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

01-19-2020 19:31 UTC-6

A Look at the MSPT Season 11 Schedule for 2020

Chad Holloway

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

Dates	Venue	Location	Tournament	Guarantee
January 15-19	Golden Gates Casino	Colorado	$360 Regional	$150K
January 16-19	JACK Cleveland Poker Open	Ohio	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
January 29-February 1	The Venetian	Las Vegas	$1,100 Main Event	$1,000,000
February 21-23	Canterbury Park	Minnesota	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
March 4-8	Grand Falls Casino	South Dakota	$350 Regional Event	$50K
March 20-22	Meskwaki Casino	Iowa	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
April 3-5	Majestic Star	East Chicago	$1,100 Main Event	$200K
April 24-26	Canterbury Park	Minnesota	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
May 1-3	Silverado Franklin	Deadwood, South Dakota	$1,100 Main Event	$100K
May 14-17	FireKeepers Casino	Michigan	$1,100 Main Event	$1,000,000
June 2020	The Venetian	Las Vegas	TBD	TBD
July 24-26	Meskwaki Casino	Iowa	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
August 5-9	Canterbury Park	Minnesota	$350 Regional Event	$100K
August 14-16	Majestic Star	East Chicago	$1,100 Main Event	$200K
August 28-30	Grand Falls Casino	South Dakota	$1,100 Main Event	$150K
September 2020	The Venetian	Las Vegas	TBD	TBD
September 10-13	Canterbury Park	Minnesota	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
October 8-11	MSPT Michigan State Poker Championship	Michigan	$1,100 Main Event	$1,000,000
October 23-25	Silverado Franklin	Deadwood, South Dakota	$1,100 Main Event	$100K
October 29-November 1	Potawatomi Casino	Wisconsin	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
November 6-8	Meskwaki Casino	Iowa	$1,100 Main Event	$300K
November 11-15	Golden Gates Casino	Colorado	$360 Regional	$150K
November 19-22	Golden Gates Casino	Colorado	$1,100 Main Event	$200K
December 10-13	Canterbury Park Season 11 Finale	Minnesota	$1,100 Main Event	$500K

01-19-2020 19:33 UTC-6

Morfe Finds Some Life

HillKerby

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

Erasmus Morfe went all in for 385,000 in the hijack and action folded to Eddy Konarske, who called in the big blind.

Erasmus Morfe:
Eddy Konarske:

Konarske pulled ahead on the flop and the turn came to leave Morfe with one card left in his tournament life. Fortunately for him, Barry Greenstein paid him a visit with the prettiest card in the deck hitting the river to keep him in business.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddy Konarske	2,060,000 -475,000	-475,000
Erasmus Morfe	970,000 715,000	715,000

Tags: Barry Greenstein Eddy Konarske Erasmus Morfe

01-19-2020 19:35 UTC-6

James Chmilousky Eliminated in 15th Place ($3,587)

HillKerby

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

James Chmilousky saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for the last of his chips. Noel Diaz called in the small blind.

James Chmilousky:
Noel Diaz:

The flop fell to give Diaz a flush draw, leaving Chmilousky sweating 12 outs for his tournament life. The turn came safe but the river left Chmilousky's jacks second-best against Diaz's nut flush, resulting in him taking 15th place in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	5,300,000 800,000	800,000
James Chmilousky	Busted

Tags: James Chmilousky Noel Diaz

01-19-2020 19:38 UTC-6

Dinner Time

HillKerby

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

The remaining 14 players are on a 30-minute dinner break.

01-19-2020 19:49 UTC-6

Break-Time Chip Counts

HillKerby

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	6,965,000 1,665,000	1,665,000
Alex Kotliarsky	3,315,000 415,000	415,000
Benjamin Guzman	2,850,000 -285,000	-285,000
Stuart Brown	2,430,000 -195,000	-195,000
Eddy Konarske	2,165,000 105,000	105,000
Wayne Lee	1,965,000 65,000	65,000
Matthew Frisch	1,390,000 310,000	310,000
Neil Warren	1,175,000 25,000	25,000
Behrouz Keshtavar	1,085,000 -350,000	-350,000
Phillip Gioia	960,000 -320,000	-320,000
Alex Montoya	840,000 -525,000	-525,000
Ethan Lehrburger	735,000 -245,000	-245,000
Erasmus Morfe	690,000 -280,000	-280,000
Danny Pham	620,000 -265,000	-265,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 20,000

01-19-2020 20:14 UTC-6

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

HillKerby

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

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:
Erasmus Morfe:

The two had a decent chance of a chop until the flop came . The turn came and the river fell 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	1,450,000 760,000	760,000
Danny Pham	Busted

Tags: Danny Pham Erasmus Morfe

01-19-2020 20:20 UTC-6

"Sick! Gross!"

HillKerby

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

Ethan Lehrburger went all in for 1.255 million in middle position and action folded to Alex Montoya in the big blind, who quickly called.

Ethan Lehrburger:
Alex Montoya:

Lehrburger let out a sigh and stood up, visibly concerned about the situation he found himself in for his tournament life. However, the flop gave him top two pair and put him in commanding shape for the double. He needed to fade one of the remaining three queens in the deck until the turn came to give him a full house.

"Sick!" said Lehrburger, feeling dirty about the situation. The river came to complete the runout.

"Gross!" he added in a sincere manner as the dealer counted his stack to be paid for his double.

Meanwhile, Montoya has been left with crumbs and is now the one in need of help.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ethan Lehrburger	2,700,000 1,965,000	1,965,000
Alex Montoya	260,000 -580,000	-580,000

Tags: Alex Montoya Ethan Lehrburger

01-19-2020 20:25 UTC-6

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

HillKerby

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

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 and Brown bet 200,000. Lehrburger folded and hands were tabled.

Alex Montoya:
Stuart Brown:

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

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

Tags: Alex Montoya Ethan Lehrburger Stuart Brown

01-19-2020 20:32 UTC-6

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

HillKerby

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

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

Matthew Frisch:
Erasmus Morfe:

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:
Noel Diaz:

Keshtavar was drawing dead by the turn as the board ran out . He graciously wished the table good luck and made his way to the payout desk moments after Frisch.