MSPT Black Hawk

$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info

MSPT Black Hawk

Event Info
Buy-in
$1,110
Prize Pool
$631,470
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

"It's a Fair One"

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Slater Dean
Slater Dean

Slater Dean was down to 18,300 and got it all in preflop in the cutoff against Jon Glendinning, who was in the small blind.

Slater Dean: {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}
Jon Glendinning: {5-Spades}{5-Clubs}

"It's a fair one," remarked Dean after seeing he was in a coin-flip situation for his tournament life. When the runout {8-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} was done, Dean wound up on the wrong end of the flip and was knocked out by Glendinning as a result.

"Good game. Good luck, everybody," Dean added before leaving the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Jon Glendinning us
Jon Glendinning
52,500
Slater Dean us
Slater Dean
Busted

Tags: Jon GlendinningSlater Dean

Rieder Rips It In

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player raised to 2,500 under the gun and Andre Rieder called in the hijack. The player on the button also called, taking postflop action three ways.

The flop came {5-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} and the original opener continuation-bet 3,500. Both Rieder and the player on the button called, bringing the turn {q-Spades}. The original raiser checked, putting action onto Rieder, and he put his remaining 19,600 into the pot.

The player on the button folded and then the original raiser thought for close to a minute before following suit, earning Rieder the pot with his turn shove.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Rieder us
Andre Rieder
37,300

Stewart Rips the Turn

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Scott Stewart
Scott Stewart

The board read {5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades} with heads-up action between a player in middle position and Scott Stewart, who was in the hijack. The middle-position player bet 8,700 into a pot that was just greater, and Stewart raised all in for 19,800.

Stewart's opponent began to study him as he sat there calmly. After nearly a minute passed, the player took his cards and gave them to the dealer on his direct right from the one-seat, earning Stewart the pot with his turn shove.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
38,000 14,900

Tags: Scott Stewart

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

Morrison Gets a Double; Gives a Double

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jim Morrison
Jim Morrison

Hand #1: More than 65,000 was already in the middle with heads-up action between Jim Morrison in the cutoff and an opponent under the gun. The board read {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{7-Clubs} and the under-the-gun player had checked to Morrison, who shoved for 50,200. After some deliberation, a call was made.

Jim Morrison: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Opponent: {7-Spades}{6-Spades}

Morrison's aces were out in front but needed to fade the remaining spades and sevens in the deck. The river {j-Diamonds} fell cleanly in his favor and he scored a full double, with his opponent covering by about 10,000.

Hand #2: On the very next hand, Bruce Carter open-jammed for 22,300 in early position and Morrison called in the hijack. The big blind, who was Morrison's opponent from the previous hand, called all in as well.

Big Blind: {q-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Bruce Carter: {a-Hearts}{k-Clubs}
Jim Morrison: {5-Hearts}{5-Clubs}

Each player took turns having the best hand through a runout of {j-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}{a-Spades}, with Carter's rivered pair of aces scoring both pots for a full double and then some.

Player Chips Progress
Jim Morrison us
Jim Morrison
144,000 56,000
Bruce Carter us
Bruce Carter
56,000 33,700

Tags: Bruce CarterJim Morrison

Another Round of Counts

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Kinzer us
Michael Kinzer
Day 1A Chip Leader
134,500 8,900
Ben Jensen us
Ben Jensen
128,700 118,700
Frederick Rule us
Frederick Rule
127,500 38,000
Kyna England us
Kyna England
105,000 27,000
Jim Morrison us
Jim Morrison
88,000 -23,000
Sarah Stefan us
Sarah Stefan
83,000 26,000
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
64,500 42,000
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
63,500 15,500
Zach Gutierrez us
Zach Gutierrez
55,500 12,200
Tim West us
Tim West
53,100 -13,300
Chris Ellis us
Chris Ellis
49,600 14,600
Danny Gonzales us
Danny Gonzales
27,000
Chris Quackenbush us
Chris Quackenbush
23,000 -3,000
Bruce Carter us
Bruce Carter
22,300 3,300
Stacey Jones us
Stacey Jones
Busted
Ryan Hopp us
Ryan Hopp
Busted
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier
Busted
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Busted
Yohannes Ambaye us
Yohannes Ambaye
Busted

Updated Counts

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Neil Smith us
Neil Smith
102,000 24,000
Cedrric Trevino us
Cedrric Trevino
92,000 4,700
Slater Dean us
Slater Dean
66,500 24,100
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
46,500 -1,100
Pat Pineda us
Pat Pineda
34,800 34,800
John Beauprez us
John Beauprez
WSOP 1X Winner
32,300 14,700
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
29,600 8,600
Peter Johnson us
Peter Johnson
25,600 -26,400
Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
25,500 12,400
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
23,100 -3,300
Yohannes Ambaye us
Yohannes Ambaye
15,000 -17,100
Jerry Morrell us
Jerry Morrell
Busted
Vincent Griboski us
Vincent Griboski
Busted
Curtis Kowalk us
Curtis Kowalk
Busted
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
Busted
David Mittleman us
David Mittleman
Busted
Renato Spahiu us
Renato Spahiu
Busted
Maz Keshavarzi us
Maz Keshavarzi
Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 1,000

Big Slick Does the Trick for Kinzer

Level 7 : 400/800, 800 ante
Michael Kinzer
Michael Kinzer

Tim West open-limped under the gun and saw the cutoff limp behind before Michael Kinzer pumped it up to 11,000 on the button. The big blind re-jammed and action folded back to Kinzer, who asked for a count that was totaled to be 46,400. He then called.

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

Kinzer's ace-king remained on top as the runout came {3-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} to score him the pot and the knockout.

"I win a lot of pots with ace high," said Kinzer with a smile afterwards to another player at the table, stacking his chips along the way.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kinzer us
Michael Kinzer
Day 1A Chip Leader
111,100 12,400
Tim West us
Tim West
66,400 22,700

Tags: Michael kinzerTim West

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