Day 1a in Action
2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino
$1,110 MSPT Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2022 MSPT Bally's Black Hawk Casino
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$300,000
Entries
683
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
100,000
Entries
85
Players Left
10
Level: 7
Blinds: 400/800
Ante: 800
Break Time
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
The players are now on their second break of the day.
Before Break Chip Counts
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | -5,000 |
|
102,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
95,000 | 15,000 |
|
85,000 | 85,000 |
|
65,000 | 10,000 |
|
53,000 | 53,000 |
|
45,000 | 29,000 |
|
38,000 | 12,000 |
|
|
30,000 | -15,000 |
|
26,000 |
Donald Marquis Wins Event #3: $250 Seniors
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
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.
Top Set Twice For Blount
Level 6
: 300/600, 600 ante
On a board of 
, Jason Blount bet 8,500 into two opponents into a pot of about 11,000. Both of his opponents folded.
The next hand, the flop read 
. Blount called the all in of his opponent and tabled the 
for top set. His opponent had the 
. Blount said it was the second consecutive hand that he flopped top set, indicating that he had had pocket kings on the previous hand.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
to secure the hand for Blount and bust his opponent as Blount continued his surge on chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
112,000 | 32,000 |
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
Vargo Scores Big Knockout
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
There was a huge pot in the middle on the river on a board that read [6x4x1-x5xkx]. Alex Vargo had the 
for a set which was the winning hand.
The losing hand of Keith Wright was swept away quickly by the dealer as his previously large stack was swallowed up entirely by Vargo, giving him the chip lead in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
115,000 | |
|
Busted |
Nut Flush Over Set For Gaudreault
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
The flop read 
. From under the gun James Graham bet 2,200. Quinten Yanick raised to 7,200 from the cutoff, then John Gaudreault three-bet jammed all in for 9,400 from the small blind. Graham jammed his even larger stack which forced Yanick to fold quickly flashing a .
Gaudreault had the good as he tabled the 
for the nut flush while Graham had a set with the 
. Graham would need the board to pair to bust Gaudreault.
The turn was the 
and the river the 
to keep the flush as the winning hand and give a large pot over to Gaudreault.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
80,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
36,000 | 36,000 |
|
|
18,000 | 18,000 |
Eyzaguirre Shoves on Yanick
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Four players saw a flop of 
. Under the gun, Quinten Yanick bet 4,000. A middle position player folded and Ricardo Eyzaguirre jammed all in from the button for 18,900.
The big blind quickly got out of the way and Yanick sized up the bet before folding 
face up and sending the pot over to Eyzaquirre.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
74,000 | 40,000 |
|
29,000 | -3,000 |