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

01-17-2020 19:00 UTC-7

Registration Closed; Recent Eliminations

Hill Kerby

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

Registration has officially closed as of the beginning of Level 13 and the total number of entries for the flight has been confirmed at 319, bringing the three-day total up to 687. There are less than three levels of play left in the evening, so stay tuned to see who else makes it.

In the meantime, the following players have been eliminated from the tournament recently and will not be among those to find a bag when play concludes at the end of the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Moskowitz	Busted
Andrew Peragallo	Busted
Niels Rikhof	Busted
Jessica Knapp	Busted
Patrick Suzuki	Busted
Svetlana Martie	Busted
Jim Morrison	Busted

01-17-2020 19:06 UTC-7

Perryman Doubles Through Tito

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Hill Kerby

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

Michael Tito had a put in a raise with two T5,000 chips in front of him on the button after action folded to him. Jules Perryman was next to act in the small blind and three-bet all in for 19,000. Tito called and hands were tabled for the runout.

Jules Perryman:
Michael Tito:

Perryman was in front but had two live cards to fade. The flop changed that, giving him two pair and leaving Tito in need of hitting running cards to get any portion of the pot. The turn came to bring the possibility of Broadway on board for a chop, but the river fell to leave Perryman's hand best and earn him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Tito	152,000 79,000	79,000
Jules Perryman	44,000

Tags: Jules Perryman Michael Tito

01-17-2020 19:13 UTC-7

Kurtz Hits the Showers

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Hill Kerby

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

Kevin Kurtz limped in from early position and action folded around to Alex Smith, who completed his small blind. The big blind checked his option and the flop dropped . Both blinds checked and Kurtz shoved all in for 39,000. Smith thought for a few moments and then called, prompting a fold from the big blind.

Kevin Kurtz:
Alex Smith:

Smith found himself way out in front after making the call with a middling top pair and was able to fade the two outer on the turn and river to win the pot, leaving Kurtz dry on chips nearing the end of Level 13.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Smith	85,000 110,800	110,800

Kevin Kurtz	Busted

Tags: Alex Smith Kevin Kurtz

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

01-17-2020 19:22 UTC-7

A Bunch of Chip Counts

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Hill Kerby

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Montoya	351,000 62,000	62,000
Nader Wahdan	322,000 187,000	187,000
Ethan Lehrburger	238,000 67,000	67,000
Ranae Rodriguez	237,000 64,000	64,000
Phillip Gioia	185,000 58,800	58,800
Michael Hinde	168,000 20,000	20,000
Mitch Lekarczyk	165,000 79,000	79,000
Dapo Fadeyi	160,000 114,400	114,400
Sergio Ruiz	155,000 40,000	40,000
Ryan Dodson	117,000 31,800	31,800
Edward Ellson	113,000 30,400	30,400
Anthony Martinez	108,000 42,000	42,000

Chris Tryba	106,000 70,000	70,000

Danny Gonzales	100,000 32,000	32,000
Caleb Meyer	85,000 69,000	69,000
Samuel Uhlmann	80,000 80,000	80,000
Jason Vanstrom	77,000 59,100	59,100
David Blankenship	70,000 9,000	9,000
Swami Burtschi	65,000
Raleigh England	65,000 27,200	27,200
Steve WIlkie	48,000 35,000	35,000
Jessica Knapp	9,000 9,000	9,000
Scott Horvath	Busted
Joseph Giampetro	Busted
Caleb Pence	Busted

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01-17-2020 19:34 UTC-7

Tryba Tramples Cowboys

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Hill Kerby

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chris Tryba opened to 9,000 in middle position and was three-bet all in by Stuart Brown for 26,000. Action made its way back to Tryba and he made the call.

Stuart Brown:
Chris Tryba:

The flop was , giving Tryba an open-ended straight draw and flush draw. Brown still had a sweat after the turn , but his hopes of survival were dashed as the river completed everything Tryba needed to earn him the pot and the knockout.

"I love that hand," said tablemate Nader Wahdan.

"Me too," Tryba replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Tryba	215,000 109,000	109,000

Stuart Brown	Busted

Tags: Chris Tryba Nader Wahdan Stuart Brown

01-17-2020 19:42 UTC-7

Woodyard Shows Top Pair on the River

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Hill Kerby

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Anthony Martinez was in middle position and opened to 9,000. He was called by Jessica Woodyard in the cutoff and the two went heads up to a flop of . Both players checked.

Action went check-check once more on the turn and the river came . Martinez checked over to Woodyard again and she grabbed four T5,000 chips, set them down in front of her, and then flicked them forward onto the felt. Martinez thought for about 10 seconds and then folded.

Woodyard picked up her cards and looked at them for a couple of seconds once Martinez folded and then threw them to the center of the table face up, displaying for a rivered top pair, top kicker that earned her the pot without showdown.

Meanwhile, Al Luiz has been seen on an adjacent table with a stack above 300,000, making him one of the larger stacks in the room with only a few minutes left before the final level of the night commences.

Player	Chips	Progress
Al Luiz	308,000
Jessica Woodyard	285,000
Anthony Martinez	220,000 112,000	112,000

Tags: Anthony Martinez Al Luiz Jessica Woodyard

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

01-17-2020 19:56 UTC-7

Late Night Photos from Day 1c of the 2020 MSPT Golden Gates $360 Regional Event

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Hill Kerby

01-17-2020 20:02 UTC-7

Smith Over 400,000

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Hill Kerby

Level 15 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action folded around to the cutoff and he opened to 15,000. Alex Smith called on the button and both players in the blinds called behind, taking action four ways to a flop of . Action checked around to Smith and he bet 28,000. The small blind called and the other two players folded.

The turn came and the small blind checked again. Smith bet enough to put the player all in for his last 40,000 or so and the player made the call.

All-In Player:
Alex Smith:

Smith's top pair was out in front and in need of fading hearts and an ace to earn the knockout. He would do just that as the river fell and the pot was sent his way, bringing him to 404,000 midway through the final level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Smith	404,000 319,000	319,000