Take 15
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Players are on their first 15-minute break of the day.
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional
$360 Regional Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$326,100
Entries
1,087
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
161
Players Left
17
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Cowboys Good for Holdaway
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Greg Geller pumped it up to 1,500 in early position and was called by Jeff Granowsky in the hijack. The player on the button called as well to put action onto Aaron Holdaway in the small blind, who three-bet to 4,800. Geller and Granowski called and the player on the button folded, taking action three ways to the streets.
The dealer fanned a flop of 
and Holdaway made a continuation-bet of 5,000. Both Geller and Granowsky called.
The turn was 
and Holdaway fired another barrel for 5,000. Geller thought for a few moments and then let his hand go, putting action onto Granowsky who quickly tossed in a T5,000 chip to call. The river fell and Holdaway bet another 7,000. Granowsky took a couple of seconds to think and then called.
Holdaway showed 
and Granowsky sent his cards to the muck, resulting in Holdaway's kings up earning him the pot much to his both delight and surprise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
87,000 | |
|
65,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
9,000 |
Photos from Day 1a of the 2020 MSPT Golden Gates $360 Regional
Gonzales Fades for the Double Dusting
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
A player in early position opened to 2,000 and Danny Gonzales called from middle position. The player on the button also called and action went three ways to a flop of 
.
"I'm all in!" said the original raiser with some oomph, making an all-in shove for well over the size of the pot. Action was then on Gonzales and he found himself confused, throwing one hand up into the air as if to ask why his opponent shoved.
"Alright," Gonzales then said before thinking for a few more moments. About 15 seconds later, a handful of T1,000 chips were dropped in to signify the call. The player on the button then went into the tank for over a minute and proceeded to also call all in for the rest of his chips, which totaled less than the original all-in amount.
Early Position: 
Player on the Button: 
Gonzales then saw he was up against flush and straight draws: "Okay, we're fading!" he said, tabling 
.
Fading was indeed what he needed to do and his prediction came true as the turn and river 
completed the runout in a safe fashion, scoring him the double knockout and the massive pot along the way.
"Get 'em!" he said, standing up from his chair as the pot was sent his way. He then sat down, stacked his chips, and got back to business.
"That easy, huh?" joked another player at the table. Gonzales nodded in approval.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
114,500
89,500
|
89,500 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Blankenship Gives Wheeler the Pile
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
There was over 8,000 in the middle on a flop reading 
and action was heads up between Mike Wheeler in the small blind and David Blankenship, who was in early position. Wheeler had check-raised a bet of 2,100 from Blankenship and pumped it up to 7,100 to put action back on Blankenship.
"I'm all in," said Blankenship, standing up upon his announcement. He began to get a little animated once Wheeler did not immediately call, and after about 15 seconds of poking some fun at Wheeler received a fold.
"I thought they were good but they were not good," said Wheeler. Blankenship confirmed that Wheeler's hand was no good as the pot was sent his way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
42,400
9,900
|
9,900 |
Winkler Gets There To Double
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
Ron WInkler was down to his last 7,300 and ripped it in preflop from the hijack. The player on the button gave him action and all remaining players folded.
Ron Winkler: 
Opponent:
Winkler hit a jack on the flop 
to pull ahead and further improved to top two pair when the turn hit the felt. He found himself needing to fade the four remaining tens in the deck that his opponent had as outs to Broadway, and would do just that as the river 
completed the runout and scored him the double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,100
16,100
|
16,100 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
163,000
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
|
76,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
|
73,600
-13,400
|
-13,400 |
|
68,400
39,400
|
39,400 |
|
67,000 | |
|
55,400
1,600
|
1,600 |
|
48,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
45,500
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
42,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
|
40,000
-2,400
|
-2,400 |
|
38,000 | |
|
36,200
-24,600
|
-24,600 |
|
34,200
9,200
|
9,200 |
|
28,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
27,200
25,200
|
25,200 |
|
|
27,000
-6,500
|
-6,500 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
23,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
18,200
4,700
|
4,700 |
|
14,000
-43,400
|
-43,400 |
|
|
8,200
-26,800
|
-26,800 |
|
6,200
-18,800
|
-18,800 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
Busted |
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800