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

01-19-2020 20:36 UTC-6

Konarske Doubles in Fun Fashion

HillKerby

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

Benjamin Guzman was in the small blind and opened to 225,000 upon action folding to him. Eddy Konarsky three-bet all in from the big blind for 2.9 million and Guzman quickly called.

Eddy Konarske:
Benjamin Guzman:

Konarske was in trouble but the flop changed the tides with a flopped wheel. He wasn't in the clear yet, though, as the turn came to give Guzman a set and pick up 10 outs to the redraw. Fortunately for Konarske, the river made it all worth the sweat as he scored the double to get to just under 6 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eddy Konarske	5,900,000 3,735,000	3,735,000
Benjamin Guzman	1,000,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000

Tags: Benjamin Guzman Eddy Konarske

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 20,000

01-19-2020 20:50 UTC-6

Chips Exchanging Hands on Final Table Bubble

HillKerby

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

No sizeable pots have been played over the last handful of minutes as play has slowed down with two tables each playing five handed and the tournament just one elimination away from reaching the final table.

01-19-2020 21:02 UTC-6

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

HillKerby

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

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:
Ethan Lehrburger:

Lehrburger saw three clubs come on the flop to give Lee eight newfound outs. The turn was safe for him, but the river came 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	1,930,000 -35,000	-35,000
Ethan Lehrburger	Busted

Tags: Ethan Lehrburger Noel Diaz Wayne Lee

01-19-2020 21:08 UTC-6

Final Table Redraw and Chip Counts

HillKerby

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

Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Alex Kotliarsky	4,500,000	38
2	Benjamin Guzman	1,200,000	10
3	Eddy Konarske	3,750,000	31
4	Neil Warren	650,000	5
5	Phillip Gioia	1,300,000	11
6	Wayne Lee	1,600,000	13
7	Noel Diaz	9,260,000	77
8	Stuart Brown	2,100,000	18
9	Erasmus Morfe	2,300,000	19

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	9,260,000 460,000	460,000
Alex Kotliarsky	4,500,000 1,185,000	1,185,000
Eddy Konarske	3,750,000 -2,150,000	-2,150,000
Erasmus Morfe	2,300,000 -530,000	-530,000
Stuart Brown	2,100,000 -315,000	-315,000
Wayne Lee	1,600,000 -330,000	-330,000
Phillip Gioia	1,300,000 340,000	340,000
Benjamin Guzman	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Neil Warren	650,000 -525,000	-525,000

01-19-2020 21:17 UTC-6

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

HillKerby

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

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 and the turn came . Diaz check-folded to a bet of 320,000 from Kotliarsky and the two remaining hands were tabled.

Neil Warren:
Alex Kotliarsky:

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 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	9,000,000 -260,000	-260,000
Alex Kotliarsky	5,150,000 650,000	650,000
Neil Warren	Busted

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Neil Warren Noel Diaz

01-19-2020 21:29 UTC-6

Small Pots the Norm

HillKerby

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

Small pots have been the norm over the last 10 or so minutes with no drastic changes in stack sizes. Here's a chip count update.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	9,800,000 800,000	800,000
Alex Kotliarsky	4,775,000 275,000	275,000
Eddy Konarske	4,300,000 550,000	550,000
Wayne Lee	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Benjamin Guzman	2,000,000 800,000	800,000
Erasmus Morfe	1,800,000 -500,000	-500,000
Phillip Gioia	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Stuart Brown	1,400,000 -700,000	-700,000

01-19-2020 21:35 UTC-6

Lee Shoves on Diaz

HillKerby

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

Wayne Lee saw action folded to him in the small blind and completed. Action was then on Noel Diaz and he raised to 400,000 in the big blind. Lee called and the flop dropped . Lee checked.

Diaz made a continuation-bet of 405,000 and Lee pondered for a moment, grabbing his cards as if he were about to fold them. Diaz lifted his cards up in response as if he were ready to muck, but Lee instead reached for chips and cut out a call in front of him before putting said chips into the middle.

The turn came and Lee led out for 500,000. Diaz "clicked it back", raising to 1 million, and Lee announced he was all in. Diaz quickly folded and the pot was shipped Lee's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noel Diaz	7,800,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000
Wayne Lee	4,500,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Tags: Noel Diaz Wayne Lee

01-19-2020 21:42 UTC-6

Brown Doubles Through Diaz

HillKerby

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

Action folded around to Noel Diaz in the small blind and he completed. Stuart Brown raised to 350,000 in the big blind and Diaz called, bringing a flop of on board. Both players checked.

Diaz led out for a bet of 300,000 on the turn and Brown called. The river fell and Diaz down-bet to 150,000. Brown went all in for 750,000 and Diaz went into the tank. A clock was eventually called on him and he took about 15 seconds before splashing six more T100,000 chips onto Brown's chips that were counted out on the felt.

Stuart Brown:
Noel Diaz: