2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

$360 Regional Event
Day: 1b
Event Info

2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$53,048
Event Info
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$326,100
Entries
1,087
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
207
Players Left
24

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Phil Kiphardt us
Phil Kiphardt
305,000
Roman Mai us
Roman Mai
290,000
Abhinav Parakh us
Abhinav Parakh
265,000
Karen Novotny us
Karen Novotny
185,000
Richard Seale us
Richard Seale
181,000
David Blankenship us
David Blankenship
179,000
Ian Glycenfer us
Ian Glycenfer
161,000
Steve WIlkie gb
Steve WIlkie
140,000
Greg Collins us
Greg Collins
115,000
Elenna Martinez us
Elenna Martinez
97,000
Stephen Zipprich us
Stephen Zipprich
95,000
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
92,000
Steve Le Peau us
Steve Le Peau
88,000
Sammy Aweida us
Sammy Aweida
78,000
Keith Wright us
Keith Wright
78,000
Branden Rooney us
Branden Rooney
72,000
Bernard Carson us
Bernard Carson
60,000
Cannon Conolty us
Cannon Conolty
28,000
Dave Mittleman us
Dave Mittleman
19,000

Shelton Gets There To Knock Out Mittleman

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

Kelly Shelton opened to 15,000 in middle position and action made its way around to Dave Mittleman, who shoved his last 25,000 in from the big blind. Shelton called.

Dave Mittleman: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Kelly Shelton: {q-Clubs}{10-Spades}

Mittleman looked ready for a double as the flop came {4-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}. The turn {8-Spades} gave Mittleman four more cards to fade, and he was unable to fade one of Shelton's newly-found outs as the river {9-Diamonds} hit the felt to give Shelton a straight.

"Jesus!" said a player at the table.

"Zing!" said Mittleman, aware of his fate. He wished the table good luck and made his way from the tournament area as the pot was sent Shelton's way, bringing him up to around 150,000 early in Level 14.

Player Chips Progress
Kelly Shelton us
Kelly Shelton
150,000 150,000
Dave Mittleman us
Dave Mittleman
Busted

Tags: Dave MittlemanKelly Shelton

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Official Tournament Numbers; Recent Eliminations

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

Registration closed at the beginning of Level 13 and the official number of entries for Day 1b was 207, bringing the two-day total up to 368. Play will continue until the end of Level 15 unless the 12% rounded down number of 24 players is reached before that point in time.

In the meantime, here are a handful of players who have recently been eliminated from the tournament and will not be finding their ways into Day 2 via the Day 1b flight.

Player Chips Progress
Noomis Jones us
Noomis Jones
Busted
Mert Eris us
Mert Eris
Busted
Kevin Kurtz us
Kevin Kurtz
Busted
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
Busted
Bill Nelson us
Bill Nelson
Busted
Andreas Ramadanis us
Andreas Ramadanis
Busted
Daryl Martz us
Daryl Martz
Busted
Anthony Huynh us
Anthony Huynh
Busted
Michael Rankins us
Michael Rankins
Busted

Kiphardt Over a Quarter-Million

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

An all in and call were overheard on a flop of {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{k-Spades} with the big blind all in against Phil Kiphardt, who was in the hijack.

Big Blind: {j-Spades}{10-Clubs}
Phil Kiphardt: {k-Hearts}{6-Hearts}

Kiphardt's top pair was ahead of his opponent's gutshot straight draw and his sights were set on the knockout. The turn {10-Hearts} gave his opponent five more outs but he would not hit any of the nine he needed as the river came {q-Clubs} to complete the runout and earn Kiphardt the pot, bringing him over a quarter-million along the way.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Kiphardt us
Phil Kiphardt
258,000 133,800

Tags: Phil Kiphardt

Martinez Piles the River

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

The cutoff opened to 6,000 and was called by both Elenna Martinez, who was on the button as well as the player in the big blind. The three players saw the flop come {9-Spades}{5-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} and the big blind checked. The cutoff made a continuation-bet of 10,000 and received two calls.

The turn came {a-Spades} and the big blind checked again. The cutoff fired a second barrel of 15,000 and Martinez called. The big blind folded, taking action heads up to the river {7-Hearts} where the cutoff checked.

"All in," said Martinez, pushing forward a stack to go along with the announcement. The cutoff thought for a few seconds and then let his hand go, resulting in Martinez taking down the pot without showdown to bring her north of six figures.

Player Chips Progress
Elenna Martinez us
Elenna Martinez
123,000 49,500

Tags: Elenna Martinez

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

Gonzales Back in Action Before Last Break of the Day

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

The tournament is on its final 15-minute break of the evening. This is the last chance to register for this flight.

"That's all my f****g money," said Danny Gonzales as he walked away from the table with the tournament going on break. He had gone all in and was called just moments after rebuying from his previous elimination.

Danny Gonzales: {k-Spades}{q-Diamonds}
Opponent: {a-Diamonds}{j-Spades}

Gonzales had two live cards but they disappeared after the flop came {a-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{4-Spades}, leaving him with just four immediate outs at a gutshot to Broadway. The turn {q-Spades} gave him two more outs at trips, but his first draw would be the one to fill up as the river fell {j-Diamonds}.

"Straight!" said Gonzales with a fist bump to a nearby spectator before leaving the tournament area as a pile of chips were pushed to his seat and left unstacked.

Player Chips Progress
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
56,500 31,500

Tags: Danny Gonzales

Gonzales Predicts His Own Fate

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

Danny Gonzales had opened under the gun and seen the players on the button and in the small blind commit chips before Richard Seale three-bet all in from the big blind.

"Rebuy!" said Gonzales, slamming down a small stack of chips to signify a call. The two remaining players in the hand folded and the two were off to the races.

Danny Gonzales: jsjh]
Richard Seale: {a-Spades}{k-Hearts}

An ace came on the window and Gonzales was out of his chair and five steps toward the rebuy desk by the time the runout {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{8-Clubs} finished; meanwhile, Seale now finds himself with 166,000 and is one of the larger stacks in the room with Level 12 soon coming to a close.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Seale us
Richard Seale
166,000
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
25,000 -13,000

Tags: Danny GonzalesRichard Seale

Novotny Showers Suzuki

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

Patrick Suzuki saw action folded to him in the small blind and announced he was all in for his last 28,500. Karen Novotny was in the big blind and took a couple of seconds before calling.

Patrick Suzuki: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Karen Novotny: {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts}

Suzuki's odds turned from great to poor as the flop dropped {q-Hearts}{a-Spades}{4-Clubs}. The turn {j-Diamonds} fell behind it, giving Suzuki three more outs to a counterfeit for a chop. Unfortunately for him, the river {9-Spades} was of no avail and proved to be the final card of his tournament life.

"That one stings," he said as he stood up from his chair in disbelief of the runout before making his way from the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Karen Novotny us
Karen Novotny
93,500
Patrick Suzuki us
Patrick Suzuki
Busted

Tags: Karen NovotnyPatrick Suzuki