2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino

$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$104,890
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
683
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
85
Players Left
10

Day 1a of MSPT Bally's Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event Kicks of at 12 noon

It is time for the highly anticipated MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event to begin at 12 p.m. noon local time. This is the premier event of what has been a successful series in the picturesque Black Hawk, Colorado.

A buy in of $1,110 will give each player a starting stack of 25,000. Levels are 40 minutes long with a 10-minute break every three levels. This is a re-entry tournament, so entries are unlimited for the re-entry period, which will be up until the start of Level 13. Day 1a will end at the completion of Level 15 or when 12% of the starting field remains if that should come first. Day 1a is one of three starting days, with Days 1b and 1c to also begin at noon on Friday and Saturday.

PokerNews will be on hand to provide Day 1a updates as well as mini-recaps of previous events of the MSPT series thus far as the snow falls on this blistery winter day.

Daniel Sandoval Wins Event #1: $360 Mystery Bounty

Level 1 : 100/100, 100 ante
Daniel Sandoval
Daniel Sandoval

The MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Showdown Series from January 19-30 has already produced some big results and winners.

The first event of the series was the growing in popularity "Mystery Bounty" format. The tournament attracted a whopping 970 entries and was eventually won by Daniel Sandoval from Thornton, CO.

Thornton had just north of $31,000 in career earnings prior to his big win in the mystery bounty event which became the biggest score of his career.

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Donald Marquis Wins Event #3: $250 Seniors

Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante
Donald Marquis
Donald Marquis

Event #3: $250 Seniors attracted 185 entries and at the end, it was a local favorite who emerged as the winner on Monday January 24,

Donald Marquis is a Black Hawk native and a regular player in this area with 100% of the results on his poker resume coming right here in Black Hawk. His victory in the seniors event on Monday was his first tournament win since 2014.

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Sandoval Snaps Off Ingles

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Daniel Sandoval Stacks His Chips
Daniel Sandoval Stacks His Chips

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading {7-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}. Jared Ingles bet 15,500 from the button. Daniel Sandoval raised to 34,000 from middle position. Ingles waited a bit before three-bet jamming all in and Sandoval snap called.

It was a big cooler situation as Sandoval had the nuts with the {a-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} while Ingles had the second nuts with the {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}.

The river was the {3-Diamonds} and just like that Ingles was out the door and Sandoval surged close to half a million.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Sandoval us
Daniel Sandoval
475,000
160,000
160,000
Jared Ingles us
Jared Ingles
Busted

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Adrian Buckley Bags Huge Chip Lead After Day 1a of MSPT Black Hawk Main Event

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

Day 1a of MSPT Bally’s Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event is in the books with ten players surviving the action.

Adrian Buckley was the high-flying chip leader at the end of the night as he bagged an astounding 620,000, nearly double the second largest stack. The Colorado native has $1.8 million in career tournament winnings and was a big chip stack for much of the day but he really took charge very late in the day in the final level as he found pocket aces that would hold at the right time vs the pocket queens of big stack Daniel Sandoval. Things would not be so bad for Sandoval however as he bagged a healthy 281,000 stack, which was good enough for third place at the end of the night for the winner of Event #1 of the series.

Wedged in between Buckley and Sandoval in the counts in second place with 330,000 was Billyray Gallegos who accumulated much of his stack in the final few levels of the night.

Other notable players who bagged include Anthony Martinez with 136,000, Joseph Crowley (118,000) and Ben Jensen also at 118,000. As well as Nick Werle who clung on by the skin of his teeth for much of the later levels and end with 71,000.

Several players entered the day but could not make it to the end, such as; Jared Ingles, Ricardo Eyzaguirre and Jay Yates.

Day 1a attracted 85 entries as the Colorado weather produced a heavy snow for much of the day and temperatures as low as 9 degrees. With weather expected to be clear skies and warmer, many players will opt to enter on Days 1b and 1c which will also begin at 12 noon on the upcoming two days where the field will look to join the ten survivors from Day 1a for Day 2 at 11 a.m. on Sunday January 30.

PokerNews will be back with the updates tomorrow to continue coverage of this Main Event.

Tags: Adrian BuckleyAnthony MartinezBen JensenBillyray GallegosDaniel SandovalJared InglesJay YatesJoseph CrowleyNick WerleRicardo Eyzaguirre