Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
MSPT Black Hawk
$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 2
Wilson Cedes Two Doubles
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Jason Welch was on the button and open-jammed for 255,000, receiving a call from Clayton Wilson in the small blind.
Jason Welch: 
Clayton Wilson: 
Welch hit a six on the flop 
to pull ahead, locking up the double on the turn 
with two pair before the river 
completed the runout.
Moments later, Tyler Potts flopped the nuts with 
on 
and got his stack in on the flop against Clayton Wilson's 
to double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,635,000 | -305,000 |
|
1,370,000 | 925,000 |
|
580,000 | 360,000 |
Ajayi Gets Two Streets
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Dapo Ajayi raised to 80,000 under the gun and action folded around to Michael Jagroo, who defended his big blind. The flop dropped 
and Jagroo check-called 100,000 from Ajayi.
The turn came 
and Jagroo check-called another 150,000, bringing the river 
where both players checked to take the hand to showdown.
Ajayi tabled two queens, good to beat the ace-jack of Jagroo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,960,000 | -990,000 |
|
1,660,000 | 325,000 |
Ambaye Stays Alive
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Dapo AJayi opened the action with a raise to 80,000 on the button and received a call from Cory Smith in the small blind. Yohannes Ambaye three-bet shoved for 370,000 and Ajayi called, with Smith folding behind.
Yohannes Ambaye: 
Dapo Ajayi: 
Ambaye picked up a sweat to backdoor clubs on a runout of 
, but his ace remained best and he doubled through Ajayi as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,355,000 | -70,000 |
|
|
1,335,000 | -235,000 |
|
850,000 | 370,000 |
Ian Mangan Eliminated in 12th Place ($9,472)
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ian Mangan open-jammed in the cutoff and Norm Tanner asked for a count from the big blind, which was totaled to be 565,000. Tanner quickly called.
Ian Mangan: 
Norm Tanner:
Mangan paired one of his two live cards on but was unable to avoid an ace on the turn 
. The river left his hand second best and he fell in 12th as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,340,000 | 450,000 |
|
Busted |
Action on Both Tables
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Hand #1: Adam Wilbur opened to 85,000 in the hijack and received a call from Michael Jagroo on the button. Dapo Ajayi was in the small blind and three-bet to 315,000, prompting Wilbur to four-bet jam and receive two folds behind to earn him the pot.
Hand #2: On the adjacent table simultaneously, Norm Tanner open-jammed for 400,000 and saw Jason Welch re-jam for more from the hijack to force all remaining players out of the pot.
Norm Tanner: 
Jason Welch: 
Tanner hit a three outer on the flop 
but the turn 
gave Welch a flush draw. The river 
was the wrong black card for Welch, keeping Tanner's aces on top to score him his second double of the level.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,950,000 | 750,000 |
|
|
1,570,000 | -730,000 |
|
1,360,000 | 260,000 |
|
|
890,000 | -130,000 |
|
|
220,000 | -660,000 |
Tanner Beats Deuces
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Ian Mangan pumped it up to 100,000 in the hijack and Norm Tanner re-jammed in the small blind for 475,000. Mangan called.
Norm Tanner: 
Ian Mangan: 
The flop 
gave Tanner a total of 14 outs for the remainder of the runout, one of which hit on the turn to give him the best hand. The river 
was a low card to complete the runout, but not low enough for Mangan to catch back up, causing him to cede the double to Tanner with the two effectively trading stacks as a result.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,020,000 | 565,000 |
|
|
435,000 | -590,000 |
Chip Counts from Break (full)
Level 24
: 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,410,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
2,300,000 | 1,235,000 |
|
|
2,200,000 | 130,000 |
|
|
1,940,000 | 325,000 |
|
|
1,425,000 | -125,000 |
|
1,290,000 | 275,000 |
|
|
1,100,000 | -500,000 |
|
|
1,025,000 | -795,000 |
|
|
880,000 | -110,000 |
|
|
480,000 | -160,000 |
|
|
455,000 | -75,000 |
|
|
445,000 | -520,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Joshua Beechum Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,578)
Level 23
: 15,000/30,000, 4,000 ante
Dapo Ajayi opened to 70,000 under the gun and was three-bet to 175,000 from Joshua Beechum in the hijack. Ajayi four-bet jammed and Beechum called for a bit over 500K.
Joshua Beechum:
Dapo Ajayi:
Ajayi held through the runout 
and eliminated Beechum in 13th as a result.
Players are now on a 10-minute break. Stay tuned for updated counts from the 12 still left in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |