$360 Regional Event
Day 1b Started
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional
$360 Regional Event
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional
Buy-in
$360
Prize Pool
$326,100
Entries
1,087
Level
33
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
207
Players Left
24
Day 1b of the 2020 MSPT Golden Gates $360 Regional Event Begins at Noon
Welcome back to PokerNews coverage of the Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Golden Gates $360 Regional Event.
One of four flights has been played to its completion and Day 1b is set to get underway Thursday at noon local time. The field size for Wednesday’s Day 1a saw more than a 33% increase from the 120 entries that were logged in November, 2019’s edition of this same event. The 161 entries from Wednesday’s flight will look to set the pace for increased field sizes all weekend long with the $150,000 guaranteed prize pool likely to be surpassed long before the final flight.
Seventeen players have already earned their seats into Sunday’s Day 2 with Luis Rosa (641,000) leading the way. Greg Geller (390,000) and Nate Zoller (251,000) are just a couple more of the regular faces at the Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour that also found a Day 1a bag, and another solid field is expected to turn up this afternoon to try and add their name to the Day 2 roster.
Like Day 1a, players receive 25,000 in chips to start. Levels are 30 minutes in length with 15-minute breaks at the completion of every four levels. Unlimited reentry is available until the start of Level 13 for this Regional Event, and play is scheduled to go 15 full levels unless 12% of the field is reached before that time.
Chips are sure to fly all tournament long and PokerNews will be on hand to catch all the action. Stick around for all the fun.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Play Underway on Day 1b
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
"Get the cards in the air! Good Luck!" said tournament director Patrick Roy to conclude his pre-tournament announcements and Level 1 is officially underway with 61 players already registered and several more in line ready to get in on the action.
Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
"All In on the First Hand!"
Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
"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 
and had gotten stacks in against Niels Rikhof's 
from the cutoff.
The board read 
, 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,300
50,300
|
50,300 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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Level 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
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25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Kiphardt Shows the Bluff
Level 2
: 100/200, 200 ante
There was around 10,000 in the middle on a board reading 
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 
face up. Kiphardt quickly tabled 
, 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000
65,000
|
65,000 |