$360 Regional Event | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

01-19-2020 20:52 UTC-7

Gioia's Turn To Double

Hill Kerby

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

Phillip Gioia got the last of his chips in from the big blind against Stuart Brown, who was in middle position.

Phillip Gioia:
Stuart Brown:

Gioia was in great shape for the double but the flop came to give Brown a three outer and send the entire table into remark. The turn was to put Gioia down to potentially the final card of his tournament life, but the river put him back on top and scored him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Brown	2,420,000 620,000	620,000
Phillip Gioia	2,415,000 915,000	915,000

Tags: Phillip Gioia Stuart Brown

01-19-2020 21:01 UTC-7

Kotliarsky Over Six Million

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Hill Kerby

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

Stuart Brown limped in under the gun and saw a limp behind from Alex Kotliarsky in middle position. Action folded around to Wayne Lee, who completed his small blind, and Noel Diaz checked his option from the big blind to take action four ways to a flop of .

Both blinds checked and Brown put ou ta bet of 375,000. Kotliarsky raised to 875,000 and action folded back to Brown, who thought for over a minute before letting his hand go.

Brown said after the hand that he folded two queens; meanwhile, Kotliarsky now finds himself with over 6 million, making him the second player in the field to reach that mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	6,700,000 150,000	150,000
Alex Kotliarsky	6,020,000 1,245,000	1,245,000
Wayne Lee	3,625,000 875,000	875,000
Stuart Brown	1,370,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Noel Diaz Stuart Brown Wayne Lee

01-19-2020 21:08 UTC-7

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

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Hill Kerby

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

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:
Alex Kotliarsky:

Gioia was unable to connect with his two overcards as the board ran out 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	8,900,000 2,880,000	2,880,000
Phillip Gioia	Busted

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Phillip Gioia

01-19-2020 21:10 UTC-7

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

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Hill Kerby

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

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 . Konarske checked to Kotliarsky, who made a continuation-bet of 300,000 and was called.

The turn came 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:
Alex Kotliarsky:

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

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

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Eddy Konarske

01-19-2020 21:15 UTC-7

Two More Hands Before Break

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Hill Kerby

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

Hand #1:

Erasmus Morfe opened to 400,000 under the gun and Alex Kotliarsky reraised all in on his direct left. Action went back to Morfe and he called.

Erasmus Morfe:
Alex Kotliarsky:

Morfe held for the double as the board came .

Hand #2: On the following hand, Kotliarsky raised to 400,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 700,000 by Noel Diaz, who was on the button. Kotliarsky called.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Kotliarsk checked. Diaz made a continuation-bet of 350,000 and Kotliarsky called, bringing the turn . Both players checked.

The river fell and Kotliarsky checked again. Diaz fired out 675,000 and Kotliarsky quickly dropped in a chip to call.

Diaz remarked frustratedly and then turned his cards over in a fashion that matched his remark: "Nothing," he said as he showed .

Kotliarsky turned over and saw the pot shipped his way for his two pair, aces up.

Players are now on a 15-minute break with play set to resume at 9:30 p.m. local time.

Chip counts for the remaining six players have also been provided below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kotliarsky	13,625,000 145,000	145,000
Erasmus Morfe	4,960,000 3,160,000	3,160,000
Wayne Lee	3,160,000 465,000	465,000
Noel Diaz	2,955,000 3,745,000	3,745,000
Stuart Brown	2,735,000 1,365,000	1,365,000
Benjamin Guzman	1,650,000 350,000	350,000

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 40,000

01-19-2020 21:44 UTC-7

Diaz Leaves Himself With Crumbs

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

Noel Diaz opened to 500,000 in the hijack and was called by Erasmus Morfe on the button and Benamin Guzman, who was in the big blind. The flop came and Guzman checked to Diaz, who made a continuation-bet of 300,000.

"All in," said Morfe. Guzman folded and Diaz thought for about a minute, counting out his last 670,000 before sending his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erasmus Morfe	6,380,000 1,420,000	1,420,000
Benjamin Guzman	1,815,000 165,000	165,000
Noel Diaz	670,000 2,285,000	2,285,000

Tags: Erasmus Morfe Noel Diaz

01-19-2020 21:49 UTC-7

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

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Hill Kerby

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

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:
Alex Kotliarsky:

Diaz picked up a ton of outs on the flop but missed both his nut flush, wheel, and overcard outs as the turn and river completed the runout, leaving him dry on chips as he became the sixth-place finisher in the tournament.