$360 Regional Event Day 1a | 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

01-15-2020 20:34 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Gross	445,000 61,000	61,000
Greg Geller	335,000 59,000	59,000
John Taitt	246,000 67,000	67,000
Bob Watters	184,000 94,000	94,000
Ted Shenefelt	166,000 86,000	86,000
Nate Zoller	150,000 40,700	40,700
Slater Dean	145,000 84,600	84,600
Phillip Gioia	130,000 107,500	107,500
James Callanan	120,000 47,700	47,700
Brian Taylor	102,000 33,000	33,000
Jeff Granowsky	64,000 29,000	29,000
Danny Gonzales	46,000 146,000	146,000
Hung Nguyen	14,000 129,000	129,000
Pat Pineda	Busted
Mike Fallis	Busted
Scott Moskalik	Busted

Gross Gets a Double Knockout

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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.

Middle Position:
Cutoff:
Alexander Gross:

Gross was happy to see his two overcards were live against both players and was able to hit a king on the flop . 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Gross	384,000

Tags: Alexander Gross

01-15-2020 20:25 UTC-6

More Day 1a Photos from the 2020 MSPT Golden Gates $360 Regional Event

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

01-15-2020 20:11 UTC-6

Official Day 1a Numbers

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Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

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.

01-15-2020 20:08 UTC-6

Taitt Doubles Through Geller

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Hill Kerby

Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

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.

John Taitt:
Greg Geller:

Taitt was way out in front and never had a concern as the board ran out , earning him the double just before his table broke, meaning the tournament now has 30 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Geller	394,000 91,000	91,000
John Taitt	179,000 179,000	179,000

Tags: Greg Geller John Taitt

01-15-2020 20:00 UTC-6

Recent Eliminations

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Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The following players have recently been eliminated from the tournament as 34 players now remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kotliarsky	Busted
Mitch Lekarczyk	Busted
Stuart Brown	Busted
Anthony Martinez	Busted

David Blankenship	Busted
Tony Karahalios	Busted

01-15-2020 19:53 UTC-6

Geller Gets Collins, Nears a Half-Million

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Level 13 : 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

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

Greg Collins:
Greg Geller:

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Geller	485,000 315,000	315,000
Greg Collins	Busted

Tags: Greg Collins Greg Geller

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

01-15-2020 19:30 UTC-6

Final Break of the Night - Last Chance To Register

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Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

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.