and Brown bet 200,000. Lehrburger folded and hands were tabled.

Alex Montoya: {a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Stuart Brown: {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}

Brown's flopped pair of tens was out in front and held as the river came {3-Spades} to spell elimination for Montoya in 13th place.

Player Chips Progress
Ethan Lehrburger us
Ethan Lehrburger
2,500,000
-200,000
-200,000
Stuart Brown us
Stuart Brown
2,415,000
-15,000
-15,000
Alex Montoya us
Alex Montoya
Busted

Tags: Alex MontoyaEthan LehrburgerStuart Brown

Matthew Frisch Eliminated in 12th Place; Behrouz Keshtavar Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,565)

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 20,000 ante
Matthew Frisch
Matthew Frisch

Matthew Frisch went all in on the button and received a call from Erasmus Morfe in the small blind.

Matthew Frisch: {q-}{10-}
Erasmus Morfe: {a-Hearts}{10-Hearts}

Frisch hit a queen on the flop but Morfe found three hearts on the board by the river to give him the nut flush and send Frisch home in 12th place.

Moments later, Behrouz Keshtavar got all in from the big blind in a blind-on-blind situation against Noel Diaz.

Behrouz Keshtavar: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Noel Diaz: {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}

Keshtavar was drawing dead by the turn as the board ran out {2-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. He graciously wished the table good luck and made his way to the payout desk moments after Frisch.

Behrouz Keshtavar
Behrouz Keshtavar
Player Chips Progress
Noel Diaz us
Noel Diaz
8,800,000
1,835,000
1,835,000
Erasmus Morfe us
Erasmus Morfe
2,830,000
1,380,000
1,380,000
Matthew Frisch us
Matthew Frisch
Busted
Behrouz Keshtavar us
Behrouz Keshtavar
Busted

Tags: Behrouz KeshtavarErasmus MorfeMatthew FrischNoel Diaz

Ethan Lehrburger Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,565)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Ethan Lehrburger
Ethan Lehrburger

Wayne Lee went all in from the hijack and Ethan Lehrburger also went all in from the small blind. Noel Diaz asked for counts and Lee's was totaled to be 855,000, while Lehrburger's stack was 860,000. Diaz folded.

Wayne Lee: {a-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Ethan Lehrburger: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}

Lehrburger saw three clubs come on the flop {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to give Lee eight newfound outs. The turn {k-Spades} was safe for him, but the river came {k-Clubs} to give Lee the nut flush and leave him with 5,000. He was eliminated on the next hand, meaning the nine remaining players have reached the final table.

Chips are currently being put in racks and a redraw will occur in just a moment. Final table seat draws and chip counts will be provided shortly.

Player Chips Progress
Wayne Lee us
Wayne Lee
1,930,000
-35,000
-35,000
Ethan Lehrburger us
Ethan Lehrburger
Busted

Tags: Ethan LehrburgerNoel DiazWayne Lee

Neil Warren Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,870)

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 20,000 ante
Neil Warren
Neil Warren

Alex Kotliarsky opened to 265,000 in middle position and Neil Warren went all in from the cutoff. Action then made its way around to Noel Diaz in the big blnd.

"What's the damage?" asked Diaz. The dealer counted Warren's stack to total 350,000 and both Diaz and Kotliarsky called.

Both players checked.the flop {4-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{a-Spades} and the turn came {8-Diamonds}. Diaz check-folded to a bet of 320,000 from Kotliarsky and the two remaining hands were tabled.

Neil Warren: {3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}
Alex Kotliarsky: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

Warren needed a three on the river to hit a full house and stay alive but was unable to do so as the river came {2-Hearts} and left Kotliarsky's trip aces best, resulting in him taking ninth place in the tournament for a payday of $5,870.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Diaz us
Noel Diaz
9,000,000
-260,000
-260,000
Alex Kotliarsky us
Alex Kotliarsky
5,150,000
650,000
650,000
Neil Warren us
Neil Warren
Busted

Tags: Alex KotliarskyNeil WarrenNoel Diaz

Phil Gioia Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,174)

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Phillip Gioia
Phillip Gioia

Phillip Gioia shoved all in for 2.1 million in middle position and action folded around to Alex Kotliarsky, who called in the big blind.

Phil Gioia: {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds}
Alex Kotliarsky: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}

Gioia was unable to connect with his two overcards as the board ran out {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} to result in him taking eighth place in the tournament. Meanwhile, Kotliarsky has now overtaken the chip lead with a stack of 8.9 million.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kotliarsky us
Alex Kotliarsky
8,900,000
2,880,000
2,880,000
Phillip Gioia us
Phillip Gioia
Busted

Tags: Alex KotliarskyPhillip Gioia

Eddy Konarske Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,131)

Level 30 : 100,000/150,000, 30,000 ante
Eddy Konarske
Eddy Konarske

Action folded around to Alex Kotliarsky on the button and he opened to 300,000. Eddy Konarske defended his big blind and the flop came {6-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}. Konarske checked to Kotliarsky, who made a continuation-bet of 300,000 and was called.

The turn came {9-Spades} and Konarske checked again. Kotliarsky continued with a second barrel of 300,000 and Konarske check-raised all in for the rest of his chips. Kotliarsky called.

Eddy Konarske: {q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}
Alex Kotliarsky: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}

Kotliarsky called correctly with two bullets and was rewarded with a clean river {9-Diamonds} to fade Konarske's flush draw and send him to the payout desk in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kotliarsky us
Alex Kotliarsky
13,480,000
4,580,000
4,580,000
Eddy Konarske us
Eddy Konarske
Busted

Tags: Alex KotliarskyEddy Konarske

Noel Diaz Eliminated in 6th Place ($11,740)

Level 31 : 125,000/250,000, 40,000 ante
Noel Diaz
Noel Diaz

Noel Diaz went all in under the gun for his last few big blinds and received action from Alex Kotliarsky, who was on the button.

Noel Diaz: {a-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Alex Kotliarsky: {q-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Diaz picked up a ton of outs on the flop {4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{j-Hearts} but missed both his nut flush, wheel, and overcard outs as the turn {2-Clubs} and river {9-Diamonds} completed the runout, leaving him dry on chips as he became the sixth-place finisher in the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kotliarsky us
Alex Kotliarsky
13,900,000
275,000
275,000
Noel Diaz us
Noel Diaz
Busted

Tags: Alex KotliarskyNoel Diaz

Benjamin Guzman Eliminated in 5th Place ($15,327)

Level 32 : 150,000/300,000, 40,000 ante
Benjamin Guzman
Benjamin Guzman

Benjamin Guzman opened to 850,000 under the gun and action folded around to Alex Kotliarsky, who defended his big blind. The flop came {10-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts} and Kotliarsky checked. Guzman ripped in his remaining chips and Kotliarsky immediately called.

Benjamin Guzman: {8-Spades}{8-Hearts}
Alex Kotliarsky: {10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Greg Gius came over from his final table of the nightly 7 p.m. event just in time to see his friend Kotliarsky make the call and put his hand on Kotliarsky's shoulder as if to congratulate him on a nice hand. There were still two more cards to fade though, but he had no sweat as the turn {5-Spades} and river {2-Spades} kept him with the best hand, eliminating Guzman from the tournament as a result. The two shook hands and went on with their business.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kotliarsky us
Alex Kotliarsky
15,000,000
3,700,000
3,700,000
Benjamin Guzman us
Benjamin Guzman
Busted

Tags: Alex KotliarskyBenjamin GuzmanGreg Gius