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

01-15-2020 20:57 UTC-6

McPeak Doubles Through Taitt; Nguyen Eliminated

HillKerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

John Taitt limped in under the gun and Hung Nguyen went all in for his last few chips from Taitt's direct left. John McPeak then went all in for about 30,000 from middle position and action made its way back to Taitt, who made the call. All three hands were then exposed.

Hung Nguyen:
John McPeak:
John Taitt:

The board ran out , bringing two pair onboard to counterfeit Nguyen's threes and send him to the rail. McPeak's ace high remained best and he scored the double and a little more.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Taitt	450,000 204,000	204,000
John McPeak	78,000 78,000	78,000
Hung Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Hung Nguyen John McTaitt John Taitt

01-15-2020 21:02 UTC-6

Keshtavar Doubles; Gonzales Dusted

HillKerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Behrouz Keshtavar saw action folded to him on the button and went all in for about 120,000. Alexander Gross announced a call from the small blind and Keshtavar voiced his displeasure for the moment.

Behrouz Keshtavar:
Alexander Gross:

Keshtavar then found out he was out in front and remained there the whole way as the board ran out .

Meanwhile, Danny Gonzales shoved all in on an adjacent table and received action from Lyman Woodworth.

Danny Gonzales:
Lyman Woodworth:

Gonzales saw the runout come and he was eliminated from the tournament at the end of a flurry of a few eliminations that has brought the field down to 20 players across two tables with 14 minutes remaining on the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lyman Woodworth	320,000 320,000	320,000
Alexander Gross	310,000 -135,000	-135,000
Behrouz Keshtavar	265,000 265,000	265,000
Danny Gonzales	Busted

Tags: Alexander Gross Behrouz Keshtavar Danny Gonzales

01-15-2020 21:06 UTC-6

Three More Hands

HillKerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ten minutes remain on the night and the number three has been drawn to signify that three more hands will be played on each of the two remaining tables before play concludes for the evening. These three hands will be played regardless of whether or not a player is eliminated before the end of the night.

01-15-2020 21:11 UTC-6

Gioia Falls To Rosa

HillKerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Phillip Gioia went all in for the last of his chips from middle position and received action from Luis Rosa, who was in the cutoff.

Phillip Gioia:
Luis Rosa:

Gioia found himself in trouble and stayed behind the whole way as the board ran out to find himself eliminated from the tournament just before the end of the night. Meanwhile, Rosa's stack has vaulted to 640,000 to make him the chip leader with chips about to go into bags.

Furthermore, Slater Dean was eliminated from the same table on the following hand and was seen exiting the tournament area, bringing the number of players left down to 17 at the end of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Rosa	640,000 640,000	640,000
Phillip Gioia	Busted

Tags: Luis Rosa Phillip Gioia

01-15-2020 21:22 UTC-6

End of Day 1a Chip Counts (full)

HillKerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Play has finished and 17 players remain to finish the night after three eliminations occurred over the final two hands of play. Official chip counts have been provided and a recap of the day's action will soon follow.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Rosa	641,000 1,000	1,000
John Taitt	399,000 -51,000	-51,000
Greg Geller	390,000 55,000	55,000
Lyman Woodworth	352,000 32,000	32,000
Behrouz Keshtavar	328,000 63,000	63,000
Ken Ledwos	270,000 270,000	270,000
Nate Zoller	251,000 3,000	3,000
Doug Jones	244,000 244,000	244,000
Alexander Gross	242,000 -68,000	-68,000
Bob Watters	178,000 -6,000	-6,000
Josh Kieval	177,000 177,000	177,000
Matt Kuntz	121,000 121,000	121,000
Brian Taylor	102,000
James Callanan	99,000 -21,000	-21,000
Ted Shenefelt	99,000 -67,000	-67,000
Jeff Granowsky	87,000 23,000	23,000
John McPeak	44,000 -34,000	-34,000

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01-15-2020 21:58 UTC-6

Rosa Bags Big Chip Lead on Day 1a of 2020 MSPT Golden Gates $360 Regional Event

HillKerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Day 1a of the 2020 Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Golden Gates $360 Regional Event saw a whopping 161 entries come up to the Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour on Wednesday. Those who entered came to play and the action at the tables proved to be eventful from start to finish.

Fifteen full levels were played to their completion after 20 players remained when three hands were drawn to end the night across the two tables left in play, just one elimination from hitting a hard stop. Over those three hands, three more players were eliminated and 17 players punched their ticket to Sunday’s Day 2.

Luis Rosa (641,000) leads the pack by a wide margin after finishing the night with an exclamation mark, earning one of the three aforementioned knockouts on the penultimate hand of the evening. The top five is rounded out by four other players who finished the day north of 300,000: John Taitt (399,000), Greg Geller (390,000), Lyman Woodworth, and Behrouz Keshtavar (328,000).

The action hit a new gear on final level of the evening, which saw the remaining players in the field ultimately drop from 26 down to 17. Chips flew across the room and stacks fluctuated accordingtly. Geller’s evening peaked at around 485,000, while Taitt, Woodworth, and Keshtavar all were beneficiaries of the wild action that ensued during the last half hour of play. Others to advance included Nate Zoller (251,000), Alexander Gross (242,000), James Callanan (99,000), and Jeff Granowsky (87,000).

Many players were not as fortunate. Danny Gonzales, Pat Pineda, Greg Collins, and Sammy Aweida were just a few who took their shot at a bag on Day 1a only to come up short. All who have yet to advance will have three more starting flights for further attempts.

PokerNews will be on hand for the rest of the weekend to bring you all of the action, so be sure to come back for Thursday’s Day 1b at noon local time.

Tags: Alexander Gross Behrouz Keshtavar Danny Gonzales Greg Collins Greg Geller James Callanan Jeff Granowsky John Taitt Luis Rosa Nate Zoller Pat Pineda Sammy Aweida