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

Cervantes Doubles With Better Draw

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

Jorge Cervantes limped in from middle position and was raised to 3,500 by the hijack. ohnny Ambrosio called from the big blind, as did Cervantes, and the three saw the flop come {4-Clubs}{k-Spades}{2-Clubs}. Ambrosio led out with a bet of 6,000 and Cervantes went all in for 9,100. The hijack folded and Ambrosio called.

Jorge Cervantes: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Johnny Ambrosio: {10-Clubs}{6-Clubs}

Both players had unpaired flush draws and the turn {9-Diamonds} and river {9-Hearts} changed nothing other than giving each player a pair of nines. Cervantes' ace scored him the double and he now finds himself back over a starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Johnny Ambrosio us
Johnny Ambrosio
42,000
Jorge Cervantes us
Jorge Cervantes
31,700

Tags: Johnny AmbrosioJorge Cervantes

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

Pence Sends Mosier To the Rail

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Caleb Pence had opened under the gun and received four calls, one of which was from Rickey Mosier in the small blind. The flop came {5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and action checked to Pence, who made a continuation-bet of 6,500. Mosier check-raised all in and Pence called.

"I'm behind," said Mosier, tabling {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs}. Pence turned over {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}.

The turn {8-Diamonds} and river {j-Hearts} completed the runout and left Mosier behind with no further cards to come.

"Yep," he added as the two exchanged pleasantries and Mosier made his way from the tournament area. Meanwhile, Pence now finds himself over 100,000 after the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Caleb Pence us
Caleb Pence
106,000
Rickey Mosier us
Rickey Mosier
Busted

Tags: Caleb PenceRickey Mosier

Tryba Shoots Down an Opponent

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Chris Tryba
Chris Tryba

Chris Tryba had opened in early position and was three-bet to 10,600 by the small blind. He put forward a stack of T5,000 chips to put his opponent all in for his last 30,000 or so. The player thought for about a minute and then committed his remaining chips.

Small Blind: {q-Hearts}{q-Spades}
Chris Tryba: {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}

A few players at the table correctly chimed in with predictions of Tryba's hand prior to cards being shown and the small blind saw he was in bad shape. The dealer then brought a flop of {5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{q-Clubs} to give the small blind one of the two queens he needed, resulting in more remark from the table. Tryba didn't flinch and the turn came {a-Diamonds} to put him back out in front, causing even more ambient excitement and leaving the small blind with one chance at a one-outer. It did not come as the river fell {k-Clubs} and he was eliminated from the tournament.

Tryba calmly tapped the table, still sitting stoically for another second before calmly reaching to his can of Red Bull to take a sip before collecting the chips that were shipped his way.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
155,000
57,000
57,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris Tryba

Post-Break Chip Counts

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Caleb Meyer us
Caleb Meyer
150,000
127,000
127,000
Edward Ellson us
Edward Ellson
115,000
29,000
29,000
Travis Northrope us
Travis Northrope
86,900
-7,400
-7,400
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
76,000
David Blankenship us
David Blankenship
60,000
40,500
40,500
Dana Dietz us
Dana Dietz
45,500
30,000
30,000
Jim Morrison us
Jim Morrison
45,000
-12,100
-12,100
Kevin Kurtz us
Kevin Kurtz
35,500
-6,300
-6,300
Al Hart us
Al Hart
34,300
300
300
Dapo Fadeyi us
Dapo Fadeyi
33,200
9,000
9,000
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
25,000
25,000
25,000
Rickey Mosier us
Rickey Mosier
23,200
-8,100
-8,100
Scott Horvath us
Scott Horvath
22,000
Johnny Ambrosio us
Johnny Ambrosio
5,000
5,000
5,000
Kenneth Nay us
Kenneth Nay
Busted
Jesus Sanchez us
Jesus Sanchez
Busted
Josh Williamson us
Josh Williamson
Busted
Hector Guerra-Alvarez us
Hector Guerra-Alvarez
Busted
Tomas Brown us
Tomas Brown
Busted
Donovan Sparrow us
Donovan Sparrow
Busted

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Vanstrom Needs No Showdown

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Jason Vanstrom was in middle position and opened to 2,500. Efrain Carabeo called from the hijack and action made its way around to the big blind, who defended. The flop fell {10-Spades}{q-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} and the big blind checked to Vanstrom, who made a continuation-bet of 2,700. Carabeo folded and the big blind called.

The turn came {5-Clubs} and the big blind led out with a bet of 2,500. Vanstrom called, bringing the river {k-Diamonds} where the big blind checked. Vanstrom threw out a bet of 13,500 and quickly received a fold, earning him the pot.

Moments afterwards, Steve Wilkie shared that he had been seated to Vanstrom's direct right for one hand. The two got stacks all in preflop with Wilkie having two kings and Vanstrom having two aces. Vanstrom held and Wilkie went straight to the registration desk to fire again.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
61,400
33,000
33,000
Efrain Carabeo us
Efrain Carabeo
26,100
-17,400
-17,400
Steve WIlkie gb
Steve WIlkie
25,000

Tags: Efrain CarabeoJason VanstromSteve Wilkie

Chip Count Update

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Sergio Ruiz us
Sergio Ruiz
244,000
-23,000
-23,000
Michael Hinde us
Michael Hinde
138,100
70,000
70,000
Alex Smith us
Alex Smith
127,000
10,000
10,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
98,000
52,800
52,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Tito us
Michael Tito
91,000
47,500
47,500
Ranae Rodriguez us
Ranae Rodriguez
74,000
-4,000
-4,000
Mike Wheeler us
Mike Wheeler
53,500
28,500
28,500
Joel Verbeck us
Joel Verbeck
52,500
27,500
27,500
Raleigh England us
Raleigh England
47,300
-24,500
-24,500
Niels Rikhof us
Niels Rikhof
45,000
8,000
8,000
Efrain Carabeo us
Efrain Carabeo
43,500
-35,500
-35,500
Brian Leitch us
Brian Leitch
41,000
32,200
32,200
Nader Wahdan us
Nader Wahdan
30,400
5,400
5,400
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
28,400
-16,800
-16,800
Steve WIlkie gb
Steve WIlkie
25,000
-17,900
-17,900
Jeff Moskowitz us
Jeff Moskowitz
22,000
-19,500
-19,500
Khoa Nguyen us
Khoa Nguyen
20,300
-4,500
-4,500
Phillip Gioia us
Phillip Gioia
12,000
-34,000
-34,000
Connie Bruce us
Connie Bruce
Busted
Johnny Ambrosio us
Johnny Ambrosio
Busted

Wright Done In Twice By Eights

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Keith Wright
Keith Wright

Alex Montoya opened the action with a raise to 2,400 in middle position and action folded around to Keith Wright, who put in his last 6,800 on the button. The players in the blinds folded and Montoya confirmed the amount before quickly making the call.

Keith Wright: {a-Hearts}{k-Spades}
Alex Montoya: {8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

"They're live," said Wright as the cards were tabled. However, he watched the board run out {9-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{q-Spades} to leave him unimproved and out of chips, "Yep, eights did me in twice. Good luck, guys," said Wright, making his way from the room shortly thereafter.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Montoya us
Alex Montoya
105,500
105,500
105,500
Keith Wright us
Keith Wright
Busted

Tags: Alex MontoyaKeith Wright