The flop came 
. All of the chips ended up in the middle after a bet raise and shove. Nick Werle was sitting pretty with the red needles 
against the 
top pair of Fredrick Rule.
The turn was the 
to give Rule a straight draw. The river came the 
to bust Rule and give Werle a nice pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
Busted |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
42,000
42,000
|
42,000 |
|
36,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
|
29,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
20,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
16,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
The flop read 
. Terry Harper raised a bet of 500 to 2,000 and was called.
The turn came the 
. Harper bet 3,000 and got called again. The 
on the river completed the board. Harper continued the aggression and bet 6,000 but this time his opponent did not match his bet and Harper was able to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
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.
Action was picked up on the river as the board read 
. Four players were in the hand, Albert Winchester bet 2,500 into a pot of about 3,500.
Jason Blount raised to 7,000 which folded out everyone including Winchester who folded swiftly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
23,000
23,000
|
23,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
|
25,000 | |
|
|
25,000 |
The main event is underway with 23 players registered at the start
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
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.
