$1,110 Main Event ($200K GTD) Day 1b | MSPT Black Hawk

08-13-2021 21:59 UTC

Stewart Jams the Flop

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Scott Stewart raised to 1,600 in middle position and was three-bet to 5,100 by WIll Givens in the big blind. Stewart called.

The dealer fanned a flop of and Givens continuation-bet 5,600. Stewart announced he was all in for around 20,000 total and Givens thought for about 20 seconds before releasing his hand, earning Stewart the pot with his flop shove.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Givens	80,000 5,500	5,500

Scott Stewart	39,000 27,000	27,000

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08-13-2021 21:51 UTC

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Varnell	151,700 27,200	27,200

Cedrric Trevino	68,700 2,600	2,600

James Rodriguez	68,000 31,000	31,000
Aaron Frei	66,100 6,100	6,100
Dapo Ajayi	65,300 200	200
Scott Horvath	61,000 10,500	10,500
Steve Wilkie	59,000 5,000	5,000
Randy Needens	57,000 26,000	26,000
Adam Wilbur	51,000 38,600	38,600
Max Young	48,200 8,100	8,100
Andreas Ramadanis	44,500 44,500	44,500
Curtis Kowalk	38,300 18,500	18,500
Patrick Suzuki	37,200 7,200	7,200
Andrew Peragallo	24,500 12,500	12,500
Mike Vanier	12,200 17,000	17,000

Daniel Sepiol	8,300 1,300	1,300
Josh Saltz	7,700 26,300	26,300
Kane Lai	Busted
Nick Marchitti	Busted

08-13-2021 21:40 UTC

Wyporowich Doubles With Rockets

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Level 6 : 300/600, 600 ante

Michael Wyporowich opened the action with a raise to 1,600 in middle position and saw four players call behind. Everybody checked the flop , bringing the turn . The small blind bet 7,000 and Wyporowich went all in for 13,800, receiving a call when action got back to the small blind.

Michael Wyporowich:
Small Blind:

Wyporowich already had the double locked up by the time the money went in and the river improved him to a full house in the process, bringing him north of 30K after being one of the shorter stacks for most of the day thus far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wyporowich	38,000 1,500	1,500

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

08-13-2021 21:31 UTC

Tomorrow's 10 a.m. Satellite Is an Ironman Turbo Format

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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.

08-13-2021 21:25 UTC

Spahiu Toasted

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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
Thomas Fuller	25,000
Renato Spahiu	Busted

Tags: Renato Spahiu Thomas Fuller

08-13-2021 21:15 UTC

Stefan Calls With a King on the End

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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
Sarah Stefan	74,000 74,000	74,000

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08-13-2021 21:02 UTC

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Level 5 : 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Geller	90,000 65,000	65,000
Cedrric Trevino	62,100 6,200	6,200

Aaron Frei	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hal Rotholz	58,600 33,600	33,600

Jerry Morrell	45,800 20,800	20,800
Danny Gonzales	39,000 39,000	39,000
Andrew Peragallo	37,000 6,000	6,000
Allen Kessler	34,500 34,500	34,500
Steve Wilkie	26,000 15,700	15,700
Bruce Carter	22,600 2,400	2,400
Corey Zedo	22,000 3,000	3,000
Dana Deitz	21,800 3,200	3,200
Curtis Kowalk	19,800 5,200	5,200
Daniel Sepiol	9,600 4,400	4,400
Gene Gioia	Busted
Bobby Sanoubane	Busted
Ryan Hunsinger	Busted
Kenneth Nay	Busted
Vincent Moscati	Busted

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

08-13-2021 20:47 UTC

Varnell Wins a Big One

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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
Craig Varnell	124,500

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