MSPT Black Hawk
$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1a
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Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Zach Gutierrez opened in the hijack and received a call from Jason Welch, who defended his big blind. Welch check-called a continuation-bet from Gutierrez on a flop of 
, and followed it up with two more check-calls of 11,000 on 
and 25,000 on 
.
Upon Welch calling on the end, Gutierrez flipped over 
for trips and earned the pot as Welch sent his cards to the muck.
Meanwhile, play has otherwise been fairly slow since returning from the final break, with the only elimination occurring being that of Jason Vanstrom shortly after trying to find a last-minute bag for the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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335,000
39,000
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39,000 |
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140,000
72,000
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72,000 |
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Busted |
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Minnesota's Derek McMaster opened under the gun and saw action fold around to the small blind, where Tim West re-jammed for around 55,000. McMaster Called.
Tim West: 
Derek McMaster: 
An ace on the flop came to give McMaster top pair and send West to the showers, bringing the field down to 21 just past the midway point in Level 13.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted | |
Level 13
: 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante
Krzysztof Stybaniewicz opened the action with a raise to 7,000 in the cutoff and received a call from Derek McMaster, who defended his big blind along with a claim that he was going to crack Stybaniewicz's pocket aces. Both players checked the flop 
, bringing the turn 
.
"I'm gonna bet 7,000," said McMaster, throwing a matching amount onto the felt. Stybaniewicz called and the river came 
. McMaster fired out another 11,000 and Stybaniewicz wasted no time calling and showing 
.
"Those aren't aces!" said McMaster. He mucked nonetheless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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200,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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102,000
27,500
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27,500 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
326,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
262,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
200,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
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175,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
153,000 | |
|
136,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
27,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
All of the chips went into the middle preflop during a recent hand between Derek McMaster and Michael Kinzer, with Kinzer finding a double for his stack of 136,000 thanks to his pocket aces holding against McMaster's ace-king. Updated counts from the entire table have been provided below, with 20 players now remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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282,000 | |
|
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|
197,000 | |
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185,000 | |
|
173,000 | |
|
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124,000 | |
|
112,000 | |
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80,000 | |
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Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Updated counts from the third and final remaining table in the room have been provided below. In the meantime, the short-stacked Neil Smith was eliminated on an adjacent table, bringing the field down to 19. The tournament is now one elimination away from reaching two full tables, and is four bust outs away from reaching a hard stop to end the night early.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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244,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
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135,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
120,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
96,000 | |
|
65,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
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23,000
23,000
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23,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Derek McMaster saw action fold to him on the button and open-jammed for 40,000. Michael Kinzer called in the big blind.
Derek McMaster: 
Michael Kinzer: 
McMaster found no help as the board ran out 
, leaving Kinzer's pocket sevens best to win the coin flip and eliminate him in 19th place from the flight. Two full tables now remain in play with an hour left in the day unless three eliminations occur before that time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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395,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
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Busted | |
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Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Hand #1: Thom Schultz opened the action with a raise to 16,000 in middle position and saw action fold around to Peter Nigh, who three-bet to 63,000 in the small blind.
"All in," responded Schultz as soon as the dealer announced the three-bet, and Nigh called just as quickly.
Thom Schultz:
Peter Nigh: 
Schultz connected with the flop 
but picked up four more outs to sweat on the turn 
. The river was safe and he scored the dub, leaving Nigh short in the process.
Hand #2: At the same time on the adjacent table, action folded to Chris Quackenbush in the small blind and he completed. Peter Johnson checked his option and the two went to a flop of 
, where Quackenbush check-shoved for 91,000 over a bet of 10,000 from Johnson. After a while in the tank, Johnson found a call.
Chris Quackenbush: 
Peter Johnson: 
An eight on the turn gave Johnson trips, with no jack falling on the river to bring about Quackenbush's elimination from Day 1a in 18th place. As a result, Johnson now looks to have the largest stack in the room once more with the field being just two eliminations away from reaching an early end of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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445,000
183,000
|
183,000 |
|
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264,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
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36,000
117,000
|
117,000 |
|
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Busted |
