$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD) | MSPT Black Hawk

08-16-2021 02:01 UTC

Tanner Raises the River

HillKerby

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Norm Tanner saw action fold to him on the button and opened to 175,000, receiving a call from Jon Glendinning in the big blind. The flop came and Glendinning led out for 125,000. Tanner called and both players tapped the felt on the turn to bring the river .

Glendinning cut out a bet of 225,000 and Tanner quickly reached for chips, raising to 500,000. Glendinning then went into the tank for about a minute and sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norm Tanner	2,075,000	635,000
Jon Glendinning	1,970,000	-330,000

Tags: Jon Glendinning Norm Tanner

08-16-2021 01:54 UTC

Updated Counts

HillKerby

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

Level 26 is off to a slow start with no major pots of note. Here's an updated look at chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Garcia	3,500,000	-150,000
Jon Glendinning	2,300,000	-370,000
Cory Smith	2,300,000	285,000
Dapo Ajayi	2,050,000	55,000
Norm Tanner	1,440,000	-420,000
Michael Jagroo	1,405,000	30,000
Tyler Potts	1,240,000	-245,000
Adam Wilbur	1,190,000	-295,000

Level: 26

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000

08-16-2021 01:40 UTC

Yohannes Ambaye Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,366)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Bobby Garcia raised to 150,000 in early position and Yohannes Ambaye three-bet to 400,000 in the cutoff. Action folded back to Garcia and he announced he was all in, with Ambaye calling his remaining stack of less than 200,000 to put himself at risk for his tournament life.

Yohannes Ambaye:
Bobby Garcia:

"Nice hand," said Garcia after seeing Ambaye's big slick, but he found a three outer on the turn of a runout to improve to queens and nines and eliminate Ambaye as the first casualty of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Garcia	3,650,000	1,055,000
Yohannes Ambaye	Busted

Tags: Bobby Garcia Yohannes Ambaye

08-16-2021 01:36 UTC

Glendinning Puts Ambaye to the Test

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Yohannes Ambaye opened the action with a raise to 150,000 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 350,000 by Jon Glendinning on the button. Ambaye called to bring heads-up action to a flop of . Ambaye checked and Glendinning continuation-bet 150,000, which Ambaye called.

Both players checked the turn and the river fell . Ambaye tapped the felt once more and Glendinning announced he was all in for Ambaye's remaining 585,000. Ambaye opted not to call.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Glendinning	2,670,000	290,000
Yohannes Ambaye	585,000	-595,000

Tags: Jon Glendinning Yohannes Ambaye

08-16-2021 01:22 UTC

Play Resumes

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

The final table has begun with play resuming with just under 23 minutes remaining in Level 25.

08-16-2021 00:52 UTC

Dinner Break (full)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Play will resume at 7:22 p.m. local time for the final table. In the meantime, here's a look at the seat draw and chip counts from all nine who remain.

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Adam Wilbur	1,485,000
2	Bobby Garcia	2,595,000
3	Norm Tanner	1,860,000
4	Tyler Potts	1,485,000
5	Yohannes Ambaye	1,180,000
6	Jon Glendinning	2,380,000
7	Michael Jagroo	1,375,000
8	Cory Smith	2,015,000
9	Dapo Ajayi	1,995,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Bobby Garcia	2,595,000	105,000
Jon Glendinning	2,380,000	-30,000
Cory Smith	2,015,000	660,000
Dapo Ajayi	1,995,000	335,000
Norm Tanner	1,860,000	520,000
Adam Wilbur	1,485,000	125,000
Tyler Potts	1,485,000	-440,000
Michael Jagroo	1,375,000	-585,000
Yohannes Ambaye	1,180,000	330,000

08-16-2021 00:42 UTC

Clayton Wilson Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,472)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Norm Tanner raised to 125,000 in the hijack and saw Clayton Wilson re-jam for 275,000 in the big blind. Tanner called.

Clayton Wilson:
Norm Tanner:

Wilson was unable to hold as the runout gave Tanner a straight and sent him to the payout desk as the 10th-place finisher.

The final nine players are now taking pictures before embarking on a 40-minute dinner break. An updated seat draw and chip counts will be posted shortly

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Wilson	Busted

Tags: Clayton Wilson Norm Tanner

08-16-2021 00:31 UTC

Jason Welch Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,472)

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Clayton Wilson open-jammed for 130,000 in the hijack at a five-handed table, receiving a call from Tyler Potts in the small blind. Jason Welch then re-jammed for 475,000 in the big blind and Potts called with a shot at scoring the double-knockout and reaching the final table.

Clayton Wilson:
Jason Welch:
Tyler Potts:

The runout gave Potts a pair of deuces and Wilson a pair of tens, with Welch's ace-queen remaining unpaired. Wilson scored the triple, while Potts topped Welch for the side pot to send him out in 11th place.

With 10 remaining, both tables are now five-handed with play set to continue until one more elimination occurs to reach the final table, at which point a 40-minute dinner break will ensue.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Potts	1,925,000	555,000
Clayton Wilson	415,000	275,000
Jason Welch	Busted

Tags: Clayton Wilson Jason Welch Tyler Potts

08-16-2021 00:28 UTC

Garcia Doubles Through Wilson

HillKerby

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Clayton Wilson opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Bobby Garcia three-bet him to 350,000 on the button. Wilson called, bringing a flop of , and Wilson check-jammed over a continuation-bet of 350,000 from Garcia, who called all in for 845,000.