MSPT Black Hawk

$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1a
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Event Info
MSPT Black Hawk
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$631,470
Total Entries
651
Players Left
3
Average Chip Stack
5,425,000
Total Chips
16,275,000
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
133
Players Left
15
Players Left 3 / 651
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MSPT United States Poker Championship Comes to Sycuan Casino September 16-26

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
MSPT Sycuan
MSPT Sycuan

The Mid-States Poker Tour will play host to the United States Poker Championship September 16-26 at Sycuan Casino in San Diego, California.

A total of 11 trophy events will take place including a $360 Regional $100K Guarantee during the opening weekend (September 16-19) and the $1,110 Main Event running from Thursday, September 23 through Sunday, September 26, which will feature a $300K Guarantee for its three starting flights.

Sycuan's first MSPT stop came back in March and also culminated with a $300K Guarantee Main Event. That time, Alesandro Jauregui claimed victory and the accompanying $140,665 first-place prize after topping a field of 676, which more than doubled the tournament's guaranteed prize pool.

PokerNews will be returning to Sycuan alongside MSPT to bring you live updates of both the $360 Regional and $1,110 Main Events.

Click here for more details including hotel rates.

Gutierrez Nears 300K

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Zach Gutierrez
Zach Gutierrez

Bruce Carter was in early position and got his stack of around 50,000 into the middle preflop against Zach Gutierrez, who was in middle position.

Bruce Carter: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
Zach Gutierrez: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}

Carter was unable to find an ace on a runout of {6-Spades}{6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and was eliminated from the tournament as a result, bringing Gutierrez over 300,000 along the way and making him the chip leader shortly before the final break of the night.

Tags: Bruce CarterZach Gutierrez

Updated Counts

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante

Just three tables remain in play with 23 players remaining from what is still 132 entries with a little under 20 minutes remaining in the Late Registration period.

As of now, the magic number for a hard stop to bring about an early end to the night looks to be 15. Should the field be reduced to that number prior to the end of Level 15, play will end early for the night.

In the meantime, both Zach Gutierrez and Derek McMaster have risen to the top of the counts, surpassing Peter Johnson, who's had over 200K since before the dinner break.

Tags: Derek McMasterPeter JohnsonZach Gutierrez

McMaster Coolers Gonzales and Vanstrom

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Derek McMaster
Derek McMaster

Danny Gonzales was just eliminated from the tournament by Derek McMaster, stopping by to share the details.

"It was a crazy three-way all-in between me, Jason (Vanstrom), and the guy getting the massage (McMaster)," said Gonzales. The three wound up getting stacks in preflop with Vanstrom having the covering stack.

Danny Gonzales: {k-}{k-}
Derek McMaster: {a-}{a-}
Jason Vanstrom: {q-}{q-}

Minnesota's McMaster saw his bullets shoot down the two Colorado natives, leaving Vanstrom crippled. Moments later, he was also eliminated from the tournament, and now just 27 players remain.

Tags: Danny GonzalesDerek McMasterJason Vanstrom

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Kinzer Cages A Shorty

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

A short-stacked player open-jammed for 13,500 in the cutoff and wound up receiving action from Michael Kinzer, who was on the button.

All-In Player: {q-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Michael Kinzer: {a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}

The runout {10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} ultimately left the all-in player's two live cards and backdoor gutshot dry and spell the end of his night at the expense of Kinzer.

Tags: Michael kinzer

End of the Night for Jim Morrison

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison was just seen vacating his seat and making his way from the tournament area as Zach Gutierrez was finishing stacking his chips, having just done the deed.

According to Gutierrez and tablemate Kyna England, a three-way all-in ensued between Morrison in the small blind, Gutierrez under the gun, and a third player in the hijack.

Hijack: {a-}{k-}
Jim Morrison: {q-}{10-}
Zach Gutierrez: {j-}{j-}

Gutierrez's jacks were best when all was said and done, eliminating Morrison and another player en route to a double knockout, and he now has a hair over 200K.

Tags: Jim MorrisonKyna EnglandZach Gutierrez

Rieder Commits the Pile; Counts from the Other Half

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andre Rieder
Andre Rieder

A single-raised pot resulted in three players going to a flop of {j-Spades}{2-Spades}{q-Spades}, with Peter Johnson first to act under the gun. Johnson bet 12,000 and received a call from Andre Rieder on his direct left. Jim Morrison then folded on the button, taking action heads up to the turn {a-Clubs}.

Johnson fired out another 15,000 and Rieder went into the tank for over a minute before dropping one chip into the pot as he announced he was all in. Johnson then took his time to think, and after around a minute, asked for a count. Rieder's stack was broken down and totaled to be 54,000, and Johnson thought about his decision for a bit more before sending his cards to the muck.

Tags: Andre RiederJim MorrisonPeter Johnson

Chip Counts from Half the Room

Hill Kerby
Hill Kerby
Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
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