MSPT Black Hawk

$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1b
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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 1b
Entries
216
Players Left
25
Players Left 3 / 651
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Collins Catching Heat

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Greg Collins
Greg Collins

Greg Collins was just seen having a pot shipped his way to eliminate a short-stacked player, building his stack up to nearly 300,000 in the process. However, he had a stack of 280,000 prior to the hand and confirmed that he had won a huge pot to get him up to 240,000 at the beginning of the level.

In that hand, he went four ways to a flop of {k-}{9-}{5-} with one spade and everybody checked, bringing the turn {a-Spades}. Collins checked and the player on his left bet one-third pot, with a call and a fold ensuing before Collins also called.

The river then fell {5-Spades} to bring a third spade on board, and Collins led out with a down-bet from the amount on the previous street. The player on his left went all in and Collins immediately called when it was his turn to do so.

Greg Collins: {q-Spades}{9-Spades}
Opponent: {a-}{10-}-red

Collins has since chipped up a bit and appears to be just shy of 300K, making him one of the largest stacks in the room as the number of players in the tournament continues to drop.

Tags: Greg Collins

Stefan Gets a Stack With a Set

Level 12 : 1,500/2,500, 2,500 ante
Sarah Stefan
Sarah Stefan

Action folded around to Sarah Stefan in the cutoff and she opened to 5,500. The small blind called and action went heads up to a flop of {7-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{j-Spades}. The small blind check-raised Stefan's continuation-bet of 9,000, making it 24,000, and Stefan came over the top for the player's effective stack of 62,000. The small blind called.

All-In Player: {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}
Sarah Stefan: {7-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}

The small blind had flatted aces preflop only to see the rest of his chips go in on the flop in dominated position to Stefan's set. No ace came as the turn {5-Diamonds} and river {4-Hearts} completed the runout and the player tapped the felt to acknowledge Stefan's hand before making his way from the table. The pot was shipped to Stefan, who now finds herself with 200K after collecting and stacking her newly-acquired chips.

Tags: Sarah Stefan

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/2,500

Ante: 2,500

Varnell Over 300K

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Craig Varnell
Craig Varnell

Jamal Sawaqdeh opened to 5,500 in middle position and received calls from Craig Varnell in the small blind as well as the big blind, taking postflop action three-ways to the streets.

Sawaqdeh saw action check to him on {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} and bet, receiving a call only from Varnell to take action heads up to the turn {j-Diamonds}. Varnell checked again and Sawaqdeh bet 12,000 more, prompting Varnell to check-raise to 36,000.

Sawaqdeh went into the tank for over a minute: "Show?" he asked.

"I'll show one," said Varnell, lifting his index finger in the air to signify.

"Can I pick?" asked Sawaqdeh. Varnell nodded affirmatively.

Sawaqdeh then set aside calling chips and counted the remainder of his stack, totaling 60,000. He thought for another 20 seconds and sent his cards to the muck.

Varnell then sent his cards across the table to Sawaqdeh, who looked up at Varnell before grabbing them and washing the two cards for a few moments. He then flipped over {a-Spades} and grabbed the other card to send to the muck, cooperating with the agreement between the two.

"You got lucky," said Sawaqdeh. "Not with the ace."

Tags: Craig VarnellJamal Sawaqdeh

Updated Counts

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

Jerry Morrell has just been seen with potentially the largest stack in the room. He confirmed that he had a large double through Jarred Simmer, who was the first player in the field to reach 200,000 earlier in the day. Simmer was eliminated not long after, with the last of his chips going to Andreas Ramadanis.

A total of 214 entries have been logged for the flight with a little over an hour remaining in the late registration period. Fifty-two players are currently still in action.

Buckley Runs into the Nuts

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
DJ Buckley
DJ Buckley

Gabriel Wechter saw action fold to him on the button and opened to 6,000, receiving calls from both Al Hart in the small blind and DJ Buckley in the big blind. The flop came {j-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and Hart checked to Buckley, who went all in for 19,500, roughly a pot-sized bet. Wechter quickly folded and Hart called immediately thereafter.

Al Hart: {k-Clubs}{q-Hearts}
DJ Buckley: {10-Spades}{9-Hearts}

Buckley had flopped bottom two pair but ran it into Hart's king-high straight.

"Deuce!" said Hart. The turn came {4-Hearts}.

"Deuce!" responded Buckley. The river {8-Spades} accomplished the same thing as a deuce, leaving Hart's straight to top Buckley's tens up and eliminate him from the tournament.

Tags: Al HartDJ BuckleyGabriel Wechter

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

McMaster Makes the Right Fold; Rodriguez Over 200K

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Derek McMaster raised to 3,500 under the gun and action folded around to James Rodriguez, who called in the small blind. The big blind also called, bringing a flop of {10-Hearts}{a-Spades}{7-Clubs}. Rodriguez checked and the big blind bet 3,000, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. McMaster raised to 9,000, Rodriguez called, and then the big blind called all in.

Two thousand then went into the side pot and the turn came {7-Diamonds}. Rodriguez checked again and McMaster put out a bet of 20,000, which Rodriguez called. The river fell {6-Diamonds} and Rodriguez led out for 30,000, sending McMaster into consideration for more than half a minute before folding {a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds} face-up.

James Rodriguez: {9-Spades}{8-Spades}
All-In Player: {9-Hearts}{8-Hearts}

Both players had rivered a straight, sending the table into remark about the runout. Meanwhile, McMaster saved himself 30,000 with the fold, putting a smile on his face as he told Rodriguez, "That was exactly what I put you on!"

McMaster now has 160K nearing the end of Level 10 and is looking to find a bag after fizzing out a level early in yesterday's Day 1a. Meanwhile, Rodriguez, the overall Day 1 chip leader of last week's MSPT Black Hawk $360 Regional has chipped up over 200K since returning from dinner.

Tags: Derek McMasterJames Rodriguez

Ajayi Calls Correctly for a Stack

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Dapo Ajayi
Dapo Ajayi

Dapo Ajayi opened the action with a raise to 4,000 in middle position and saw the player on the button re-jam for 33,000. He thought about his decision for about a minute and then called.

All-In Player: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Dapo Ajayi: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}

"Nice call," Ajayi's opponent said, and Ajayi's sixes held on a runout of {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} to score the pot and the knockout, bringing himself over a quarter-million in the process.

Tags: Dapo Ajayi

Post-Dinner Chip Counts

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante