2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional
Two players limped in and a player in middle position shoved all in over the limps. Another player in the cutoff went all in over the top and Alexander Gross proceeded to give both all-in players action on the button. All remaining players folded and the three-way all in was primed for a runout.
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Gross was happy to see his two overcards were live against both players and was able to hit a king on the flop ![]()
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. The turn
and river
completed the runout with his kings up remaining best and he scored the double knockout, vaulting his stack up to 384,000 in the process.
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Registration has officially closed as of the beginning of Level 13 and Day 1a saw a total of 161 entries. The day is still scheduled to play 15 complete levels, though a hard-stop will occur if the 12%-figure of 19 players is reached before the completion of Level 15.
All of the chips got in the middle preflop between Greg Geller, who was on the button and John Taitt who was in the big blind and at risk for his tournament life.
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Taitt was way out in front and never had a concern as the board ran out ![]()
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, earning him the double just before his table broke, meaning the tournament now has 30 players remaining.
The following players have recently been eliminated from the tournament as 34 players now remain.
An eruption of noise was heard from Table 13 and Greg Collins had gotten all in from middle position before the flop against Greg Geller, who was in the cutoff. The noise came from the runout of ![]()
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Greg Collins: ![]()
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Greg Geller: ![]()
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Collins was able to stave off elimination earlier and once again found himself up against a monster. However, he would find himself up against Geller's flopped quads for a largely quick and painless elimination.
Meanwhile, Geller now has a stack of around 485,000 and is the likely chip leader in the tournament with less than 90 minutes of play left in the evening.
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The remaining players are on their final 15-minute break of the night. This is the final chance for players to register for Day 1a: registration will close at the beginning of Level 13 and the official number of entries will be published shortly thereafter.