2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

$360 Regional Event
Day: 1c
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 1c
Entries
319
Players Left
43

Montoya Knocks Out Two

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

Action folded around to the cutoff and he went all in. Al Hart called all in on the button for less and the small blind folded to put action onto Alex Montoya in the big blind. He asked for a count on the cutoff's stack and it was totaled to be 33,400, sending him into the tank for about a half-minute before throwing out chips to call.

Al Hart: {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Cutoff: {k-Clubs}{10-Spades}
Alex Montoya: {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Hart looked poised for the triple and his odds were even better after the flop came {8-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}. Meanwhile, the cutoff was in good shape for the side pot as he flopped top pair as well. The turn was {10-Diamonds}, eliminating Montoya's backdoor club draws but giving him a backdoor gutshot straight draw that proved to fill as the river came {j-Spades} to score him the double knockout and further add to his stack, bringing him near 300,000.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Montoya us
Alex Montoya
289,000
144,000
144,000
Al Hart us
Al Hart
Busted

Tags: Al HartAlex Montoya

More Chip Counts

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Phillip Gioia us
Phillip Gioia
243,800
231,800
231,800
Sergio Ruiz us
Sergio Ruiz
195,000
-49,000
-49,000
Caleb Meyer us
Caleb Meyer
154,000
-56,000
-56,000
Edward Ellson us
Edward Ellson
143,400
28,400
28,400
Nader Wahdan us
Nader Wahdan
135,000
104,600
104,600
Mitch Lekarczyk us
Mitch Lekarczyk
86,000
-15,500
-15,500
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
85,200
31,200
31,200
Travis Northrope us
Travis Northrope
79,500
-7,400
-7,400
David Blankenship us
David Blankenship
79,000
19,000
19,000
Anthony Martinez us
Anthony Martinez
66,000
66,000
66,000
Caleb Pence us
Caleb Pence
64,100
-41,900
-41,900
Steve WIlkie gb
Steve WIlkie
47,400
22,400
22,400
Jim Morrison us
Jim Morrison
46,200
1,200
1,200
Dapo Fadeyi us
Dapo Fadeyi
45,600
12,400
12,400
Jessica Knapp us
Jessica Knapp
34,000
-18,100
-18,100
Scott Horvath us
Scott Horvath
26,000
4,000
4,000
Svetlana Martie us
Svetlana Martie
18,500
6,700
6,700
Johnny Ambrosio us
Johnny Ambrosio
Busted
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
Busted
Dana Dietz us
Dana Dietz
Busted

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Lehrburger Eliminates Verbeck

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

Ethan Lehrburger opened to 5,500 under the gun and was called by the hijack. Action was then on Joel Verbeck in the cutoff and he three-bet all in for 48,400. Lehrburger called and the hijack folded.

Joel Verbeck: {a-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Ethan Lehrburger: {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

The two were in a coin flip situation until the flop came {9-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, leaving Verbeck in need of running cards to stay alive. The turn {2-Clubs} was of no help and left him drawing dead, wishing the table a good game and good luck as the river {3-Clubs} came on board to complete the runout.

WIth the pot, Lehrburger now finds himself north of 300,000, making him one of the largest stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Ethan Lehrburger us
Ethan Lehrburger
305,000
305,000
305,000
Joel Verbeck us
Joel Verbeck
Busted

Tags: Ethan LehrburgerJoel Verbeck

Knapp Dusts a Shorty

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

A short stack got his last three or so big blinds in from middle position and received action from only Jessica Knapp in the cutoff.

All-In Player: {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}
Jessica Knapp: {q-Hearts}{j-Hearts}

Knapp was out in front and remained there the whole way as the board ran out {k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{k-Hearts}{10-Hearts} to give her a flush and score her the knockout and the small pot to go along with it.

Player Chips Progress
Jessica Knapp us
Jessica Knapp
52,100

Tags: Jessica Knapp

Updated Counts from Around the Room

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alex Smith us
Alex Smith
195,800
68,800
68,800
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
176,000
21,000
21,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ranae Rodriguez us
Ranae Rodriguez
173,000
99,000
99,000
Michael Hinde us
Michael Hinde
148,000
9,900
9,900
Alex Montoya us
Alex Montoya
145,000
39,500
39,500
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
136,100
74,700
74,700
Brian Leitch us
Brian Leitch
85,000
44,000
44,000
Michael Tito us
Michael Tito
73,000
-18,000
-18,000
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
68,000
43,000
43,000
Jeff Moskowitz us
Jeff Moskowitz
52,000
30,000
30,000
Raleigh England us
Raleigh England
37,800
-9,500
-9,500
Kevin Kurtz us
Kevin Kurtz
31,800
-3,700
-3,700
Andrew Peragallo us
Andrew Peragallo
29,000
4,000
4,000
Mike Wheeler us
Mike Wheeler
Busted
Niels Rikhof us
Niels Rikhof
Busted
Khoa Nguyen us
Khoa Nguyen
Busted
Efrain Carabeo us
Efrain Carabeo
Busted

Field Breaks 300

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

The tournament clock displays 306 entries early in Level 11 and a little over one hour is still left in the registration period. Action is wild and that number is sure to grow as a reflection of the chips flying across the room.

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

Meyer Cracks 200K

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Caleb Meyer
Caleb Meyer

A player limped in from early position and Caleb Meyer limped in behind from the hijack. Svetlana Martie was on the button and also limped behind before the small blind completed and Mitch Lekarczyk checked his option in the big blind.

Action went five ways to a flop of {9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} and the early-position limper bet 4,500 once action checked to him. Only Meyer called to take action heads up to the turn {6-Spades}, where the early-position player bet another 8,500. Meyer called once more.

The dealer burned and turned the river {8-Clubs} and the early-position palyer fired out another 12,500. Meyer raised him all in and the player called.

Early Position: {j-Hearts}{7-Hearts}
Caleb Meyer: {q-Hearts}{j-Clubs}

The early-position player got his stack in with the second nuts only to have it up against the one hand that could beat him, resulting in his elimination and bringing Meyer over 200,000 as Level 11 comes to a close.

Player Chips Progress
Caleb Meyer us
Caleb Meyer
210,000
60,000
60,000
Mitch Lekarczyk us
Mitch Lekarczyk
101,500
76,500
76,500
Svetlana Martie us
Svetlana Martie
11,800
11,800
11,800

Tags: Caleb MeyerMitch LekarczykSvetlana Martie