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

01-16-2020 17:38 UTC-7

Glycenfer Chipping Up

Hill Kerby

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was heads up with over 10,000 in the middle on a flop of and an under-the-gun player check-called a bet of 6,000 from Ian Glycenfer, who was on her direct left.

"What are you doing?" asked the under-the-gun player as the turn came . She checked

"I'm trying to get you off the hand but it's not working," responded Glycenfer as he checked behind. The river fell .

"Go ahead," said the under-the-gun player as she checked again. Glycenfer fired out 18,800 and the under-the-gun player folded, showing face up as she accused Glycenfer of hitting a queen on the river.

"Can't you at least show me I'm right?" asked Glycenfer's opponent. Glycenfer's body language said he was good all along and he knew it.

"I did have a queen," he added as he raked in the pot to take him up to about 123,500 in chips early in Level 11.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Glycenfer	123,500 84,800	84,800

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01-16-2020 17:46 UTC-7

Zipprich Gets a Double

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Hill Kerby

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Stephen Zipprich was in the big blind and got his stack of 23,000 into the middle before the flop in a heads-up situation against the small blind.

Stephen Zipprich:
Small Blind:

Zipprich found himself out in front and pulled further ahead as the flop came . He picked up a sweat on the turn , giving his opponent three outs at a gutshot straight. However, the river came clean and he earned the double

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Zipprich	49,000 20,800	20,800

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01-16-2020 17:56 UTC-7

Another Round of Chip Counts

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Hill Kerby

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The tournament clock displays 201 entries with just a few minutes left in Level 11. Just seven tables are left in play, meaning less than 70 players currently remain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Branden Rooney	138,400 66,900	66,900
David Blankenship	125,000 13,000	13,000
Cannon Conolty	120,000 13,000	13,000
Ryan Dodson	73,500 10,000	10,000
Elenna Martinez	73,500 44,000	44,000
Sammy Aweida	58,500 27,500	27,500
Bill Nelson	46,200 1,000	1,000
Bernard Carson	45,000 20,300	20,300
Andreas Ramadanis	41,500 4,300	4,300
Danny Gonzales	38,000 12,000	12,000
Noomis Jones	29,000 30,000	30,000
James Harvey	Busted
Joel Verbeck	Busted
Linda Martz	Busted
Matthew Stolmeier	Busted
Phillip Gioia	Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

01-16-2020 18:08 UTC-7

Zipprich Goes Greenstein To Double

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Hill Kerby

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

Patrick Suzuki opened the action with a raise to 7,000 in early position and action folded around to the player on the button who asked to see Suzuki's stack before throwing in chips to call. Stephen Zipprich was next to act in the small blind and announced he was all in for what totaled to be exactly 50,000.

Suzuki quickly folded and the player on the button thought for close to a minute before making the call for nearly all of his chips and the two were off to the races.

Stephen Zipprich:
Opponent:

Zipprich wasn't upset to see he was in a coin flip situation but neither the flop nor the turn were of any help to him, leaving him with just one chance left at staying alive in the tournament. Luckily for him, the river was exactly what he needed and he scored the double, bringing him over six figures in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Zipprich	112,000 63,000	63,000
Patrick Suzuki	44,200 17,700	17,700

Tags: Patrick Suzuki Stephen Zipprich

01-16-2020 18:18 UTC-7

Novotny Showers Suzuki

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Hill Kerby

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

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:
Karen Novotny:

Suzuki's odds turned from great to poor as the flop dropped . The turn fell behind it, giving Suzuki three more outs to a counterfeit for a chop. Unfortunately for him, the river 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	93,500
Patrick Suzuki	Busted

Tags: Karen Novotny Patrick Suzuki

01-16-2020 18:29 UTC-7

Gonzales Predicts His Own Fate

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Hill Kerby

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:

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 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	166,000
Danny Gonzales	25,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Danny Gonzales Richard Seale

01-16-2020 18:30 UTC-7

Gonzales Back in Action Before Last Break of the Day

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Hill Kerby

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

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:
Opponent:

Gonzales had two live cards but they disappeared after the flop came , leaving him with just four immediate outs at a gutshot to Broadway. The turn gave him two more outs at trips, but his first draw would be the one to fill up as the river fell .

"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	56,500 31,500	31,500

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Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

01-16-2020 18:52 UTC-7

Martinez Piles the River

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Hill Kerby

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

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 and the big blind checked. The cutoff made a continuation-bet of 10,000 and received two calls.

The turn came 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 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	123,000 49,500	49,500

Tags: Elenna Martinez