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

More Chip Counts from Around the Room

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Frederick Rule us
Frederick Rule
89,500
59,000
59,000
Peter Johnson us
Peter Johnson
52,000
36,200
36,200
Vincent Griboski us
Vincent Griboski
48,500
-25,500
-25,500
Zach Gutierrez us
Zach Gutierrez
43,300
-6,700
-6,700
Slater Dean us
Slater Dean
42,400
17,400
17,400
Yohannes Ambaye us
Yohannes Ambaye
32,100
-12,900
-12,900
Jerry Morrell us
Jerry Morrell
30,700
12,300
12,300
Curtis Kowalk us
Curtis Kowalk
30,600
-18,400
-18,400
Renato Spahiu us
Renato Spahiu
29,500
-24,400
-24,400
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
26,400
1,400
1,400
Maz Keshavarzi us
Maz Keshavarzi
18,900
18,900
18,900
John Beauprez us
John Beauprez
17,600
-2,400
-2,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Thomas Fuller us
Thomas Fuller
13,100
-4,100
-4,100
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
11,500
-10,500
-10,500
Ben Jensen us
Ben Jensen
10,000
-14,000
-14,000
Clayton Hamm us
Clayton Hamm
Busted
Nate Zoller us
Nate Zoller
Busted

A Round of Chip Counts

Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Michael Kinzer us
Michael Kinzer
89,500
3,500
3,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
Kyna England us
Kyna England
74,500
49,500
49,500
Sarah Stefan us
Sarah Stefan
57,000
35,400
35,400
Kevin Eyster us
Kevin Eyster
48,000
-2,000
-2,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 2X Winner
Tim West us
Tim West
43,700
25,700
25,700
Stacey Jones us
Stacey Jones
40,600
11,600
11,600
Craig Varnell us
Craig Varnell
39,000
39,000
39,000
WSOP 1X Winner
WPT 1X Winner
Mike Vanier us
Mike Vanier
36,700
-13,700
-13,700
Jim Morrison us
Jim Morrison
36,000
17,000
17,000
Chris Ellis us
Chris Ellis
35,000
-2,500
-2,500
Ryan Hopp us
Ryan Hopp
28,700
3,200
3,200
Chris Quackenbush us
Chris Quackenbush
26,000
7,800
7,800
Jason Vanstrom us
Jason Vanstrom
22,500
-200
-200
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
21,600
-3,400
-3,400
Ryan Dodson us
Ryan Dodson
21,000
-5,500
-5,500
Tan Hoang us
Tan Hoang
20,000
-4,500
-4,500
Bruce Carter us
Bruce Carter
19,000
-16,500
-16,500
David Mittleman us
David Mittleman
7,900
-6,600
-6,600
Jeff Heiberg us
Jeff Heiberg
Busted
Aaron Frei us
Aaron Frei
Busted
Michael Wyporowich ca
Michael Wyporowich
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

Kinzer Collects a Knockout

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Michael Kinzer
Michael Kinzer

Three players had cards in front of them on a completed board of {j-Spades}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Spades}{4-Hearts} with Steve Wilkie first to act in the small blind. Wilkie bet 3,300 and saw Maz Keshavarzi jam for 25,100 under the gun. Michael Kinzer was on the hijack and announced that he had to call, dropping a chip into the middle before Wilkie let his hand go.

Maz Keshavarzi: {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}
Michael Kinzer: {6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}

"Flush," announced Kinzer as the dealer collected his cards to place them on the center of the table next to the board. The dealer acknowledged and then shipped him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kinzer us
Michael Kinzer
86,000
-4,200
-4,200
Day 1A Chip Leader
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
22,000
-3,000
-3,000
Maz Keshavarzi us
Maz Keshavarzi
Busted

Tags: Maz KeshavarziMichael kinzerSteve Wilkie

Wilkie, Moscati, Stewart Take Field Into Triple Digits

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Steve Wilkie in last week's $360 Regional
Steve Wilkie in last week's $360 Regional

Defending MSPT Black Hawk champion Steve Wilkie was just seen walking through the tournament area to take his seat at Table 9. With his entry, the $1,110 Main Event has officially cracked 100 entries in Level 4 of Day 1a.

Moments later, last weekend's fifth-place finisher in the $360 Regional, Vincent Moscati was also seen at the registration desk alongside another familiar face to the poker world: Scott Stewart.

Player Chips Progress
Steve Wilkie gb
Steve Wilkie
25,000
25,000
25,000
Vincent Moscati us
Vincent Moscati
25,000
25,000
25,000
Scott Stewart us
Scott Stewart
25,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Scott StewartSteve WilkieVincent Moscati

Gutierrez Gets Three Streets of Value

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Zach Gutierrez
Zach Gutierrez

Zach Gutierrez opened in early position and received calls from the hijack and big blind, taking action three ways to a flop of {k-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}. The big blind checked to Gutierrez, who continuation-bet 1,800 and was called by only the hijack.

Action was then heads up to the turn {4-Hearts}, where Gutierrez bet another 3,000 and was quickly called. The river fell {5-Diamonds} and Gutierrez reached for chips a third time, betting 3,100. His opponent thought for a bit and then decided to make the call.

Gutierrez tabled {k-Hearts}{q-Spades} for top pair with a queen kicker and earned a muck from his opponent to take down the pot and add a chunk to his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Zach Gutierrez us
Zach Gutierrez
50,000
11,000
11,000

Tags: Zach Gutierrez

Kowalk Shows the Nuts

Level 4 : 200/400, 400 ante
Curtis Kowalk
Curtis Kowalk

Action was three handed on a board of {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Spades}{4-Clubs} with around 10,000 in the middle. Both Michael Wyporowich in the small blind and the under-the-gun Curtis Kowalk checked to put action on Michael Kinzer, who bet 4,000 in early position. Wyporowich went into the tank for a bit before finding a fold, and then Kowalk called to bring the river {2-Diamonds}, where Kowalk led out for 6,000 and received a call.

Kowalk showed {a-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for the nuts, and the dealer pushed forward the board's corresponding three cards. Kinzer sat still for a few moments, until the dealer looked over to him and he shot his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Kinzer us
Michael Kinzer
57,600
-5,600
-5,600
Day 1A Chip Leader
Curtis Kowalk us
Curtis Kowalk
49,000
17,500
17,500
Michael Wyporowich ca
Michael Wyporowich
8,600
-24,400
-24,400
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Curtis KowalkMichael kinzer

Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400