2020 Mid-States Poker Tour Golden Gates Regional

$360 Regional Event
Day: 1d
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 1d
Entries
400
Players Left
54

Burleson Over 400K

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

Rick Burleson was just seen with 260,000 after having been one of the last players to get in the tournament. He just chipped up even further to 416,000 and shared the details of how it went down.

Under the gun limped in and action folded around to Burleson in the cutoff. He limped in as well before the big blind pumped it up to 20,000. The under-the-gun limper folded and Burleson called, taking action heads up to a flop of {9-}{5-}{3-} with two hearts. The big blind made a continuation-bet of 25,000 and Burleson peeled.

The turn came {2-Hearts} to bring a third heart on board and the big blind fired a second barrel for 25,000. Burleson stuck around again and the river fell {3-}. The big blind emptied the clip, betting another 20,000, and Burleson raised him all in. He quickly called.

Big Blind: {k-}{k-}
Rick Burleson: {2-}{2-}

Burleson's flop call brought him gin on the turn and scored him a knockout and a pot that vaulted him over 400,000, making him the likely chip leader in the room with a handful of minutes left in Level 14.

Player Chips Progress
Rick Burleson us
Rick Burleson
416,000 156,000

Tags: Rick Burleson

Late-Night Chip Counts

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Alex Kotliarsky us
Alex Kotliarsky
355,000 173,500
Lorenzo Banuelos us
Lorenzo Banuelos
295,000 295,000
Sergio Sanchez us
Sergio Sanchez
280,000 280,000
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
261,000 54,000
Rick Burleson us
Rick Burleson
260,000 260,000
Sunyi Yi us
Sunyi Yi
244,000 -55,500
Eric von Guttenberg us
Eric von Guttenberg
224,000 89,000
Eddy Konarske us
Eddy Konarske
180,000 123,000
Stuart Brown us
Stuart Brown
172,000 -18,000
Andrew Peragallo us
Andrew Peragallo
160,000 127,900
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
145,000 35,000
Devin Garcia us
Devin Garcia
112,000 1,700
Jay Jesse us
Jay Jesse
110,000 87,600
Jeff Santarelli us
Jeff Santarelli
95,000 7,000
Altanulzii Onom us
Altanulzii Onom
85,000 31,000
Josh Saltz us
Josh Saltz
82,000 45,700
Sergio Ruiz us
Sergio Ruiz
80,000 38,000
Kevin Kurtz us
Kevin Kurtz
78,000 52,000
Travis Northrope us
Travis Northrope
64,000 12,500
Brian Hartner us
Brian Hartner
61,000 61,000
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
57,000 17,000
Joel Verbeck us
Joel Verbeck
Busted

Lopez Eliminated by Rule

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

Action was all in preflop between Jose Lopez in the big blind and Steve Rule who was in early position. Lopez was the one at risk and in bad shape.

Jose Lopez: {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Steve Rule: {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

The board came {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}, leaving Rule with a clear-cut path to winning the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Rule us
Steve Rule
97,000 97,000
Jose Lopez us
Jose Lopez
Busted

Tags: Jose LopezSteve Rule

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

Thornton Dusts an Opponent; Ramos Over 300K

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

An all in and call were heard on the turn with a board of {2-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{8-Spades} in a blind-on-blind battle with Schuyler Thornton in the big blind having his opponent all in.

Small Blind: {6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}
Schuyler Thornton: {9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}

Thornton was able to fade the flush and gutshot straight outs on the river {5-Clubs} to earn him the pot and take him over 200,000. Ted Ramos was also spotted at an adjacent table and has chipped up to 336,000, making him one of the largest stacks in the room with a little over an hour of play left in the night.

Player Chips Progress
Ted Ramos us
Ted Ramos
336,000 257,000
Schuyler Thornton us
Schuyler Thornton
207,000 126,000

Tags: Schuyler ThorntonTed Ramos

Prize Pool Announced!

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

Official numbers are in with a total of 400 entries for Day 1d to bring the four-day total up to 1,087 entries, generating a total prize pool of $326,100. One hundred and seventeen players will make it into the money with a first-level payout of $620 and prizes escalating every nine places until the final three tables.

All players to make the final table will earn at least $5,000 as the ninth-place prize is $5,870. The first-place prize is $59,525.

Eyster Over Six Figures; Walker Eliminates Alipourfard

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

Kevin Eyster had opened on the button and was called by the small blind to go heads up to a flop of {8-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}. The small blind checked and Eyster made a continuation-bet of 7,000. The small blind check-raised to 17,000 and Eyster made the call.

The turn came {9-Clubs} and the small blind checked. Eyster went all in for 49,000, sending the small blind into the tank for about a minute before letting his hand go.

Furthermore, Mansour Alipourfard was seen leaving his seat after being eliminated from an adjacent table with the chips going in the direction of Shawn Walker.

Player Chips Progress
Shawn Walker us
Shawn Walker
126,000 21,000
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
110,000
Mansour Alipourfard us
Mansour Alipourfard
Busted

Tags: Kevin EysterMansour AlipourfardShawn Walker

Cards Back In the Air; Registration Closed

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

The unofficial number of entries for Day 1d has just been announced as 400, bringing the four-day total up to 1,087 and making it the first tournament in Colorado history with over 1,000 entries. Ryan Dodson was one of the three to have entered on break and has been seen with a fresh stack for a final chance at a bag.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
25,000 25,000

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000