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

01-15-2020 17:07 UTC-6

Kotliarsky Doubles Through Bujorian

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Phil Bujorian saw action folded to him on the button and opened to 1,000. Alex Kotliarsky three-bet all in from the small blind and Bujorian called once it was his turn to do so.

Alex Kotliarsky:
Phil Bujorian:

The two were in a classic coin flip situation with Kotliarsky needing to hit one of his two overcards to stay alive in the tournament. The flop put him out in front with top pair, leaving him in need of nothing more than fading the remaining two fours in the deck. The turn and river were safe on his behalf and he scored the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Bujorian	34,300 3,700	3,700
Alex Kotliarsky	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Alex Kotliarsky Phil Bujorian

01-15-2020 16:58 UTC-6

Geller Over Six Figures After Knockout

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Hill Kerby

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

An all in and call were overheard as Greg Geller had announced an all-in bet from the cutoff on a flop of and quickly received a call from his opponent in early position. The player who called was the one at risk and found himself in need of help once the hands were tabled.

All-In Player:
Greg Geller:

The board ran out clean and the all-in player was left dry on chips as he congratulated Geller on a nice hand and made his way from the table. Meanwhile, Geller now finds himself with around 120,500 in front of him nearing the likely halfway point of Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Geller	120,500 78,500	78,500

Tags: Greg Geller

01-15-2020 16:53 UTC-6

Taylor Cracks Watkins' Big Slick

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Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Johnny Ambrosio opened the action with a raise to 2,400 and was called by Brian Taylor in the hijack. Sylvia Watkins was in the cutoff and three-bet all in for 11,400. Action folded back to Ambrosio and he let his hand go. Taylor then thought for some time before tossing in chips to call.

Sylvia Watkins:
Brian Taylor:

Watkins was out in front and stayed there on the flop . However, Taylor picked up four more outs to bring his total to 10. He hit one of them on the turn , giving him a pair of sevens and leaving Watkins in need of hitting an ace or queen to stay alive. She would not do so as the river fell and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Taylor	59,500 17,300	17,300
Johnny Ambrosio	42,000 3,500	3,500
Sylvia Watkins	Busted

Tags: Brian Taylor Johnny Ambrosio

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

01-15-2020 16:43 UTC-6

A Couple Flop Check-Shoves

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Hand #1: There was well over 12,000 in the middle on a board of and Brian Taylor checked from under the gun. His opponent in the hijack put out a bet of 6,000 and Taylor check-raised all in for what was totaled to be 21,900.

"That's a good number," said his opponent, thinking about her decision for a full minute before sending her cards to the muck. Taylor took down the pot and brought his stack back over 40,000.

Hand #2: Moments later on an adjacent table, Nate Zoller and Greg Collins were in a heads-up pot with Zoller under the gun and Collins in middle position. Zoller check-raised all in over a bet of 8,500 fro Collins, sending him into the tank for well over two minutes as he was faced with a decision for his remaining 29,500.

Eventually, a clock was called on him just as he was about to act. As such, he told the dealer a clock was not necessary and announced a fold to earn Zoller the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nate Zoller	87,500 20,500	20,500
Brian Taylor	42,200 28,200	28,200
Greg Collins	29,500 6,700	6,700

Tags: Brian Taylor Greg Collins Nate Zoller

01-15-2020 16:33 UTC-6

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Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

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01-15-2020 16:24 UTC-6

Arnold Sends Aces Home

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Hill Kerby

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante

Carl Caranna saw action folded to him in middle position and limped in. A few more players folded before Travis ARnold limped in behind from the cutoff. The player on the button raised it up to 2,7000 and both Caranna and Arnold called.

The flop fell and action checked to the player on the button, who made a bet of 5,000. Caranna thought for a few moments, looking up to the bettor as he did. The bettor willingly spread his arms wide to display the 6,000 he had behind and Caranna folded to put action onto Arnold, who put in a check-raise to put the player on the button all in. A call was made.

All-In Player:
Travis Arnold:

"I need help," said the all-in player after seeing his aces were up against a set of nines. He would not receive the help he needed as the turn and river completed the runout with his pair of aces remaining second best to spell his elimination at the expense of Arnold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Arnold	59,400 32,400	32,400
Carl Caranna	29,500 11,300	11,300

Tags: Carl Caranna Travis Arnold

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

01-15-2020 16:13 UTC-6

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Gonzales	163,000 48,500	48,500
Greg Saunders	76,000 76,000	76,000
Aaron Holdaway	73,600 13,400	13,400
James Callanan	68,400 39,400	39,400
Nate Zoller	67,000
Stuart Brown	55,400 1,600	1,600
Phillip Gioia	48,000 27,000	27,000
Johnny Ambrosio	45,500 20,000	20,000
Greg Geller	42,000 23,000	23,000
David Blankenship	40,000 2,400	2,400
Phil Bujorian	38,000
Greg Collins	36,200 24,600	24,600
Sammy Aweida	34,200 9,200	9,200
Larry Blazer	28,000 500	500
Terry Harper	27,200 25,200	25,200
Travis Arnold	27,000 6,500	6,500
Pat Pineda	25,000 25,000	25,000
Jeff Granowsky	23,000 14,000	14,000
Carl Caranna	18,200 4,700	4,700
Brian Taylor	14,000 43,400	43,400
Torii Beeding	8,200 26,800	26,800
Andrew Peragallo	6,200 18,800	18,800
Steven Kipp	Busted
Gregg Haycraft	Busted

01-15-2020 16:01 UTC-6

Winkler Gets There To Double

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Hill Kerby

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
Ron Winkler	16,100 16,100	16,100

Tags: Ron Winkler