Photos from Day 1b of the MSPT Black Hawk $1,110 Main Event
MSPT Black Hawk
$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD)
Day: 1b
Verbeck Gets a Knockout
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
Under the gun opened to 1,000 and the cutoff re-jammed for 7,200 before Joel Verbeck cold four-bet shoved for just under 30,000 in the small blind, forcing the original raiser out of the hand.
All-In Player: 
Joel Verbeck: 
The two were off to the races but a four in the window of the flop 
left the all-in player in need of running cards to stay alive.
"Oh," said the player with a laugh upon seeing Verbeck's flopped set. The turn came 
. "Eight?" requested the player, but instead hte river fell 
to leave Verbeck's set best and eliminate the player from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Needens Wakes Up with Aces at the Right Time
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
The hijack opened to 1,100 and saw Dapo Ajayi three-bet on the button to 4,000. Randy Needens then cold-four bet jammed for above starting stack and saw the hijack call all in. Ajayi then called both shoves with a covering stack.
Hijack: 
Randy Needens: 
Dapo Ajayi: 
Needens' aces stayed on top through a nine-high runout of 
to score him both pots, the knockout, and more than a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
83,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
65,500
-3,700
|
-3,700 |
Varnell Wins a Big One
Level 4
: 200/400, 400 ante
All of the chips got into the middle between Craig Varnell, who was on the button, and an opponent in the big blind who was all in for around 40,000.
All-In Player: 
Craig Varnell:
"Nice hand, brother," said the all-in player, beginning to walk away from the table.
"It's not over yet," responded Varnell. The player continued to walk away nonetheless, looking over his shoulder while barely remaining within eyeshot of the table by the river of a runout 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
124,500 | |
|
||
Level: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Updated Counts
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
90,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
62,100
6,200
|
6,200 |
|
||
|
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
58,600
33,600
|
33,600 |
|
||
|
45,800
20,800
|
20,800 |
|
39,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
37,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
15,700
|
15,700 |
|
22,600
-2,400
|
-2,400 |
|
22,000
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
21,800
-3,200
|
-3,200 |
|
19,800
-5,200
|
-5,200 |
|
9,600
-4,400
|
-4,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
Stefan Calls With a King on the End
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Sarah Stefan was just seen with a stack nearly triple that with which she started and confirmed she just picked up a chunk of it making a correct hero call on the river. With a little help from tablemates Danny Gonzales and Aaron Frei, the details were relayed that Stefan raised over two limpers and eventually went multi-way to a flop of 
. One player led out for 6,000 and Stefan called, taking action heads up to the turn where Stefan called another 6,000 from the player.
The river 
saw the player bet another 15,000 and Stefan found a call with 
,which wound up being best to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
74,000
74,000
|
74,000 |
Spahiu Toasted
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
Renato Spahiu was down to his last 6,500 after losing the rest with ace-king suited to pocket jacks just moments prior, and he re-shipped it in on the button over a middle-position open from Thomas Fuller to 1,200. Fuller called.
Renato Spahiu: 
Thomas Fuller: 
Both players connected with the flop 
, leaving Spahiu with five outs and a couple of backdoor opportunities to stay alive. None came as the turn 
and river completed the runout, eliminating Spahiu and bringing Fuller back to starting stack after having spent much of his afternoon short prior to the won pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
25,000 | |
|
Busted |
Tomorrow's 10 a.m. Satellite Is an Ironman Turbo Format
Level 5
: 300/500, 500 ante
In order to accommodate for what is certain to be a full house Saturday, the 10 a.m. satellite to the Main Event will be run in Turbo Ironman format. Blinds will last 10 minutes apiece with no breaks until all qualifiers have been determined.
Those looking to ensure they get a seat into the Main Event from the beginning are advised to arrive and register early: registration begins at 10 a.m. local time.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600