$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day 1b Completed
MSPT Black Hawk
$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1b
Wyporowich Leads Day 1b of MSPT Black Hawk After Second Consecutive Hard Stop
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event has a new chip leader after Day 1b, and it's Canada's Michael Wyporowich (556,000) leading the 25 that bagged from 216 entries when a hard stop was reached with 12% of the field remaining for the tournament's second consecutive day.
Wyporowich got through on his second bullet of the day, one he almost did not fire. However, he chose to get in, and he chose correctly, multiplying his stack multiple times in the final few hours of the evening. With what wound up to be around a full level remaining in the night, Wyporowich had a stack of just over 100K that he doubled once more, and was seen just moments later having increased that figure to over 350K. One last surge brought him over half a million, giving him both the end-of-day and overall chip lead among the 40 collective players that have advanced to Sunday so far.
Dapo Ajayi (475,000) finished the day second in chips, seeing relatively no resistance from his table all day long until ceding a double to Al Hart (214,000) on the final hand of the night. Jerry Morrell (382,000), Peter Nigh (370,000), and Craig Varnell (343,000) all finished with top-five stacks as well.
Others to bag included Ryan Hunsinger (342,000), Terence Reid (234,000), David Blankenship (214,000), Sarah Stefan (132,000), and Daniel Sepiol (122,000).
Meanwhile, players such as Will Givens, Vincent Moscati, Bryan Piccioli, Joe Serock, and DJ Buckley were among those that did not make it through day. One more flight remains, set to begin Saturday at noon with a full house expected as usual for weekends inside Bally's Black Hawk, and registration will open at 10 a.m. Thus, all who wish to enter are advised to register early to avoid having to wait as an alternate.
PokerNews will be back Saturday to bring you updates on the final flight from start to finish. Until then, take care.
End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
556,000 | 191,000 |
|
475,000 | 8,000 |
|
382,000 | 10,000 |
|
370,000 | 370,000 |
|
343,000 | -8,000 |
|
342,000 | 14,000 |
|
302,000 | |
|
236,000 | 16,000 |
|
234,000 | -81,000 |
|
214,000 | |
|
214,000 | 119,000 |
|
201,000 | |
|
168,000 | -68,000 |
|
148,000 | |
|
148,000 | |
|
144,000 | 9,000 |
|
143,000 | |
|
|
133,000 | |
|
132,000 | -48,000 |
|
122,000 | -18,000 |
|
|
113,000 | |
|
109,000 | -101,000 |
|
|
71,000 | |
|
61,000 | 10,000 |
|
46,000 | -24,000 |
Collins Runs Out of Luck; Hard Stop Reached Again
Level 15
: 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Greg Collins found himself short after losing with ace-king to ace-nine earlier in the evening and then re-jammed his last 27,000 from the hijack over an early-position raise from Ryan Hunsinger, who called.
Greg Collins: 
Ryan Hunsinger: 
Collins once again had a big ace in dominating shape only to see the flop come 
and give Hunsinger a pair of kings. The turn 
brought him four more outs, but they all bricked on the river 
and he was eliminated in 27th place.
Moments later, an announcement was then made as another elimination occurred at an adjacent table to bring the field down to 25 and reach a hard stop to end play early for the second consecutive night, this time with 33:30 remaining in Level 15 (12:30 earlier than Day 1a.)
As for the details of the elimination, a short-stacked player open-jammed for 20,000 and Dapo Ajayi re-jammed with 
to put the rest of the table all in. Al Hart called with 
and scored the knockout and more than a double on the final hand of the night. And with the won pot, Michael Wyporovich has risen to the chip lead past Ajayi to end the day with top stack.
A complete list of chip counts from the 25 to advance will be posted shortly with an end-of-day recap to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
328,000 | 94,000 |
|
|
214,000 | 124,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Three Tables Remain
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Adam Wilbur opened to 10,000 in middle position and saw action fold around to Sergio Sanchez in the big blind, who re-jammed for around 100,000. Wilbur made the call for most of his stack.
Sergio Sanchez: 
Adam Wilbur: 
Sanchez looked poised to make the comeback after ceding a double in the previous level to find himself short. The flop 
and turn 
left him just one card away from a double of his own, but the river 
came to spoil his efforts and earn Wilbur the pot and the knockout.
Twenty-seven players now remain with two minutes left in Level 14. Play will go for another 20 minutes or until two more eliminations occur.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
236,000 | 66,000 |
|
Busted |
Players Continue To Fall
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The field has now reached 29 players with 12 minutes remaining in Level 14. Play will continue for just under half an hour unless four eliminations occur before that time.
In the meantime, an updated look at some more counts from around the room has Dapo Ajayi with the chip lead with over 450,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
467,000 | 211,000 |
|
|
365,000 | 122,000 |
|
|
234,000 | 143,000 |
|
|
180,000 | -20,000 |
|
|
140,000 | 75,000 |
|
|
135,000 | -65,000 |
|
|
90,000 | |
|
|
51,000 | -2,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
MSPT Venetian September 4-6
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) will be returning to the Venetian Las Vegas September 4-6 for what is sure to be another massive $1,100 Main Event, as is evidenced by the accompanying $500K Guarantee.
Per usual, MSPT Venetian will headline an entire series' worth of events held from August 30 through September 26, with two starting flights before the field combines on Sunday to compete for the MSPT title.
Recent MSPT Venetian winners include Chance Kornuth ($412,086) Harlan Miller ($367,801), Johnny Oshana ($130,000), James Carroll ($180,850), Korey Payne ($327,773), and Landon Tice ($201,529).
Who will be the next one to add their name to the list of aforementioned champions? PokerNews will be on hand to provide live updates as the answer to that question is determined.
Updated Counts - Four Tables Remain
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The field is down to 36 spread across four full tables. Here's a look at some chip counts from around the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
372,000 | 99,000 |
|
|
351,000 | 51,000 |
|
|
315,000 | |
|
|
220,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
210,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
170,000 | 170,000 |
|
|
145,000 | -150,000 |
|
|
95,000 | -61,000 |
|
|
70,000 | |
|
|
64,000 | 4,000 |
|
|
44,000 | 16,000 |
|
43,000 | -101,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Wyporowich Gets a Dub
Level 14
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Michael Wyporowich defended his big blind versus an open from the player on the button to take action heads up to a flop of 
. Wyporowich checked and his opponent continuation-bet 14,000. He check-jammed for 91,000 and his opponent thought for a bit before calling.
Michael Wyporowich: 
Opponent:
Wyporowich's top pair was ahead of his opponent's middle pair, leaving him in need of fading the two outer to stay alive and score the double. He did just that as the turn and river 
completed the runout, bringing him up over 200K and leaving his opponent with dust in the process.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
243,000 | 188,000 |