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
Total Entries
1,087
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Players Info - Day 1b
Entries
207
Players Left
24
Players Left 1 / 1,087
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Wilkie Joins the Party

Level 3 : 200/300, 300 ante
Steve Wilkie, November 2019 MSPT Golden Gates Champion
Steve Wilkie, November 2019 MSPT Golden Gates Champion

Steve WIlkie has just been spotted at one of the most recently-opened tables in the Golden Gates Poker Parlour with a usual smile on his face. The English native and Arvada resident spent the second half of 2019 on an absolute tear, chopping the Colorado Poker Championship $1,100 Main Event heads up for $60,114 in August and then following it up with an outright victory at the $1,100 MSPT Main Event, also here at Golden Gates in November for a first-place prize of $85,149.

From there, Wilkie made his way up to Canterbury Park in Shakopee, MN for the 2019 MSPT Season Finale and proceeded to finish in fourth place for another payday of $51,944. He hopes to pick up right where he left off at the end of last year.

Player Chips Progress
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Steve WIlkie
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Steve Wilkie

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

Martz Picks off Verbeck

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

Joel Verbeck was in the hijack and opened the action with a raise to 500. Phil Kiphardt called in the cutoff, as did the players on the button and in the small blind. Daryl Martz was in the big blind and defended to take action five ways to the streets.

The flop dropped {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{j-Hearts} and action checked to Verbeck, who made a continuation-bet of 1,200. Kiphardt called, the players on the button and in the small blind folded, and then Martz threw in a call.

Action was then three handed as the turn came {5-Diamonds}. Martz checked to Verbeck, who fired a second barrel of 2,100. Kiphardt quickly sent his cards to the muck and then Martz called once more, taking action heads up to the river {3-Hearts}. Martz checked again and Verbeck emptied the clip, putting in a third barrel for 3,600. Martz called.

Verbeck shrugged as he tabled {k-Hearts}{9-Clubs} for pure air and Martz tabled {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} to take down the pot with his top pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Kiphardt
64,500
500
500
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Daryl Martz
31,300
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Joel Verbeck
19,800
5,200
5,200

Tags: Joel VerbeckPhil KiphardtDaryl Martz

Huynh Doesn't Believe the Lead

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante
Anthony Huynh
Anthony Huynh

Stephen Damicus opened the action with a raise to 900 in middle position. Anthony Huynh was in the hijack and three-bet to 2,200. Damicus called and action went heads up to a flop of {3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Spades}. Damicus checked and Huynh made a continuation-bet of 3,600. Damicus called.

The turn was {a-Spades} and Damicus led out for 2,500. Huynh quickly put in a raise to 8,000 and Damicus thought for a few moments and sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Anthony Huynh
39,100
39,100
39,100
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Stephen Damicus
21,900
3,100
3,100

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Kiphardt Shows the Bluff

Level 2 : 100/200, 200 ante

There was around 10,000 in the middle on a board reading {k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Spades} and a player in early position had a bet of 6,000 in front of him. Action was back on the player as his opponent, Phil Kiphardt had raised to 16,000 from middle position.

The early-position player thought for close to two minutes and then folded {a-Hearts}{a-Spades} face up. Kiphardt quickly tabled {q-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}, showing pure air with nothing more than a busted gutshot straight draw and proceeded to rake in and stack his newly-earned chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Kiphardt
65,000
65,000
65,000

Tags: Phil Kiphardt

Level: 2

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 200

Field Nearing 100

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante

The field size has grown to 92 entries with Level 1 looking to come to a close shortly. Here are a handful more players found in their seats.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Dana Deitz us
Dana Deitz
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Stephen Damicus us
Stephen Damicus
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Jesse Meyer us
Jesse Meyer
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Sam Kamin us
Sam Kamin
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Phillip Gioia us
Phillip Gioia
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of James Eads us
James Eads
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Brian Leitch us
Brian Leitch
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Kenneth Nay us
Kenneth Nay
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Kevin Conolty us
Kevin Conolty
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Steve Le Peau us
Steve Le Peau
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of James Harvey cr
James Harvey
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Linda Martz us
Linda Martz
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Michael Rankins us
Michael Rankins
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Bernard Carson us
Bernard Carson
25,000
25,000
25,000
Profile photo of Kevin Kurtz us
Kevin Kurtz
25,000
25,000
25,000

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Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
PokerNews MyStack
PokerNews MyStack

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"All In on the First Hand!"

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
Matthew Stolmeier
Matthew Stolmeier

"All In on the First Hand!" screamed David Blankenship from one corner of the room. "Not me," he then added with a smile.

All of the chips were in the process of being sent to Matthew Stolmeier, who was under the gun with {k-Diamonds}{k-Spades} and had gotten stacks in against Niels Rikhof's {a-Spades}{k-Hearts} from the cutoff.

The board read {5-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts}, giving Stolmeier top set and earning him a double on the first hand of the day. Meanwhile, Rikhof headed straight to the registration desk to get back in on the action with a fresh stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Stolmeier
50,300
50,300
50,300
Profile photo of Niels Rikhof us
Niels Rikhof
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: David BlankenshipMatthew StolmeierNiels Rikhof